Game 4 Preview: Sharks vs Canadiens

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