NHL Game Preview: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals with Line Combinations 10/31/2024

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Washington Capitals (6-2-0, 12 Pts) at Montreal Canadiens (4-5-1, 9 Pts)
Date: Tonight – Thursday, October 31
Venue – Bell Centre
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: ESPN+, MNMT
Radio:
Washington – Caps Radio 24/7
Montreal – TSN Radio 690 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Montreal +1.5 ML +170
Washington -1.5 ML -205
O/U 6

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Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:

The Canadiens were trounced 8-2 by the Seattle Kraken at home on Tuesday night. Head Coach Martin St. Louis has changed lines around as the Canadiens look to rebound on the road.

Washington Capitals News & Notes:

Defenseman Jakob Chychrun is day-to-day with an upper body injury sustained against the Rangers. Th Capitals are sixth in the NHL in goals per game with 3.88. Washington’s power play is ranked 30th in the league at just 7.4 percent.

Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines

Caufield-Suzuki-Heineman

Slafkovsky-Newhook-Dach

Anderson-Evans-Gallagher

Armia-Dvorak-Kapanen

Matheson-Guhle

Hutson-Savard

Struble-Barron

Primeau

Montembeault

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Washington Capitals Projected Lines

Protas-Strome-Ovechkin

McMichael-Dubois-Wilson

Vrana-Sgarbossa-Mangiapane

Duhaime-Dowd-Raddysh

Fehervary-Carlson

Sandin-Van Riemsdyk

Alexeyev-McIlrath

Lindgren

Thompson

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Players To Watch:

Montreal Canadiens

Center Nick Suzuki has three goals and eight assists for 11 points which leads the team. Cole Caufield nine goals to tie Nico Hischier of the New Jersey Devils for tops in the NHL.

Washington Capitals

Alex Ovechkin scored two goals in the victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday bringing his career total to 857, which is 37 short of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record. Connor McMichael has eight points in his last six games and points in five of his last six outings overall and he has only been held off the scoresheet in two contests this season.

Injury Report:

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

Washington Capitals

C Nicklas Backstrom – LTIR – Out indefinitely
RW TJ Oshie – LTIR – Out indefinitely
D Matt Roy – IR – Day to day
D Jakob Chychrun – Day to day

Next Game

Montreal Canadiens – November 2 at Pittsburgh at 7:00 pm EST.
Washington Capitals – November 2 vs Columbus at 5:00 pm EST.

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