Canadiens @ Golden Knights: Game thread and lines
Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports
Game 23: Montreal Canadiens @ Vegas Golden Knights
Start time: **4:00 PM EST / 1:00 PM PST**
In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French)
In the Golden Knights region: Scripps
Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+
After a great start on Wednesday, the second-period woes that have haunted the Montreal Canadiens came back versus the Utah Mammoth, turning a 2-0 lead into a 3-2 deficit. But the Canadiens fought back in the third period to score two goals and claim consecutive wins for the first time in almost a month.
Today there’s a chance for a third three-game winning streak of the season, but to get it they will need Samuel Montembeault to claim just his fifth win, and first since November 8.
It’s normally a very potent team the Canadiens play when the Vegas Golden Knights are on the opposite side, but that’s not the case right now. Pavel Dorofeyev began the season on a tear with a hat trick in the opening game and nine goals in the first 10 matches, but has gone cold since, with just two in the last 13. The team overall is struggling to produce, and hopefully for Montreal’s sake that will continue for at least one more game.
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
| Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
|---|---|---|
| #13 Cole Caufield | #14 Nick Suzuki | #76 Zachary Bolduc |
| #20 Juraj Slafkovský | #91 Oliver Kapanen | #93 Ivan Demidov |
| #63 Florian Xhekaj | #71 Jake Evans | #17 Josh Anderson |
| #49 Jared Davidson | #90 Joe Veleno | #11 Brendan Gallagher |
| Left Defence | Right Defence |
|---|---|
| #8 Mike Matheson | #53 Noah Dobson |
| #47 Jayden Struble | #48 Lane Hutson |
| ##42 Adam Engström | #45 Alexandre Carrier |
| Starter | Backup |
|---|---|
| #35 Samuel Montembeault | #75 Jakub Dobeš |
Scratched: Arber Xhekaj
Injured: Kirby Dach, Kaiden Guhle, Patrik Laine, Alex Newhook
Vegas Golden Knights projected lineup
| Left Wing | Centre | Right Wing |
|---|---|---|
| Ivan Barbashev | Jack Eichel | Braeden Bowman |
| Mitch Marner | Brett Howden | Mark Stone |
| Brandon Saad | Tomas Hertl | Pavel Dorofeyev |
| Reilly Smith | Colton Sissons | Keegan Kolesar |
| Left Defence | Right Defence |
|---|---|
| Brayden McNabb | Shea Theodore |
| Noah Hanifin | Zach Whitecloud |
| Ben Hutton | Kaedan Korczak |
| Starter | Backup |
|---|---|
| Akira Schmid | Carl Lindbom |
