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 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
Canadiens Comeback Bid Falls Short | RECAP: DET @ MTL
Players to Watch
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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
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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
It is the 114th anniversary of the Montreal Canadiens, founded on December 4, 1909.
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