For the second time in a week, the Montreal Canadiens will face the Bruins, this time at the TD Garden in Boston.
GAME DAY PREVIEW | Montreal Canadiens (7-8-2) vs Boston Bruins (12-1-2)
Game Day: Montreal Canadiens vs Boston BruinsGame Preview
Roster News
Arber Xhekaj and Rafael Harvey-Pinard did not participate in practice on Friday. Arber Xhekaj is day-to-day with a upper-body injury. Harvey-Pinard is day-to-day with a lower body injury.
Jordan Harris will return to the lineup after missing two games.
Jake Allen is the confirmed starter in goal for Montreal.
Last Game
The Canadiens tried to play Vegas style offense in a high-scoring affair but came out on the wrong end of the score.
Last game: MTL 5 vs VGK 6 | F
Players to Watch
- Kaiden Guhle - Guhle scored the overtime winning goal last Saturday against the Bruins at the Bell Centre.
Matchup for Game 18, Away Game 7
TD Garden, Boston, MA. | November 18, 7:00 PM ET | TV: SNP, SNO, SNE, CBC, TVAS, NESN
Pre-Game
Brendan Gallagher
- "It’s one of my favorite places. There is so much history between the two teams. The fans are passionate, it makes the environment pleasant. Swayman is one of the best goalies in the league, so we have to do what we can to take him out of his game a little."
Projected Canadiens Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
15 Alex Newhook - 14 Nick Suzuki - 22 Cole Caufield
20 Juraj Slafkovsky - 91 Sean Monahan - 56 Jesse Ylonen
17 Josh Anderson - 28 Christian Dvorak - 11 Brendan Gallagher
70 Tanner Pearson - 71 Jake Evans - 55 Michael Pezzetta
Defensemen
8 Mike Matheson - 52 Justin Barron
21 Kaiden Guhle - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic
54 Jordan Harris - 27 Gustav Lindstrom
Goaltenders
Starter: 34 Jake Allen (3-3-1)
Alternate: 35 Sam Montembeault
Out of the lineup
Scratches: Cayden Primeau
Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), David Savard (hand), Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower body), Arber Xhekaj (upper-body)
Visiting Bench
The Bruins are 6-1-0 on home ice this season. The Canadiens beat the Bruins 3-2 in overtime on November 11th.
The Bruins announced that forward Milan Lucic is on an indefinite leave of absence.
Jeremy Swayman (6-0-1 / 1.69 GAA / .944 SV%) is the likely starter for the Bruins.
Game Expectations
Dads of the Canadiens players made the trip to Boston for Saturday night's game against the Bruins. It's the second of four games this season between the two historic rivals.
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