The Montreal Canadiens are back at the Bell Centre for the first time in two weeks as they host the Philadelphia Flyers.
GAME DAY PREVIEW | Montreal Canadiens (27-32-12) vs Philadelphia Flyers (36-27-10)
GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Philadelphia FlyersGame Preview
Roster News
No changes to the lineup that faced the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday are expected for the game tonight.
Cayden Primeau (7-7-2 / 2.85 GAA / .910 SV% / 2 SO) is the confirmed starter for Montreal.
Last Game
The Canadiens got an emotional lift with the return of Marty St. Louis behind the bench.
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Players to Watch
- Brendan Gallagher - Gallagher leads all Canadiens with 27 points in 19 career games against the Flyers.
Matchup for Game 72, Home Game 35
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. | March 28, 7:00 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, NBCSP, ESPN
Pre-Game
Jake Evans- "Playing against a lot of top teams, competing against them and going toe-to-toe with them until the end, it shows what we need to do to get to the next level, but also that we’re on the right track. I think it was a positive road trip and it was a great way to end it, too.”
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Projected Canadiens Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
22 Cole Caufield - 14 Nick Suzuki - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky
11 Brendan Gallagher - 15 Alex Newhook - 40 Joel Armia
17 Josh Anderson - 71 Jake Evans - 56 Jesse Ylonen
55 Michael Pezzetta - 36 Colin White - 49 Rafael Harvey-Pinard
Defensemen
8 Mike Matheson - 21 Kaiden Guhle
72 Arber Xhekaj - 58 David Savard
47 Jayden Struble - 54 Jordan Harris
Goaltenders
Starter: 30 Cayden Primeau
Alternate: 35 Sam Montembeault
Out of the lineup
Scratches: Tanner Pearson, Johnathan Kovacevic
Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), Christian Dvorak (upper body), Joshua Roy (hand)
Visiting Bench
This is the second of three meetings between these two teams. Philadelphia beat the Habs 3-2 in a shootout on January 10th.
The Flyers lead the NHL with 15 shorthanded goals. Montreal leads the league in short handed goals allowed.
Travis Konecny has recorded 21 points in his last 17 games.
Samuel Ersson (21-14-7 / 2.75 GAA / .895 SV% / 3 SO) is the confirmed starter for the Flyers.
Game Expectations
The Canadiens return after a five game road trip where they posted a 2-2-1 record. It is Country Night at the Bell Centre this evening.
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