Canadiens announce opening night roster

The roster features 14 forwards, six defensemen and two goaltenders

Juraj_Slafkovsky

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By Montreal Canadiens
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BROSSARD -- The Canadiens announced its 22-man roster for opening night.

It includes 14 forwards, six defensemen and two goaltenders.
Forwards
Josh Anderson, Cole Caufield, Kirby Dach, Evgenii Dadonov, Jonathan Drouin, Christian Dvorak, Jake Evans, Brendan Gallagher, Mike Hoffman, Sean Monahan, Michael Pezzetta, Rem Pitlick, Juraj Slafkovsky, Nick Suzuki
Defensemen
Kaiden Guhle, Jordan Harris, Johnathan Kovacevic, Mike Matheson, David Savard, Chris Wideman
Goaltenders
Jake Allen, Sam Montembeault
Extras
Joel Armia, Paul Byron, Joel Edmundson, Logan Mailloux, Emil Heineman, Carey Price
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to view a PDF version of the opening night roster.
The Canadiens start the regular season on Wednesday against the Maple Leafs at the Bell Centre. Puck drop is 7:00 p.m. ET.

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