Defenseman Lane Hutson will play his first NHL game in a Montreal Canadiens jersey at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
GAME DAY PREVIEW | Montreal Canadiens (30-36-14) vs Detroit Red WIngs (39-32-9)
GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Detroit Red WingsGame Preview
Roster News
The Canadiens signed defenseman Lane Hutson to a three-year, entry-level contract. Hutson will make his NHL debut tonight paired with David Savard.
Sam Montembeault (16-15-8 / 3.10 GAA / .904 SV% / 0 SO) is the confirmed starter for Montreal.
Last Game
The Canadiens squandered four one-goal leads, falling in a shootout to the Senators.
Last game: MTL 4 vs OTT 5 | F/SO
Players to Watch
- Lane Hutson - All eyes will be fixed on Hutson who will experience the pace of his first NHL game after making the jump from the ranks of the NCAA following the elimination of Boston College from the Frozen Four.
Matchup for Game 81, Away Game 41
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI. | April 15, 7:00 PM ET | TV: SN, RDS, BSDETX, ESPN
Pre-Game
Lane Hutson - "I feel good. I’m just really excited. The guys here have been great and I'm just ready to get going. It’s pretty surreal, honestly. Just being here and being with this group is really cool and I’m just really excited."
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Projected Canadiens Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
22 Cole Caufield - 14 Nick Suzuki - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky
11 Brendan Gallagher - 15 Alex Newhook - 40 Joel Armia
49 Rafael Harvey-Pinard - 71 Jake Evans - 17 Josh Anderson
55 Michael Pezzetta - 28 Christian Dvorak - 56 Jesse Ylonen
Defensemen
8 Mike Matheson - 52 Justin Barron
54 Jordan Harris - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic
48 Lane Hutson - 58 David Savard
Goaltenders
Starter: 35 Sam Montembeault
Alternate: 30 Cayden Primeau
Out of the lineup
Scratches: Colin White, Tanner Pearson, Jayden Struble
Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), Joshua Roy (hand), Arber Xhekaj (upper body), Kaiden Guhle (upper body)
Visiting Bench
This is the third of four games between the two teams. Each team has won one game previously.
The Red Wings have not lost in regulation time to Montreal in the past seven games.
Patrick Kane has recorded nine goals, 11 assists for 20 points in 22 career games against Montreal..
Alex Lyon (20-18-5 / 3.03 GAA / .906 SV% / 2 SO) is the confirmed starter for the Red Wings.
Game Expectations
The Canadiens will play their final road game of this season. Nick Suzuki has 11 points in 13 career games against Detroit.
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