The Montreal Canadiens will meet the New York Rangers for the first time this season at the Bell Centre.
GAME DAY PREVIEW | Montreal Canadiens (16-17-5) vs New York Rangers (26-10-1)
Game Preview
Roster News
Christian Dvorak had surgery on Friday. He will miss the rest of the season.
Sam Montembeault (8-5-3 / 2.94 GAA / .903 SV%) is the confirmed starter for Montreal.
Last Game
The Canadiens mismanaged the puck throughout the game according to their captain.
Last game: MTL 1 vs BUF 6 | F
Players to Watch
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Matchup for Game 39, Home Game 20
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. | January 6, 7:00 PM ET | TV: SNE, CITY, TVAS, MSG2, NHLN
Pre-Game
Brendan Gallagher
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Marty St. Louis
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Projected Canadiens Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
22 Cole Caufield - 14 Nick Suzuki - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky
11 Brendan Gallagher - 71 Jake Evans - 17 Josh Anderson
51 Emil Heineman - 91 Sean Monahan - 56 Jesse Ylonen
55 Michael Pezzetta - 13 Mitchell Stephens - 40 Joel Armia
Defensemen
8 Mike Matheson - 58 David Savard
21 Kaiden Guhle - 52 Justin Barron
47 Jayden Struble - 54 Jordan Harris
Goaltenders
Starter: 35 Sam Montembeault (8-5-3 / 2.94 GAA / .903 SV%)
Alternate: 34 Jake Allen
Out of the lineup
Scratches: Gustav Lindstrom, Cayden Primeau, Johnathan Kovacevic
Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower body), Alex Newhook (lower body), Tanner Pearson (upper body), Christian Dvorak (upper body)
Visiting Bench
New York has won five of their last seven games against Montreal.
The Rangers have won seven of their last 10 contests.
Jonathan Quick (9-2-1 / 2.41 GAA / .916 SV%) is the confirmed starter for the Rangers.
Game Expectations
The Canadiens will have their hands full with the New York Rangers, who are currently the second best team in the NHL.
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