Matheson is not on the ice for warmups; expected to be a healthy scratch in Philadelphia.
Montreal Canadiens News
Byron (knee) will not play Monday but is expected to travel on their two-game road trip.
Byron has been out since mid-November but it looks like he could get back into the lineup at some point this week. He will travel to Boston and Pittsburgh and could make his return either Tuesday or Thursday.
Goalie Start
Price will start Monday vs. the Coyotes.
Price allowed one goal on 23 shots in the Canadiens overtime win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. Price has won two straight and four of his last five starts while posting a stellar 1.40 GAA, .949 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he'll look to stay hot vs. a Coyotes team that has lost 10 of their last 12 games (2-7-3) while averaging just 2.25 goals per game.
Goalie Start
Price will start Saturday vs. the Maple Leafs.
Price allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Canadiens win over the Ducks on Thursday. Price has been excellent since mid-January, going 7-2-0 with a 1.65 GAA, .950 SV% and two shutouts in his last nine starts. Price has gone 2-0-0 while surrendering seven goals on 68 shots (.897 SV%) in two starts vs. the Maple Leafs.
Line Change
Evans will make his NHL debut on Thursday.
Evans was a seventh-round pick in 2014 and has scored 12 goals with 22 assists (34 points) in 48 AHL games this season. With Ryan Poehling and Jordan Weal both sick, the 23-year-old will make his NHL debut on the third line with Max Domi and Ilya Kovalchuk.
Goalie Start
Price (illness) returns to the Canadiens crease on Thursday.
Price allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Canadiens loss to the Blue Jackets on Sunday. Price missed Tuesday's game with an illness but will be back in the cage tonight vs. the Ducks. Tonight he takes on a Ducks team that has won four of their last five road games while averaging 2.80 goals for and 2.00 goals against.
Price (illness) did not travel to New Jersey for Tuesday's game.
Price will not be available for Tuesday's game in New Jersey due to the flu, so look for Charlie Lindgren or Cayden Primeau, who was recalled from Laval (AHL) to start for Montreal.
Goalie Start
Price will start Sunday vs. the Blue Jackets.
Goalie Start
Price led the Canadiens onto the ice for warmups.
Price stopped 20 of 21 shots in the Canadiens win in Buffalo on Thursday. Price has gone 5-1-0 with a 1.64 GAA, .952 SV% and one shutout. In his first start against the Panthers, Price allowed six goals on 34 shots in a 6-5 loss in late-December.
Goalie Start
Price starts Thursday in Buffalo.
Gallagher (head) is set to return to the lineup on Thursday.
Gallagher missed four games before returning from a concussion on January 9th but suffered a setback and missed the next six games. Gallagher was back on the top line in the last two practices and is set to play Thursday in Buffalo. He has scored 15 goals with 17 assists (32 points) in 41 games this season.
Blais will draw into the Blues lineup on Tuesday.
Blais has missed the last 28 games with an wrist injury but is set to replace Oskar Sundqvist tonight in Calgary. Blais had eight points (5G / 3A) in 20 games before getting hurt.
The Blues have activated Sammy Blais (wrist) from IR.
Blais has not played since November 19th and underwent surgery on his right wrist on the 21st. Activating him from IR suggests that the winger will make his return to the lineup on Tuesday. He had five goals and three assists (eight points) in 20 games before getting hurt.
Goalie Start
Price will start Monday vs. the Capitals.
Price surrendered four goals on 34 shots in the Canadiens' win over the Golden Knights on January 18th. Price has won four in a row while stopping 142 of the 148 shots (.959 SV%) that he has faced. He stopped 26 of 28 shots in a 5-2 win in his first start vs. the Capitals (Nov.15) and catches a break tonight with Alex Ovechkin suspended for skipping the All-Star Game.
Goalie Start
Price will start Saturday vs. the Golden Knights.
Price stopped 40 of 41 shots in the Canadiens win in Philadelphia on Thursday. Price has gone through his struggles this season but is red-hot coming into Saturday's game vs. the Golden Knights. Price has won three in a row while posting an impressive 0.66 GAA, .982 SV% and one shutout. He has given up six goals on 54 shots (.889 SV%) in two career starts vs. Vegas.
The Predators have reassigned Alexandre Carrier to Milwaukee (AHL).
Carrier played in two games during his call-up but heads back to the AHL now that Dante Fabbro is back in the lineup. Carrier has four goals and 21 assists (25 points) in 34 AHL games this season.
Goalie Start
Price will start Thursday in Philadelphia.
Price stopped all 31 shots that he faced in the Canadiens shutout win over the Flames on Monday. After an ugly six-game losing streak, Price has won two straight while stopping 72 of the last 73 shots (.986 SV%) that he's faced. The Flyers are terrific on home ice but are also on the tail-end of a back-to-back with an inexperienced netminder in the other crease.
Goalie Start
Price is expected to start Thursday in Philadelphia.
Goalie Start
Price will start Monday vs. the Flames.
Price allowed done goal on 42 shots in the Canadiens win in Ottawa on Saturday. The win snapped a six-game losing streak for Price, who now has a 3.32 GAA and .894 SV% since Christmas. Tonight he faces a Flames team that has won five in a row while scoring 3.40 goals per game.
Goalie Start
Price is expected to start Monday vs. the Flames.
Price allowed done goal on 42 shots in the Canadiens win in Ottawa on Saturday. The win snapped a six-game losing streak for Price, who now has a 3.32 GAA and .894 SV% since Christmas. Tonight he faces a Flames team that has won five in a row while scoring 3.40 goals per game.