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SUMMARY
The Montreal Canadiens visit the Carolina Hurricanes tonight as they attempt to score a fourth straight win.
It is currently 2 to 1 in favor of the Canes, at the end of the first period.
It was Michael Pezzetta who had the honor of breaking the ice in the 4th minute, when he hit his own return shot on the fly, beating Antti Raanta.
Nearly ten minutes later, former Canadian Jesperi Kotkaniemi escaped and managed to lodge the puck in the upper part, in front of Samuel Montembeault.
Barely 60 seconds after the net of “KK”, the first line of Carolina signaled in turn; Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov set the stage for Seth Jarvis’ goal.
Martin St-Louis’ troop has just defeated the New York Islanders, the Edmonton Oilers and the Chicago Blackhawks in quick succession.
Half an hour before the match, the CH clarified that striker Kirby Dach will not be in training. He contracted a virus, which is not COVID-19, according to what the club tweeted.
It is Alex Belzile who will be in charge of taking the place of Dach, in the center of the second line, while Rem Pitlick will integrate the alignment; he will pivot the fourth line.
Pre-game notes :
Rafael Harvey-Pinard, who is auditioning on the first line, will play with Nick Suzuki and Josh Anderson for a fourth straight match but for the first time abroad.
It’s up to Samuel Montembeault to stop shots for the Hurricanes, who have won eight of their last 10 games. Tuesday night they had the better 3-2 over the Washington Capitals.
The team led by Rod Brind’Amour sits atop the Metropolitan Division with 78 points and ranks second in the Eastern Conference standings.
It will be the first of three meetings between the two clubs this season.
By winning, the Canadians would have their first four-game winning streak of the season.
The Canadian will travel to Toronto after this meeting to face the Maple Leafs on Saturday night.
Monahan progresse
Canadian striker Sean Monahan also had to train alongside his teammates before the game, without however being able to expose himself to contact.
He won’t be in uniform against the Hurricanes and Martin St-Louis said he doesn’t know if he’ll be able to make a comeback against the Leafs.
Placed on the list of long-term injured, Monahan has not played for two and a half months he will miss a thirtieth game in a row.
Injured in his right foot, he attempted a return to training a month ago then he mysteriously disappeared from the ice and the Canadians have always refused to explain his situation, which really leaves room for a bad medical diagnosis and a return. much too fast, according to our colleague Luc Gélinas.
Training of Canadians
Harvey-Pinard – Suzuki – Anderson
Dadonov – Belzile – Hoffman
Drouin – Dvorak – Armia
Pezzetta – Pitlick – Ylonen
Harris – Savard
Matheson – Barron
Kovacevic – Wideman
Montembeault
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