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22 Cole Caufield - 14 Nick Suzuki - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky
91 Sean Monahan - 71 Jake Evans - 17 Josh Anderson
40 Joel Armia - 28 Christian Dvorak - 11 Brendan Gallagher
51 Emil Heineman - 13 Mitchell Stephens - 56 Jesse Ylonen" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Defensemen
8 Mike Matheson - 58 David Savard
21 Kaiden Guhle - 52 Justin Barron
47 Jayden Struble - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Goaltenders
Starter: 35 Sam Montembeault (7-4-2 / 2.79 GAA / .911 SV%)
Alternate: 34 Jake Allen" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Out of the lineup
Scratches: Gustav Lindstrom, Cayden Primeau, Michael Pezzetta
Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower body), Jordan Harris (lower body), Alex Newhook (lower body), Tanner Pearson (upper body)" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Canadiens have lost 131 man games to injury." } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "Visiting Bench", "level": 2 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Wild have an all-time record of 11-2-1 against Montreal at the Xcel Energy Center. Minnesota has won the last eight games at home versus the Canadiens." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Marcus Johansson has 22 points in 31 career games against Montreal." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Filip Gustavsson (8-8-2 / 2.90 GAA / .906 SV%) is the confirmed starter for the Wild." } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "Game Expectations", "level": 2 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Canadiens are seeking their third straight win on Thursday night. This is the final match between the two teams. Minnesota defeated the Habs 5-2 on October 17th in Montreal. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Be sure to bookmark THN.com/Montreal for year-round coverage of the Montreal Canadiens, Laval Rocket, and Habs prospects playing in leagues around the world." } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxNzAzMjM2NzQxMTEzNjIw/gretzky-northland.jpg" }, "caption": "Gretzky Signature Series." } } ] }

Canadiens Seek Their Third Straight Win | PREVIEW: MTL @ MIN