Updates from morning skate - Oct. 26

The Habs prepare for their game against the Blue Jackets

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By Montreal Canadiens
@CanadiensMTL canadiens.com

MONTREAL - The Canadiens held a morning skate at the Bell Centre ahead of Thursday’s game against the Blue Jackets.

Here's a look at the players who hit the ice:

Forwards
Defensemen
Goalies
40 Joel Armia
52 Justin Barron
34 Jake Allen
17 Josh Anderson
21 Kaiden Guhle
35 Samuel Montembeault
22 Cole Caufield
54 Jordan Harris
30 Cayden Primeau
28 Christian Dvorak
26 Johnathan Kovacevic
71 Jake Evans
27 Gustav Lindström
11 Brendan Gallagher
8 Mike Matheson
49 Rafaël Harvey-Pinard
72 Arber Xhekaj
91 Sean Monahan
15 Alex Newhook
70 Tanner Pearson
55 Michael Pezzetta
20 Juraj Slafkovsky
14 Nick Suzuki
56 Jesse Ylönen

During his press conference, head coach Martin St-Louis confirmed that Samuel Montembeault would get the start in net against Columbus.

Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET. For tickets, click here.

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