The Montreal Canadiens hope to end a three game losing streak but will be in tough against the Dallas Stars.
GAME DAY PREVIEW | Montreal Canadiens (15-16-5) vs Dallas Stars (22-9-4)
Game Day: Montreal Canadiens vs Dallas Stars.Game Preview
Roster News
Christian Dvorak did not participate in the morning skate. Marty St. Louis will once again have 11 forwards and seven defensemen in his lineup.
Sam Montembeault (7-5-3 / 2.93 GAA / .903 SV%) will start for the second consecutive game after a rough performance against Tampa Bay.
Last Game
The Canadiens could not take advantage of a lucky goal as the Lightning stormed back scoring four straight times.
Last game: MTL 3 vs TBL 4 | F
Players to Watch
- Sam Montembeault - Montembeault has struggled in his last two starts managing just an .818 save percentage.
Matchup for Game 37, Away Game 19
American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX. | January 2, 8:00 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, ESPN, BSSW
Pre-Game
Cole Caufield
- "We're not satisfied with anything. I think as a group we're coming, we're knocking on the door, it's close, we can see it and that's what's driving us right now."
Projected Canadiens Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
22 Cole Caufield - 14 Nick Suzuki - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky
91 Sean Monahan - 71 Jake Evans - 17 Josh Anderson
40 Joel Armia - 11 Brendan Gallagher
55 Michael Pezzetta - 13 Mitchell Stephens - 56 Jesse Ylonen
Defensemen
8 Mike Matheson - 58 David Savard
21 Kaiden Guhle - 52 Justin Barron
47 Jayden Struble - 54 Jordan Harris
26 Johnathan Kovacevic
Goaltenders
Starter: 35 Sam Montembeault (7-5-3 / 2.93 GAA / .903 SV%)
Alternate: 34 Jake Allen
Out of the lineup
Scratches: Gustav Lindstrom, Cayden Primeau
Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower body), Alex Newhook (lower body), Tanner Pearson (upper body), Christian Dvorak (upper body)
Visiting Bench
This is the first meeting of the season for these two teams. Dallas will play the Canadiens again on February 10th at the Bell Centre.
The Stars have won five of the past six games against Montreal.
Jamie Benn has 19 points in 19 career games versus the Canadiens.
Dallas defenseman Joel Hanley played 17 games for the Canadiens.
Scott Wedgewood (11-2-2 / 2.92 GAA / .905 SV%) is the confirmed starter for the Stars.
Game Expectations
The Canadiens complete their four-game post-Christmas road trip in Dallas. The Stars beat the Blackhawks 8-1 on New Year's Eve. Montreal has lost four of their past five games.
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