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# Preview: Leafs visit Montréal
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/preview-leafs-visit-montreal/
- Published: 2025-01-18T17:01:19.000Z
- Updated: 2025-01-19T23:28:19.000Z
- Description: Again with the Habs.
- Author: Cathy Squires
- Tags: Game Coverage

### Toronto Maple Leafs @ Montréal Canadiens  
07:00 PM at Centre Bell  
Watch on: SN, NHLN, CBC, TVAS

### 

The Leafs last game was at home on January 16 against the New Jersey Devils, which Toronto won by a score of 4-3 in overtime. The Leafs have a record of 28-16-2 for a 0.630 Points %.

The Montréal Canadiens last played away on January 16 against the Dallas Stars. The Canadiens won by a score of 3-1 in regulation, and their current league record is 22-18-4 for a 0.545 Points %.

### Them

We know that the Canadiens are a bad team that has won just enough to have ideas about sneaking into the playoffs. By Points % right now, they are out of the second wild card spot, and it's way too early to be discussing this, but discuss it everyone will.

Montréal was one of the worst teams in the NHL for about the first 20 games. They've improved a little, and really, they had no where to go but up. But their improvement is not enough to consider them a genuine playoff team.

None of that matters when they're playing the Leafs though. They bring their A+ game nearly every time.

#### Lines

Last Game (2025-01-16) via [Daily Faceoff](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/montreal-canadiens/line-combinations/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) and subject to change

Cole Caufield - Nick Suzuki - Juraj Slafkovsky  
Patrik Laine - Kirby Dach - Alex Newhook  
Josh Anderson - Christian Dvorak - Brendan Gallagher  
Michael Pezzetta - Jake Evans - Joel Armia

Lane Hutson - Mike Matheson  
Kaiden Guhle - Alexandre Carrier  
Arber Xhekaj - David Savard

Sam Montembeault - starter  
Jakub Dobes

### Us

Lines are mostly unchanged from the Devi ls game. And no Fraser Minten yet, as the Leafs haven't had a practice. 

#### Lines

Morning skate lines from David Alter

Matthew Knies - Auston Matthews - Mitch Marner  
Bobby McMann - Max Domi - William Nylander  
Max Pacioretty - Pontus Holmberg - Nicholas Robertson  
Steven Lorentz - David Kämpf - Ryan Reaves

Morgan Rielly - Philippe Myers  
Jake McCabe - Chris Tanev  
Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Conor Timmins

Joe Woll - starter  
Dennis Hildeby

### The Game

Leafs should try bringing their A+ game too.