Updates from morning skate – Jan. 25

Lucas Condotta to make his season debut against the Isles

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By Montreal Canadiens
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MONTREAL – Samuel Montembeault will lead the Canadiens onto the ice at the Bell Centre on Thursday.

Head coach Martin St-Louis confirmed following today’s morning skate that the Bécancour, QC native will get the start against Patrick Roy’s Islanders.

Lucas Condotta will make his season debut with Montreal. The 26-year-old forward, who was recalled from the Laval Rocket on Wednesday night, played his first NHL game and scored his first career goal in the Canadiens’ season finale last year.

No other changes to the lineup are expected, meaning defenseman Jordan Harris and forward Jesse Ylönen are out. 

Twenty-three players skated pregame:

Forwards
Defensemen
Goalies
17 Josh Anderson
21 Kaiden Guhle
34 Jake Allen
40 Joel Armia
54 Jordan Harris 
35 Samuel Montembeault
22 Cole Caufield
26 Johnathan Kovacevic
30 Cayden Primeau
82 Lucas Condotta
8 Mike Matheson
71 Jake Evans
58 David Savard
11 Brendan Gallagher
47 Jayden Struble
49 Rafaël Harvey-Pinard
72 Arber Xhekaj
 
91 Sean Monahan
70 Tanner Pearson
 
55 Michael Pezzetta
 
20 Juraj Slafkovsky
 
14 Nick Suzuki
56 Jesse Ylönen

Alex Newhook skated on Thursday ahead of the main session for the first time since suffering a high ankle sprain on Nov. 30 against the Florida Panthers. The team announced on Dec. 2 that the 22-year-old would miss approximately 10 to 12 weeks.

The Canadiens are turning the clock back to the 2000s on Throwback Night at the Bell Centre. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. ET. For tickets, click here.

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