The Montreal Canadiens shuffled their lines ahead of their last game, a decision necessitated by Ivan Demidov's lower-body injury that will sideline last season's Calder Trophy runner-up for as many as four weeks.
The Montreal Canadiens are hoping their reshuffled forward lines yield better results on Thursday against the visiting Nashville Predators. Montreal altered its combinations following a lower-body injury to Ivan Demidov, who will miss up to four weeks. Despite the changes, the Canadiens suffered a 6-4 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, extending their current losing skid to two games.
Juraj Slafkovsky joined Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield on the top line, scoring his first goal of the season in the defeat. Meanwhile, the Predators enter the matchup also seeking a rebound after blowing a 3-0 lead in a 5-4 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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