The Montreal Canadiens will face the Chicago Blackhawks tonight, two struggling teams battling injuries. The Habs who sit 31st in the league with a 6-18-3 record and the Hawks 27th with a 9-14-2 record.
It will be a special night for Quebec native Marc Andre Fleury who will be going for his 500th career win in his home province of Quebec.
Projected lineups (subject to change)
Canadiens Lineup:
Hoffman — Suzuki — Drouin
Lehkonen — Poehling — Evans
Perreault — Dauphin — Caufield
Pezzetta — Paquette — Ylonen
Chiarot — Savard
Romanov — Wideman
Kulak — Clague
Allen
Montembeault
Blackhawks lineup:
Hagel — Toews — Kane
DeBrincat — Dach — Kurashev
Kubalik — Borgstrom — R. Johnson
Carpenter — Slavin — Hardman
de Haan — S. Jones
McCabe — Murphy
Stillman (?) — Gustafsson (?)
Fleury
Lankinen
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Will Fleury win his 500th game?
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