Excerpt from 'Habs Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson commenting on the proposed rule changes or updates coming out of the 2024 NHL GMs meeting. GAME DAY PREVIEW | MONTREAL CANADIENS (25-32-12) VS SEATTLE KRAKEN (28-28-13) GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Seattle Kraken [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAyNjc1NTIwOTY5MTIyODg0/game-day.png] GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Seattle Kraken GAME PREVIEW ROSTER NEWS Brendan Gallagher did not participate in Saturday’s practice taking a therapy day. Cayden Primeau (6-7-2 / 2.97 GAA / .905 SV% / 2 SO) is the confirmed starter for Montreal. LAST GAME The Canadiens could not generate offense at even strength or on the power play. Juraj Slafkovsky scored the only Canadiens goal. Last game: MTL 1 vs VAN 4 | F PLAYERS TO WATCH * undefined MATCHUP FOR GAME 70, AWAY GAME 36 CP Arena, Seattle, WA. | March 24, 9:00 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, ROOT-NW, ESPN PRE-GAME David Savard - "We have to try to find the back of the net a little more. We don’t give ourselves many chances when we have one or two, it puts a lot of pressure on our goalkeepers, but we are in every match and we have to continue to compete against the best teams." CANADIENS CONNECTION VIA SPOTIFY PROJECTED CANADIENS LINEUP (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Forwards 22 Cole Caufield - 14 Nick Suzuki - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky 11 Brendan Gallagher - 15 Alex Newhook - 40 Joel Armia 17 Josh Anderson - 71 Jake Evans - 56 Jesse Ylonen 55 Michael Pezzetta - 36 Colin White - 49 Rafael Harvey-Pinard Defensemen 8 Mike Matheson - 21 Kaiden Guhle 72 Arber Xhekaj - 58 David Savard 47 Jayden Struble - 54 Jordan Harris Goaltenders Starter: 30 Cayden Primeau Alternate: 35 Sam Montembeault Out of the lineup Scratches: Tanner Pearson, Johnathan Kovacevic Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), Christian Dvorak (upper body), Joshua Roy (hand) VISITING BENCH This is the second and final meeting of the season for the two teams. Montreal beat Seattle 4-2 on December 4th. The Kraken have a record of 3-2-0 in their last five games against the Canadiens. Yanni Gourde has recorded seven points in his last six games against Montreal. Philipp Grubauer (10-12-2 / 2.84 GAA / .901 SV% / 1 SO) is the confirmed starter for the Oilers. GAME EXPECTATIONS Tanner Pearson has four points in five career games against the Kraken. Seattle has lost their last seven 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. The Hockey News: Pick A Free Issue! [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwNTk3MTk4Mzc0MTE4Nzc2/hockeynewsad.jpg] The Hockey News: Pick A Free Issue!
