Excerpt from 'Habs Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson commenting on proposed changes to the NHL's three-on-three overtime structure. GAME DAY PREVIEW | MONTREAL CANADIENS (26-32-12) VS COLORADO AVALANCHE (46-20-5) 1GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Colorado Avalanche [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAzNjUyMzQ2MDUwMjU4ODc1/colorado-1.png] 1GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Colorado Avalanche GAME PREVIEW ROSTER NEWS Martin St. Louis will return behind the Canadiens bench for Tuesday's game in Denver. St. Louis left the team on March 15th to be with his family after his 16-year-old son Mason suffered an on-ice hockey accident. In St. Louis' absence, Trevor Letowski earned his first win as an NHL head coach on Sunday night in Seattle with a 5-1 win over the Kraken. Sam Montembeault (13-13-7 / 3.12 GAA / .903 SV% / 0 SO) is the confirmed starter for Montreal. Montembeault has won just once in his last 10 starts. LAST GAME The Canadiens scored four times in the first period and cruised the rest of the way to snap a four-game losing streak.. Last game: MTL 5 vs SEA 1 | F PLAYERS TO WATCH * undefined MATCHUP FOR GAME 71, AWAY GAME 37 Ball Arena, Denver, CO. | March 26, 9:00 PM ET | TV: TSN2, RDS, ALT, ESPN PRE-GAME Alex Newhook on returning to Denver- "This one’s definitely been circled on the calendar ever since the summer. [I’m] looking forward to getting back in that building. It’s going to be a little weird being on the other side of it, but I have a lot of great memories there and it’s going to be a special one, for sure.” CANADIENS CONNECTION VIA YOUTUBE [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Als3hVz-Oz4[/embed] 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 17 Josh Anderson - 71 Jake Evans - 56 Jesse Ylonen 55 Michael Pezzetta - 36 Colin White - 49 Rafael Harvey-Pinard Defensemen 8 Mike Matheson - 21 Kaiden Guhle 72 Arber Xhekaj - 58 David Savard 47 Jayden Struble - 54 Jordan Harris Goaltenders Starter: 35 Sam Montembeault Alternate: 30 Cayden Primeau Out of the lineup Scratches: Tanner Pearson, Johnathan Kovacevic Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), Christian Dvorak (upper body), Joshua Roy (hand) VISITING BENCH This is the second and final meeting of the season for the two teams. Montreal beat Colorado 4-3 on January 15th. The Avalanche are winners of the last nine consecutive games. Colorado are 12-1-0 in their last 13 games at Ball Arena and boast the best home ice record in the NHL. Nathan MacKinnon currently is sporting a 34-game home point streak. MacKinnon has recorded 72 points in that span. Justus Annunen (5-2-1 / 2.38 GAA / .926 SV% / 2 SO) is the confirmed starter for the Avalanche. GAME EXPECTATIONS This will be a challenge for the Canadiens against the league's best home team. It will be up to Martin St. Louis to rally his troops to get a win. 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!
