Pre-game notes
JT Wyman will make his NHL debut tonight.
Columbus has the league’s third best power play and has scored four shorthanded goals this season.
Carey Price has a record of 4-2-1 with a 1.94 goals-against average in his past seven games.
Tomas Plekanec has one goal and seven assists in his past five games.
Montreal, is 1-3-1 in its last five home games.
Columbus is 3-1-0 with one tie all-time at Montreal
Game time is 7:30 pm. EST. at the Bell Centre.
expected Canadiens lineup
Plekanec, Cammalleri, Andrei Kostitsyn
Metropolit, Moen, Pacioretty
Lapierre, White, Pyatt
Chipchura, Wyman, Sergei Kostitsyn
Hamrlik, Gorges
Mara, Bergeron
Leach, O’Byrne
Carey Price starts in goal for the Canadiens; Mathieu Garon for the Blue Jackets.
scratches: Gomez (lower body), Pouliot (wrist), Spacek (lower body), Laraque (suspension), Gionta (foot), D’Agostini (concussion), Gill (leg), Markov (ankle)