The Montreal Canadiens host the Toronto Maple Leafs in a preseason tilt at the Bell Centre. Habs lineup includes Arber Xhekaj, Logan Mailloux and John Parker-Jones.
GAME DAY PREVIEW | Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens vs Toronto Maple LeafsGame Preview
Roster News
- Nine days into training camp and 68 players remain. The Canadiens are expected to make cuts very soon.
Last Game
The Canadiens top line of Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield and Sean Monahan led the team to their first win of the preseason. Juraj Slafkovsky scored his first goal of the preseason.
Last game: MTL 4 OTT 3
For a complete game recap: Hungry for a Canadiens Preseason Win | RECAP: OTT @ MTL
Players to Watch
- Gustav Lindstrom - The 24-year-old defenseman acquired from Detroit in a trade for Jeff Petry makes his Canadiens debut.
- Logan Mailloux - Mailloux is hoping for a win tonight against his Mom's favorite team.
- Arber Xhekaj - Xhekaj is aware that Ryan Reaves will be in the lineup for the Leafs tonight but insists that he won't go looking for a fight.
Matchup for Preseason Game 3
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC | September 29, 7:00 PM ET | TV: RDS, TSN
Pre-Game
Arber Xhekaj
Projected Canadiens Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
40 Joel Armia 91 Sean Monahan 17 Josh Anderson
70 Tanner Pearson 70 Jake Evans 11 Brendan Gallagher
97 Joshua Roy 62 Owen Beck 56 Jesse Ylonen
53 Jan Mysak 13 Mitchell Stephens 85 John Parker-Jones
Defensemen
54 Jordan Harris 94 Logan Mailloux
72 Arber Xhekaj 27 Gustav Lindstrom
92 Nicolas Beaudin 52 Justin Barron
Goaltenders
Starter: 30 Cayden Primeau
Alternate: 95 Strauss Mann
Out of the lineup:
Scratches: Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki, Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Kirby Dach, Juraj Slafkovsky, Gabriel Bourque, Brandon Gignac, Jared Davidson, Lias Andersson, Filip Mesar, Emil Heineman, Alex Newhook, Michael Pezzetta, Sean Farrell, Xavier Simoneau, Lucas Condotta, Nathan Legare, Kaiden Guhle, David Reinbacher, Mike Matheson, David Savard, William Trudeau, Jonathan Kovacevic, Mattias Norlinder, Brady Keeper, Jakub Dobes, Sam Montembeault, Jake Allen.
Injuries: Christian Dvorak (lower body), Carey Price (lower body), Chris Wideman (upper body)
Visiting Bench
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be icing a weaker, road lineup for the Friday night game in Montreal. Ilya Samsonov is expected to get the start for the Leafs.
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