The first meeting of the season for the Canadiens and the Boston Bruins will be a difficult test for Montreal.

GAME DAY PREVIEW | Montreal Canadiens (6-5-2) vs Boston Bruins (11-1-1)

Game Preview

Roster News

Rafael Harvey-Pinard will be back in the lineup. Joel Armia will be a healthy scratch.

Sam Montembeault gets the start in goal.

Last Game

The Canadiens scored first in a lackluster game. Cole Caufield scored his third goal of the season in overtime for the win.

Last game: MTL 3 DET 2 | F/OT

For a complete game recap: Caufield Wins it for the Canadiens Again | RECAP: MTL @ DET

Players to Watch

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Matchup for Game 14, Home Game 8

Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. | November 11, 7:00 PM ET | TV: CBC, TVAS, CITY, NESN, NHLN

Pre-Game

Kaiden Guhle on his first game against the Boston Bruins

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Projected Canadiens Lineup (subject to change)

Forwards
15 Alex Newhook - 14 Nick Suzuki - 17 Josh Anderson
22 Cole Caufield - 28 Christian Dvorak - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky
70 Tanner Pearson - 91 Sean Monahan - 11 Brendan Gallagher
55 Michael Pezzetta - 71 Jake Evans - 49 Rafael Harvey-Pinard

Defensemen
8 Mike Matheson - 52 Justin Barron
21 Kaiden Guhle - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic
72 Arber Xhekaj - 54 Jordan Harris

Goaltenders
Starter: 35 Sam Montembeault
Alternate: 34 Jake Allen

Out of the lineup
Scratches: Jesse Ylonen, Cayden Primeau, Joel Armia
Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), David Savard (hand)

Visiting Bench

Charlie McAvoy and Jakub Lauko return to the lineup after absences.

The Bruins have the second best penalty kill in the NHL with a 92.2 per cent success rate.

Boston leads the league in goals against average and save percentage.

Jeremy Swayman (6-0-0 / 1.49 GAA / .952 SV%) is the confirmed starter for the Bruins.

Game Expectations

It's Military Appreciation Night on Remembrance Day at the Bell Centre. The Canadiens have lost ten straight games to the Bruins and will be looking to change that tonight.

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