Excerpt from 'Habs Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson commenting on forward Joshua Roy being named AHL Rookie of the Month for October 2023. GAME DAY PREVIEW | MONTREAL CANADIENS VS ST. LOUIS BLUES Montreal Canadiens vs St. Louis Blues [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxOTgzMjQ3NjcwODQ3NDEx/st-louis.png] Montreal Canadiens vs St. Louis Blues GAME PREVIEW ROSTER NEWS Christian Dvorak will return at centre to play his first game of the season. Alex Newhook will move to the wing. Michael Pezzetta is expected to draw into the Canadiens lineup in p[ace of Jesse Ylonen. Rafael Harvey-Pinard has a lower body injury and is day-to-day. Defenseman Gustav Lindstrom was returned to Laval. Sam Montembeault will start in goal for Montreal. Cayden Primeau will be the backup. LAST GAME In a sloppily-played game, the Canadiens came out on the losing end. Brendan Gallagher and Jake Allen were standouts in this game. Last game: MTL 2 ARI 3 For a complete game recap: Two-Point Game From Gallagher Not Enough For the Canadiens | RECAP: MTL @ ARI [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal-canadiens/game-day/two-point-game-from-gallagher-not-enough-for-the-canadiens-recap-mtl-ari] PLAYERS TO WATCH * undefined MATCHUP FOR GAME 11, AWAY GAME 5 Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO. | November 4, 7:00 PM ET | TV: CITY, SNE, TVAS, BSMW, ESPN PRE-GAME Marty St. Louis on Brendan Gallagher * undefined PROJECTED CANADIENS LINEUP (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Forwards 22 Cole Caufield - 14 Nick Suzuki - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky 15 Alex Newhook - 28 Christian Dvorak - 17 Josh Anderson 70 Tanner Pearson - 91 Sean Monahan - 11 Brendan Gallagher 55 Michael Pezzetta - 71 Jake Evans - 40 Joel Armia Defensemen 8 Mike Matheson - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic 21 Kaiden Guhle - 52 Justin Barron 72 Arber Xhekaj - 54 Jordan Harris Goaltenders Starter: 35 Sam Montembeault Alternate: 30 Cayden Primeau Out of the lineup Scratches: Jesse Ylonen, Jake Allen Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), David Savard (hand), Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower-body) VISITING BENCH Coyotes rookie Logan Cooley has one goal, six assists for seven points in nine games. Cooley scored his first career NHL goal against Anaheim on Wednesday. Joel Hofer (1-1-0 / 3.01 GAA / .913 SV%) is the expected starter for St. Louis. GAME EXPECTATIONS The Canadiens once again benefit from the schedule makers, facing a team on the latter half of back-to-back 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.
