NHL Game Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets at Montreal Canadiens with Line Combinations 11/16/2024

Cole Caufield #13 skating for the Montreal Canadiens
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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

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