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Montreal Canadiens (21-12-6, 44 pts) at Carolina Hurricanes (24-12-3, 51 pts)
Venue: Lenovo Center
Date: Thursday, January 1
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch:Â ESPN+/TSN2/RDS/FDSNSO
Radio:Â TSN 690/102.5 The Game
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Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:
The Canadiens picked up a 3-2 win over the defending Stanley Cup Champion Panthers on Tuesday night. They’re 3-0-2 in their last five games, averaging four goals per game while allowing 2.6 goals per game.
Carolina Hurricanes News & Notes:
The Hurricanes suffered a 5-1 loss to the Penguins on Tuesday. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak. They’re now 2-3-0 in their last five games, averaging three goals per game while allowing four goals per game.
Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines
Caufield-Suzuki-Texier
Slafkovsky-Kapanen-Demidov
Bolduc-Danault-Anderson
Blais-Veleno-Gallagher
Matheson-Dobson
Hutson-Carrier
Xhekaj-Engstrom
Montembeault
Fowler
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Carolina Hurricanes Projected Lines
Svechnikov-Aho-Robinson
Ehlers-Kotkaniemi-Blake
Carrier-Staal-Martinook
Hall-Jankowski-Stankoven
Miller-Chatfield
Nikishin-Walker
Reilly-Nystrom
Bussi
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Players To Watch:
Montreal Canadiens
Nick Suzuki finished with five points against the Hurricanes last season, finishing with two goals and three assists in two of the three meetings.
Carolina Hurricanes
Taylor Hall faced the Canadiens four times last season, three with Carolina and one with the Blackhawks. He finished with two goals and an assist in three of the four games against them.
Injury Report:
Montreal Canadiens
D Kaiden Guhle – IR
F Patrik Laine – IR
F Alex Newhook – IR
D David Reinbacher – Out
F Jake Evans – DTD
Carolina Hurricanes
D Charles-Alexis Legault – IR
F Seth Jarvis – IR
D Jaccob Slavin – Out
D Shayne Gostisbehere – Out
G Pyotr Kochetkov – IR
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