Canadiens vs. Flames: Game thread, rosters, lines, and how to watch - Habs Eyes on the Prize

Montreal Canadiens vs. Calgary Flames

How to watch

Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST
In Canada: CBC, CityTV (English), TVA Sports (French)
Streaming: NHL.tv/NHL Live, Sportsnet Now

If you just saw the goal summary from the first game of the home-opening series, you may have believed that the Canadiens coasted to a comfortable 4-0 lead before surrendering two meaningless goals late. However, the actual story was a bit different, with Carey Price needing to make some big saves from a determined Flames team, and getting a bit of help from the metalwork behind him on a few occasions to keep the opponents off the board.

You would also have missed a feisty finish to the game that may set the tone for tonight. Seeing their position in the North Division plummeting, the Flames held a players-only meeting after the loss, and you know the consensus after all grievances were aired was that they needed to replicate the performance of the first period while bringing the same physical element of the final shifts.

It means tonight’s starter, Jake Allen, will have to be on his toes if he wants to run his record to a perfect 3-0 with his new team. He’s been up to the challenge so far, but a more composed showing from the players in front of him will give him the best odds of earning the victory. The Canadiens have displayed some exceptional special-teams play so far, and now the Flames are forcing them to get their even-strength game on the same level.

Montreal Canadiens projected lineup

Forwards

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
#90 Tomas Tatar	#24 Phillip Danault	#11 Brendan Gallagher
#92 Jonathan Drouin	#14 Nick Suzuki	#17 Josh Anderson
#73 Tyler Toffoli	#15 Jesperi Kotkaniemi	#94 Corey Perry
#41 Paul Byron	#71 Jake Evans	#62 Artturi Lehkonen

Defencemen

Left Defence	Right Defence
Left Defence	Right Defence
#8 Ben Chiarot	#6 Shea Weber
#44 Joel Edmundson	#26 Jeff Petry
#77 Brett Kulak	#27 Alexander Romanov

Goaltenders

Starter	Backup
Starter	Backup
#34 Jake Allen	#31 Carey Price

Injured: Joel Armia (concussion)
Scratched: Victor Mete

Calgary Flames projected lineup

Forwards

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Matthew Tkachuk	Elias Lindholm	Josh Leivo
Johnny Gaudreau	Sean Monahan	Dominik Simon
Sam Bennett	Mikael Backlund	Andrew Mangiapane
Milan Lucic	Derek Ryan	Joakim Nordstrom

Defencemen

Left Defence	Right Defence
Left Defence	Right Defence
Mark Giordano	Rasmus Andersson
Noah Hanifin	Chris Tanev
Juuso Valimaki	Nikita Nesterov

Goaltenders

Starter	Backup
Starter	Backup
Jacob Markstrom	David Rittich

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2021-01-30 22:00:00Z
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