Which Barron brother will come out victorious as the Montreal Canadiens visit the Winnipeg Jets?
GAME DAY PREVIEW | Montreal Canadiens (13-13-4) vs Winnipeg Jets (18-9-2)
GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Winnipeg Jets.Game Preview
Roster News
After the game day skate, Martin St. Louis announced that there will be no lineup changes.
Jake Allen (3-6-2 / 3.57 GAA / .901 SV%) is the confirmed starter for Montreal.
Last Game
The Canadiens roared out to a 4-0 lead in the second period but survived a scare with the Islanders scoring three times in the third frame.
Last game: MTL 5 vs NYI 3 | F
Players to Watch
- Justin Morgan - Justin will be playing against his brother Morgan while their parents watch from the stands. Justin had an assist against the Islanders.
- Johnathan Kovacevic - Kovacevic played 147 games for the Manitoba Moose over parts of four seasons and suited up for four games with the Winnipeg Jets.
- Joel Armia - Armia played for the Jets from 2015 to 2018.
Matchup for Game 31, Away Game 13
Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, MB. | December 18, 7:30 PM ET | TV: SN, RDS, ESPN
Pre-Game
Martin St. Louis on Canadiens fans at the Canada Life Centre
- "It's always nice to have the support. We're fortunate being with the Canadiens. We get tons of support, obviously at home, but I know we travel pretty well."
Watch along Livestream (starts at 7:30 pm ET)
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
40 Joel Armia - 28 Christian Dvorak - 11 Brendan Gallagher
55 Michael Pezzetta - 13 Mitchell Stephens - 56 Jesse Ylonen
Defensemen
8 Mike Matheson - 58 David Savard
21 Kaiden Guhle - 52 Justin Barron
47 Jayden Struble - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic
Goaltenders
Starter: 34 Jake Allen (3-6-2 / 3.57 GAA / .901 SV%)
Alternate: 30 Cayden Primeau
Out of the lineup
Scratches: Gustav Lindstrom, Emil Heineman, Sam Montembeault
Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower body), Jordan Harris (lower body), Alex Newhook (lower body), Tanner Pearson (upper body)
Visiting Bench
The Winnipeg Jets have a .737 winning percentage since the 4th of November, best in the NHL.
The Jets have not lost a game in regulation time to an Eastern conference team (7-0-2) this season. On October 28th, the Canadiens beat the Jets 4-3 in a shootout at the Bell Centre.
Connor Hellebuyck (15-6-1 / 2.41 GAA / .917 SV%) is the confirmed starter for the Jets.
Game Expectations
The Canadiens begin a stretch of seven consecutive games on the road in Winnipeg on Monday night.
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