Updates from morning skate - April 9

TORONTO - The Canadiens skated at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday in preparation for their game against the Maple Leafs.

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Nick Suzuki and Ryan Poehling were the Habs not at practice, opting for therapy days instead of hitting the ice.
Following the morning skate, interim head coach Martin St-Louis confirmed a pair of lineup changes in Toronto. Michael Pezzetta and Jordan Harris will face the Leafs in place of Jesse Ylonen and Kale Clague, who will be healthy scratches.

St-Louis also indicated that Jeff Petry will be a game time decision, and that other tweaks to the lineup could come during warmups. Petry has missed seven games since suffering a lower-body injury on March 24.
In goal, Jake Allen will make a sixth consecutive start.
Toronto is home (for Pezz)
Habs-Leafs on a Saturday night always has the makings of classic matchup, but the latest edition of the longtime rivalry has extra meaning for Pezzetta, who grew up 20 minutes away from Scotiabank Arena in North York.
"I know the first day I got called up, the first game, I looked to see when we played Toronto in Toronto. It was April 9th, and I was like, 'Wow, I've got a lot of work to do. I've got to stick around for a long time to hopefully play in that game,'" admitted the 24-year-old, who made his NHL debut on Nov. 2. "It was always just a goal to stick around until I could play in this game."

Pezzetta has done more than just stick around, having quickly become a fan favorite while picking up 44 games of NHL experience since his initial call up.
Most recently however, the six-foot-one, 216-pound forward had been sidelined for six games since leaving the game on March 26 with an upper-body injury, putting his homecoming plans in doubt.
"To get the nod that I'm in the lineup tonight... I know I was hurt, and I was worried that I wasn't going to be healthy in time for this game, so I'm just so happy that I'm able to play here. It's going to be a dream come true for me. I'm just really excited."
Hockey Night in Canada… starring Americans
At the other end of the ice, star Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews has been enjoying a career year with 97 points in 66 games.
Although containing the 24-year-old will be key to the Canadiens' efforts at Scotiabank Arena, the American forward also serves as a blueprint to follow for countryman Cole Caufield.
"He shoots from everywhere, he gets a lot of looks each game, and he's special for a player like me to watch. I think a lot of people learn from him, and he's a special player," acknowledged Caufield, who is a fellow product of the US National Team Development Program. "He's for sure a guy that I look up to, and maybe one day I'll kind of get close to [in terms of success]."

Caufield of course has been enjoying success of his own as of late, coming off an NHL Rookie of the Month nomination for March, and already making a case for April's title with four points in three games.
Currently with 17 goals to his name, the Wisconsin native is focused on hitting 20 in his rookie campaign.
"After the tough start, that would be a pretty good goal to reach," explained Caufield, who scored 16 of his markers in the last 26 games. "I'm just trying to focus on one game at a time, trying to get one [goal] a game. That's kind of my mindset right now, and for the rest of the year."
Game time in Toronto is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.