Overview
- Puck drop is 7:00 PM EST at PPG Paints Arena, with regional broadcasts on Sportsnet Pittsburgh, TSN2 and RDS, and streaming on ESPN+.
- Pittsburgh is coming off a stunning loss in which it allowed a short-handed goal with 0.1 seconds left before falling in a shootout, dropping to 1-7 beyond regulation and 0-5 in shootouts.
- Evgeni Malkin is on injured reserve with an upper-body injury and listed week to week, while Sidney Crosby is approaching Mario Lemieux’s franchise points record.
- Montreal enters after a 6-1 defeat to Tampa Bay, with coach Martin St. Louis citing early-period goals against as a recurring issue in recent lopsided losses.
- The Canadiens recalled goaltender Jacob Fowler, defenseman Adam Engström and forward Owen Beck; Fowler is with the team in Pittsburgh and could start, Beck is set to fill in at center with Jake Evans away, and Engström is in line for the blue line.