Excerpt from 'Habs Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson commenting on why Cole Caufield deserves a fan vote for the 2024 All-Star Game. GAME DAY PREVIEW | MONTREAL CANADIENS (17-18-7) VS COLORADO AVALANCHE (28-12-3) GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Colorado Avalanche. [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAzNjUyMzQ2MDUwMjU4ODc1/colorado-1.png] GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Colorado Avalanche. GAME PREVIEW ROSTER NEWS Tanner Pearson skated on his own on Monday morning with Adam Nicholas as he continues his rehabilitation from an upper-body injury sustained on December 9th. Jake Allen (4-8-2 / 3.52 GAA / .900 SV%) is the confirmed starter for Montreal. LAST GAME The Canadiens losing streak reached three games as Mike Matheson took a costly penalty in overtime. Last game: MTL 1 vs EDM 2 | F PLAYERS TO WATCH * undefined MATCHUP FOR GAME 43, HOME GAME 23 Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. | January 15, 7:00 PM ET | TV: SN, RDS, ALT, ESPN PRE-GAME Kent Hughes * undefined PROJECTED CANADIENS LINEUP (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Forwards 22 Cole Caufield - 14 Nick Suzuki - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky 49 Rafael Harvey-Pinard - 71 Jake Evans - 11 Brendan Gallagher 89 Joshua Roy - 91 Sean Monahan - 40 Joel Armia 55 Michael Pezzetta - 13 Mitchell Stephens - 56 Jesse Ylonen Defensemen 21 Kaiden Guhle - 8 Mike Matheson 47 Jayden Struble - 58 David Savard 54 Jordan Harris - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic Goaltenders Starter: 34 Jake Allen (4-8-2 / 3.52 GAA / .900 SV%) Alternate: 30 Cayden Primeau Out of the lineup Scratches: Justin Barron, Sam Montembeault Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), Alex Newhook (lower body), Tanner Pearson (upper body), Christian Dvorak (upper body), Josh Anderson (lower body) VISITING BENCH The Avalanche is on a five-game road trip. They have a record of 9-1-1 in their last 11 games. Colorado has scored a power play goal in each their last seven contests. The Avalanche defensemen have scored 33 goals and 125 points which is tops in the NHL. Alexandar Georgiev (24-9-2 / 2.89 GAA / .897 SV%) is the likely starter for Colorado. GAME EXPECTATIONS The Canadiens begin a busy week with a game at home against the Avalanche. They will continue with three games on the road in New Jersey, Ottawa and Boston. 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.
