Replaces Charles Hudon on fourth line, while Brett Kulak takes David Schlemko's spot on defence for afternoon game in Las Vegas.
Montreal Canadiens Nicolas Deslauriers gets high-fives from teammates on the bench after scoring goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins during second period of National Hockey League game in Montreal on March 15, 2018. JOHN MAHONEY / MONTREAL GAZETTE
LAS VEGAS — Claude Julien is making a couple of lineup changes for Saturday afternoon’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights at the T-Mobile Arena (4 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio).
Nicolas Deslauriers, who has been a healthy scratch for the last five games, gets back in the lineup on the fourth line with Michael Chaput and Kenny Agostino, while Charles Hudon will be a healthy scratch after playing in the last two games. Defenceman Brett Kulak will also get back in the lineup after being a healthy scratch for two games, taking David Schlemko’s spot. Hudon had been a healthy scratch for nine straight games before getting back in the lineup for the last two and going pointless. For the season, Hudon has 3-1-4 totals and a team-worst minus-8.
Deslauriers has 1-1-2 totals in 24 games this season and is minus-2. Deslauriers ranks second on the Canadiens with 70 hits, trailing only defenceman Jeff Petry, who has 98 but has played 12 more games than Deslauriers.
“We’re going to get a bigger presence on our fourth line against a pretty big hockey club here,” Julien said when he met with the media a couple of hours before the game. “Schlemko’s out. He’s not 100 per cent, so Kulak’s going to go in.”
Montreal Canadiens Nicolas Deslauriers gets high-fives from teammates on the bench after scoring goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins during second period of National Hockey League game in Montreal on March 15, 2018. JOHN MAHONEY / MONTREAL GAZETTE
LAS VEGAS — Claude Julien is making a couple of lineup changes for Saturday afternoon’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights at the T-Mobile Arena (4 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio).
Nicolas Deslauriers, who has been a healthy scratch for the last five games, gets back in the lineup on the fourth line with Michael Chaput and Kenny Agostino, while Charles Hudon will be a healthy scratch after playing in the last two games. Defenceman Brett Kulak will also get back in the lineup after being a healthy scratch for two games, taking David Schlemko’s spot. Hudon had been a healthy scratch for nine straight games before getting back in the lineup for the last two and going pointless. For the season, Hudon has 3-1-4 totals and a team-worst minus-8.
Deslauriers has 1-1-2 totals in 24 games this season and is minus-2. Deslauriers ranks second on the Canadiens with 70 hits, trailing only defenceman Jeff Petry, who has 98 but has played 12 more games than Deslauriers.
“We’re going to get a bigger presence on our fourth line against a pretty big hockey club here,” Julien said when he met with the media a couple of hours before the game. “Schlemko’s out. He’s not 100 per cent, so Kulak’s going to go in.”
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