Sean Monahan will be on the Canadiens top line with Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield as Montreal hosts the Ottawa Senators.
GAME DAY PREVIEW | Ottawa Senators vs Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens vs Ottawa SenatorsGame Preview
Roster News
- No changes have been made to the training camp roster since Sunday. But with 68 players still in camp, it would not be a surprise to see cuts following Wednesday night's game.
A Look Back
Despite the loss, there were positives to take from Monday's game against a split squad from the New Jersey Devils.
Last game: MTL 2 NJD 4
For a complete game recap: Mailloux Stands Out in Canadiens Debut | RECAP: NJD @ MTL
Players to Watch
- Juraj Slafkovsky - Objectively, Juraj Slafkovsky struggled to keep up with linemates Alex Newhook and Josh Anderson on Monday night. But head coach Marty St. Louis insisted that it's too early to evaluate Slafkovsky's game.
- Sean Monahan - The search to find a winger to play alongside Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield continues. Emil Heineman has fit the bill well so far. Sean Monahan will get an opportunity tonight.
Matchup for Preseason Game 2
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC | September 27, 7:00 PM ET | TV: RDS
Pre-Game
Sean Monahan
- "It’s my first game in a long time. I haven’t been nervous for a game like this in a while and I’m really looking forward to it."
Projected Canadiens Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
22 Cole Caufield 14 Nick Suzuki 91 Sean Monahan
49 Rafael Harvey-Pinard 77 Kirby Dach 20 Juraj Slafkovsky
24 Lias Andersson 48 Filip Mesar 51 Emil Heineman
80 Gabriel Bourque 74 Brandon Gignac 76 Jared Davidson
Defensemen
8 Mike Matheson 58 David Savard
84 William Trudeau 26 Jonathan Kovacevic
59 Mattias Norlinder 36 Brady Keeper
Goaltenders
Starter: 34 Jake Allen
Record: 0-0-0
GAA: 0.00
Sv%: .000
SO: 0
Alternate: 30 Cayden Primeau
Out of the lineup:
Scratches: Jesse Ylonen, Alex Newhook, Josh Anderson, Owen Beck, Joshua Roy, Michael Pezzetta, Mitchell Stephens, Sean Farrell, Xavier Simoneau, Lucas Condotta, Nathan Legare, Kaiden Guhle, David Reinbacher, Arber Xhekaj, Justin Barron, Jordan Harris, Logan Mailloux, Jakub Dobes
Injuries: Christian Dvorak (lower body), Carey Price (lower body), Chris Wideman (upper body)
Visiting Bench
The Senators are undefeated in the preseason with two wins over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday and Monday. Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stutzle, Claude Giroux, Vladimir Tarasenko, Jake Sanderson and Jakob Chychrun will not be in the lineup tonight for the Sens. Joonas Korpisalo is expected to get the start in goal with Mads Sogaard as the alternate.
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