Canadiens lineup tonight: Montreal's projected lineup for game against Philadelphia Flyers | Oct 27, 2024

Tonight, the Montreal Canadiens will look to build momentum after snapping a four-game skid with a 5-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. The team has several players on the injury report ahead of the game, with David Reinbacher and Rafael Harvey-Pinard on the injured reserve list.

In addition, winger Juraj Slafkovsky is out with an upper-body injury. Defencemen Kaiden Guhle and Justin Barron are out for the face-off with the Philadelphia Flyers. Meanwhile, Josh Anderson is listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury from Saturday.

Per TVA Sports' Renaud Lavoie, Anderson was expected to travel to Philadelphia with the team.

With that in mind, the Habs' projected lines tonight are as follows:

Forwards:

1. LW Cole Caufield - C Nick Suzuki - RW Kirby Dach
2. LW Joel Armia - C Alex Newhook - RW Oliver Kapanen
3. LW Josh Anderson - C Jake Evans - RW Brendan Gallagher
4. LW Michael Pezzetta - C Christian Dvorak - RW Emil Heineman

Defense:

1. Mike Matheson - Justin Barron
2. Lane Hutson - Logan Mailloux
3. Arber Xhekaj - David Savard

Goalies:

• Samuel Montembeault
• Cayden Primeau

Powerplay:

1. Kirby Dach, Nick Suzuki, Alex Newhook, Cole Caufield, Mike Matheson
2. Brendan Gallagher, Oliver Kapanen, Joel Armia, Emil Heineman, Lane Hutson

Penalty Kill:

1. Jake Evans, Joel Armia, Jayden Struble, David Savard
2. Christian Dvorak, Josh Anderson, Mike Matheson, Justin Barron

Looking at the Montreal Canadiens season so far and their schedule for the rest of October

Despite making some notable offseason acquisitions to bolster their roster, the Montreal Canadiens have not been the team many fans hoped for.

In their season opener, the Habs got off to a hot start, shutting out the Toronto Maple Leafs thanks to impressive netminding from Samuel Montembeault. In their first road game of the season, which served as the second leg of a back-to-back, the team fell to the Boston Bruins.

They bounced back with a 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators to close out the opening week of the 2024-25 season. Then, they lost four straight, struggling to find consistency.

Their losing streak began with a 6-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Oct. 14, which then led to another home loss later in the week to the LA Kings on Oct. 17. Two days later, the team attempted to bounce back against the Islanders but wound up losing a shootout 4-3.

The Canadiens fell to the New York Rangers 7-2, for their fourth straight loss. A 5-2 win over the St. Louis Blues gave them a 3-4-1 record before the Philadelphia clash.

On their side, the Flyers (2-5-1) snapped a six-game losing streak on Saturday, beating the Minnesota Wild 7-5 at home behind Sean Couturier's hat trick.

Following Sunday's game against the Flyers, the Canadiens will close out the month of October with an Oct. 29 meeting against the Kraken, and an Oct. 31 road game against the Capitals.