Montreal Canadiens head coach Marty St. Louis said that his team must play intelligently and limit turnovers against the Buffalo Sabres.
GAME DAY PREVIEW | Montreal Canadiens (11-12-3) vs Buffalo Sabres (11-14-2)
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Roster News
Joel Armia will return to the lineup in place of Michael Pezzetta.
David Savard is close to returning from injury but did not travel with the team to Buffalo.
Cayden Primeau (2-3-0 / 3.71 GAA / .886 SV%) is the confirmed starter for Montreal.
Last Game
The L.A. Kings shut out the Canadiens for the second time this season.
Last game: MTL 0 vs LAK 4 | F
Players to Watch
- Cayden Primeau - It will be a battle of the Northeastern University alumni as Primeau will face Devon Levi.
- Jayden Struble - Struble is another product of Northeastern University who will be in the game.
Matchup for Game 27, Away Game 12
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY. | December 9, 7:00 PM ET | TV: SN360, TVAS, CBC, MSG-B
Pre-Game
Kaiden Guhle on the Buffalo Sabres
- "They have a good attack, they have players who can put points on the board, we have to make them defend and be tough against them. They have to touch the puck as little as possible."
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
70 Tanner Pearson - 28 Christian Dvorak - 11 Brendan Gallagher
40 Joel Armia - 13 Mitchell Stephens - 56 Jesse Ylonen
Defensemen
8 Mike Matheson - 27 Gustav Lindstrom
21 Kaiden Guhle - 52 Justin Barron
47 Jayden Struble - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic
Goaltenders
Starter: 30 Cayden Primeau (2-3-0 / 3.71 GAA / .886 SV%)
Alternate: 35 Sam Montembeault
Out of the lineup
Scratches: Mattias Norlinder, Jake Allen, Michael Pezzetta
Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), David Savard (hand), Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower body), Jordan Harris (lower body), Alex Newhook (lower body)
Visiting Bench
The Sabres acquired forward Eric Robinson from Columbus on Wednesday.
Tage Thompson was activated from injured reserve this week. Thompson has nine points in nine career games against the Canadiens.
Devon Levi (4-4-1 / 3.43 GAA / .886 SV%) is the likely starter for the Sabres.
Game Expectations
The Canadiens are looking to bounce back from a weak performance against the Kings. Saturday's game in the first of back-to-back games for Montreal this weekend.
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