Goaltender Cayden Primeau will make his fourth start of the season against the San Jose Sharks on Friday afternoon.
GAME DAY PREVIEW | Montreal Canadiens (8-9-2) vs San Jose Sharks (3-15-1)
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Roster News
Sean Monahan had a therapy day and did not practice on Thursday at the SAP Center.
Cayden Primeau is the confirmed starter in goal for Montreal, his fourth start of the season.
Last Game
In a sloppily-played game, the Canadiens came out on top thanks to a two-goal performance by Alex Newhook.
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Players to Watch
- Cayden Primeau - Primeau drew the plum assignment against the NHL's worst offence. San Jose averages 1.47 goals per game and just 24.2 shots per game, the fewest in the league.
Matchup for Game 20, Away Game 9
SAP Center, San Jose, CA. | November 24, 3:30 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, NBCSCA
Pre-Game
Cayden Primeau on starting against San Jose
- "All teams are good in the NHL. I’m just happy to play. But obviously the more you play, the more consistent you can become. I have a mentality that I have to be ready when my name is called to play."
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: 30 Cayden Primeau (1-2-0)
Alternate: 35 Sam Montembeault
Out of the lineup
Scratches: Jake Allen, Mattias Norlinder
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
Former Canadien Mike Hoffman has four goals in 18 games, which is tied for the team lead.
The Sharks have a whopping minus-55 goal differential in 19 games this season.
Mackenzie Blackwood (2-9-1 / 3.97 GAA / .896 SV%) is the confirmed starter for the Sharks.
Game Expectations
The two teams are tied for the fewest regulation wins (3) this season in the NHL.
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