Excerpt from 'Habs Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson commenting on how long defenseman Arber Xhekaj might remain in the AHL. GAME DAY PREVIEW | MONTREAL CANADIENS (13-13-4) VS WINNIPEG JETS (18-9-2) GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Winnipeg Jets. [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxODE4MDA2MzIwMzI1OTIy/winnipeg.png] GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Winnipeg Jets. GAME PREVIEW ROSTER NEWS After the game day skate, Martin St. Louis announced that there will be no lineup changes. Jake Allen (3-6-2 / 3.57 GAA / .901 SV%) is the confirmed starter for Montreal. LAST GAME The Canadiens roared out to a 4-0 lead in the second period but survived a scare with the Islanders scoring three times in the third frame. Last game: MTL 5 vs NYI 3 | F PLAYERS TO WATCH * undefined * undefined * undefined MATCHUP FOR GAME 31, AWAY GAME 13 Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, MB. | December 18, 7:30 PM ET | TV: SN, RDS, ESPN PRE-GAME Martin St. Louis on Canadiens fans at the Canada Life Centre * undefined WATCH ALONG LIVESTREAM (STARTS AT 7:30 PM ET) [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q8Jf4BfsEI[/embed] 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 - 28 Christian Dvorak - 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 - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic Goaltenders Starter: 34 Jake Allen (3-6-2 / 3.57 GAA / .901 SV%) Alternate: 30 Cayden Primeau Out of the lineup Scratches: Gustav Lindstrom, Emil Heineman, Sam Montembeault 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) VISITING BENCH The Winnipeg Jets have a .737 winning percentage since the 4th of November, best in the NHL. The Jets have not lost a game in regulation time to an Eastern conference team (7-0-2) this season. On October 28th, the Canadiens beat the Jets 4-3 in a shootout at the Bell Centre. Connor Hellebuyck (15-6-1 / 2.41 GAA / .917 SV%) is the confirmed starter for the Jets. GAME EXPECTATIONS The Canadiens begin a stretch of seven consecutive games on the road in Winnipeg on Monday night. 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.