Excerpt from 'Habs Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson commenting on This is your one-stop destination for your Canadiens news capsule. Wondering what you need to know? These are your Habs Headlines! NEXT GAME: MTL @ CAR 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. Watch for our full game day preview available on Thursday afternoon. Post-game we will publish a comprehensive game recap. Be sure to bookmark The Hockey News Montreal [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal-canadiens/] and visit often. 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) CANADIENS CONNECTION PODCAST Listen to the latest episode of the Canadiens Connection podcast on your favorite podcast app (link below) or on YouTube. Positive Perspectives of Canadiens Prospect Pipeline | Canadiens Connection podcast ep 275 [https://canadiensconnection.fm/episode/positive-perspectives-of-canadiens-prospect-pipeline-canadiens-connection-ep-275] [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_TrDmBbt9M[/embed] 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
