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22 Cole Caufield - 14 Nick Suzuki - 49 Rafael Harvey-Pinard
20 Juraj Slafkovsky - 15 Alex Newhook - 17 Josh Anderson
70 Tanner Pearson - 91 Sean Monahan - 11 Brendan Gallagher
55 Michael Pezzetta - 71 Jake Evans - 40 Joel Armia

Defensemen
8 Mike Matheson - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic
21 Kaiden Guhle - 52 Justin Barron
72 Arber Xhekaj - 54 Jordan Harris

Goaltenders
Starter: 35 Sam Montembeault
Alternate: 34 Jake Allen" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "
Out of the lineup
Scratches: Gustav Lindstrom, Jesse Ylonen, Cayden Primeau
Injuries: Christian Dvorak (knee), Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), David Savard (hand)" } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "Visiting Bench", "level": 2 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Vegas Golden Knights (8-0-1) also won in a shootout on Saturday night defeating the Los Angeles Kings 4-3. Vegas won both meetings against the Canadiens last season." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Adin Hill (4-0-1 / 2.16 GAA / .915 SV%) is the likely starter for Vegas." } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "Game Expectations", "level": 2 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Canadiens have won their last two games. Meeting the defending Stanley Cup champions will be a " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Be sure to bookmark THN.com/Montreal for year-round coverage of the Montreal Canadiens, Laval Rocket, and Habs prospects playing in leagues around the world." } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxNzAzMjM2NzQxMTEzNjIw/gretzky-northland.jpg" }, "caption": "Gretzky Signature Series" } } ] }

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