The Montreal Canadiens will attempt to halt a two game slide as they host the Anaheim Ducks at the Bell Centre.
GAME DAY PREVIEW | Montreal Canadiens (21-23-8) vs Anaheim Ducks (18-31-2)
GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Anaheim Ducks.Game Preview
Roster News
Nick Suzuki was named the NHL’s Third Star of the Week recording four goals and two assists in three games.
The team announced that Rafael Harvey-Pinard has been placed on injured reserve and will miss four to six weeks with a lower-body injury.
Jordan Harris is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. He did not participate in Tuesday's pre-game skate.
Cayden Primeau (4-5-1 / 3.35 GAA / .899 SV%) is the confirmed starter for Montreal. It will be his first start since January 18th.
Last Game
The Blues scored three power play goals as the Canadiens lost their second consecutive game.
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Players to Watch
- Kaiden Guhle - Guhle was on the ice for the pre-game skate on Tuesday morning. The defenseman left Sunday's game with an injury and did not return.
Matchup for Game 53, Home Game 28
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. | February 13, 7:00 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, BSSD, BSSC, ESPN
Pre-Game
Johnathan Kovacevic
- "You're always looking at the standings because we have a goal of making the playoffs. That's our goal and we're still pushing towards that goal. We just need to get hot here and go on a lil bit of a streak."
Projected Canadiens Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
22 Cole Caufield - 14 Nick Suzuki - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky
70 Tanner Pearson - 71 Jake Evans - 17 Josh Anderson
89 Joshua Roy - 15 Alex Newhook - 40 Joel Armia
55 Michael Pezzetta - 74 Brandon Gignac - 56 Jesse Ylonen
Defensemen
8 Mike Matheson - 21 Kaiden Guhle
47 Jayden Struble - 58 David Savard
72 Arber Xhekaj - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic
Goaltenders
Starter: 30 Cayden Primeau (4-5-1 / 3.35 GAA / .899 SV%)
Alternate: 34 Jake Allen
Out of the lineup
Scratches: Sam Montembeault
Suspension: Brendan Gallagher
Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), Christian Dvorak (upper body), Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower body), Jordan Harris (upper body)
Visiting Bench
This is the final meeting this season between the Ducks and Canadiens. Montreal beat Anaheim 4-3 on November 22nd at the Honda Center.
Anaheim has a record of 4-1-0 in their last five games against the Canadiens.
Lukas Dostal (8-12-1 / 3.54 GAA / .901 SV%) is the likely starter for the Blues.
Game Expectations
The Canadiens will want to turn the ship around against a beatable opponent after two losses on the weekend.
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