After playing the first two games of the season for the Montreal Canadiens, Alex Barré-Boulet will watch Saturday night’s game against the Ottawa Senators from the press box.

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In the morning run he was replaced by Emil Heineman, who completed the fourth line with Christian Dvorak and Oliver Kapanen. Head coach Martin St-Louis also lined up Josh Anderson, Jake Evans and Brendan Gallagher on the third line.

Barré-Boulet has earned a place at the big club thanks to an excellent training camp. On Wednesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs and on Thursday against the Boston Bruins, the Quebec small forward’s play was praised even though he didn’t score any points. The 27-year-old athlete also settled for a difference of -2.

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The young Kapanen will have another opportunity to showcase himself after scoring his first career point in the National Hockey League against the Bruins. He is also the one who will replace Barré-Boulet in terms of numerical superiority.

Michael Pezzetta and Jayden Struble will be sidelined at the Bell Center. The defender started running into Brossard again.

It’s Samuel Montembeault who should be in front of the Canadian net and who will get a second start after his heroic 48-save performance against the Leafs.

The Senators won their opening game on Thursday, beating the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Florida Panthers, 3-1. Tim Stützle scored a brace while goalkeeper Linus Ullmark made 30 stops.

Montreal and Ottawa faced each other twice in preseason meetings, with the Sens winning each time. The intensity of these games caused a lot of conversation.

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