NHL Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens with Line Combinations 10/14/2024

Samuel Montembault and Cole Caufield celebrating a Montreal Canadiens victory

Inside The Rink Game Day Preview

Pittsburgh Penguins (1-2-0, 2 Pts) at Montreal Canadiens (2-1-0, 4 Pts)

Date: Saturday, October 14

Bell Centre – Montreal, Quebec

Time: 7:30 pm EST

TV: ESPN+

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Pittsburgh -1.5 ML -142

Montreal +1.5 ML +120

O/U 6

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Pittsburgh Penguins Notes:

The Penguins have lost two of three to start the season. The good news is Bryan Rust returned. The team likes Cody Glass, who is carving out a little role on the fourth line and with his size.

Montreal Canadiens Notes:

Montreal has started off this year with three games against their division opponents, winning two out of the three. They’ve sandwiched wins against Toronto and Ottawa around a loss to Boston.

Pittsburgh Penguins Lineup:

Beauvillier-Crosby-Rust

Bunting-Malkin-Rakell

McGroarty-Eller-Puljujarvi

Hayes-Glass-Acciari

Grzelcyk-Letang

Pettersson-Karlsson

Shea-Graves

Jarry

Blomqvist

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Montreal Canadiens Lineup:

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky

Newhook-Dach-Armia

Anderson-Evans-Gallagher

Heineman-Dvorak-Kapanen

Matheson-Guhle

Hutson-Savard

Xhekaj-Barron

Montembeault

Barron

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Players To Watch:

Pittsburgh Penguins – Tristan Jarry is 6-1-1 with a 2.50 goals-against average, a .913 save percentage, and one shutout in nine career games against the Canadiens.

Montreal Canadiens – Sam Montembault has been the hot hand to start the season, stopping 72 out of the 73 shots he has faced so the Pens should probably expect to see him tonight.

Injury Report:

Pittsburgh – Nieto (Knee – IR), Nedeljkovic (Lower Body – IR), Lizotte (Concussion -IR)

Montreal – Rafael Harvey-Pinard (Leg – LTIR), Patrik Laine (Knee – IR), Reinbacher (Knee – LTIR)

Next game:

Pittsburgh – October 16 vs Buffalo at 7:00 pm EST.

Montreal – October 17 vs Los Angeles at 7:00 pm EST.

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