The Montreal Canadiens (17-22-3) visit the New York Islanders (22-18-3) at the UBS Arena on Saturday night. The hosting team is hosting an evening honoring the late legend Mike Bossy.

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FIRST PERIOD

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foreplay

The CH goes there for 2

Building on Thursday’s 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators, CH will be looking to win a third game in four games. Before falling into the tentacles of the Seattle Kraken on Monday, Martin St. Louis’ men had frustrated the St. Louis Blues at Bell Center.

The visitors will therefore attempt to win a second straight game, a feat dating back to November 25 against the Blackhawks in Chicago.

In the last five games, Jonathan Drouin has been his team’s most productive with five points, including two for the massive attack. Cole Caufield is hot as a stove with four goals in this span.

Jake Evans, coming out of his shell offensively these days, has also had four points since Jan. 3.

Samuel Montembeault will be in goal and will start for the third time in a row.

For the second game in a row, the Habs rely on a formation of eleven attackers and seven defenders. Mike Hoffman and Michael Pezzetta will continue to follow the action from the press box.

win along the way

On the road, the Habs’ last win dates back to December 19 in Arizona. Almost a month later, they’re crossing blades with a team trying to get back on track after a four-game (0-3-1) winning streak.

This 175th meeting between the two clubs marks the first of three meetings this season. In the three games between them in 2021-2022, the islanders have accumulated at least one point every night (2-0-1).

In the last direct duel on April 15, Brock Nelson, Noah Dobson and Zach Parise scored in a 3-0 win in Montreal.

the islands have played only four times against Atlantic Division teams in the last two months, but they have collected at least one point each time (3-0-1) and their four opponents (Ottawa, Toronto, Boston, Florida) with 15:9 in goals beaten .

A first for Romanov

This will be defender Alexander Romanov’s first game against his former team. Selected by the Canadians in the second round (38th overall) in the 2018 draft, the Muscovite was traded to Long Island on the night of the amateur auction at Bell Center in the three-club trade that brought Kirby Dach with the Bleu-White Red.

Romanov set a career high against Minnesota on Thursday, scoring his 14th point of the season. The 23-year-old has blacked out the scorers list in four of the Islanders’ last six wins.

The Russian played 133 games and accumulated 19 points (four goals, 15 assists) in two seasons with Montreal. He was a member of the Canadiens team that reached the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trios and pairs in training:

Offensive

Cole Caufield Nick Suzuki Kirby Dach

Evgenii Dadonov – Jake Evans – Joel Armia

Juraj Slafkovsky – Christian Dvorak – Josh Anderson

Mike Hoffman/Michael Pezzetta-Jonathan Drouin-Jesse Ylonen

defense

Joel EdmundsonDavid Savard

Jordan Harris-Johnathan Kovacevic

Arber XhekajChris Wideman

Mike MathesonJustin Barron

See all CH press points after the morning training session here: