Forward Colin White will be in the lineup for the Montreal Canadiens as they face the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena.
GAME DAY PREVIEW | Montreal Canadiens (22-26-8) vs Pittsburgh Penguins (24-21-8)
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Roster News
The Canadiens claimed forward Colin White from the Pittsburgh Penguins. He will be in the lineup tonight. Montreal also placed forward Brandon Gignac on waivers.
Cayden Primeau has earned the Canadiens only victory in their last six games, a shutout against the Anaheim Ducks.
Cayden Primeau (5-5-1 / 3.07 GAA / .903 SV%) is the confirmed starter for Montreal.
Last Game
Buffalo won the special teams game and the Canadiens fell short. Point streaks ended for Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky.
Last game: MTL 2 vs BUF 3 | F
Players to Watch
- Juraj Slafkovsky - Slafkovsky had been on an eight game-point streak but that came to an end against the Sabres. Slafkovsky took three minor penalties on Wednesday night.
Matchup for Game 57, Away Game 27
PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA. | February 22, 7:00 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, ESPN
Pre-Game
Martin St. Louis
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Projected Canadiens Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
22 Cole Caufield - 14 Nick Suzuki - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky
89 Joshua Roy - 15 Alex Newhook - 17 Josh Anderson
40 Joel Armia - 71 Jake Evans - 11 Brendan Gallagher
70 Tanner Pearson - 36 Colin White - 56 Jesse Ylonen
Defensemen
8 Mike Matheson - 21 Kaiden Guhle
47 Jayden Struble - 54 Jordan Harris
72 Arber Xhekaj - 58 David Savard
Goaltenders
Starter: 30 Cayden Primeau (5-5-1 / 3.07 GAA / .903 SV%)
Alternate: 35 Sam Montembeault
Out of the lineup
Scratches: Jake Allen, Johnathan Kovacevic, Michael Pezzetta
Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), Christian Dvorak (upper body), Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower body)
Visiting Bench
This is the final meeting this season between the Penguins and Canadiens. Pittsburgh beat Montreal in both previous games this season.
The Penguins have a record of 12-4-3 in their last 19 games against the Canadiens.
Erik Karlsson has registered 38 points in 48 career games versus Montreal.
Tristan Jarry (14-17-4 / 2.50 GAA / .914 SV%) is the confirmed starter for the Penguins.
Game Expectations
The Penguins and the Canadiens have each lost five of their last six games.
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