Sharks at Canadiens: Lines, how to watch & open thread
All of the information for game no. 25.
San Jose Sharks
STATS
Record: 7-13-4
Streak: L3
Goals Leader: Timo Meier (12 G, 10 A)
Assists Leader: Erik Karlsson (11 G, 21 A)
Power Play: 21.3%
Penalty Kill: 90.3%
Goals For/60: 2.91
Goals Against/60: 3.43
Shots For/60: 29.57
Shots Against/60: 30.14
LINES
Timo Meier — Tomas Hertl — Kevin Labanc
Matt Nieto — Logan Couture — Alexander Barabanov
Noah Gregor — Nick Bonino — Luke Kunin
Oskar Lindblom — Steven Lorentz — Evgeny Svechnikov
Jaycob Megna — Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic — Matt Benning
Radim Simek — Nick Cicek
Kaapo Kahkonen
Aaron Dell
Expected Scratches: Jeffrey Viel, Jonah Gadjovich, Scott Harrington
Injured Reserve: James Reimer (lower body), Nico Sturm (upper body), Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Mario Ferraro (lower body)
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Montreal Canadiens
STATS
Record: 11-9-1
Streak: W2
Goals Leader: Nick Suzuki (12 G, 12 A)
Assists Leader: Kirby Dach (4 G, 13 A)
Power Play: 16.4%
Penalty Kill: 80.0%
Goals For/60: 2.90
Goals Against/60: 3.42
Shots For/60: 29.88
Shots Against/60: 32.74
LINES
Cole Caufield — Nick Suzuki — Kirby Dach
Joel Armia — Sean Monahan — Josh Anderson
Evgenii Dadonov — Christian Dvorak — Brendan Gallagher
Michael Pezzetta — Jake Evans — Juraj Slafkovsky
Mike Matheson — David Savard
Joel Edmundson — Kaiden Guhle
Jordan Harris — Johnathan Kovacevic
Jake Allen
Sam Montembeault
Expected Scratches: Arber Xhekaj, Chris Wideman
Injured Reserve: Jonathan Drouin (upper body), Mike Hoffman (lower body)
How to Watch
Tonight’s game will be broadcast regionally on NBCSCA, TSN2 and RDS. Streaming is available with a subscription to ESPN+ (blackout restrictions may apply). The radio call will be streamed through the Sharks Audio Network. Puck drop is at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET at Bell Centre in Quebec, Montreal.
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