Canadiens Lineup

Cole Caufield – Nick Suzuki – Kirby Dach

Juraj Slafkovsky – Jake Evans – Josh Anderson

Evgenii Dadonov – Christian Dvorak – Mike Hoffman

Michael Pezzetta – Rem Pitlick – Joel Armia

Joel Edmundson – Kaiden Guhle

Jordan Harris – Johnathan Kovacevic

Arber Xhekaj – Chris Wideman

Jake Allen – Sam Montembeault

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Carey Price (knee), Paul Byron (hip), Mike Matheson (lower-body), Jonathan Drouin (upper-body), Brendan Gallagher (lower-body), David Savard (upper-body), Sean Monahan (lower-body)

Game Report

Two teams met in this game with significant players out of each of their lineups. The Canadiens were missing Mike Matheson, Brendan Gallagher, David Savard and Sean Monahan. The Flames were without Elias Lindholm and Mackenzie Weegar.

As the game progressed, Chris Tanev and Nick Suzuki was lost to Calgary and Montreal respectfully.

With the exception of the middle frame where Calgary held the upper hand, it was an evenly played match. Jake Allen had a very strong game with 34 saves. At the other end of the ice, Jacob Markstrom was outstanding particularly with the Canadiens on a four minute, 4-on-3 power-play in overtime. Former Canadiens forward Tyler Toffoli was assessed a double minor for high-sticking in the five minute extra period.

Juraj Slafkovsky had one of his best games of his short NHL career. Slafkovsky had the primary assist on the Canadiens only goal and led the team with four hits in 15:22 of ice-time. The rookie forward was also credited with three shots on goal. 

After the game, Slafkovsky said “My mom texted me. She told me to shoot more.”

Up Next

Early in the second period, Cole Caufield accidentally collided with Flames forward Trevor Lewis. Caufield did not return to the game.

The Canadiens have a one game road trip to Ottawa to play the Senators on Wednesday night.

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