The Montreal Canadiens will face a difficult test as they face the Los Angeles Kings, winners of their previous four games.
GAME DAY PREVIEW | Montreal Canadiens (9-9-2) vs Los Angeles Kings (12-3-3)
Montreal Canadiens vs Los Angeles KingsGame Preview
Roster News
Joel Armia was recalled from the Laval Rocket on Friday. He will be available for Marty St. Louis.
Jake Allen is the confirmed starter for Montreal.
Last Game
After finding themselves down two goals against a team which has struggled mightily this season, the Canadiens came back to take two points after a six-round shootout.
Last game: MTL 3 vs SJS 2 | F (SO)
Players to Watch
- Josh Anderson - The last time Anderson and the Canadiens faced the Kings was a road game on March 2, 2023. The 29-year-old forward potted a goal in that 3-2 loss, against goaltender Phoenix Copley. Anderson went on to score three more times before the end of the season, but hasn't lit the lamp since. With Copley potentially starting for Los Angeles today, could the familiar scenario finally end Anderson's goal drought?
Montreal Canadiens forward Josh Anderson celebrate a goal on March 2, 2023.Matchup for Game 21, Away Game 10
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Pre-Game
Juraj Slafkovsky
- "I felt good [on Friday]. Our line buzzed into their territory. We will still have to do the same thing on Saturday."
Projected Canadiens Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
15 Alex Newhook - 14 Nick Suzuki - 11 Brendan Gallagher
70 Tanner Pearson - 91 Sean Monahan - 17 Josh Anderson
22 Cole Caufield - 28 Christian Dvorak - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky
55 Michael Pezzetta - 71 Jake Evans - 56 Jesse Ylonen
Defensemen
8 Mike Matheson - 52 Justin Barron
21 Kaiden Guhle - 27 Gustav Lindstrom
47 Jayden Struble - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic
Goaltenders
Starter: 34 Jake Allen (3-4-1)
Alternate: 30 Cayden Primeau
Out of the lineup
Scratches: Sam Montembeault, Mattias Norlinder, Joel Armia
Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), David Savard (hand), Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower body), Arber Xhekaj (upper body), Jordan Harris (lower body)
Visiting Bench
The Canadiens will face not only a former teammate in Philip Danault, but they'll also face a player many speculated would become a Montreal Canadien: Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Danault has 13 points on the season so far (4G/9A), while Dubois has scored five goals and added four assists in 18 games played.
Game Expectations
Both teams are on the second half of a back-to-back for this game, and both teams traveled last night to meet in Los Angeles. And while the Kings are seven points ahead of the Canadiens in the standings, they have struggled to win on home ice. Can that help a Montreal team sporting a 4-3-2 road record?
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