Arber Xhekaj will take Justin Barron’s place tonight against the Penguins

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The Montreal Canadiens are back in action tonight, as the Habs are on the road again, this time to Pittsburgh to take on the Penguins.

The Habs will be looking to get back to winning ways after two tough losses this week, an 8-2 defeat by the Seattle Kraken and a 6-3 loss to the Washington Capitals.

In preparation for this game, Martin St-Louis spoke to the media at lunchtime, and took the opportunity to announce a change to the line-up.

Arber Xhekaj will take Justin Barron’s place on defense.

It’s a change that comes as no surprise, given that since the start of the season, there’s been some rotation on defense to allow all the guys to play games and stay in shape.

Obviously, it’s good news for Xhekaj, who will have another opportunity to shine after playing two good games last weekend.

It was obviously more difficult for the sheriff against the Kraken on Tuesday, which cost him his place in the line-up on Thursday against the Caps.

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In short, Xhekaj will still have to prove himself in the line-up tonight if he wants to earn more games and more ice time under Martin St-Louis, who, it should be remembered, doesn’t seem to be his biggest fan.

Otherwise, in net, Samuel Montembeault will get his first start since the thaw against the Kraken on Tuesday.

This will be an important game for Montembeault, who will obviously want to bounce back, and above all regain the confidence he’s really lost in recent games.

In short, let’s hope these changes and Martin St-Louis’s intense practice yesterday will help the team get back on the winning track.

Overtime

– Another game for the Rocket this afternoon.

– Stay tuned.

– Interesting.

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