The road trip through Canada rolls on with the San Jose Sharks in Montreal to play the Canadiens this afternoon at the Bell Centre. This is the second of two meetings between the teams this season. The Canadiens won the last matchup 4-3 on Feb. 4.
This is once again a chance to see the top two skaters vying for the Calder Trophy. Lane Hutson and Macklin Celebrini are both having stellar seasons. Hutson currently leads the race with 43 points, but Celebrini is close behind with 42 points. Right now, it’s hard to say who has the edge. Hutson’s points are especially impressive, considering he’s a defenseman, while Celebrini’s 0.89 points per game put him above Hutson, who has 0.74 points per game.
The Canadiens come into the game with a 27-26-25 record and still have aspirations of sneaking into the playoffs. That might be a difficult ask since Montreal is sixth in the wild card race at the moment with 59 points. The team is five points behind the Columbus Blue Jackets, which currently hold onto the second wild card spot.
Montreal’s top scorer is Nick Suzuki with 57 points in 58 games. Cole Caufield leads the team with 27 goals.
San Jose Sharks lines tonight
The Sharks are expected to continue to keep the 70s line together. Meantime, it looks like Timothy Liljegren will be back on defense after missing a game with an injury. Marc-Edouard Vlasic will also play today with Jack Thompson sitting, according to NHL.com.
Forwards
William Eklund – Macklin Celebrini – Tyler Toffoli
Fabian Zetterlund – Alex Wennberg – Will Smith
Collin Graf – Nico Sturm – Luke Kunin
Klim Kostin – Ty Dellandrea – Barclay Goodrow
Defense
Jake Walman – Henry Thrun
Mario Ferraro – Timothy Liljegren
Shakir Mukhamadullin – Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Goaltenders
Alexandar Georgiev
Vitek Vanecek
Montreal Canadiens lines vs. San Jose Sharks
As for the Canadiens, Kirby Dach will not play tonight. He’s injured. So are Kaide Guhle and Michael Pezzetta. NHL.com reports that Sam Montembeault will get the start in net.
Forwards
Cole Caufield – Nick Suzuki – Juraj Slafkovsky
Alex Newhook – Owen Beck – Patrik Laine
Josh Anderson – Christian Dvorak – Brendan Gallagher
Emil Heineman – Jake Evans – Joel Armia
Defense
Mike Matheson – Alex Carrier
Lane Hutson — Jayden Struble
Arber Xhekaj – David Savard
Goaltenders
Samuel Montembeault
Jakub Dobes
How to watch San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens on Feb. 27, 2025
Sharks fans will be able to see the game on NBC Sports California. You can also listen on the Sharks Audio Network.
Canadiens fans can see the game on TSN2 or RDS.
The puck drops at 7 p.m. ET, 4 p.m. PT at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
