Excerpt from 'Habs Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson commenting on Mike Matheson's statistics this season. GAME DAY PREVIEW | MONTREAL CANADIENS (20-21-8) VS WASHINGTON CAPITALS (22-18-7) GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals. [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxNjU5MTYyMDU1MTU3NTI0/washington.png] GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals. GAME PREVIEW ROSTER NEWS Rocket forwards Lucas Condotta and Brandon Gignac joined the Canadiens on the weekend and are expected to be in the lineup tonight. Alex Newhook traveled with his teammates to Washington, D.C. but is not expected to play. Arber Xhekaj may return to the lineup after being a healthy scratch against the Penguins. Marty St. Louis will not deploy eleven forwards and seven defensemen as some anticipated. Sam Montembeault (11-7-4 / 3.10 GAA / .905 SV%) is the confirmed starter for Montreal. LAST GAME It was an outstanding game for Jake Allen who stole a point for the Canadiens. Last game: MTL 2 vs PIT 3 | F/OT PLAYERS TO WATCH * undefined MATCHUP FOR GAME 50, AWAY GAME 25 Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C. | February 6, 7:00 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, MNMT, ESPN PRE-GAME Martin St. Louis * undefined WATCH ALONG LIVESTREAM [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvHD2PeBWYc[/embed] Join us on Tuesday at 7 pm ET. for an online global Habs watch party. Subscribe and click the bell to be notified. PROJECTED CANADIENS LINEUP (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Forwards 22 Cole Caufield - 14 Nick Suzuki - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky 70 Tanner Pearson - 71 Jake Evans - 56 Jesse Ylonen 40 Joel Armia - 74 Brandon Gignac - 17 Josh Anderson 55 Michael Pezzetta - 82 Lucas Condotta- 49 Rafael Harvey-Pinard Defensemen 8 Mike Matheson - 21 Kaiden Guhle 47 Jayden Struble - 58 David Savard 72 Arber Xhekaj - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic Goaltenders Starter: 35 Sam Montembeault (11-7-4 / 3.10 GAA / .905 SV%) Alternate: 30 Cayden Primeau Out of the lineup Scratches: Jordan Harris, Jake Allen Suspension: Brendan Gallagher Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), Alex Newhook (lower body), Christian Dvorak (upper body) VISITING BENCH This is the second of three meetings this season between the Capitals and Canadiens. Montreal beat the Caps 3-2 in overtime on October 21st at the Bell Centre. Washington is 6-2-2 against the Habs in their last ten games. Former Canadiens skaters Max Pacioretty and Joel Edmundson will be in the lineup. It will be Edmundson's first game against his former team. Charlie Lindgren (9-6-4 / 2.58 GAA / .916 SV%) is the confirmed starter for the Capitals. GAME EXPECTATIONS Both teams will be looking to brush off the rust of the All-Star break. The Capitals are currently riding a four-game losing streak. 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.