The Montreal Canadiens are facing off against a team that has given them all they can handle in recent meetings The Habs have many injured players making their return tonight, including defenceman Andrei Markov and centre David Desharnais. This game also features defenceman Nikita Nesterov’s Habs debut. Jeff Petry’s status is unknown as he felt ill this morning. He’ll be a game-time decision.
Aside from all the new players, the Canadiens are coming off of a lackluster performance against the New York Islanders. With the team back to relative health, they should be much better than they were before the break.