Montreal Canadiens vs Toronto Maple Leafs: NHL Preseason Live Stream, Schedule, Lineups, and Injury Report, October 3, 2022

The Montreal Canadiens will take on Toronto Maple Leafs at Bell Centre (Montreal) in the NHL Preseason game on October 3. Martin St. Louis, the head coach of the Montreal Canadiens, is stepping up his assessment process by pairing important prospects with seasoned NHL players against the Ottawa Senators. The Canadiens will field a very intriguing lineup against the Senators on Saturday night after making a sizable third round of cuts that saw them dismiss 23 players from camp. The majority of those players will be joining the Laval Rocket Training camp this weekend. Jonathan Drouin, Mike Hoffman, Mike Matheson, and Chris Wideman are among the prominent veterans in the lineup, but what matters more is who head coach Martin St. Louis has lined up next to them.

This preseason, Owen Beck will once again be charged with centering the top line for the Canadiens, between Drouin and Hoffman. The 18-year-old is making the most of his training camp experience to prove to the Montreal Canadiens management staff that, while not being quite ready for the NHL just yet, he won’t be for long. Drouin and Hoffman aren’t known for their two-way play, but they can definitely support Beck’s offensive inventiveness, so their defense will be tested. In contrast, the Canadiens are constantly surrounding Beck with offensive NHL talent because they want to determine just how close he is to becoming a solid NHL-calibre player. Nick Suzuki’s slight ailment has provided Beck with the opportunity to take center stage and showcase his abilities. He’ll likely be utilized throughout the game by St. Louis tonight.

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Predicted Lineups

Montreal Canadiens 

Cole Caufield – Nick Suzuki – Mike Hoffman 

Evgenii Dadonov – Christian Dvorak – Brendan Gallagher 

Rem Pitlick – Kirby Dach – Josh Anderson 

Jonathan Drouin – Jake Evans – Joel Armia 

Michael Matheson – David Savard 

Joel Edmundson – Justin Barron 

Jordan Harris – Chris Wideman

Jake Allen – Samuel Montembeault 

Toronto Maple Leafs

Michael Bunting – Auston Matthews – Mitch Marner

William Nylander – Alexander Kerfoot – Calle Jarnkrok 

Zach Aston-Reese – David Kampf – Nicolas Aube-Kubel

Nicholas Robertson – Pontus Holmberg – Denis Malgin 

Morgan Rielly – Jake Muzzin 

Mark Giordano – T.J. Brodie  

Rasmus Sandin – Justin Holl 

Matt Murray – Ilya Samsonov

Injury Report

Montreal Canadiens: Madison Bowey, Sean Monahan, Joel Edmundson, Paul Byron

Toronto Maple Leafs: Jake Muzzin, Pierre Engvall, John Tavares, Timothy Liljegren, Rodion Amirov, Joseph Woll 

Montreal Canadiens vs Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule and Fixture

The match between the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs will take place at Bell Centre (Montreal) on Sunday, October 3 at 7:30 PM ET.

Where to watch Montreal Canadiens vs Toronto Maple Leafs?

The match between the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs will be telecast live on ESPN+, and TSN2, RDS, TSN4.

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