Excerpt from 'Rocket Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson commenting on Jared Davidson's first AHL hat trick. GAME DAY PREVIEW | MONTREAL CANADIENS (22-26-8) VS PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (24-21-8) GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins. [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAyODcyOTYxOTU3MzcyOTk2/pittsburgh.png] GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins. GAME PREVIEW ROSTER NEWS The Canadiens claimed forward Colin White from the Pittsburgh Penguins. He will be in the lineup tonight. Montreal also placed forward Brandon Gignac on waivers. Cayden Primeau has earned the Canadiens only victory in their last six games, a shutout against the Anaheim Ducks. Cayden Primeau (5-5-1 / 3.07 GAA / .903 SV%) is the confirmed starter for Montreal. LAST GAME Buffalo won the special teams game and the Canadiens fell short. Point streaks ended for Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky. Last game: MTL 2 vs BUF 3 | F PLAYERS TO WATCH * undefined MATCHUP FOR GAME 57, AWAY GAME 27 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA. | February 22, 7:00 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, ESPN PRE-GAME Martin St. Louis WATCH ALONG LIVESTREAM [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8yqI6iS1gA[/embed] Join us on Thursday at 7 pm ET. for an online global Habs watch party. Subscribe and click the bell to be notified. PROJECTED CANADIENS LINEUP (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Forwards 22 Cole Caufield - 14 Nick Suzuki - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky 89 Joshua Roy - 15 Alex Newhook - 17 Josh Anderson 40 Joel Armia - 71 Jake Evans - 11 Brendan Gallagher 70 Tanner Pearson - 36 Colin White - 56 Jesse Ylonen Defensemen 8 Mike Matheson - 21 Kaiden Guhle 47 Jayden Struble - 54 Jordan Harris 72 Arber Xhekaj - 58 David Savard Goaltenders Starter: 30 Cayden Primeau (5-5-1 / 3.07 GAA / .903 SV%) Alternate: 35 Sam Montembeault Out of the lineup Scratches: Jake Allen, Johnathan Kovacevic, Michael Pezzetta Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), Christian Dvorak (upper body), Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower body) VISITING BENCH This is the final meeting this season between the Penguins and Canadiens. Pittsburgh beat Montreal in both previous games this season. The Penguins have a record of 12-4-3 in their last 19 games against the Canadiens. Erik Karlsson has registered 38 points in 48 career games versus Montreal. Tristan Jarry (14-17-4 / 2.50 GAA / .914 SV%) is the confirmed starter for the Penguins. GAME EXPECTATIONS The Penguins and the Canadiens have each lost five of their last six 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. Gretzky Signature Series. [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxNzAzMjM2NzQxMTEzNjIw/gretzky-northland.jpg] Gretzky Signature Series.
