DET@MTL: What you need to know

MONTREAL -- Coming off a tough road trip, the Canadiens return home to the Bell Centre to battle the Red Wings.

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Dominique Ducharme's contingent collected just two out of a possible eight points on their trek to Seattle, San Jose, Los Angeles and Anaheim after losing three of four games, including the final two in Southern California.
The steady offensive contributions of winger Mike Hoffman are among the few bright spots for Montreal of late. With a power-play tally in Sunday's 4-2 defeat at Honda Center, the newcomer has four goals in the last five games.

Special teams continue to be cause for concern, unfortunately. The Canadiens rank 29th on the power play (11.1%) with just four goals on 36 chances, while the penalty kill stands 30th (65%) after surrendering a League-leading 14 goals through 10 games.
A decision on the playing status of right-winger Brendan Gallagher will come after the pre-game warmup.
Defenseman Jeff Petry is probable, according to Ducharme.
For his part, winger Michael Pezzetta will make his NHL debut.

Pezzetta was recalled from the AHL's Laval Rocket on Monday after
Cole Caufield was sent down and Mathieu Perreault was placed on injured reserve
.
Forward Alex Belzile, who was recalled from Laval this morning, will also be in uniform.
This is the second meeting of the season between the Atlantic Division rivals.
The Canadiens thumped the Red Wings 6-1 on October 23 at the Bell Centre, so expect Jeff Blashill's squad to come out hungry.

Detroit is looking to snap a two-game winless skid - and they'll have to do it without the services of leading goal-scorer Tyler Bertuzzi, who cannot play in Canada because he is unvaccinated against COVID-19.
With Bertuzzi unavailable for the encounter in Toronto over the weekend, the Red Wings recalled forward Joe Veleno from the AHL's Grand Rapid Griffins.
The Montrealer, who has yet to face his hometown squad, collected two points (1 goal, 1 assist) in the 5-4 loss to the Maple Leafs.
Personal reasons will prevent captain Dylan Larkin from playing, according to Blashill.
Nineteen-year-old rookie Lucas Raymond is a player to watch.
The Gothenburg, Sweden native has a team-leading nine points alongside Bertuzzi, and registered his first NHL hat trick on October 24 versus the Chicago Blackhawks.
For his part, rookie defenseman Moritz Seider is riding a five-game point streak with five assists during that span.
Broadcast information
Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.
You can watch the game on TSN2 and RDS, and listen to all the action on TSN 690 and 98,5 fm.