TORONTO | The Canadian will try to avoid the indignity of suffering a sixth loss in a row. But it won’t be an easy mandate against the Maple Leafs.
Reminder to everyone: exceptionally, this match will be broadcast on TVA and TVA Sports, starting at 6 p.m. (pre-match).
Thus, for the first time as part of the broadcast agreement with the National Hockey League, the Habs will be in action on our general channel.
There will be a major absentee on the Leafs side. Auston Matthews’ name was placed on injured reserve yesterday. He suffered an upper body injury last Sunday in Minnesota.
The Toronto team still remains a very dangerous team with John Tavares, William Nylander and Mitch Marner. Moreover, Marner will try to extend his streak of games with at least one point to eight.
It could be a long evening for the Canadian who, as we know, is struggling defensively.
“We need a victory,” said Martin St-Louis, at the end of his group’s morning training. Where we are, on a Saturday evening, in Toronto, I think it will bring us energy. »
Four in a row for Montembeault
It will take more than energy to avoid such a long winless streak since the seven games that took place from March 2 to 13, 2023. The defensive game will have to be more adequate, even if St-Louis assured that it liked the way which his training has defended since the corrections made.
“I feel like we have to defend less, because we end plays more quickly. We give the opposing attack less of an opportunity to establish itself in our territory,” declared the Canadian head coach.
However, in New Jersey, three of the Devils’ four goals (if we exclude the one in an empty net) were directly linked to a breach in the Canadian’s system.
St-Louis will not make any changes to its training. Which means Samuel Montembeault will get a fourth consecutive start. Justin Barron and Michael Pezzetta will watch another game from the catwalk.
Probable lineup for tonight’s match:
Caufield Suzuki roof
Newhook-Evans-Slafkovsky
Anderson-Dvorak-Gallagher
Heineman-Conduct-Armia
Matheson-Guhle
Hutson-Savard
Xhekaj-Struble
Montembeault
They were getting
