Overview
- Puck drop is 7 p.m. ET at Bell Centre with coverage on TSN2 and RDS regionally, FanDuel Sports Network West in Los Angeles, and streaming on ESPN+ and TSN+.
- The Canadiens are 10-3-2 after a six-goal outing, highlighted by Cole Caufield’s 12th of the season and Nick Suzuki reaching 20 points in 15 games.
- Coach Martin St-Louis is starting Samuel Montembeault over rookie Jakub Dobes, sticking with the veteran after improved late-game performances.
- Los Angeles enters 7-5-4 with a stark split this season, going 1-4-2 at home but 6-1-2 on the road during an extended trip.
- Montreal has lost eight straight to the Kings since 2019, and former Canadien Joel Armia is projected on Los Angeles’s top line with Anze Kopitar and Adrian Kempe.