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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	N. SuzukiNick Suzuki	A. NewhookAlex Newhook	J. Evans Canadiens' Jake Evans: Assists three times in loss Jake Evans Canadiens' Jake Evans: Assists three times in loss C. DvorakChristian Dvorak
Left Wing	C. CaufieldCole Caufield	B. GallagherBrendan Gallagher	R. Harvey-PinardRafael Harvey-Pinard M. Pezzetta Canadiens' Michael Pezzetta: Won't return to Tuesday's game Upper Body: Probable for start of season Michael Pezzetta Canadiens' Michael Pezzetta: Won't return to Tuesday's game Upper Body: Probable for start of season J. Roy Canadiens' Joshua Roy: Moved to minors Joshua Roy Canadiens' Joshua Roy: Moved to minors
Right Wing	J. Slafkovsky Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Scores 20th goal of season Juraj Slafkovsky Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Scores 20th goal of season	K. Dach Knee: Probable for start of season Kirby Dach Knee: Probable for start of season	J. AndersonJosh Anderson J. ArmiaJoel Armia
Left Defenseman	M. MathesonMike Matheson	L. HutsonLane Hutson	A. Xhekaj Shoulder: Probable for start of season Arber Xhekaj Shoulder: Probable for start of season J. HarrisJordan Harris
Right Defenseman	D. SavardDavid Savard	K. Guhle Canadiens' Kaiden Guhle: Good to play for Team Canada Kaiden Guhle Canadiens' Kaiden Guhle: Good to play for Team Canada	J. KovacevicJohnathan Kovacevic J. Barron Canadiens' Justin Barron: Sent to AHL Justin Barron Canadiens' Justin Barron: Sent to AHL
Goalie	S. Montembeault Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Suffers overtime loss Sam Montembeault Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Suffers overtime loss	C. Primeau Canadiens' Cayden Primeau: Busy in Tuesday's shootout loss Cayden Primeau Canadiens' Cayden Primeau: Busy in Tuesday's shootout loss	C. Price Knee: Probable for start of season Carey Price Knee: Probable for start of season