NHL Game Preview: Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks with Line Combinations 3/11/2025

Montreal Canadiens (30-27-6, 66 pts) at Vancouver Canucks (29-23-11, 65 pts)

Venue: Rogers Arena
Date: Tuesday, March 11
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/SNE/NOX
Radio: 
Montreal – TSN 690
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Montreal: +1.5 ML +142
Vancouver: -1.5 ML -170
O/U 5.5

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Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:

The Canadiens suffered their second straight loss on Saturday in a 1-0 loss to the Flames. They are 5-1-1 since returning from the Four Nations break. Since returning they are averaging 3.29 goals per game while allowing two goals per game.

Vancouver Canucks News & Notes: 

The Canucks had their two-game winning streak snapped on Sunday in a 4-1 loss to the Dallas Stars. They are 3-5-0 since the Four Nations break averaging 2.13 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.13 goals per game.

Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines:

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Newhook-Beck-Anderson
Pezzetta-Dvorak-Gallagher
Heineman-Evans-Armia

Matheson-Carrier
Hutson-Struble
Xhekaj-Savard

Montembeault
Dobes

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Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

Joshua-E.Pettersson-Garland
O’Connor-Chytil-Lekkerimaki
DeBrusk-Suter-Boeser
Hoglander-Blueger-Sherwood

E.N.Pettersson-Hronek
M.Pettersson-Myers
Forbort-Mancini

Lankinen
Silovs

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Players To Watch:

Montreal Canadiens

Nick Suzuki this season 65 points on 19 goals and 46 assists. He’s faced the Canucks one time in his career which came this season, he scored a goal and added an assist.

Vancouver Canucks

Jonathan Lekkerimaki this season has three points on two goals and an assist. He’s faced the Canadiens 18 times in his career recording 16 points on seven goals and nine assists; in the previous meeting, he had a goal and two assists.

Injury Report:

Montreal Canadiens

D Kaiden Guhle – Out
RW Patrik Laine – DTD
D David Reinbacher – LTIR
C Kirby Dach – IR

Vancouver Canucks

D Quinn Hughes – DTD
D Noah Juulsen – IR
G Thatcher Demko – IR

Next game:

Montreal – March 12 at Seattle Kraken
Vancouver – March 12 at Calgary Flames

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