Canadiens lineup tonight: Montreal's projected lineup for game against Edmonton Oilers | Nov. 18, 2024

The Montreal Canadiens host the Edmonton Oilers on Monday, November 18 at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Montreal (6-10-2) is coming off a 5-1 win over Columbus on Saturday. Ahead of the game, here is the Habs' projected lineup.

Canadiens projected lines

Forwards

• Juraj Slafkovsky - Nick Suzuki - Kirby Dach
• Alex Newhook - Jake Evans - Cole Caufield
• Josh Anderson - Christian Dvorak - Brendan Gallagher
• Emil Heineman - Lucas Condotta - Joel Armia

The Canadiens are averaging 2.83 goals per game as the Habs' offense has been an issue to begin the season.

“His shot’s really good,” Suzuki said about teammate Caufield, via NHL.com. “We’re trying to find him in spots to shoot it. I think that will give him a lot of confidence moving forward to keep shooting.”

Defenseman

• Lane Hutson - Mike Matheson
• Kaiden Guhle - Justin Barron
• Arber Xhekaj - Jayden Struble

The Canadiens' blue line features plenty of young talent, including Lane Hutson who will be involved in the Rookie of the Year conversation. Coach Martin St. Louis believes Montreal is a tough team to play defensively.

“I love how we defend. We’re very connected…we’re tough to play against defensively. But we are not as tough to play against offensively.

“We get a lot of puck possession time if you look recently. But puck possession doesn’t necessarily mean offense. Possession is an opportunity to bring offense. We’re not connected enough, we don’t play fast enough together to translate puck possession into offensive attack. It’s a balance that we’re searching for offensively but not at the expense of doing the right things defensively,” St. Louis said on Saturday.

Goalies

• Sam Montembeault
• Cayden Primeau

The Habs will start Sam Montembeault who's 5-8-1 with a 3.09 GAA and a .898 SV%. At home, Montembeault is 4-4-1 with a 3.22 GAA and a .902 SV%.

Canadiens vs Oilers: Preview

Montreal is a +230 underdog while Edmonton is a -285 favorite. The over/under is set at 6.5 goals.

The Canadiens have struggled this season as Montreal has not played well and it looks like another year of not making the playoffs. The Habs will have a hard time defending the Oilers offense, as Montembeault has struggled as of late.

Meanwhile, Montreal will struggle to score goals as the Oilers will cruise to a big road win here.

Prediction: Oilers 5, Canadiens 2.