Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens projected lineups, NHL starting goalies for today, 21st February, 2024

The Buffalo Sabres (24-27-4), currently 13th in the Eastern Conference, are set to face the Montreal Canadiens (22-25-8), who are positioned 14th, at Bell Centre on Wednesday at 7:00 PM ET.

In their recent game on Feb. 19, the Sabres experienced a 4-3 defeat at home against the Anaheim Ducks in spite of a competitive performance.

On the other hand, the Montreal Canadiens played their last game at home on Feb. 17, where they suffered a 4-3 loss to the Washington Capitals. The Canadiens, striving to improve their standing in the Eastern Conference, faced a tough challenge in the Capitals but managed to keep the game close.

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Buffalo Sabres projected lineups

Buffalo Sabres

Forwards

• Jeff Skinner- Tage Thompson- Alex Tuch
• Jordan Greenway- Casey Mittelstadt- Dylan Cozens
• Zach Benson- Peyton Krebs- JJ Peterka
• Eric Robinson- Zemgus Girgensons- Kyle Okposo

Defensemen

• Rasmus Dahlin- Henri Jokiharju
• Jacob Bryson- Connor Clifton
• Kale Clague- Erik Johnson

Goalies

• Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
• Eric Comrie

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Buffalo Sabres starting goalies

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will most likely start for the Sabres. Montreal Canadiens

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will most likely start for the Sabres. Below are his stats this season.

• Games Played (GP): 31
• Games Started (GS): 28
• Wins: 14
• Losses (L): 14
• Overtime Losses (OTL): 2
• Goals Against (GA): 74
• Goals Against per Game (GA/G): 2.54
• Shots Against (SA): 825
• Saves (SV): 751
• Save Percentage (SV%): .910
• Shutouts (SO): 4
• Time on Ice per Game (TOI/G): 56 minutes and 20 seconds

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Montreal Canadiens projected lineups

The Montreal Canadiens

Forwards

• Cole Caufield- Nick Suzuki- Juraj Slafkovsky
• Joshua Roy- Alex Newhook- Josh Anderson
• Joel Armia- Jake Evans- Brendan Gallagher
• Michael Pezzetta- Brandon Gignac- Tanner Pearson

Defensemen

• Michael Matheson- David Savard
• Jayden Struble- Kaiden Guhle
• Arber Xhekaj- Johnathan Kovacevic

Goalies

• Samuel Montembeault
• Jake Allen

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Montreal Canadiens starting goalies

Samuel Montembeault will most likely start for the Canadiens.

Samuel Montembeault will most likely start for the Canadiens. Below are his stats this season.

• Games Played (GP): 26
• Games Started (GS): 25
• Wins: 12
• Losses (L): 9
• Overtime Losses (OTL): 4
• Goals Against (GA): 83
• Goals Against per Game (GA/G): 3.21
• Shots Against (SA): 854
• Saves (SV): 771
• Save Percentage (SV%): .903
• Shutouts (SO): 0
• Time on Ice per Game (TOI/G): 59 minutes and 39 seconds