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Canadiens lineup tonight: Montreal’s projected lineup for game against the New York Rangers | Jan. 19, 2025

Modified Jan 19, 2025 12:00 GMT

Tonight, the Montreal Canadiens will host the New York Rangers in the second leg of a back-to-back. After hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs last night, the Habs will look to pick up a win over a Rangers team that's still working to regain momentum this season.

Both teams will of course be looking to pick up wins in hopes of improving in the standings for a wildcard spot in this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Montreal Canadiens projected lines

Note: Lines subject to change

Forwards:

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

Defense:

Lane Hutson - Mike Matheson
Kaiden Guhle - Alexandre Carrier
Arber Xhekaj - David Savard

Goalies:

Sam Montembeault
Jakub Dobes

Powerplay:

Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovsky, Patrik Laine, Lane Hutson
Brendan Gallagher, Kirby Dach, Alex Newhook, Christian Dvorak, Mike Matheson

Penalty Kill:

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

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

Heading into tonight's game between the Canadiens and the Rangers, New York is sitting as a slight betting favorite.

On DraftKings, New York is a -130 favorite, while Montreal is a +110 underdog. Meanwhile, over on BallyBet, New York is a -136 favorite, while Montreal is a +112 underdog.

Based on these lines, it would take a $130 bet on New York as the favorites to win $100 on DraftKings, while a $100 bet on Montreal as the underdog would win $110.

Following tonight's game, the Habs will host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, before hitting the road for a clash with Detroit on Thursday. From there, the team will head back home to host the Devils next Saturday, followed by the Jets on Jan. 28.

The team will then wrap up the month of January with a home game against the Wild before kicking off the month of February with a road game against the Ducks.

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