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Montreal Canadiens (5-2-0, 10 pts) at Calgary Flames (1-6-0, 2 pts)
Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome
Date: Wednesday, October 22
Time: 8:30 pm EST / 6:30 pm MT
TV: ESPN+ / TVAS / Sportsnet
Radio:
Montreal Canadiens – TSN 690 AM (English) / 98,5 FM Cogeco (French)
Calgary Flames – Sportsnet 960
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Montreal Canadiens -1.5 ML -125
Calgary Flames +1.5 ML +105
O/U 5.5
Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:
The Canadiens have won four of their last five games, including a 4-2 victory in their previous contest against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night. Tonight is the first game of a four-game western swing for the Canadiens. Montreal was 17-19-5 away from the Bell Centre a year ago.
Calgary Flames News & Notes:
The Flames have gotten off to a rough start with only one win in their first seven games. Calgary has struggled to score goals, averaging only 1.57 goals per game this season.
Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines:
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Newhook-Kapanen-Demidov
Anderson-Evans-Gallagher
Bolduc-Veleno-Dach
Matheson-Dobson
Struble-Hutson
Xhekaj-Carrier
Montembeault
Dobes
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Calgary Flames Projected Lines:
Huberdeau-Kadri-Farabee
Coleman-Backlund-Coronato
Honzek-Frost-Zary
Lomberg-Kirkland-Klapka
Bean-Weegar
Bahl-Andersson
Hanley-Parekh
Wolf
Cooley
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Players To Watch:
Montreal Canadiens
Nick Suzuki leads the Canadiens with 10 points (1g, 9a) through seven games. Suzuki had a career-high 89 points last season with 30 goals and 59 assists. Cole Caufield leads Montreal with five goals this season. The diminutive sniper had a career high of 37 goals a year ago.
Calgary Flames
Dustin Wolf was 2-0-0 against Montreal last year, with a 1.00 goals against average. Wolf made 48 saves on 50 shots for a .960 save percentage versus the Canadiens.
Injury Report:
Montreal Canadiens
RW Patrik Laine – OUT
D Kaiden Guhle – IR
D David Reinbacher – IR
Calgary Flames
C Martin Pospisil – IR
Next Game:
Montreal Canadiens – October 23 at Edmonton Oilers
Calgary Flames – October 24 at Winnipeg Jets
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