Montreal Canadiens forward Joel Armia will be in the lineup when the Habs meet the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena.
GAME DAY PREVIEW | Montreal Canadiens (9-10-2) vs Columbus Blue Jackets (7-12-4)
GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Columbus Blue JacketsGame Preview
Roster News
Joel Armia slots into the lineup in place of Michael Pezetta.
Sam Montembeault is the confirmed starter for Montreal.
Last Game
The Canadiens were figuratively rag-dolled in a dominating performance by the Los Angeles Kings.
Last game: MTL 0 vs LAK 4 | F
Players to Watch
- Joel Armia - Armia is likely to play on the third line with Sean Monahan and Josh Anderson. Will he help Anderson to score his first goal of the season against his former team?
Matchup for Game 22, Away Game 11
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH | November 29, 7:00 PM ET | TV: SN, RDS, BSOH, ESPN
Pre-Game
Martin St. Louis
- "I want to see 20 guys part of the equation. We can't have two or three guys. I want to see guys' actions reflect how bad they want to finish the trip."
Projected Canadiens Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
15 Alex Newhook - 14 Nick Suzuki - 11 Brendan Gallagher
22 Cole Caufield - 28 Christian Dvorak - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky
40 Joel Armia - 91 Sean Monahan - 17 Josh Anderson
70 Tanner Pearson - 71 Jake Evans - 56 Jesse Ylonen
Defensemen
8 Mike Matheson - 27 Gustav Lindstrom
21 Kaiden Guhle - 52 Justin Barron
47 Jayden Struble - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic
Goaltenders
Starter: 35 Sam Montembeault (4-3-1 / 2.81 GAA / .908 SV%)
Alternate: 34 Jake Allen
Out of the lineup
Scratches: Mattias Norlinder, Michael Pezzetta, Cayden Primeau
Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), David Savard (hand), Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower body), Arber Xhekaj (upper body), Jordan Harris (lower body)
Visiting Bench
Columbus head coach Pascal Vincent was born in Laval, QC.
Martin St. Louis was a special teams consultant for the Blue Jackets in the 2018-19 season under head coach John Tortorella.
The Blue Jackets beat the Boston Bruins 5-2 on Monday night.
Columbus has beaten Montreal in eight of the last 10 matches at Nationwide Arena.
Elvis Merzlikins (5-7-3 / 3.11 GAA / .907 SV%) is the confirmed starter for the Blue Jackets.
Game Expectations
The Canadiens are still smarting from being shutout by the Kings on Saturday afternoon. They would like to head back to Montreal on a winning note.
Cayden Primeau has already returned to Montreal. Primeau will be the starter against the Panthers on Thursday.
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