Excerpt from 'Habs Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson commenting on whether goaltender Jake Allen will be traded. GAME DAY PREVIEW | MONTREAL CANADIENS (23-28-8) VS FLORIDA PANTHERS (39-16-4) Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAyNTcxMDIzMzQwNTQ1MDky/florida.png] GAME PREVIEW ROSTER NEWS Sam Montembeault (13-10-4 / 3.16 GAA / .904 SV%) is the confirmed starter for Montreal. LAST GAME It was another strong game for Canadiens defenseman Jordan Harris with a goal and an assist to break Montreal's five-game losing streak. Last game: MTL 4 vs ARI 2 | F PLAYERS TO WATCH * undefined MATCHUP FOR GAME 60, AWAY GAME 29 Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL. | February 29, 7:00 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, BSFL, ESPN PRE-GAME Martin St. Louis "Usually for me Florida, Tampa, Carolina is like Amen Corner (at The Masters) so you have to bring your 'A' game. You have to be precise, you have to be engaged, and you got to manage the risks you take." "It’s really a trip that is a good opportunity to see where we are as a team, but also individually. This will allow us to see how committed our guys are." PROJECTED CANADIENS LINEUP (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Forwards 22 Cole Caufield - 14 Nick Suzuki - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky 89 Joshua Roy - 15 Alex Newhook - 40 Joel Armia 11 Brendan Gallagher - 71 Jake Evans - 17 Josh Anderson 70 Tanner Pearson - 36 Colin White - 56 Jesse Ylonen Defensemen 8 Mike Matheson - 21 Kaiden Guhle 72 Arber Xhekaj - 58 David Savard 54 Jordan Harris - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic Goaltenders Starter: 35 Sam Montembeault (13-10-4 / 3.16 GAA / .904 SV%) Alternate: 34 Jake Allen Out of the lineup Scratches: Cayden Primeau, Michael Pezzetta Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), Christian Dvorak (upper body), Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower body), Jayden Struble (lower body) VISITING BENCH This is the third meeting between the two teams. Florida has won the two previous games by a combined total of 9-2. Florida is in first place in the Atlantic Division and one point out of the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Anthony Stolarz (10-5-2 / 1.97 GAA / .925 SV%) is the confirmed starter for the Panthers. Stolarz is 4-1 in his last five starts with a .951 save percentage and 1.39 goals against average in that period. GAME EXPECTATIONS The Canadiens begin a four-game road trip in Sunrise, Florida against the Panthers. Their schedule will then take them to Tampa, Nashville and Raleigh. 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. Wayne Gretzky Signature Series [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxNzAzMjM2NzQxMTEzNjIw/gretzky-northland.jpg] Wayne Gretzky Signature Series
