Excerpt from 'Habs Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson commenting on how active the Montreal Canadiens should be heading into the 2024 trade deadline. GAME DAY PREVIEW | MONTREAL CANADIENS (15-16-5) VS DALLAS STARS (22-9-4) Game Day: Montreal Canadiens vs Dallas Stars. [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAzMzQ2Nzc3NjQ5MTk0MTY2/dallas.png] Game Day: Montreal Canadiens vs Dallas Stars. GAME PREVIEW ROSTER NEWS Christian Dvorak did not participate in the morning skate. Marty St. Louis will once again have 11 forwards and seven defensemen in his lineup. Sam Montembeault (7-5-3 / 2.93 GAA / .903 SV%) will start for the second consecutive game after a rough performance against Tampa Bay. LAST GAME The Canadiens could not take advantage of a lucky goal as the Lightning stormed back scoring four straight times. Last game: MTL 3 vs TBL 4 | F PLAYERS TO WATCH * undefined MATCHUP FOR GAME 37, AWAY GAME 19 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX. | January 2, 8:00 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, ESPN, BSSW PRE-GAME Cole Caufield * 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 - 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 26 Johnathan Kovacevic Goaltenders Starter: 35 Sam Montembeault (7-5-3 / 2.93 GAA / .903 SV%) Alternate: 34 Jake Allen Out of the lineup Scratches: Gustav Lindstrom, Cayden Primeau Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower body), Alex Newhook (lower body), Tanner Pearson (upper body), Christian Dvorak (upper body) VISITING BENCH This is the first meeting of the season for these two teams. Dallas will play the Canadiens again on February 10th at the Bell Centre. The Stars have won five of the past six games against Montreal. Jamie Benn has 19 points in 19 career games versus the Canadiens. Dallas defenseman Joel Hanley played 17 games for the Canadiens. Scott Wedgewood (11-2-2 / 2.92 GAA / .905 SV%) is the confirmed starter for the Stars. GAME EXPECTATIONS The Canadiens complete their four-game post-Christmas road trip in Dallas. The Stars beat the Blackhawks 8-1 on New Year's Eve. Montreal has lost four of their past five games. 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.
