During his press conference this morning, the head coach of the Montreal Canadiens, Martin St-Louis, announced a rather surprising change to his lineup for tonight's game. Indeed, due to Christian Dvorak's injury, the Canadiens will line up eleven forwards and seven defensemen.
26-year-old defenseman Johnathan Kovacevic will make a return to the game, having been left out of the team's last two matches. There's no doubt that this change could prove beneficial for the Montreal defensive brigade, especially since Justin Barron has been having some difficulties recently.
With the absence of Christian Dvorak, Jake Evans is expected to return to his center position, having played on the wing for a few matches. It will be very interesting to see which player takes advantage of this situation to earn quality minutes in the top-6, possibly alongside Sean Monahan and Josh Anderson.
When asked about the changes to his lineup, Martin St-Louis preferred to keep his strategy close to his chest, not divulging how he will concoct his lines for tonight's game. We will therefore have to remain patient and wait for the start of the match to find out for sure.
