Canadiens Preview: Kapanen Unavailable Versus Penguins

The Montreal Canadiens face the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night at PPG Paints Arena, with forward Oliver Kapanen remaining unavailable due to a day-to-day lower-body injury. Montreal opened their season with a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs, but head coach Martin St. Louis is expected to keep an unchanged winning lineup. Jakub Dobes is scheduled to start in goal for the Canadiens, while Florian Xhekaj and Adam Engström sit as healthy scratches.

The Pittsburgh Penguins enter the matchup following an emphatic 7-0 victory against the Philadelphia Flyers in their season opener. Filip Hallander led the Penguins with three points in that win, while Nick Robertson and Hendrix Lapierre each contributed two points. Pittsburgh is expected to counter with goaltender Arturs Silovs, as veteran stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin seek to maintain their strong career scoring paces against Montreal.