Lines and defense pairings at practice – Nov. 4

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Lines and defense pairings at practice – Nov. 4

Ex-NHLer, faceoff specialist Marc Bureau joins Canadiens practice on Monday

BROSSARD – The Canadiens had a special guest at practice at the CN Sports Complex on Monday.

Former NHLer and faceoff specialist, Marc Bureau, worked with Montreal’s centermen ahead of the main session. Kirby Dach, Christian Dvorak, Jake Evans, Oliver Kapanen, Alex Newhook and Nick Suzuki joined Bureau, who played for the Canadiens from 1995-1998, and maintained a 53.4% win rate over 2,500 career draws.

Head coach Martin St-Louis deployed new forward lines on Monday:

Forwards

13 Caufield

14 Suzuki

77 Dach

15 Newhook

71 Evans

20 Slafkovský

17 Anderson

28 Dvorak

11 Gallagher

51 Heineman

91 Kapanen

40 Armia

Defensemen

8 Matheson

21 Guhle

48 Hutson

58 Savard

72 Xhekaj

52 Barron / 47 Struble

Goalies

30 Primeau

35 Montembeault

Rafaël Harvey-Pinard (no contact) and Michael Pezzetta skated as the extras.

Earlier Monday morning, Cole Caufield was named the recipient of the Molson Cup for the month of November. The forward scored 10 goals in the season’s opening month, tied for the most in the NHL.

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