NHL Game Preview: Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights with Line Combinations 11/28/2025

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Montreal Canadiens (12-7-3, 27 pts) at Vegas Golden Knights (10-5-8, 28 pts) 

Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Date: Friday, November 28
Time: 4:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+/TSN2/RDS/SCRIPPS
Radio: TSN 690/Fox Sports Radio 98.9 FM

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Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:

The Canadiens won their second straight on Wednesday with a 4-3 win over the Mammoth. They’re 2-2-1 in their last five games, averaging 3.6 goals per game while allowing four goals per game.

Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes:

The Golden Knights dropped their third straight on Wednesday in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Senators. They’re 2-1-2 in their last five games, averaging 2.8 goals per game while allowing 3.2 goals per game.

Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines:

Caufield-Suzuki-Bolduc
Slafkovsky-Kapanen-Demidov
Xhekaj-Evans-Anderson
Davidson-Veleno-Gallagher

Matheson-Dobson
Struble-Hutson
Engstrom-Carrier

Montembeault
Dobes

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Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:

Barbashev-Eichel-Bowman
Marner-Hertl-Stone
Saad-Howden-Dorofeyev
Smith-Sissons-Kolesar

McNabb-Theodore
Hanifin-Whitecloud
Hutton-Korczak

Schmid
Lindbom

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Players To Watch:

Montreal Canadiens

Cole Caufield scored a goal in one of the two games against the Golden Knights last season.

Vegas Golden Knights

Noah Hanifin had a point in each game against the Canadiens. In one game, he had two assists, and in the other, he scored a goal.

Injury Report:

Montreal Canadiens

D Kaiden Guhle – IR
F Kirby Dach – Out
F Alex Newhook – Out
D David Reinbacher – IR
F Patrik Laine – Out

Vegas Golden Knights

D Alex Pietrangelo – IR
F William Karlsson – IR
G Adin Hill – IR
D Jeremy Lauzon – IR

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