Canadiens lineup tonight: Montreal’s projected lineup for game against the Colorado Avalanche | Jan. 4, 2025

Tonight, the Montreal Canadiens will look to get back in the win column after a 4-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday, which snapped a three-game win streak. Standing in their way, however, will be a Colorado Avalanche team looking to make it seven in a row after a 6-5 win over the Buffalo Sabres earlier this week.

Currently, Montreal is sitting in sixth place in the Atlantic Division with a record of 17-18-3, while Colorado is sitting in third place in the Central Division with a record of 24-15-0 which has seen them post a record of 8-2-0 over their last 10.

When the two teams take the ice tonight, the Habs will likely be without several players in addition to Rafael Harvey-Pinard and David Reinbacher. Patrik Laine is listed as questionable with an illness, while defenseman David Savard missed Friday's game with an undisclosed injury.

Montreal Canadiens projected lines tonight

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:

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

Goalies:

• Jakub Dobes
• Sam Montembeault

Powerplay:

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

Penalty Kill:

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

Looking at the odds for tonight's Canadiens vs Avalanche game as well as upcoming games on Montreal's schedule

Heading into tonight's game between the Canadiens and Avalanche, Colorado is sitting as an overwhelming betting favorite given its recent success.

As the team looks to make it seven in a row tonight, it is a -330 favorite on FanDuel, while Montreal is a +260 underdog. Similarly, on DraftKings, Colorado is a -325 favorite, while Montreal is a +260 underdog.

If these lines hold steady, it would take a $325 bet on Colorado as the favorite to win $100, while a $100 bet on Montreal as the underdog would win $260 on DraftKings.

Following tonight's game against the Avalanche, the Habs will be back in action on Monday when they host the Vancouver Canucks. From there, the team will head to Washington for a game with the Capitals on Friday, before returning home to host the Dallas Stars on Jan. 11.