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 Day: Montreal Canadiens vs Boston BruinsGame 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
Players to Watch
- Sean Monahan - Monahan has 12 points in 13 games and is riding a seven game point streak.
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
- "I've heard from guys [ that matches against the Bruins] are definitely more competitive games and both teams try to play hard against each other so it will be fun. I'm excited."
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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