The Boston Bruins are riding high after a 4-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres, but they’ll have their work cut out for them Tuesday night.
The Bruins will visit the Bell Centre to take on the rival Montreal Canadiens, who own the NHL’s best record at 10-1-1. The Habs were embarrassed 10-0 by the Columbus Blue Jackets last Friday in their first loss of the season, but bounced back Saturday with a 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Rookie goaltender Zane McIntyre will get the start between the pipes for Boston, as Tuukka Rask gets the night off. The 24-year-old has allowed seven goals in two games played this season.
Noel Acciari did not travel with the team due to an undisclosed injury, and Jimmy Hayes will return to the lineup in his stead.
Here are the lines for Bruins-Sabres.
BOSTON BRUINS (7-5-0)
Brad Marchand–Patrice Bergeron–David Pastrnak
Ryan Spooner–David Krejci–David Backes
Matt Beleskey–Riley Nash–Austin Czarnik
Tim Schaller–Dominic Moore–Jimmy Hayes
Zdeno Chara–Brandon Carlo
Torey Krug–Adam McQuaid
John-Michael Liles–Colin Miller
Zane McIntyre
Montreal Canadiens (10-1-1)
Paul Byron–Alex Galchenyuk–Alexander Radulov
Max Pacioretty–Tomas Plekanec–Brendan Gallagher
Daniel Carr–David Desharnais–Andrew Shaw
Phillip Danault–Torrey Mitchell–Brian Flynn
Alexei Emelin–Shea Weber
Andrei Markov–Jeff Petry
Nathan Beaulieu–Greg Pateryn
Carey Price
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