Canadiens at Hurricanes preview
Domi looks to extend goal streak to six for Montreal; Carolina going for second win in five games
by Sean Farrell / NHL.com Independent Correspondent
CANADIENS (18-15-6) at HURRICANES (23-14-2)
7 p.m. ET; FS-CR, TSN2, RDS, NHL.TV
The Game
Max Domi will look to extend his goal streak to six games when the Montreal Canadiens play the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena on Tuesday.
Domi has five goals during his goal streak, the longest active streak in the NHL, and nine points (five goals, four assists) during a six-game point streak. His goal streak is the longest by a Montreal player since Max Pacioretty scored seven goals during a six-game streak from Jan. 2-15, 2015.
Goalie Charlie Lindgren will make his season debut for the Canadiens, who are 1-3-0 in four games since going 5-1-0 in the previous six.
The Hurricanes are 1-3-0 in their past four games after going 6-0-1 in their previous seven.
Players to Watch
Canadiens forward Nick Suzuki has eight points (one goal, seven assists) during a five-game point streak.
Hurricanes forward Lucas Wallmark has eight points (four goals, four assists) during a six-game point streak.
They said it
"He's here because we feel he's capable of being here and doing the job, so it's his chance tonight to help us win a hockey game." -- Canadiens coach Claude Julien on goalie Charlie Lindgren
"Montreal to me is kind of a fun team to watch actually. They play fast and fire a lot of pucks at the net. Some real good skill on that team. We're going to have to be on our toes like every night." -- Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour
Canadiens projected lineup
Tomas Tatar -- Phillip Danault -- Brendan Gallagher
Artturi Lehkonen -- Max Domi -- Nick Suzuki
Ryan Poehling -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Nick Cousins
Lukas Vejdemo -- Nate Thompson -- Jordan Weal
Ben Chiarot -- Shea Weber
Brett Kulak -- Jeff Petry
Victor Mete -- Cale Fleury
Charlie Lindgren
Carey Price
Scratched: Christian Folin, Mike Reilly, Riley Barber
Injured: Paul Byron (upper body), Joel Armia (hand), Jonathan Drouin (wrist), Matthew Peca (knee)
Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Jordan Staal -- Warren Foegele
Nino Niederreiter -- Sebastian Aho -- Teuvo Teravainen
Ryan Dzingel -- Erik Haula -- Martin Necas
Brock McGinn -- Lucas Wallmark -- Jordan Martinook
Jaccob Slavin -- Dougie Hamilton
Jake Gardiner -- Brett Pesce
Haydn Fleury -- Joel Edmundson
Petr Mrazek
James Reimer
Scratched: Trevor van Riemsdyk
Injured: None
Status report
Vejdemo will make his NHL debut. … Haula did not skate for a second straight day but he is expected to play.
Stat pack
Tatar has five points (three goals, two assists) during a three-game point streak. … Niederreiter has five points (one goal, four assists) during a four-game point streak.