Golden Knights at Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens aim for their third straight victory Tuesday as they kick off a six-game homestand against the Vegas Golden Knights. Montreal closed out a 3-1-0 road trip Sunday with a 2-0 triumph at Chicago, as defenseman Joe Morrow recorded a goal and an assist in the third period while Charlie Lindgren made 38 saves in his season debut en route to his first career shutout.
The Canadiens, who were without Carey Price over the weekend due to a lower-body injury, have won four of their last five overall contests and earned points in three of their last four at home (2-1-1). Vegas is wrapping up a six-game road trip during which it has posted just one victory over the first five contests (1-3-1). The Golden Knights battled back to earn a point in Toronto on Monday, scoring once in both the second and third period to forge a tie before falling in a shootout. James Neal ended his four-game goal-scoring drought with his team-leading eighth of the season, giving him a point in two straight contests after being kept off the scoresheet in the first three games of the trek.
TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, AT&T SportsNet-Rocky Mountain (Vegas), TSN2, RDS (Montreal)
ABOUT THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS (9-4-1): Vegas' power play ranks in the top half of the league at 20.7 percent, thanks in part to Reilly Smith. The 26-year-old has scored three of his five goals this season with the man advantage, including one on Monday that gave him four points in as many games. Neal registered a season-high seven shots against the Maple Leafs after being held without one for the first time this season on Saturday by Ottawa.
ABOUT THE CANADIENS (6-8-1): Lindgren posted his fourth win in as many career starts as he helped lead Montreal to its first triumph in Chicago since Feb. 27, 2002. The 23-year-old native of Minnesota, who was recalled from Laval of the American Hockey League on Friday, has allowed five goals on 125 shots in the NHL. Defenseman Karl Alzner will break a tie with Danny Grant for the 15th-longest consecutive games played streak on Tuesday as he skates in his 556th straight contest.
OVERTIME
1. Canadiens C Jonathan Drouin ended his eight-game goal-scoring drought Sunday, giving him a point in four of his last five games.
2. Vegas is in the midst of a six-game stretch during which it faces only Canadian teams.
3. Montreal LW Charles Hudon missed Sunday's game with an upper-body injury and is day-to-day.