Canadiens lineup tonight: Montreal’s projected lineup for game against the Utah Hockey Club | Jan. 14, 2025

Tonight, the Montreal Canadiens will look to bounce back from a narrow 2-1 shootout loss to the Dallas Stars when they collide with the Utah Hockey Club on the road. After picking up three wins in a row, including a 3-2 OT win over the Capitals, the Habs' latest loss has the team eager to get back in the win column.

Across from them on the ice, however, will be a Utah Hockey Club team eager to get back in the win column themselves after a 2-1 loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday.

Heading into tonight's game between the Habs and Utah Hockey Club, Montreal could make a big jump in the standings with a regulation win. On the flip side, the Utah Hockey Club will be looking to pick up a win to overtake the fifth-place Blues in the Central Division.

From the sounds of things, leading up to tonight's clash, Canadiens forward Alex Newhook will be a game-time decision as he battles an illness. Assuming he does play, the Habs' projected lines are expected to be as follows:

Montreal Canadiens lines:

Forwards:

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

Defense:

1. Lane Hutson - Mike Matheson
2. Kaiden Guhle - Alexandre Carrier
3. Arber Xhekaj - David Savard

Goalies:

• Jakub Dobes
• Sam Montembeault

Powerplay:

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

Penalty Kill:

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

Looking at the odds for tonight's game between the Canadiens and the Utah Hockey Club as well as upcoming games on Montreal's schedule

Heading into tonight's clash between the Canadiens and the Utah Hockey Club, Utah is sitting as a slight betting favorite on most major sportsbooks.

On FanDuel, Utah is a -154 favorite, while Montreal is a +128 underdog. Over on DraftKings, Utah is a -162 favorite, while Montreal is a +136 underdog.

Based on these lines, it would take a $162 bet on Utah as the favorite to win $100 on DraftKings, while a $100 bet on Montreal as the underdog would win $136.

Following tonight's game, Montreal will head to Dallas for a showdown with the Stars on Thursday before then returning home for a three-game stretch that will include a back-to-back against the Maple Leafs and Rangers this weekend, before the team hosts the Lightning next Tuesday.

From there, the team will hit the road for a collision with the Red Wings on Jan. 23, before heading hope to wrap up the week with a game against the Devils.