After a victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets in overtime on Thursday, the team of Martin St-Louis is in New York to face the Rangers on Saturday night at the legendary Madison Square Garden.
The Canadian will face a shaky team that has just lost four consecutive games.
The New York Rangers have been in the news this week as the team looks to reshuffle its roster after several disappointing performances for a team that is supposedly a Stanley Cup contender.
While two veterans had already been mentioned as candidates to be traded (Kreider and Trouba), Darren Dreger of TSN, reported that the 23-year-old winger Kaapo Kako would also be available in New York.
On the Canadian side, we will want to win a second game in a row for the third time this season.
Good news, Mike Matheson was back on the ice with his teammates and skating alongside Lane Hutson. The defenseman, who missed the last two games with a lower-body injury, appears on track to return to action Saturday night.
As reported by Patrick Friolet of RDShere is the CH lineup today in training, with a view to tomorrow evening’s match.
ROSTER – CANADIENS
ATTACKERS
Caufield – Suzuki – Newhook
Slafkovsky – Dvorak – Gallagher
Roy – Dach – Anderson
Heineman – Evans – Armia
Extra: Pezzetta-Laine
DEFENDERS
Hutson – Matheson
Guhle – Barron
Xhekaj – Savard
Extra: Struble
It is Samuel Montembeault who will be back in front of the CH cage after Cayden Primeau faced the Blue Jackets on Wednesday.
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