Canadiens lineup tonight: Montreal’s projected lineup for game against the Vancouver Canucks | January 6, 2025

The Montreal Canadiens are back in action on Monday at 7:30 pm EST. They are taking on the Vancouver Canucks. Montreal comes into this home contest with an 18-18-3 record. Similarly, the Canucks are 18-12-8. Vancouver is in fourth place with 44 points, slightly ahead of sixth-placed Montreal with 39 points.

Unlike the Canucks, who are missing a potential bevy of stars tonight, Montreal is in relatively good health. Their Injured Reserve is clear. Defenseman David Savard and left wing Patrik Laine are day-to-day, though.

Here's what their lineup should look like.

Forwards:

1. Cole Caufield (LW) - Nick Suzuki (C) - Juraj Slafkovsky (RW)
2. Alex Newhook (LW) - Kirby Dach (C) - Michael Pezzetta (RW)
3. Josh Anderson (LW) - Christian Dvorak (C) - Brendan Gallagher (RW)
4. Emil Heineman (LW) - Jake Evans (C) - Joel Armia (RW)

Defense Pairings:

1. Lane Hutson - Mike Matheson
2. Kaiden Guhle - Alexandre Carrier
3. Arber Xhekaj - Jayden Struble

Goaltenders:

• Jakub Dobes
• Sam Montembeault

Powerplay Lines:

1. Joel Armia, Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovsky, Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson
2. Brendan Gallagher, Kirby Dach, Emil Heineman, Alex Newhook, Mike Matheson

Penalty Kill Teams:

1. Jake Evans, Joel Armia, Kaiden Guhle, Mike Matheson
2. Christian Dvorak, Josh Anderson, Arber Xhekaj, Alexandre Carrier

Montreal is coming off a back-to-back in which they lost to the Chicago Blackhawks and beat the Colorado Avalanche in a shootout.

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Odds for the Canadiens vs. Canucks game and a look at the upcoming schedule

The Montreal Canadiens are slight underdogs on Monday against the Vancouver Canucks. Here are the complete odds per Oddsshark:

• The Canucks are -128 on the moneyline.
• Montreal is +104 to win outright.
• The puck line is Vancouver -1.5, which is +180.
• Montreal is -220 to cover that.
• The over/under is 5.5 goals.
• The over is -130, while the under is +110.

Montreal doesn't play until Friday after this game. They will visit the Washington Capitals at 7:00 pm EST and host the Dallas Stars the next night.

The Canadiens are underdogs tonight (Credits: IMAGN)

On Tuesday, Jan. 14, they will then visit the Utah Hockey Club. That game is at 9:00 pm EST. Montreal will then see the Stars again on Thursday, Jan. 16. This time, they will be in Dallas at 8:00 pm EST.