The match between the Predators and the Canadiens, which will be preceded by a ceremony honoring PK Subban, will be presented at 7 p.m. on RDS and RDS.ca.
The Canadian will be looking to return to winning ways tonight when they host the Predators de Nashville at the Bell Center. The Predators beat the Habs 6-3 on Jan. 3 at Tennessee.
Before the meeting at the Bell Centre, the former defender PK Subban will be honored.
The Canadian recalled the striker Jesse Ylönen of the Laval Rocket on Wednesday, and the 23-year-old Finn will be in uniform against the Predators, while Martin St-Louis will send a formation composed of 11 attackers and seven defensemen on the ice. Ylönen will be twinned with Jonathan Drouin on the fourth unit, while Mike Hoffman et Michael Pezzetta will be left out.
“There is nothing that motivates [cette décision]it’s just [pour] try something”, was limited to saying the head coach to justify the voluntary employment of 11 forwards.
Hoffman will be scratched for the third time in four games.
“The performance of the players speaks to us and that’s where we are right now. But things can change quickly,” put St-Louis into perspective about the veteran who has 7 goals and 5 assists in his record in 29 games this season.
« [Hoffman], when he is not playing, he is working. So far, on the attitude side, I take my hat off to him. He will have the opportunity to come back. »
Samuel Montembeault will be the starting goalkeeper and will have Cayden Primeau as a reservist, while Jake Allen is recovering from an upper body injury.
The defender Mike Matheson took part in morning training with his teammates. He wore a non-contact jersey, but will not be in uniform.
The Predators will play their second game in as many days. On Wednesday, they saw their four-game winning streak halted by the Toronto Maple Leafs, who pulled off a late 2-1 win.
The squad led by John Hynes are 5-1-1 in their last seven games.
Canadian squad in training on Wednesday:
Caufield – Suzuki – Roof
Slafkovsky – Dvorak – Anderson
Dadonov – Evans – Armia
Drouin – Ylönen
Extras : Pezzetta, Hoffman
Edmundson – Savard
Harris – Kovacevic
Xhekaj – Wideman / Barron
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