The Montreal Canadiens are going up against the San Jose Sharks tonight as the team looks to snap its three game losing streak to start the season.
Mike Hoffman will be making his debut as he will be playing on a line with Brendan Gallagher and waiver pickup Adam Brooks, who will also be making his Canadiens debut tonight. Jake Evans will not be in uniform and is out day-to-day with an undisclosed injury. Matthieu Perreault will be a healthy scratch.
For the visitors in white, the Sharks are trying to get their season going without the main distraction that is Evander Kane. The NHL has suspended Kane for 21 games for violation of the COVID-19 protocole, more specifically, for submitting a fake vaccination card. The salary he will be forfeiting, in the areas of $1.68 million, will be sent directly to the NHL Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
Adin Hill is scheduled to start against Jake Allen.
Here are some notables for both teams:
Montreal Canadiens
2021-22 Record: 0-3-0 (0 Points) 8th in Atlantic Division
Head Coach: Dominique Ducharme
Captain: Shea Weber
Notable Injuries: Shea Weber (undisclosed – indefinite), Carey Price (torn meniscus + Player Assistance Program – indefinite), Paul Byron (hip surgery – 2-3 months), Joel Edmundson (undisclosed – week-to-week), Jake Evans (undisclosed – day-to-day), Sami Niku (concussion – indefinite)
Projected Lineup:
Forwards
Tyler Toffoli – Nick Suzuki – Cole Caufield
Jonathan Drouin – Christian Dvorak – Josh Anderson
Mike Hoffman – Adam Brooks – Brendan Gallagher
Artturi Lehkonen – Cedric Paquette – Joel Armia
Defence
Alexander Romanov – Jeff Petry
Ben Chiarot – David Savard
Brett Kulak – Chris Wideman
Goalies
Jake Allen
Samuel Montembeault
San Jose Sharks
2021-2022 Record: 1-0-0 (2 Points) 5th in Pacific Division
Head Coach: Bob Boughner
Captain: Logan Couture
Notable Injuries: Nikolai Knyzhov (undisclosed – day-to-day)
Projected Lineup:
Forwards
Jonathan Dahlen – Logan Couture – Timo Meier
William Eklund – Tomas Hertl – Rudolfs Balcers
Matthew Nieto – Nick Bonino – Kevin Labanc
Andrew Cogliano – Jasper Weatherby – Lane Pederson
Defence
Mario Ferraro – Brent Burns
Jacob Middleton – Erik Karlsson
Radim Simek – Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Goalies
Adin Hill
James Reimer