NHL Game Preview: Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche with Line Combinations 1/4/2025

Nathan MacKinnon skating for the Colorado Avalanche Photo By Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports
Photo By Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports

Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche

Venue: Ball Arena
Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm EST 

TV:
NHLN / ALT / TVAS / SNE

Radio: 
Montreal – 690 TSN
Colorado – Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM / 950 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Montreal +1.5 ML +105
Colorado -1.5 ML -125
O/U 6.5

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Montreal Canadiens News & Notes: 

Montreal is 6th in the Atlantic Division with little space between 7th and 4th. Going 3-2 in their last 5 games has been crucial to Montreal keeping post season hopes in play.

Colorado Avalanche News & Notes: 

Colorado is barreling up the Central Division standings, winning their last five games and within 4 points of the Minnesota Wild.

Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines:

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Newhook-Dach-Laine
Anderson-Dvorak-Gallagher
Heineman-Evans-Armia

Hutson-Matheson
Guhle-Carrier
Xhekaj-Savard

Montembeault
Dobes

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Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines: 

Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Rantanen

Colton-Mittelstadt-Nichushkin

Kiviranta-Kelly-O’Connor

Smith-Ivan-Wagner

Toews-Makar

Girard-Malinski

Middleton-De Haan

Blackwood

Wedgewood

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Players To Watch:

Montreal Canadiens

Cole Caufield is leading the way for goals scored in Montreal, and is second in points scored behind captain Nick Suzuki.

Colorado Avalanche 

Mikko Rantanen leads the team in goals with 22. Nathan MacKinnon leads the team in assists(55) and points(64).

Injury Report:

Montreal Canadiens

D David Reinbacher – LTIR
D David Savard – Game Time Decision

Colorado Avalanche 

C Jonathan Drouin – OUT
D Josh Manson – IR
LW Gabriel Landeskog – LTIR

Next Game:

Montreal Canadiens – January 6 vs Vancouver Canucks
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