Montreal Canadiens spent extra time on the power play and penalty killing units at practice on Wednesday afternoon in Raleigh, NC.
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The Montreal Canadiens begin a three-game road trip on Thursday as they take on the Carolina Hurricanes.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET. on December 28th at the PNC Arena.
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Roster News
Defenseman Jordan Harris practiced in the place of Johnathan Kovacevic.
Forward Lines / Defence Pairs / Goalies
On Wednesday, the Canadiens practiced at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC at 3:00 pm. ET.
Head coach Marty St. Louis announced that Cayden Primeau will get the start in goal against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Forwards
22 Cole Caufield - 14 Nick Suzuki - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky
91 Sean Monahan - 71 Jake Evans - 17 Josh Anderson
11 Brendan Gallagher - 28 Christian Dvorak - 56 Jesse Ylonen
51 Emil Heineman - 13 Mitchell Stephens - 40 Joel Armia
Defensemen
8 Mike Matheson - 58 David Savard
21 Kaiden Guhle - 52 Justin Barron
47 Jayden Struble - 54 Jordan Harris
Extras
27 Gustav Lindstrom
55 Michael Pezzetta
26 Johnathan Kovacevic
Goaltenders
34 Jake Allen
35 Sam Montembeault
30 Cayden Primeau
World Juniors
The Montreal Canadiens have four prospects at the the 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Owen Beck (Canada) - 2GP / 0G / 0A / 0PTS / +2
Jacob Fowler (USA) - 0GP
Lane Hutson (USA) - 1GP / 0G / 1A / 1PTS / +1
Filip Mesar (Slovakia) - 2GP / 0G / 3A / 3PTS / +3
Injury Update
Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower body), Alex Newhook (lower body), Tanner Pearson (upper body)
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