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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: 30 Cayden Primeau (3-3-0 / 3.40 GAA / .902 SV%)
Alternate: 35 Sam Montembeault" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Out of the lineup
Scratches: Gustav Lindstrom, Jake Allen, 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": "header", "data": { "text": "Visiting Bench", "level": 2 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Blackhawks have a record of 12-4-1 in their last 17 games against the Canadiens." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Connor Bedard leads all rookies in the NHL in goals, assists and points with 12 goals, 16 assists and 28 points." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Petr Mrazek (8-10-0 / 3.04 GAA / .909 SV%) is the confirmed starter for the Blackhawks." } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "Game Expectations", "level": 2 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Canadiens will play their final game before the Christmas break. Montreal currently ranks 22nd in the NHL with 33 points and a 6.4 percent chance of making the playoffs (according to MoneyPuck .com)." } }, { "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 Visit Connor Bedard and the Blackhawks | PREVIEW: MTL @ CHI