Excerpt from 'Habs Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson commenting on the upcoming competition for a spot on the Montreal Canadiens blue line. GAME DAY PREVIEW | MONTREAL CANADIENS (30-36-14) VS DETROIT RED WINGS (39-32-9) GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAyMDgxODQxODY2MzUxODM4/detroit.png] GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings GAME PREVIEW ROSTER NEWS The Canadiens signed defenseman Lane Hutson to a three-year, entry-level contract. Hutson will make his NHL debut tonight paired with David Savard. Sam Montembeault (16-15-8 / 3.10 GAA / .904 SV% / 0 SO) is the confirmed starter for Montreal. LAST GAME The Canadiens squandered four one-goal leads, falling in a shootout to the Senators. Last game: MTL 4 vs OTT 5 | F/SO PLAYERS TO WATCH * undefined MATCHUP FOR GAME 81, AWAY GAME 41 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI. | April 15, 7:00 PM ET | TV: SN, RDS, BSDETX, ESPN PRE-GAME Lane Hutson - "I feel good. I’m just really excited. The guys here have been great and I'm just ready to get going. It’s pretty surreal, honestly. Just being here and being with this group is really cool and I’m just really excited." CANADIENS CONNECTION PODCAST ON SPOTIFY 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 49 Rafael Harvey-Pinard - 71 Jake Evans - 17 Josh Anderson 55 Michael Pezzetta - 28 Christian Dvorak - 56 Jesse Ylonen Defensemen 8 Mike Matheson - 52 Justin Barron 54 Jordan Harris - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic 48 Lane Hutson - 58 David Savard Goaltenders Starter: 35 Sam Montembeault Alternate: 30 Cayden Primeau Out of the lineup Scratches: Colin White, Tanner Pearson, Jayden Struble 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 third of four games between the two teams. Each team has won one game previously. The Red Wings have not lost in regulation time to Montreal in the past seven games. Patrick Kane has recorded nine goals, 11 assists for 20 points in 22 career games against Montreal.. Alex Lyon (20-18-5 / 3.03 GAA / .906 SV% / 2 SO) is the confirmed starter for the Red Wings. GAME EXPECTATIONS The Canadiens will play their final road game of this season. Nick Suzuki has 11 points in 13 career games against Detroit. 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!
