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# Preseason Preview & GDT: Game 3 vs Montréal Canadiens
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/preseason-preview-gdt-game-3-vs-montreal-canadiens/
- Published: 2024-09-26T15:51:40.000Z
- Updated: 2024-09-26T22:01:46.000Z
- Description: Our best friends are coming over like they do every September.
- Author: Cathy Squires
- Tags: Game Coverage

### Montréal Canadiens @ Toronto Maple Leafs  
07:00 PM at Scotiabank Arena  
Watch on: SN, RDS

### 

The Leafs as host have this roster tonight: 

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/2024/09/GYZ-G2saMAcepUl-1-.jpg)

With Auston Matthews not in the lineup (bumps and bruises) was the last word on this, Easton Cowan gets to draw in on what is otherwise the main group as ordered at practice yesterday right down to the goalies. The only other forward missing is Matt Knies, who has played two games already.

> Easton Cowan is excited to play on a line with fellow London Knights alumni Mitch Marner and Max Domi. [pic.twitter.com/ZX7hn7dge1](https://t.co/ZX7hn7dge1?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — TSN (@TSN\_Sports) [September 26, 2024](https://twitter.com/TSN%5FSports/status/1839313502088884441?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

If that's a line, then the others will be drawn from the practice yesterday and if should look like:

Cowan - Domi - Marner  
McMann - W. Nylander - Robertson  
Pacioretty - Tavares - Holmberg   
Lorentz - Kämpf - Reaves   
  
Rielly - Tanev   
Ekman-Larsson - McCabe  
Benoit - Liljegren   

> After checking in with coach Craig Berube, Auston Matthews is sticking around to take part in the Leafs optional skate for the game group [@TSN\_Edge](https://twitter.com/TSN%5FEdge?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/iopmxgKQry](https://t.co/iopmxgKQry?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Mark Masters (@markhmasters) [September 26, 2024](https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/1839303772922851839?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

### Our Guests

Montréal had this lineup today: 

> Canadiens lines at morning skate:  
>  
> Heineman-Dvorak-Newhook  
> Roy-Kapanen-Armia  
> ABB-Beck-Kidney  
> Tuch-Gignac-Pezzetta  
>  
> Xhekaj-Engström  
> Hutson-Barron  
> Struble-Reinbacher
> 
> — Arpon Basu (@ArponBasu) [September 26, 2024](https://twitter.com/ArponBasu/status/1839312158771036363?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

### The Game

Easton Cowan's big night out is the theme of this game. Otherwise, it might be fun to start to see some coherence to the overall Leafs systems.