I won’t hide it, I enjoy listening to Paul Maurice talk about hockey. So to set up the game between his Winnipeg Jets and your Montreal Canadiens, I have dedicated this preview (largely) to him.
First, some expected lineups:
CANADIENS
Forwards
Alex Galchenyuk – Jonathan Drouin – Artturi Lehkonen
Max Pacioretty – Phillip Danault – Andrew Shaw
Paul Byron – Tomas Plekanec – Brendan Gallagher
Charles Hudon – Michael McCarron – Torrey Mitchell
Defence
Victor Mete – Shea Weber
Karl Alzner – Jeff Petry
Brandon Davidson – Jordie Benn
Goal
Al Montoya
Charlie Lindgren
Out: Carey Price (injured), David Schelmko (injured), Joe Morrow (scratched), Jacob De La Rose (scratched)
JETS
Forwards
Kyle Connor – Mark Scheifele – Blake Wheeler
Nikolaj Ehlers – Bryan Little – Patrik Laine
Shawn Matthias – Andrew Copp – Brandon Tanev
Brendan Lemieux.