Montreal Canadiens goaltender Cayden Primeau gets the start against the Vegas Golden Knights in their final meeting with the Habs this season.

GAME DAY PREVIEW | Montreal Canadiens (7-7-2) vs Vegas Golden Knights (12-3-1)

Game Preview

Roster News

Forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard is day-to-day with a lower body injury. Michael Pezzetta will slot into his spot. Jordan Harris will miss his second straight game.

Cayden Primeau makes his third start in goal this season.

Last Game

Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom outplayed Sam Montembeault as Canadiens shooters struggled to finish.

Last game: MTL 1 vs CGY 2 | F

For a complete game recap: Canadiens Attack Fizzles | RECAP: CGY @ MTL

Players to Watch

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Matchup for Game 17, Home Game 11

Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. | November 16, 7:00 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, SCRIPPS, ESPN

Pre-Game

Marty St. Louis

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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 - 56 Jesse Ylonen

Defensemen
8 Mike Matheson - 52 Justin Barron
21 Kaiden Guhle - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic
72 Arber Xhekaj - 27 Gustav Lindstrom

Goaltenders
Starter: 30 Cayden Primeau  (1-1-0)
Alternate: 34 Jake Allen 

Out of the lineup
Scratches: Sam Montembeault
Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), David Savard (hand), Jordan Harris (upper body), Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower body)

Visiting Bench

The Golden Knights face the Canadiens for the second time this season. Montreal took the Stanley Cup champions to extra time on October 30th losing 3-2 in a shootout.

Vegas has lost three of their last four games going 1-3-0 in that time.

Adin Hill (7-1-1 / 1.75 GAA / .939 SV%) is the confirmed starter for the Golden Knights.

Game Expectations

Fathers of the players attended Thursday morning's practice and will attend the game as a group tonight. This is a prelude to the Dad's trip to Boston for Saturday night's game against the Bruins.

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