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Avant-match Red Wings-Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens will be looking to stem their losing streak when they host the Detroit Red Wings tonight at the Bell Centre.
The CH will be looking for a first victory since March 27 against the Sabers in Buffalo. He then lost to the Philadelphia Flyers, Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes.
Martin St-Louis reunited rookie Sean Farrell with captain Nick Suzuki during morning practice. Jesse Ylonen will also have the chance to assert himself on the Canadiens’ first line.
“It’s an opportunity for him. With all the injured players, it gives him a chance to play with Suzuki,” said the head coach during his press briefing.
St-Louis did not hide the fact that with the end of the season imminent, it is natural to place young offensive hopefuls alongside Suzuki, who can play a mentoring role with them.
“We are lucky the guys are doing a good job with the youngsters. It is not by chance that two young players find themselves with him. »
Cayden Primeau will defend the Habs cage. This will be his third start since the start of the season. In his last game against the Flyers, Primeau gave up two goals on 26 shots.
“The focus of the rest of the team is not letting him manage the game, like we did with Samuel Montembeault on Saturday night, according to Martin St-Louis. We have to play better in front of our goalkeeper, we have to be better organized in front of our goalkeeper and I think we will be. »
Rafaël Harvey-Pinard, Jake Allen and Jordan Harris will not participate in tonight’s game and will be assessed on a daily basis. Montreal has recalled defender Corey Schueneman from the Laval Rocket. The 27-year-old defender will be employed alongside Joel Edmundson on the first defensive pair.
The Red Wings are not yet officially eliminated, but they are nine points behind the Pittsburgh Penguins and the last place giving access to the playoffs.
Training of Canadians:
Farrell-Suzuki-Ylonen
Hoffman-Evans-Gallagher
Gurianov-Drouin-Armia
Pezzetta-Tierney-Pitlick
Edmundson-Schueneman
Barron-Matheson
Kovacevic-Wideman
They were getting
Montembeault