Excerpt from 'Habs Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson commenting on the need for the three-goaltender rotation to end. GAME DAY PREVIEW | MONTREAL CANADIENS (15-14-5) VS FLORIDA PANTHERS (21-12-2) GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Florida Panthers. [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAyNTcxMDIzMzQwNTQ1MDky/florida.png] GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Florida Panthers. GAME PREVIEW ROSTER NEWS Juraj Slafkovsky is not feeling any ill-effects from the hit he took at the end of Thursday night's game. Christian Dvorak did not practice on Friday taking a therapy day. Jake Allen (4-6-2 / 3.43 GAA / .904 SV%) is the confirmed starter for Montreal. LAST GAME The Canadiens first line was dominated by the Hurricanes. Last game: MTL 3 vs CAR 5 | F PLAYERS TO WATCH * undefined * undefined MATCHUP FOR GAME 35, AWAY GAME 17 Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL. | December 30, 7:00 PM ET | TV: SNE, CITY, TVAS, BSFL PRE-GAME Josh Anderson on the hit to Juraj Slafkovsky * undefined 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 40 Joel Armia - 28 Christian Dvorak - 11 Brendan Gallagher 55 Michael Pezzetta - 13 Mitchell Stephens - 56 Jesse Ylonen Defensemen 8 Mike Matheson - 58 David Savard 21 Kaiden Guhle - 52 Justin Barron 47 Jayden Struble - 54 Jordan Harris Goaltenders Starter: 34 Jake Allen (4-6-2 / 3.43 GAA / .904 SV%) Alternate: 30 Cayden Primeau Out of the lineup Scratches: Gustav Lindstrom, Sam Montembeault, Johnathan Kovacevic Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower body), Alex Newhook (lower body), Tanner Pearson (upper body) VISITING BENCH In their only other meeting this season, the Panthers beat the Canadiens 5-1 on November 30th at the Bell Centre. Aleksander Barkov has recorded 43 points in 32 career games against Montreal. Anthony Stolarz (4-3-1 / 2.18 GAA / .915 SV%) is the confirmed starter for the Panthers. GAME EXPECTATIONS The Canadiens will continue their four game road trip in Florida. The Panthers are playing the second game of a back-to-back after beating the New York Rangers on Friday night. Be sure to bookmark THN.com/Montreal [https://thn.com/montreal] for year-round coverage of the Montreal Canadiens, Laval Rocket, and Habs prospects playing in leagues around the world. Gretzky Signature Series. [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxNzAzMjM2NzQxMTEzNjIw/gretzky-northland.jpg] Gretzky Signature Series.
