Montreal Canadiens (14-16-3, 31 Pts) at Columbus Blue Jackets (13-15-6, 32 Pts)
Venue: Nationwide Arena
Date: Tonight – Monday, December 23
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+, FanDuel Sports Network Ohio
Radio:
Montreal – 690 TSN
Columbus – CBJ Radio App
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Montreal +1.5 ML +110
Columbus -1.5 ML -130
O/U 6.5
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Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:
The Canadiens have won three games in a row after back-to-back wins over the Detroit Red Wings. Montreal is 4-9-1 on the road this season. The Habs won the previous meeting with the Blue Jackets 4-3 in overtime.
Columbus Blue Jackets News & Notes:
The Blue Jackets lost to the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 in overtime on Saturday. Columbus is 9-4-3 at home this season. The Jackets have the NHL’s 20th-ranked power play.
Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Newhook-Dach-Laine
Anderson-Dvorak-Gallagher
Heineman-Evans-Armia
Hutson-Matheson
Guhle-Carrier
Xhekaj-Savard
Montembeault
Primeau
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Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines
Voronkov-Monahan-Marchenko
Van Riemsdyk-Fantilli-Aston-Reese
Olivier-Sillinger-K. Johnson
Malatesta-Kuraly-Pyyhtia
Werenski-Severson
Christiansen-Provorov
J. Johnson-Harris
Merzlikins
Tarasov
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Players To Watch:
Montreal Canadiens
Patrik Laine has eight goals on the season, all of which are power-play goals. Nick Suzuki leads the team with 34 points and 17 points in 14 games against the Blue Jackets. Cole Caufield leads the Habs with 17 goals.
Columbus Blue Jackets
James van Riemsdyk has 34 points in 48 games versus the Canadiens. Sean Monahan has 19 points in 27 games. Kevin Labanc has ten points in 13 games against Montréal.
Injury Report:
Montreal Canadiens
C Rafael Harvey-Pinard – IR – Out four months
D David Reinbacher – LTIR – Out five to six months
Columbus Blue Jackets
D Erik Gudbranson – IR – Out indefinitely
C Boone Jenner – LTIR – Six months
C Gavin Brindley – IR – Four to six weeks
LW Yegor Chinakhov – Day to day
RW Justin Danforth – Day to day
D Dante Fabbro – Day to day
Next Game
Montreal Canadiens – December 28 at Florida Panthers
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