Juraj Slafkovsky will be reunited on the Canadiens first line with Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield as Montreal hosts the Seattle Kraken.
GAME DAY PREVIEW | Montreal Canadiens (10-11-3) vs Seattle Kraken (8-11-6)
GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Seattle KrakenGame Preview
Roster News
With nine points in the month, Cole Caufield earned the Molson Cup for November.
On Saturday, the Canadiens announced that Newhook will be out for 10-12 weeks with a high ankle sprain.
Arber Xhekaj was activated from IR and loaned to the Laval Rocket.
Sam Montembeault (5-3-1 / 2.73 GAA / .910 SV%) is the confirmed starter for Montreal.
Last Game
After falling behind in the first period, the Canadiens fought back to force overtime against the Red Wings.
Last game: MTL 4 vs DET 5 | F/OT
Players to Watch
- Brendan Gallagher - Gallagher will be playing his 700th NHL career game.
- Juraj Slafkovsky - Slafkovsky will be playing on the top line with Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield.
Matchup for Game 25, Home Game 14
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. | December 4, 7:30 PM ET | TV: SNE, SNP, SNO, RDS, ESPN
Pre-Game
Juraj Slafkovsky on playing with Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield
- "They're the two best players on the team, so it's always nice to get some time with them. I will have this chance tonight."
Projected Canadiens Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
22 Cole Caufield - 14 Nick Suzuki - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky
91 Sean Monahan - 71 Jake Evans - 17 Josh Anderson
70 Tanner Pearson - 28 Christian Dvorak - 11 Brendan Gallagher
40 Joel Armia - 13 Mitchell Stephens - 56 Jesse Ylonen
Defensemen
8 Mike Matheson - 27 Gustav Lindstrom
21 Kaiden Guhle - 52 Justin Barron
47 Jayden Struble - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic
Goaltenders
Starter: 35 Sam Montembeault (5-3-1 / 2.73 GAA / .910 SV%)
Alternate: 34 Jake Allen
Out of the lineup
Scratches: Mattias Norlinder, Michael Pezzetta, Cayden Primeau
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), Alex Newhook (lower body)
Visiting Bench
The Kraken have not lost at the Bell Centre going 2-0-0 in their history in Montreal.
Seattle has never allowed a power play goal to the Canadiens with a perfect 14-for-14 record on the penalty kill..
The Kraken are riding a four-game losing streak with three of those losses occurring in Canada.
Philipp Grubauer (5-7-1 / 3.37 GAA / .882 SV%) is the likely starter for the Kraken.
Game Expectations
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