Michael Pezzetta and Johnathan Kovacevic will be back in the Montreal lineup as the Canadiens visit the Edmonton Oilers.
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Roster News
Trevor Letowski will once again be behind the Canadiens bench acting in the role of head coach. Marty St. Louis continues to be absent for family reasons.
Sam Montembeault (13-12-6 / 3.11 GAA / .905 SV% / 0 SO) is the confirmed starter for Montreal. .
Last Game
The Flames scored two power play goals while Calgary goaltender, Dustin Wolf, made 36 saves for the win.
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Players to Watch
- Mike Matheson - Matheson had a tough game against the Flames, on the ice for four Calgary goals. He'll want to be better against the Oilers.
Matchup for Game 68, Away Game 34
Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB. | March 19, 9:00 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, SNW, ESPN
Pre-Game
Nick Suzuki - "Trevor (Letowski) is very intelligent and calm. Our coaches are all former players, so relationships are easy. He does good things and helps Martin a lot."
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Projected Canadiens Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
22 Cole Caufield - 14 Nick Suzuki - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky
89 Joshua Roy - 15 Alex Newhook - 40 Joel Armia
11 Brendan Gallagher - 71 Jake Evans - 17 Josh Anderson
55 Michael Pezzetta - 36 Colin White - 49 Rafael Harvey-Pinard
Defensemen
8 Mike Matheson - 21 Kaiden Guhle
72 Arber Xhekaj - 58 David Savard
54 Jordan Harris - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic
Goaltenders
Starter: 35 Sam Montembeault
Alternate: 30 Cayden Primeau
Out of the lineup
Scratches: Jesse Ylonen, Jayden Struble, Tanner Pearson
Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), Christian Dvorak (upper body)
Visiting Bench
This is the second and final meeting of the season for the two teams. Edmonton beat Montreal 2-1 in overtime on January 13th, as Evan Bouchard scored a power play goal with Mike Matheson in the penalty box.
Edmonton has lost just once in regulation in their last ten games.
The Oilers have a record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 games against the Canadiens.
Calvin Pickard (9-4-0 / 2.27 GAA / .919 SV% / 1 SO) is the confirmed starter for the Oilers.
Game Expectations
Alex Newhook will play his 200th NHL game against the Oilers.
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