Columbus Blue Jackets at Montreal Canadiens
Venue: Bell Centre
Date: Tonight – Saturday, November 16
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+, FanDuel Sports Network OH
Radio:
Columbus – 97.1 FM
Montreal – TSN 690
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Columbus +1.5 ML +105
Montreal -1.5 ML -125
O/U 6.5
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Columbus Blue Jackets News & Notes:
The Blue Jackets penalty kill is 13th in the league. Columbus is 10-9-4 at Montreal in their history. The Jackets are 0-4-1 in their last five games against the Canadiens.
Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:
The Canadiens are 23rd in the NHL in goals scored. Montreal’s power play is ninth in the league.
Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines
Voronkov-Monahan-Marchenko
Sillinger-Fantilli-Chinakhov
Pyyhtia-Danforth-Olivier
Ashton-Reese-Kuraly-Labanc
Werenski-Fabbro
Provorov-Severson
Christiansen-Harris
Tarasov
Merzlikins
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Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines
Slafkovsky-Suzuki-Dach
Newhook-Evans-Caufield
Gallagher-Dvorak-Anderson
Heineman-Condotta-Armia
Matheson-Guhle
Hutson-Savard
Xhekaj-Struble
Montembeault
Primeau
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Players To Watch:
Columbus Blue Jackets
Sean Monahan has 19 points in 25 career games vs. The Canadiens. Kevin Labanc has 9 points in 11 games against the Habs.
Montreal Canadiens
Cole Caufield has 12 goals and 13 points on the season and is tied for 2nd in the league. Nick Suzuki leads Montréal with 17 points.
Injury Report:
Columbus Blue Jackets
D Erik Gudbranson – IR – Out indefinitely
C Boone Jenner – LTIR – Six months
C Gavin Brindley – IR – Four to six weeks
C Kent Johnson – IR – Out indefinitely
Montreal Canadiens
C Rafael Harvey-Pinard – IR – Out four months
LW Patrick Laine – IR – Out two to three months
D David Reinbacher – LTIR – Out five to six months
Next Game
Columbus Blue Jackets – November 18 at Boston
Montreal Canadiens – November 18 vs Edmonton
