The Montreal Canadiens will welcome Columbus Blue Jackets head coach Pascal Vincent and forward Adam Fantilli to the Bell Centre on Thursday night.

GAME DAY PREVIEW | Columbus Blue Jackets vs Montreal Canadiens

Game Preview

Roster News

The Canadiens continue their homestand tonight as they host the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Winnipeg Jets will be at the Bell Centre on Saturday.

Kaiden Guhle joined his teammates for Thursday morning's pre-game skate at Brossard. Guhle, who is day-to-day with an upper body injury, was wearing a tinted visor.

It is expected that Joel Armia will be a healthy scratch for the fourth straight game since being recalled from Laval.

Last Game

Former Canadiens forward Tyler Toffoli left the Bell Centre with a hattrick on Tuesday night while Jack Hughes had a four point game. Both Canadiens goals came from defensemen.

Last game: MTL 2 NJD 5

For a complete game recap: Has Primeau Earned Another Start for the Canadiens? | RECAP: NJD @ MTL

Players to Watch

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Matchup for Game 7, Home Game 5

Bell Center, Montreal, QC | October 26, 7:00 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, ESPN

Pre-Game

Marty St. Louis 

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Blue Jackets head coach Pascal Vincent 

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Projected Canadiens Lineup (subject to change)

Forwards
22 Cole Caufield  14 Nick Suzuki  17 Josh Anderson
49 Rafael Harvey-Pinard  15 Alex Newhook  20 Juraj Slafkovsky
70 Tanner Pearson 91 Sean Monahan 11 Brendan Gallagher
55 Michael Pezzetta 71 Jake Evans 56 Jesse Ylonen

Defensemen
8 Mike Matheson 52 Justin Barron
54 Jordan Harris  26 Johnathan Kovacevic
72 Arber Xhekaj  27 Gustav Lindstrom

Goaltenders
Starter: 35 Sam Montembeault
Alternate: 30 Cayden Primeau

Out of the lineup
Scratches: Joel Armia, Jake Allen
Injuries: Christian Dvorak (knee), Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), Kaiden Guhle (upper body), David Savard (upper body)

Visiting Bench

It's a homecoming for Blue Jackets head coach Pascal Vincent, who is a native of Laval. Vincent served as GM / head coach of the Montreal Juniors of the QMJHL from 2008-2011.

Forward Adam Fantilli has recorded goals in back-to-back games. The third overall pick in June's NHL Draft has three points on the season.

Columbus forward Dmitri Voronkov will make his NHL debut.

Game Expectations

Marty St. Louis is pleased with the team's five-on-five play. In his words, "it is the foundation of our game." But a lack of discipline, combined with ineffective special team's play has been a concern for the head coach this season. 

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