Excerpt from 'Habs Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson commenting on making Alex Newhook the third piece of the Canadiens' top line GAME DAY PREVIEW | MONTREAL CANADIENS (5-5-2) VS DETROIT RED WINGS (7-5-1) Montreal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAyMDgxODQxODY2MzUxODM4/detroit.png] Montreal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings GAME PREVIEW ROSTER NEWS Rafael Harvey-Pinard participated in practice on Wednesday . Cayden Primeau will make the second start of his season in the state of his birthplace. LAST GAME The Canadiens were unprepared to meet the Lightning as they have been so many times. Tampa scored four goals in the first period and did not look back. Last game: MTL 3 TBL 5 For a complete game recap: Bad Start Sinks Canadiens | RECAP: TBL @ MTL [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal-canadiens/game-day/bad-start-sinks-canadiens-recap-tbl-mtl] PLAYERS TO WATCH * undefined MATCHUP FOR GAME 13, AWAY GAME 6 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI. | November 9, 7:00 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, BSDET, ESPN PRE-GAME Marty St. Louis on Cayden Primeau * undefined PROJECTED CANADIENS LINEUP (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Forwards 15 Alex Newhook - 14 Nick Suzuki - 17 Josh Anderson 22 Cole Caufield - 28 Christian Dvorak - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky 70 Tanner Pearson - 91 Sean Monahan - 11 Brendan Gallagher 55 Michael Pezzetta - 71 Jake Evans - 40 Joel Armia Defensemen 8 Mike Matheson - 52 Justin Barron 21 Kaiden Guhle - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic 72 Arber Xhekaj - 54 Jordan Harris Goaltenders Starter: 30 Cayden Primeau Alternate: 34 Jake Allen Out of the lineup Scratches: Jesse Ylonen, Sam Montembeault Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), David Savard (hand), Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower-body) VISITING BENCH The Red Wings are unbeaten in regulation against the Canadiens in the past five games (4-0-1) at Little Caesars Arena. Detroit has scored 48 goals in 13 games this season, good enough for fifth best in the league. Dylan Larkin leads the Red Wings with five goals, 12 assists for 17 points. Former Canadiens Ben Chiarot and Jeff Petry will play together on the second pair. James Reimer (2-2-0 / 1.52 GAA / .944 SV%) is the confirmed starter for the Red Wings. GAME EXPECTATIONS The Canadiens are looking to end a four-game losing streak (0-3-1). The Canadiens have allowed the first goal in six games straight. They must change that in 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. Gretzky Signature Series [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxNzAzMjM2NzQxMTEzNjIw/gretzky-northland.jpg] Gretzky Signature Series