Mike Matheson was wearing a regular practice jersey
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Montreal Canadiens
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BROSSARD — The Canadiens practiced at the Bell Sports Complex on Friday before flying to New York.
Here are the lines and defense pairings featured by head coach Martin St-Louis:
| Friday, January 13 Practice |
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|---|---|---|
| LW | C | RW |
| 22 – Cole Caufield | 14 – Nick Suzuki | 77 – Kirby Dach |
| 63 – Evgenii Dadonov | 71 – Jake Evans | 40 – Joel Armia |
| 20 – Juraj Slafkovsky | 28 – Christian Dvorak | 17 – Josh Anderson |
| 55 – Michael Pezzetta / 68 – Mike Hoffman | 27 – Jonathan Drouin | 56 – Jesse Ylonen |
| LD | RD | G |
| 44 – Joel Edmundson | 58 – David Savard | 35 – Sam Montembeault |
|
54 – Jordan Harris |
26 – Johnathan Kovacevic |
34 – Jake Allen |
| 72 – Arber Xhekaj | 6 – Chris Wideman | 30 – Cayden Primeau |
| 8 – Mike Matheson | 52 – Justin Barron | |
Ylonen and Pezzetta spent some time on the ice with Primeau and Allen before practice began. They were joined by goaltending coach Eric Raymond.
Matheson was wearing a regular practice jersey, suggesting that he has been cleared for contact after being sidelined with a lower-body injury. The veteran defenseman hasn’t played since Dec. 17 against the Lightning.
The Canadiens will face the Islanders on Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. ET.
