The Montreal Canadiens return home to host the Tampa Bay Lightning after losing three games on the road.
GAME DAY PREVIEW | Montreal Canadiens (5-4-2) vs Tampa Bay Lightning (5-3-4)
Game Day: Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay LightningGame Preview
Roster News
Rafael Harvey-Pinard participated in the game day skate but will miss his second straight game.
Jake Allen is expected to start in goal for Montreal. Allen has earned the Molson Cup for October and will be honored prior to the game.
Last Game
Brendan Gallagher scored a goal and added an assist. Juraj Slafkovsky notched his first goal of the season and his first since December 1, 2022.
Last game: MTL 3 STL 6
For a complete game recap: Canadiens Drop Third Straight Game | RECAP: MTL @ STL
Players to Watch
- Mike Matheson - Last week was a struggle for Matheson. He will be looking to bounce back at home tonight against the Lightning.
Matchup for Game 12, Home Game 7
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. | November 7, 7:00 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, BSSUN, ESPN
Pre-Game
Arber Xhekaj
- "It's a big test for us but with the way we played last game, we need to come out flying."
Projected Canadiens Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
22 Cole Caufield - 14 Nick Suzuki - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky
15 Alex Newhook - 28 Christian Dvorak - 17 Josh Anderson
70 Tanner Pearson - 91 Sean Monahan - 11 Brendan Gallagher
55 Michael Pezzetta - 71 Jake Evans - 40 Joel Armia
Defensemen
8 Mike Matheson - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic
21 Kaiden Guhle - 52 Justin Barron
72 Arber Xhekaj - 54 Jordan Harris
Goaltenders
Starter: 34 Jake Allen
Alternate: 35 Sam Montembeault
Out of the lineup
Scratches: Jesse Ylonen, Cayden Primeau
Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), David Savard (hand), Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower-body)
Visiting Bench
Tampa Bay will be on the second game of a back-to-back. The Lightning lost 6-5 in overtime on Monday night to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Braden Hagel has points in eight of 12 games this season.
Matt Tomkins (0-2-0 / 3.59 GAA / .891 SV%) is the expected starter for the Lightning.
Game Expectations
Tonight's game is the first of four matchups between the Canadiens and the Lightning. Montreal won once in four meetings with Tampa last season.
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