The Montreal Canadiens seem comfortable in front of their fans and will also try to collect a third victory in as many games at the Bell Center this season during the visit of Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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Buoyed by two solid performances from Samuel Montembeault, who posted a .986 save percentage, head coach Martin St-Louis’ squad defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday and the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. . So far, youngsters Cole Caufield and Lane Hutson have had success: the former has scored four goals, while the latter has amassed as many assists. Note also the +5 differential of defender Kaiden Guhle.
On the Pens side, the objective will be to redeem a 4-2 loss suffered on Saturday at the hands of the Leafs. The club showed two diametrically opposed faces, losing 6 to 0 to the New York Rangers at the start of the campaign, then overtaking the Red Wings in Detroit 6 to 3. On an individual level, Evgeni Malkin and Crosby are in search of a first goal, but they claim four and three assists respectively. Number 87 also has 1,599 career points and could become the 10th player in National League history to reach 1,600.
After the match, the Habs will host the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.
