Drouin, Dadonov scratched as Canadiens make several changes for Saturday's tilt with St. Louis
The Montreal Canadiens have made a trio of changes to their lineup ahead of Saturday night's game against the St. Louis Blues.
Forwards Jonathan Drouin, Evgenii Dadonov and Rem Pitlick have all been made healthy scratches. Meanwhile, Joel Armia (upper-body injury) and Michael Pezzetta (scratched) will make their season debuts and Juraj Slafkovsky will return to the lineup since suffering an upper-body injury last week.
Montreal has had a relatively good start to the 2022-23 season. Through eight games, they have 4-4-0 record, which included a thrilling win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. Josh Anderson scored the game-winner, while Kaiden Guhle netted his first career NHL goal.
Puck drop for tonight's game against the Blues is set for 7 p.m. ET and can be viewed on Sportsnet 360, CityTV and TVA Sports in Canada, along with Bally Sports Midwest in the United States.
Joel Armia, Michael Pezzetta, and Juraj Slafkovsky are back in the lineup tonight.
Evgenii Dadonov, Jonathan Drouin, and Rem Pitlick won't play.
Jake Allen gets the start against the Blues.#GoHabsGo— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) October 29, 2022
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Zachary Werenski | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Sean Monahan | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jesper Bratt | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jack Hughes | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Mackenzie Weegar | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Kent Johnson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alexander Wennberg | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matthew Coronato | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Marcus Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Nick Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Conor Geekie | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Hagel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Stefan Noesen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Corey Perry | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Igor Sharangovich | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dmitry Voronkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 18 | 14 | 4 | - | 28 | |
Capitals | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | |
Wild | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Devils | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Stars | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | 24 | |
Golden Knights | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 24 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||