The Canadiens look to recover in Montreal tonight while the Washington Capitals are in town.
Martin St-Louis’ side suffered a heavy 5-1 defeat against the Minnesota Wild last Tuesday that they will no doubt want to forget.
The game is currently being broadcast on TVA Sports and on TVA Sports Direct.
FIRST PERIOD
00:00 – Start of the upcoming meeting.
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Before the game
Overly penalized and ineffective on special teams, the Canadiens have been working on and discussing these aspects in practice over the past few days.
“Every game is an opportunity to do things a little better than the last time,” St-Louis commented on the matter this morning (Watch his morning press conference in the main video).
He also wanted to point out that, on the other hand, he is very happy with the “organized” five-on-five game that his men have presented since the start of the regular schedule.
Ultimately, there shouldn’t be any changes within the team’s various offensive units.
All in front of the net
It’s Jake Allen standing in front of the Montreal cage. The Habs will probably have to do without the services of defender Kaiden Guhle, who injured his upper body last Tuesday. Even the Albertan skated alone and took a few shots on Friday. Furthermore, it is young Justin Barron who will take his place in training this evening. Barron will play his first game this season.
Veteran Joel Armia was recalled from the Laval Rocket earlier in the day and will watch this game from the bridge.
CH will try to achieve a second victory in 2023-2024, a week after the first, which came last Saturday at the expense of the Blackhawks.
Things aren’t going particularly better for his daily rival, who also only managed one win in three games.
The Caps also have to recover from a slap in the face after losing 6-1 to the Ottawa Senators last Wednesday.
Unsurprisingly, the player to keep an eye on will likely be indispensable captain Alex Ovechkin, but for the usual reasons: the Russian was limited to just one minor assist in three games, but has been particularly effective in the last few He didn’t score a single shot on goal in both games, something that had never happened before in his NHL career.
So he risks starving, and the 38-year-old remains in the hunt for the great Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 894 goals.