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Montreal Canadiens (31-17-8, 70 pts) at Winnipeg Jets (22-25-8, 52 pts)<\/p>\n

Venue: Canada Life Centre
Date: Wednesday, February 4
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+\/SN\/RDS
Radio: TSN 690\/680 CJOB<\/p>\n

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Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:<\/p>\n

The Canadiens had their three-game winning streak snapped on Monday in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Wild. They\u2019re still on a four-game winning streak, averaging 4.3 goals per game while allowing 2.8 goals per game. <\/p>\n

Winnipeg Jets News & Notes:<\/p>\n

The Jets suffered a 4-3 overtime loss to the Stars on Monday. They have points in three of their last four games, averaging 2.5 goals per game while allowing three goals per game.<\/p>\n

Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines<\/p>\n

Caufield-Suzuki-Dach
Slafkovsky-Kapanen-Demidov
Veleno-Evans-Bolduc
Anderson-Danault-Gallagher<\/p>\n

Hutson-Dobson
Matheson-Guhle
Struble-Carrier<\/p>\n

Montembeault
Dobes<\/p>\n

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Winnipeg Jets Projected Lines<\/p>\n

Connor-Scheifele-Iafallo
Perfetti-Lowry-Vilardi
Niederreiter-Toews-Namestnikov
Koepke-Barron-Nyquist<\/p>\n

Morrissey-Demelo\u00a0
Samberg-Salomonsson
Stanley-Schenn\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hellebuyck
Comrie<\/p>\n

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Players To Watch:<\/p>\n

Montreal Canadiens<\/p>\n

Juraj Slafkovsky scored a goal in Montreal\u2019s 3-2 shootout win over Winnipeg back in December.<\/p>\n

Winnipeg Jets<\/p>\n

Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist in the Jets\u2019 loss to Montreal back on December 3rd.<\/p>\n

Injury Report:<\/p>\n

Montreal Canadiens<\/p>\n

F Patrik Laine \u2013 IR
F Alex Newhook \u2013 IR
D David Reinbacher \u2013 Out
F Alexandre Texier \u2013 DTD<\/p>\n

Winnipeg Jets<\/p>\n

D\u00a0Haydn Fleury\u00a0\u2013 IR
D Colin Miller\u00a0\u2013 IR
D\u00a0Neal Pionk\u00a0\u2013 IR<\/p>\n

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The 2025-26 season has not gone exactly as the New Jersey Devils had planned. They are 28-26-2 with 58 points this season, sitting in seventh in the Metropolitan Division; they\u2019re also 15th in the Eastern Conference. The Devils sit ten points out of the final Wild Card spot and are nine points out of the [\u2026]<\/p>\n


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Artemi Panarin Traded to Los Angeles Kings<\/a><\/p>\n

The wait all day was where Artemi Panarin was heading. Reports were that the New York Rangers wanted to move Panarin by the 3:00 PM EST roster freeze deadline. As the clock hit 3:00 PM, it hit as Emily Kaplan and Adam Schefter, both of ESPN, announced that Panarin is heading to the Los Angeles [\u2026]<\/p>\n


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Nick Bjugstad Traded to New Jersey Devils<\/a><\/p>\n

The New Jersey Devils, today, ahead of the 3:00 PM EST roster freeze, have swung a trade with the St. Louis Blues, acquiring forward Nick Bjugstad in exchange for a 2026 conditional fourth-round draft pick and Thomas Bordeleau. He signed a two-year contract with the Blues on July 1, 2025. Bjugstad, this season in 35 [\u2026]<\/p>\n


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