With a decimated club, the Montreal Canadiens visit the Nashville Predators this Saturday night at the Bridgestone Arena.
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The two teams faced each other two weeks ago, to the advantage of CH, 6-3, at the Bell Center.
In addition to those absent in recent months, the Habs will have to do without several other players. Indeed, Brendan Gallagher and Sami Niku both follow the protocol related to COVID-19 while Jeff Petry and Josh Anderson are both injured.
The Habs (6-17-2) escaped their last two games, at home against the Vancouver Canucks and the Colorado Avalanche, and are in seventh place in the Atlantic section due to an anemic harvest 14 points in 25 games in 2021-2022. He will return to the Bell Center for his next two games, Tuesday and Thursday, against the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Chicago Blackhawks.
With 25 points in 23 games, the “Preds” are for their part in sixth place in the Central Section standings.
The game of this Saturday evening is presented on TVA Sports, from 6 p.m., with the pre-game.