Canadiens Unveil Tonight’s Preseason Lineup vs Penguins, and It’s Confirmed for Ivan Demidov

Apr 27, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens left wing Juraj Slafkovsky (20) celebrates with his teammates his goal against the Washington Capitals during the second period in game four of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images

Photo credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images

We finally have an answer regarding the Montreal Canadiens’ lineup for tonight’s game.

But now we have a much more complete picture.

Official projected lineup for the Montreal Canadiens, tonight at the Bell Centre, against the Pittsburgh Penguins without Sidney Crosby

Here are the exact lines and pairings.

“Laine-Kapanen-Demidov

Anderson-Evans-Gallagher

Farrell-Beck-Mesar

Davidson-Belzile-Condotta

Matheson-Dobson

Struble-Engstrom

Del Gaizo-Clurman

Montembeault

Fowler”

This is obviously great news, especially for the fans who will be at the Bell Centre tonight, to learn that young Ivan Demidov will be in uniform.

There will therefore be several interesting names to watch for on the Habs starting at 7:00 PM.

The distribution of work for the goalies remains to be determined, but everything suggests that we will also see young goaltender Jacob Fowler in action.”Kirby Dach is not quite ready to play a preseason game just yet so Oliver Kapanen will center Ivan Demidov and Patrik Laine.

Fans will also get their first look at Noah Dobson in bleu blanc rouge tonight.”

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We even have some images of Patrik Laine and Ivan Demidov in action, courtesy of TVA Sports journalist Anthony Martineau.

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