NHL Game Preview: San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens with Line Combinations 2/27/2025

Montreal Canadiens' Lane Hutson plays during an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in Philadelphia.
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San Jose Sharks (15-36-8, 38 Pts) at Montreal Canadiens (27-26-5, 59 Pts)
Venue: Bell Centre
Date: Tonight – Thursday, February 27
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: ESPN+, NBCS-CA
Radio:
San Jose – Sharks Audio Network
Montreal – TSN 690

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
San Jose -1.5 ML -198
Montreal +1.5 ML +164
O/U 5.5

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San Jose Sharks News & Notes:

The Sharks have lost six consecutive games after a 2-1 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. San Jose is 6-18-6 on the road this season. The Sharks have the NHL’s 23rd-ranked penalty kill.

Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:

The Canadiens have won two in a row after a 4-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night. The Habs are 14-12-4 at home this season. Montreal defeated the Sharks in their first meeting 4-3.

San Jose Sharks Projected Lines

Eklund-Celebrini-Toffoli
Zetterlund-Wennberg-Smith
Graf-Sturm-Kunin
Grundstrom-Dellandrea-Goodrow

Walman-Thrun
Ferraro-Thompson
Vlasic-Mukhamadullin

Vanecek
Georgiev

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Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines

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

Hutson-Struble
Matheson-Carrier
Xhekaj-Savard

Montembeault
Dobes

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Players To Watch:

San Jose Sharks

Tyler Toffoli has 21 goals and 16 assists for the Sharks. Macklin Celebrini has five goals and five assists over the last ten games.

Montreal Canadiens

Lane Hutson has four goals and 37 assists for the Canadiens. Brendan Gallagher has four goals and one assist over the last ten games.

Injury Report:

San Jose Sharks

C Logan Couture – LTIR
RW Nikolai Kovalenko – DTD
D Jan Rutta – IR

Montreal Canadiens

LW Michael Pezzetta – Day to day
D David Reinbacher – LTIR – Out five to six months
D Kaiden Guhle – Out indefinitely
C Kirby Dach – Out for season

Next Game

San Jose Sharks – March 1 at Ottawa
Montreal Canadiens – March at Buffalo

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