Canadiens Reveal Lineup for Tonight's Game Against Blackhawks and Announce One Change
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We have two small updates to share with you this morning, just a few hours before the matchup between the Montreal Canadiens and the Chicago Blackhawks.
First, as reported earlier, Demidov was the least-used player by Martin St-Louis last game, and he played nearly two minutes less than Patrik Laine.
St-Louis has decided to keep young Demidov in the same role. So you can expect Demidov to once again be the least-used player today in Chicago.
To think that last season, the least-used forward on the Canadiens was Michael Pezzetta.. And this season, well, it's Ivan Demidov so far!
"No changes in the Canadiens' lineup tonight, according to the duos and trios at morning practice" - Renaud Lavoie
A change announced by the Montreal Canadiens
Even though there's no change in the lines or defense pairings, there is one change in goal.
"Montembeault to start; no other projected changes to Saturday's lineup"
- Montreal Canadiens
- Montreal Canadiens
He'll try to earn his first win of the season against the struggling Chicago Blackhawks.
Samuel Montembeault, 28 years old, is a 6-foot-3, 218-pound goaltender who posted a 31-24-7 record last season, with a 2.80 goals-against average and a .902 save percentage.
This season (after just one game, of course), he has a 0-1-0 record, a 3.07 goals-against average, and a .880 save percentage.
As for young Ivan Demidov, he has recorded 1 point in 2 games, averaging 12 minutes and 42 seconds of ice time per game so far this season.
I imagine his role will grow as the season progresses, but unfortunately, that won't be happening just yet.
More details to come.
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