Updates from morning skate – Oct. 26

Guhle and Slafkovsky joined group, skated in non-contact jerseys

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By Montreal Canadiens
@CanadiensMTL canadiens.com

MONTREAL – Martin St-Louis held a morning skate at the Bell Centre on Saturday in preparation for the Canadiens’ game against the St. Louis Blues.

Kaiden Guhle and Juraj Slafkovsky joined the main group wearing blue jerseys, suggesting they cannot receive contact. Guhle and Slafkovsky are both out with upper-body injuries and will not face the Blues.

In total, 22 players hit the ice. Here are the projected forward lines for Saturday’s game:

Forwards

13 Caufield

14 Suzuki

77 Dach

17 Anderson

71 Evans

11 Gallagher

40 Armia

15 Newhook

91 Kapanen

55 Pezzetta

28 Dvorak

51 Heineman

Guhle took part in rotations with Jayden Struble and Arber Xhekaj, while Logan Mailloux and Mike Matheson, and Lane Hutson and David Savard, were seen paired together. Samuel Montembeault and Cayden Primeau completed the group. The former will take on St. Louis, while the latter will face the Flyers in Philadelphia on Sunday. Xhekaj will return to the lineup tonight.

For fans attending Saturday’s contest, the Ville-Marie Expressway (Autoroute 136) will be closed this weekend, so please plan accordingly!

Game time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET. For tickets, click here.

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