NHL Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens with Line Combinations 12/12/2024

Evgeni Malkin #71 and Sidney Crosby #87 skating for the Pittsburgh Penguins
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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

Next Game

Pittsburgh Penguins – December 14 at Ottawa
Montreal Canadiens – December 14 at Winnipeg

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