The Montreal Canadiens will face the New York Islanders and Patrick Roy in their sixth meeting this season. Martin St-Louis’ team has not won since Saturday, when they beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1.
So the Montreal team will try to get back on the road to success with a slightly reworked lineup compared to their last game. Kaiden Guhle did not travel with the group because he suffered an injury in Thursday’s game against the Los Angeles Kings.
During the media availability of CH On Saturday, the coach briefly discussed the upcoming changes for the clash against the Islands. After playing the last three games, Samuel Montembeault will give way to Cayden Primeau, who will make his second start this season. His first happened in the Habs’ second duel, when the team visited the Boston Bruins. The goalkeeper conceded six goals on 29 shots. He will have a chance to come back together and prove that he is capable of taking the role of runner-up this year.
No details have yet been given about the composition of the defense group. If Guhle’s absence is confirmed, Mike Matheson’s presence remains uncertain. Jayden Struble is ready to return and, on Friday, the Bleu-Blanc-Rouge recalled Logan Mailloux from the Laval Rocket. One of the two will take part in the clash, and if Matheson is out too, both will be in uniform.
For the Islanders, Semyon Varlamov will guard the cage. The Russian appeared in two meetings in 2024-25, recording a record of 0-1-1.
The New York team has only won one game since the beginning of the season and that was against the Colorado Avalanche. The Big Apple team has not conceded many goals this year (11 in four games), but they have scored even less, with only ten goals scored.
2024-10-19 17:29:00
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