The Montreal Canadiens host the Calgary Flames with Gustav Lindstrom replacing Jordan Harris and forward Jesse Ylonen slotting in for Michael Pezzetta.
GAME DAY PREVIEW | Montreal Canadiens (7-6-2) vs Calgary Flames (4-8-2)
Game Preview
Roster News
Defenseman Jordan Harris suffered an upper-body injury in the second period of Saturday's game but played against Vancouver. However, Harris will come out of the lineup versus the Flames. Gustav Lindstrom will slot into his spot.
Jesse Ylonen returns to the lineup in place of Michael Pezzetta.
Sam Montembeault is the confirmed making his seventh start in goal.
Last Game
The Canucks scored three times in the second period on their way to a victory.
Last game: MTL 2 VAN 5 | F
For a complete game recap: Canadiens Suffer Second Period Letdown | RECAP: VAN @ MTL
Players to Watch
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Matchup for Game 16, Home Game 10
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. | November 14, 7:00 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, SNW, ESPN
Pre-Game
Sean Monahan
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Marty St. Louis on Jesse Ylonen
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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
56 Jesse Ylonen - 71 Jake Evans - 49 Rafael Harvey-Pinard
Defensemen
8 Mike Matheson - 52 Justin Barron
21 Kaiden Guhle - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic
72 Arber Xhekaj - 27 Gustav Lindstrom
Goaltenders
Starter: 35 Sam Montembeault (3-2-1)
Alternate: 34 Jake Allen
Out of the lineup
Scratches: Cayden Primeau, Michael Pezzetta
Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), David Savard (hand), Jordan Harris (upper body)
Visiting Bench
The Flames complete their three-game Eastern Conference road trip on Tuesday night against the Canadiens. Calgary has lost both games so far against the Maple Leafs and the Senators.
The Flames rank sixth-worst in the NHL in the 'goals for' category.
Canadiens head coach Marty St. Louis played 69 games for the Calgary Flames over two seasons.
Jacob Markstrom (2-6-1 / 2.91 GAA / .896 SV%) is the confirmed starter for the Flames.
Game Expectations
This is the first game between the Canadiens and the Flames this season. Montreal won both meetings in 2022-23.
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