Goaltender Cayden Primeau makes his fifth start of the season as the Montreal Canadiens host the Florida Panthers at the Bell Centre.
GAME DAY PREVIEW | Montreal Canadiens (10-10-2) vs Florida Panthers (13-7-2)
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Roster News
Cayden Primeau is the confirmed starter for Montreal. Primeau returned to Montreal ahead of his team so should be ready to face the Panthers.
Six Canadiens players have yet to score a goal this season: Josh Anderson, Kirby Dach, Jayden Struble, David Savard, Rafael Harvey-Pinard and Jordan Harris. Anderson is the only player on that list who has played 22 games.
Last Game
In a back and forth game, the Canadiens benefited from a late goal by Joel Armia. Montreal ended a five game road trip with a record of 3-2.
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Players to Watch
- Sean Monahan - Monahan has not earned a point in the last seven games. He is currently saddled with the snake-bitten Josh Anderson on his wing.
Matchup for Game 23, Home Game 12
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. | November 30, 7:00 PM ET | TV: SN, RDS, BSFL, ESPN
Pre-Game
Martin St. Louis
- "As great as we feel [Wednesday night] about the way we played, we got to start all over again [on Thursday.]"
Projected Canadiens Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
15 Alex Newhook - 14 Nick Suzuki - 11 Brendan Gallagher
22 Cole Caufield - 28 Christian Dvorak - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky
40 Joel Armia - 91 Sean Monahan - 17 Josh Anderson
70 Tanner Pearson - 71 Jake Evans - 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 (2-2-0 / 3.41 GAA / .898 SV%)
Alternate: 35 Sam Montembeault
Out of the lineup
Scratches: Mattias Norlinder, Michael Pezzetta, Jake Allen
Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), David Savard (hand), Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower body), Arber Xhekaj (upper body), Jordan Harris (lower body)
Visiting Bench
The Panthers are completing their three-game Canadian road trip with a game at the Bell Centre. Florida beat Ottawa 5-0 on Monday and dropped a 2-1 decision in a shootout to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday.
The Panthers are ranked fourth in the NHL in penalty kill efficiency and have gone 20 for 20 in their last five games. Incidentally, the Canadiens have not scored a power play goal in their last seven games.
Florida ranks first in the league averaging almost 34 shots per game.
Sergei Bobrovsky (10-6-1 / 2.49 GAA / .910 SV%) is the expected starter for the Panthers.
Game Expectations
The Canadiens play their final game of November and the first of four games at the Bell Centre. Montreal has a record of 5-8-0 in their 13 games played this month.
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