NHL Game Preview: Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens with Line Combinations 1/6/2025

NHL Game Preview: Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens with Line Combinations 1/6/2025

Vancouver Canucks (18-12-8, 44 Points) at. Montreal Canadiens (18-18-3, 39 Points)

Venue: Bell Centre
Date: Monday, January 6
Time: 7:30 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/RDS/Prime Video
Radio:
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650 AM
Montreal – 690 TSN

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Vancouver -1.5 ML -130
Montreal +1.5 ML +110
O/U 6

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Vancouver Canucks News & Notes:

The Canucks lost 3-0 last time out to the Nashville Predators. They are 2-2-1 in their last five and have allowed an average of 3.4 goals per game while scoring an average of 2.6 goals per game. The Canucks currently hold the last Wild Card spot in the Western Conference.

Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:

The Canadiens last time they played won 2-1 over the Colorado Avalanche. They are now 4-1-0 in their last five and are averaging 3.2 goals per game in that stretch while allowing an average of 1.8 goals per game. They are two points out of the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

DeBrusk-Miller-Boeser
Di Guiuseppe-Suter-Garland
Joshua-Blueger-Sherwood
Hoglander-Sasson-Heinen

Brisebois-Myers
Soucy-Juulsen
Forbort -Desharnais

Lankinen
Silovs

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Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines

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

Hutson-Matheson
Guhle-Carrier
Xhekaj-Struble

Montembeault
Dobes

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Players To Watch:

Vancouver Canucks

Conor Garland this season has 29 points on ten goals and 19 assists. He’s faced Montreal ten times in his career recording six points on five goals and an assist; in the two matchups between these two teams last season he had three points on two goals and an assist.

Montreal Canadiens

Juraj Slafkovsky this season has 21 points on four goals and 17 assists. He’s faced Vancouver three times in his career recording a goal; that goal came last season.

Injury Report:

Vancouver Canucks

D Filip Hronek – IR
F Elias Pettersson – IR
G Thatcher Demko – DTD
D Quinn Hughes – Out

Montreal Canadiens

D David Reinbacher – Out
F Rafael Harvey-Pinard – IR
F Patrik Laine – DTD
D David Savard – DTD

Next Game

Vancouver– January 8 vs Washington Capitals
Montreal – January 10 at Washington Capitals

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