When the Kings packed up and headed out of Los Angeles earlier this week, the smart money would have been on goaltender Pheonix Copley starting Saturday’s game in Montreal.
While that indeed looks to be happening tonight, the fact Copley already has a start — and a win — for coach Todd McLellan is the surprising part.
More on Copley and the overall LA Kings goaltending situation here:
NHL RADIO REPLAY: Mayor’s Minutes – Hoven on Doughty, Copley, and New Moore Contract
As for the rest of the lineup, we wouldn’t be surprised to see McLellan make a few changes coming off the disappointing loss in Toronto on Thursday. Perhaps Toby Bjornfot and/or Sammy Fagemo find their way back into action.
LA Kings Projected Lineup vs. Montreal Canadiens
Fiala – Kopitar – Kaliyev
Moore – Danault – Arvidsson
Iafallo – Kempe – Vilardi
JAD – Lizotte – Grundstrom
Anderson – Doughty
Durzi – Roy
Edler – Walker
Copley
Quick
Scratches: Björnfot, Fagemo
ICYMI: Brandt Clarke is off to the World Juniors
Injured Reserve: Lemieux (targeting mid-December)
Additional Game Notes
Puck drop is set for 4:00pm PST and will be televised by Bally Sports West.
Montreal will be wearing their new Reverse Retro jersey tonight:
Our new #ReverseRetro jersey will be available for preorder while supplies last, as of noon today!#GoHabsGo https://t.co/hQDa6Udcc1
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) October 20, 2022
Last time out, Montreal picked up a 4-2 win over the Kraken in Seattle on Tuesday. Here’s some Habs pregame info:
The latest news from the Bell Centre ⬇️#GoHabsGohttps://t.co/DDnE4qPeVU
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) December 10, 2022
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