NHL Game Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens with Line Combinations 1/18/2025

Lane Hutson skating for the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens Lane Hutson / Minas Panagiotakis/GettyImages

Toronto Maple Leafs (28-16-2, 58 Pts) at Montreal Canadiens (22-18-4, 48 Pts)
Venue: Bell Centre
Date: Tonight – Saturday, January 18
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: NHL Network
Radio:
Toronto – TSN 1050
Montreal – TSN 690

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Toronto
-1.5 ML -124
Montreal +1.5 ML +148
O/U 6

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Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes:

The Maple Leafs defeated the New Jersey Devils 4-3 in overtime on Thursday. Toronto is 9-4-1 against the Atlantic Division and 10-7-2 on the road this season.

Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:

The Canadiens have won 11 of their last 14 games after a 3-1 win over Dallas on Thursday. The Habs have gone 8-3 against the Atlantic Division and have split two games with Toronto, including a 1-0 win in the season opener. Montreal is 11-7-3 at home.

Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines

McMann-Matthews-Marner
McMann-Domi-Nylander
Pacioretty-Holmberg-Robertson
Dewar-Kampf-Lorentz

Rielly-Myers
McCabe-Tanev
Ekman-Larsson-Timmins

Woll
Hildeby

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Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Pezzetta-Dach-Newhook
Anderson-Dvorak-Gallagher
Pezzetta-Evans-Armia

Hutson-Matheson
Guhle-Carrier
Xhekaj-Savard

Montembeault
Dobes

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Players To Watch:

Toronto Maple Leafs

William Nylander has 26 goals and 21 assists for the Maple Leafs. Auston Matthews has scored six goals and added five assists over the past ten games.

Montreal Canadiens

Nick Suzuki has scored 13 goals with 32 assists for the Canadiens. Lane Hutson has one goal and nine assists over the last ten games.

Injury Report:

Toronto Maple Leafs

C Calle Jarnkrok – IR – Month to month
G Anthony Stolarz – Out for two games
C John Tavares – Week to week
D Jake McCabe – IR
D Jani Hakanpaa– IR

Montreal Canadiens

D Emil Heineman – Out three to four weeks
D David Reinbacher – LTIR – Out five to six months

Next Game

Toronto Maple Leafs – January 20 vs Tampa Bay Lightning
Montreal Canadiens – January 19 New York Rangers

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One thought on “NHL Game Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens with Line Combinations 1/18/2025”

  1. Me thinks Reaves will be in tonight as the Canadiens have some toughness in the lineup and so their players will likely take some advantage if the Leafs don’t respond with equal toughness.

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