Excerpt from 'Rocket Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson commenting on Jan Mysak's performance for the Laval Rocket last week. GAME DAY PREVIEW | MONTREAL CANADIENS (5-4-2) VS TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING (5-3-4) Game Day: Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAyMDQ4NTY0NDU5NzQyODMz/tampa-bay.png] Game Day: Montreal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning GAME PREVIEW ROSTER NEWS Rafael Harvey-Pinard participated in the game day skate but will miss his second straight game. Jake Allen is expected to start in goal for Montreal. Allen has earned the Molson Cup for October and will be honored prior to the game. LAST GAME Brendan Gallagher scored a goal and added an assist. Juraj Slafkovsky notched his first goal of the season and his first since December 1, 2022. Last game: MTL 3 STL 6 For a complete game recap: Canadiens Drop Third Straight Game | RECAP: MTL @ STL [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal-canadiens/game-day/canadiens-drop-third-straight-game-recap-mtl-stl] PLAYERS TO WATCH * undefined MATCHUP FOR GAME 12, HOME GAME 7 Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. | November 7, 7:00 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, BSSUN, ESPN PRE-GAME Arber Xhekaj * undefined PROJECTED CANADIENS LINEUP (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Forwards 22 Cole Caufield - 14 Nick Suzuki - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky 15 Alex Newhook - 28 Christian Dvorak - 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: 34 Jake Allen Alternate: 35 Sam Montembeault Out of the lineup Scratches: Jesse Ylonen, Cayden Primeau Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), David Savard (hand), Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower-body) VISITING BENCH Tampa Bay will be on the second game of a back-to-back. The Lightning lost 6-5 in overtime on Monday night to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Braden Hagel has points in eight of 12 games this season. Matt Tomkins (0-2-0 / 3.59 GAA / .891 SV%) is the expected starter for the Lightning. GAME EXPECTATIONS Tonight's game is the first of four matchups between the Canadiens and the Lightning. Montreal won once in four meetings with Tampa last season. 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 Selection [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxNzAzMjM2NzQxMTEzNjIw/gretzky-northland.jpg] Gretzky Signature Selection