It's the first true test for the Montreal Canadiens with 31 players in camp and facing the Toronto Maple Leafs with an NHL lineup.
GAME DAY PREVIEW | Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens vs Toronto Maple LeafsGame Preview
Roster News
- The Canadiens trimmed the training camp roster considerably on Saturday cutting the group in half. Injured forward Christian Dvorak skated with his teammates on Monday morning wearing a non-contact jersey.
Last Game
The Canadiens improved on Saturday but still came out on the wrong side of the score losing to an inferior lineup.
Last game: MTL 1 TOR 3
For a complete game recap: Guhle Stands Out for the Canadiens | RECAP: TOR @ MTL
Players to Watch
- Josh Anderson - It's Anderson's turn to show what he can do for the top line as the auditions continue to find a third to play with Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield.
- Emil Heineman and Jesse Ylonen - Jake Evans will play between this pair who skate well, are very good defensively and can contribute to the offense.
- Mattias Norlinder - Playing on the top pairing with David Savard is a prime opportunity for Norlinder to prove that he can play in the NHL.
Matchup for Preseason Game 5
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON | October 2, 7:00 PM ET | TV: Sportsnet, RDS
Pre-Game
David Savard
- "Logan Mailloux and Mattias Norlinder have played well so far in camp and they’re showing what they can do. They’re getting experience, just because they had several chances to play games and things like that, and it’s nice for them to be able to prove themselves. It’s up to them to make a spot for themselves."
Projected Canadiens Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
22 Cole Caufield 14 Nick Suzuki 17 Josh Anderson
49 Rafael Harvey-Pinard 77 Kirby Dach 20 Juraj Slafkovsky
70 Tanner Pearson 91 Sean Monahan 11 Brendan Gallagher
51 Emil Heineman 71 Jake Evans 56 Jesse Ylonen
Defensemen
59 Mattias Norlinder 58 David Savard
72 Arber Xhekaj 26 Jonathan Kovacevic
54 Jordan Harris 94 Logan Mailloux
Goaltenders
Starter: 34 Jake Allen
Alternate: 30 Cayden Primeau
Out of the lineup:
Scratches: Michael Pezzetta, Kaiden Guhle, Justin Barron, Mike Matheson, Sam Montembeault
Injuries: Christian Dvorak (lower body), Carey Price (lower body), Chris Wideman (upper body), Joel Armia (upper body), Alex Newhook (upper body), Gustav Lindstrom (upper body)
Visiting Bench
The Maple Leafs recorded back-to-back victories in Montreal in their 'C' lineup. In Toronto, they will have a lineup with Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander. Ilya Samsonov is expected to get the start in goal.
Game Expectations
This marks the Canadiens first road game of the preseason. They will be facing a much stronger lineup in Toronto than in the first four games.
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