Team 1 vs. Team 2: Scrimmage lines and defense pairings

BROSSARD – The on-ice portion of Canadiens Training Camp started on Thursday at the CN Sports Complex.

The 59 players invited to this year’s camp were divided into three teams, competing in a round-robin tournament format. Each game consists of two 30-minute periods with the championship game scheduled for Saturday.

Team 1 opened the competition with a 4-2 win over Team 2.

Team 1 goals

P1 [1]-0 Kapanen (Heineman)

P1 [2]-1 Kapanen

P1 [3]-2 F. Xhekaj

P2 [4]-2 Slafkovsky (Caufield)

Team 2 goals

P1 1-[1] Gignac (A. Xhekaj)

P2 2-[2] Trudeau (Beck)

Here's a look at the lines and defense pairings for Team 1:

“You never know what’s going to happen through a season, but the more time we get to spend together, the better off it’ll be for all of us,” Nick Suzuki said of starting training camp on a line with Cole Caufield and Juraj Slafkovsky.

“I’d like to try to keep the same line through the preseason,” he added.

Here’s a look at the lines and defense pairings for Team 2:

Team 3, led by Brendan Gallagher and Mike Matheson, skated earlier in the day and are scheduled to play against Team 2 on Friday at 11:15 a.m.