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    Amy Johnson
    Sep 30, 2023, 16:14

    The Bell Centre plays host to the second of a back-to-back preseason series on Saturday night, when the Toronto Maple Leafs return for a rematch.

    The Bell Centre plays host to the second of a back-to-back preseason series on Saturday night, when the Toronto Maple Leafs return for a rematch.

    © Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports - A Chance For Saturday Night Redemption | PREVIEW: TOR @ MTL

    GAME DAY PREVIEW | Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montreal Canadiens

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    Game Preview

    Roster News

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    Last Game

    On Friday night, the Canadiens played their first exhibition game of the season against the Maple Leafs. Despite facing a roster of mostly AHL talent, Montreal couldn't get a puck past goaltender Ilya Samsonov. When Keith Petruzzelli came into the game for the final period, however, Josh Anderson got the Habs on the board.

    Last game: MTL 1  TOR 2

    For a complete game recap: Poor Execution, Few Positives | RECAP: TOR @ MTL

    Players to Watch

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    Matchup for Preseason Game 2

    Bell Centre, Montreal, QC | September 30, 7:00 PM ET | TV: TSN2, TSN4, RDS, NHLN

    Pre-Game

    Emil Heineman

    "I feel like I've been working hard every day, for sure. It's the little details. I feel like I want to create more, that's mostly it...Create more from the inside, get more to the tough areas."

    Projected Canadiens Lineup (subject to change)

    Forwards
    22 Cole Caufield 14 Nick Suzuki 15 Alex Newhook
    49 Rafael Harvey-Pinard 77 Kirby Dach 20 Juraj Slafkovsky
    24 Lias Andersson 86 Riley Kidney 51 Emil Heineman
    55 Michael Pezzetta 61 Philippe Maillet 57 Sean Farrell

    Defensemen
    21 Kaiden Guhle 64 David Reinbacher
    84 William Trudeau 26 Jonathan Kovacevic
    59 Mattias Norlinder 52 Justin Barron

    Goaltenders
    Starter: 35 Sam Montembeault
    Alternate: 74 Jakub Dobes

    Out of the lineup:
    Scratches: Josh Anderson, Joel Armia, Owen Beck, Gabriel Bourque, Lucas Condotta, Jared Davidson, Jake Evans, Brendan Gallagher, Nathan Legare, Riley McKay, Filip Mesar, Sean Monahan, Jan Mysak, Jakov Novak, Tanner Pearson, Joshua Roy, Xavier Simoneau, Ty Smilanic, Mitchell Stephens, Alex-Olivier Voyer, Nolan Yaremko, Jesse Ylonen, Nicolas Beaudin, Tobie Bisson, Stanislav Demin, Olivier Galipeau, Jordan Harris, Brady Keeper, Noah Laaouan, Gustav Lindstrom, Logan Mailloux, Mike Matheson, Christopher Ortiz, John Parker-Jones, David Savard, Jayden Struble, Miguel Tourigny, Arber Xhekaj, Jake Allen, Cayden Primeau

    Injuries: Christian Dvorak (lower body), Carey Price (lower body), Chris Wideman (upper body)

    Visiting Bench

    The Maple Leafs will bring another lineup heavily loaded with players likely bound for the AHL as they look to sweep the weekend series on Montreal's home ice. Noah Gregor, TJ Brodie, Jake McCabe, and Morgan Reilly comprise most of the NHL talent the Canadiens will face on Saturday night. Toronto's Dennis Hildeby and Martin Jones are slated to guard the net.