Game 8: Montreal Canadiens vs. Winnipeg Jets
How to watch
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT
In Canada: CityTV (English), TVA Sports (French)
Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+
A couple of lineup changes have been made for tonight’s game versus the Winnipeg Jets. There’s good news on defence as Kaiden Guhle is ready to return after missing a few games with an injury. He will replace AHL call-up Gustav Lindström.
The other player brought up from Laval, Joel Armia, will make his season debut, facing one of his old teams. It’s Jesse Ylönen who departs to allow Armia to slot in.
Jake Allen gets his first start since two exceptional matches last week that helped the Habs steal wins they may not have deserved. He will hope the improvements witnessed on Thursday will carry into this game and make his life a bit easier.
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| #22 Cole Caufield |
#14 Nick Suzuki |
#17 Josh Anderson |
| #49 Rafaël Harvey-Pinard |
#35 Alex Newhook |
#20 Juraj Slafkovský |
| #70 Tanner Pearson |
#91 Sean Monahan |
#11 Brendan Gallagher |
| #55 Michael Pezzetta |
#71 Jake Evans |
#40 Joel Armia |
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| #8 Mike Matheson |
#52 Justin Barron |
| #21 Kaiden Guhle |
#72 Arber Xhekaj |
| $54 Jordan Harris |
#26 Johnny Kovacevic |
| Starter |
Backup |
| #34 Jake Allen |
#35 Samuel Montembeault |
Injured: Kirby Dach, Christian Dvorak, David Savard, Chris Wideman
Scratched: Gustav Lindström, Cayden Primeau, Jesse Ylönen
Winnipeg Jets projected lineup
| Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
| Kyle Connor |
Mark Scheifele |
Alex Iafallo |
| Cole Perfetti |
Vladislav Namestnikov |
Nikolaj Ehlers |
| Nino Niederreiter |
Adam Lowry |
Mason Appleton |
| Morgan Barron |
Rasmus Kupari |
David Gustafsson |
| Left Defence |
Right Defence |
| Josh Morrissey |
Dylan DeMelo |
| Brenden Dillon |
Neal Pionk |
| Dylan Samberg |
Nate Schmidt |
| Starter |
Backup |
| Laurent Brossoit |
Connor Hellebuyck |
