Montreal Canadiens players spoke about avenging the embarrassing 9-4 loss to the Boston Bruins last time they met.
GAME DAY PREVIEW | Montreal Canadiens (25-30-10) vs Boston Bruins (38-14-15)
Game Preview
Roster News
Five players missed Wednesday's practice taking a therapy day, including Juraj Slafkovsky, Josh Anderson, Michael Matheson, Tanner Pearson, and David Savard.
Colin White will return to the lineup tonight after recovering from an upper body injury.
Sam Montembeault (13-12-5 / 3.14 GAA / .904 SV% / 0 SO) is the confirmed starter for Montreal. The last time Montembeault faced Boston, he gave up eight goals on 30 shots on January 20th.
Last Game
The Blue Jackets dominated play for most of the game but the Canadiens scored three times in a six minute span to secure the win.
Last game: MTL 3 vs CBJ 0 | F
Players to Watch
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Matchup for Game 66, Home Game 34
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. | March 14, 7:00 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, NESN, ESPN
Pre-Game
Brendan Gallagher - "(Losing to the Bruins 9-4 on January 20th) was one of the lowest moments of our season and we want to respond. It’s always easy to find motivation when you play against them. This is the style I like to play. There is a lot of atmosphere in the building, whether there or here. I am aware of the history between these two teams."
Rocket Hockey Report
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Projected Canadiens Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
22 Cole Caufield - 14 Nick Suzuki - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky
89 Joshua Roy - 15 Alex Newhook - 40 Joel Armia
11 Brendan Gallagher - 71 Jake Evans - 17 Josh Anderson
70 Tanner Pearson - 36 Colin White - 49 Rafael Harvey-Pinard
Defensemen
8 Mike Matheson - 21 Kaiden Guhle
72 Arber Xhekaj - 58 David Savard
54 Jordan Harris - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic
Goaltenders
Starter: 35 Sam Montembeault
Alternate: 30 Cayden Primeau
Out of the lineup
Scratches: Jesse Ylonen, Michael Pezzetta, Jayden Struble
Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), Christian Dvorak (upper body)
Visiting Bench
This is the fourth and final meeting of the season for the two teams. The Canadiens earned an overtime win on Remembrance Day but the Bruins won the next two contests by a combined score of 14-6.
The Bruins have a record of 12-0-1 in their last 13 games against the Canadiens.
Linus Ullmark (17-7-7 / 2.72 GAA / .912 SV% / 1 SO) is the unconfirmed starter for the Blue Jackets.
Game Expectations
David Pastrnak is fourth in the scoring race with 94 points this season.
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