Excerpt from 'Habs Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson commenting on the Canadiens' three-goaltender rotation. GAME DAY PREVIEW | MONTREAL CANADIENS (19-20-7) VS OTTAWA SENATORS (17-24-1) GAME PREVIEW GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Ottawa Senators. [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxMDc5NDU2MDkyMTM3MTQx/game-day---ottawa.png] GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens vs Ottawa Senators. ROSTER NEWS Jake Allen (5-8-2 / 3.48 GAA / .901 SV%) is the confirmed starter for Montreal. On Monday, the Canadiens loaned defenseman Justin Barron to Laval and placed Mitchell Stephens on waivers. On Tuesday, Stephens cleared waivers and he was assigned to the Laval Rocket. The In addition, Montreal recalled defenseman Arber Xhekaj from the Rocket. Xhekaj will be in the lineup against the Senators. Tanner Pearson was activated from injured reserve and will play on Tuesday. LAST GAME The Canadiens were blown out in Boston with the Bruins capitalizing on turnovers and a bad night in goal by Sam Montembeault. Cayden Primeau replaced Montembeault after he gave up eight goals. Last game: MTL 4 vs BOS 9 | F PLAYERS TO WATCH * undefined MATCHUP FOR GAME 47, HOME GAME 24 Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. | January 23, 7:00 PM ET | TV: TSN2, TSN5, RDS, ESPN PRE-GAME Marty St. Louis * undefined [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVUsPR1Lhcc[/embed] PROJECTED CANADIENS LINEUP (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Forwards 22 Cole Caufield - 14 Nick Suzuki - 20 Juraj Slafkovsky 70 Tanner Pearson - 71 Jake Evans - 17 Josh Anderson 89 Joshua Roy - 91 Sean Monahan - 40 Joel Armia 55 Michael Pezzetta - 49 Rafael Harvey-Pinard - 11 Brendan Gallagher Defensemen 8 Mike Matheson - 58 David Savard 47 Jayden Struble - 21 Kaiden Guhle 72 Arber Xhekaj - 26 Johnathan Kovacevic Goaltenders Starter: 34 Jake Allen (5-8-2 / 3.48 GAA / .901 SV%) Alternate: 30 Cayden Primeau Out of the lineup Scratches: Jesse Ylonen, Sam Montembeault, Jordan Harris Injuries: Carey Price (knee), Chris Wideman (back), Kirby Dach (knee), Alex Newhook (lower body), Christian Dvorak (upper body) VISITING BENCH This is the second of three meetings this season between the Senators and Canadiens. Montreal lost to Ottawa 6-2 on January 18th. In their last game, the Senators beat the Flyers 5-3 on Sunday. Ottawa will be looking to extend their seven-game winning streak against the Canadiens. Joonas Korpisalo (9-15-1 / 3.56 GAA / .887 SV%) is the likely starter for Ottawa. GAME EXPECTATIONS The Canadiens will play the first of two games at the Bell Centre this week. Montreal has an opportunity to avenge last week's loss against the Senators. 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.
