The 29-year-old has two goals and two assists in his last six games, and has had an average of 25 minutes of ice time during that span.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s been a force on transition and continues to show that Kent Hughes made a savvy choice in demanding that he be included in any deal involving Jeff Petry<\/a> this summer with the Pittsburgh Penguins.<\/p>\n The Canadiens started practice with a bit of good news on Thursday, as Kaiden Guhle, who missed the last two games with an upper-body injury, joined the team for a full practice today.<\/p>\n That good news was met with immediate bad news, as the Canadiens announced that Jordan Harris <\/a>and Christian Dvorak are out with day-to-day injuries and would be ruled out for today.<\/p>\n With Harris\u2019 injury and no call-up made prior to tonight\u2019s game, Guhle will return to the lineup tonight.<\/p>\n The Canadiens also proceeded to recall Anthony Richard<\/a> from the Laval Rocket to replace Dvorak, as the Canadiens only had 11 healthy forward.<\/p>\n Samuel Montembeault, who has been stellar for the Canadiens down the stretch, is expected to start tonight\u2019s game.<\/p>\n After a valiant effort against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, the Canadiens are hoping to build off that momentum to secure the win, but the Rangers have other plans.<\/p>\n From Rags To Riches<\/p>\n The New York Rangers\u2019 rebuild is over and their window of contention is now right in front of them.<\/p>\n After having made the initial move to acquire Vladimir Tarasenko from the St. Louis Blues, the Rangers double-dipped in the rental market and scooped up star forward Patrick Kane.<\/p>\n Tarasenko has had an immediate impact on the Rangers since being acquired, posting five points in his last five games and playing an average of 16 minutes a night.<\/p>\n As for Kane, his start in the Big Apple hasn\u2019t necessarily gotten off to as strong a start as most would have hoped, now pointless in his first two games with the Rangers and sporting a -4 during that time.<\/p>\n However, despite all these additions, the Rangers lost their last two games to the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins since the NHL Trade Deadline.<\/p>\n New York is likely to be hungry for the win against the Canadiens, as they look to keep pace in the competitive Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n It likely means that they won\u2019t fall into the trap of underestimating their opponents like many of the Canadiens\u2019 opponents have in the recent past.<\/p>\n Your pre-game analysis below:<\/p>\n Montreal Canadiens Injuries<\/p>\n Chris Wideman (Week-To-Week) New York Rangers Injuries<\/p>\n Ryan Lindgren (Day-To-Day) Montreal Canadiens Previous Lineup<\/p>\n [table id=15 \/]<\/p>\n [table id=16 \/]<\/p>\n [table id=17 \/]<\/p>\n New York Rangers Projected Lineup<\/p>\n Kreider-Zibanejad-Tarasenko<\/p>\n Panarin-Trotchek-Kane<\/p>\n Lafreni\u00e8re-Chytil-Kakko<\/p>\n Vesey-Goodrow-Brodzinski<\/p>\n Defence:<\/p>\n Miller-Trouba<\/p>\n Mikkola-Fox<\/p>\n Harpur-Schneider<\/p>\n Goalies:<\/p>\n Shesterkin<\/p>\n Halak<\/p>\n Special Teams<\/p>\n [table id=25 \/]<\/p>\n How to Watch Or Listen<\/p>\n TV<\/p>\n RDS, TSN2, MSG<\/p>\n Radio<\/p>\n Montreal Canadiens: TSN 690<\/a> \u2013 98,5FM<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t \t\tMarc has been covering the Habs for over a decade. He previously worked for Journal Metro, The Athletic, The … More about Marc Dumont<\/a><\/p>\n \t
\nJoel Armia (Day-To-Day)
\nJustin Barron (Injured)
\nChristian Dvorak (Injured)
\nJordan Harris (Day-To-Day)
\nKirby Dach (Out Indefinitely)
\nBrendan Gallagher (Injured Reserve)
\nJake Evans (Injured Reserve)
\nArber Xhekaj (Injured Reserve)
\nJuraj Slafkovsky (Injured Reserve)
\nCole Caufield (Injured Reserve)
\nSean Monahan (LTIR)
\nCarey Price (LTIR)
\nPaul Byron (LTIR)<\/p>\n
\nTyler Motte (Day-To-Day)<\/p>\n![\"avatar\"](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769290520_303_07ba55ead0c73509df880c421e3023e5ac7c7d9f55b4c9b9a5aeeb184bcdf689.png\")
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