Pittsburgh Penguins (12-14-4, 28 Pts) at Montreal Canadiens (11-14-3, 25 Pts)
Venue: Bell Centre
Date: Tonight – Thursday, December 12
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: SportsNet PT, ESPN+
Radio:
Pittsburgh – 105.9 FM The X
Montreal – TSN 690
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Pittsburgh -1.5 ML -124
Montreal +1.5 ML +148
O/U 6
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Pittsburgh Penguins News & Notes:
The Penguins lost to the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 on Tuesday. Pittsburgh is 14th in the league in both power play and penalty-killing.
Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:
The Canadiens are coming off a 3-2 loss in a shootout over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. Montreal is 8-6-2 at home this season. The Habs are 13th in power play efficiency in the NHL and eighth in penalty killing.
Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lines
Rakell-Crosby-Rust
O’Connor-Malkin-Glass
Bunting-Lizotte-Puljujarvi
Hayes-Acciari-Beauvillier
Pettersson-Karlsson
Pickering-Letang
Graves-Grzelcyk
Jarry
Nedeljkovic
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Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines
Caufield-Suzuki-Newhook
Laine-Dach-Slafkovsky
Gallagher-Dvorak-Anderson
Heineman-Evans-Armia
Hutson-Matheson
Struble-Guhle
Xhekaj-Savard
Montembeault
Primeau
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Players To Watch:
Pittsburgh Penguins
Erik Karlsson has two goals and 17 assists for the Penguins. Rickard Rakell has five goals and two assists over the last ten games.
Montreal Canadiens
Cole Caufield has 17 goals and eight assists for the Canadiens. Nick Suzuki has three goals and eight assists over the last ten games.
Injury Report:
Pittsburgh Penguins
RW Philip Tomasino – Day to day
Montreal Canadiens
C Rafael Harvey-Pinard – IR – Out four months
D David Reinbacher – LTIR – Out five to six months
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