Liveblog: Kapanen gives Canadiens 1-0 lead on Sharks

The Montreal Canadiens (33-17-9) play one more game in advance of this Friday’s NHL trade deadline tonight against the San Jose Sharks (29-25-4) at SAP Center.

Habs fans in the eastern time zone will need to stay up late for this one: 10 p.m. puck drop (RDS, TSN2, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM).

Here’s what you need to know:

Stay tuned to this page for updates and game highlights throughout the evening. The livestream on our Hockey Inside Out YouTube channel will return on Friday vs. the Anaheim Ducks.

Dobes has been hot entering Montreal’s road trip in California.

Canadiens lineup tonight:

Caufield – Suzuki – Dach
Slafkovsky – Kapanen – Demidov
Newhook – Evans – Bolduc
Anderson – Danault – Gallagher

Matheson – Guhle
Hutson – Dobson
Struble – Carrier

Oliver Kapanen opened scoring at 6:18 of the first period, using the Sharks defenceman as a screen off the rush to score his 19th of the season. Ivan Demidov and Juraj Slafkovsky with the assists.

Liveblog: Kapanen gives Canadiens 1-0 lead on Sharks

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