Excerpt from 'Habs Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson commenting on what the goalie rotation might look like for Montreal for the remainder of the season. GAME DAY PREVIEW | MONTREAL CANADIENS (29-36-12) VS PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (36-31-11) GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Philadelphia Flyers [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjA1MzQzNTMzMTc4MDM4MjI4/philadelphia-1.png] GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Philadelphia Flyers GAME PREVIEW ROSTER NEWS The Canadiens announced that Arber Xhekaj will undergo season-ending surgery to repair his left shoulder on Wednesday. Xhekaj He is expected to be ready to start the new season. Christian Dvorak will return to the lineup tonight. Dvorak had surgery on January 5th to repair a torn pectoral muscle. He was originally expected to miss the remainder of the season. Sam Montembeault (15-15-7 / 3.10 GAA / .904 SV% / 0 SO) is the confirmed starter for Montreal. LAST GAME Despite being outplayed, the Canadiens went toe-to-toe with the league's best team for the first 40 minutes. Last game: MTL 2 vs NYR 5 | F PLAYERS TO WATCH * undefined MATCHUP FOR GAME 78, HOME GAME 40 Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. | April 9, 7:00 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, NBCSP, ESPN PRE-GAME Christian Dvorak - "It's been a lot of rehab the past calendar year. I just want to get some games in, stay healthy, just work on my game, and get a little momentum heading into the summer.” CANADIENS CONNECTION ON YOUTUBE [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV0788uEhLc[/embed] Looking for the Apple Podcasts link? Click here [https://t.co/wviOKN4d6b]! 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 70 Tanner Pearson - 71 Jake Evans - 17 Josh Anderson 55 Michael Pezzetta - 28 Christian Dvorak - 49 Rafael Harvey-Pinard Defensemen 8 Mike Matheson - 58 David Savard 54 Jordan Harris - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic 47 Jayden Struble - 52 Justin Barron Goaltenders Starter: 35 Sam Montembeault Alternate: 30 Cayden Primeau Out of the lineup Scratches: Jesse Ylonen, Colin White Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), Joshua Roy (hand), Arber Xhekaj (upper body), Kaiden Guhle (upper body) VISITING BENCH This is the final meeting of three games between these two teams. Each team has won one contest. On March 28th, the Canadiens beat Philadelphia 4-1. Sean Couturier has 20 points in 30 career games against the Canadiens. The Flyers have struggled in their last 10 games posting a record of 2-5-3. Philadelphia leads the NHL with 15 shorthanded goals. The Canadiens have gioven up the most shorthanded goals in the league. The Flyers like to shoot the puck. They are third in the league with a 33.3 shot-per-game average. Samuel Ersson (21-17-7 / 2.88 GAA / .889 SV% / 3 SO) is the confirmed starter for the Flyers. GAME EXPECTATIONS This is the second last home date on the Canadiens regular season schedule. They will return to the Bell Centre one week from tonight to host the Detroit Red Wings for the final game of the season. 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!
