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Montreal Canadiens (31-31-9) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (40-23-6)
Start Time: August 1, 2020, 8:00 PM ET
Arena: Scotiabank Arena (Toronto, ON)
Broadcast: NBC, CBC, TVAS
SEASON SERIES
December 10, 2019: 4-1 Canadiens
January 4, 2020: 3-2 Penguins
February 14, 2020: 4-1 Penguins
NEWS AND NOTES
Mike Sullivan still won't give a definitive answer on who will start in net (Pensburgh).
Claude Julien realizes the best - and only - way the Habs will win is through a balanced attack (Montreal Gazette).
Meanwhile, Habs players are fully aware of the situation their walking into (The Canadian Press).
On the Pittsburgh side of things, this matchup could be the beginning of another Cup for Crosby and Malkin (Pittsburgh Post Gazette).
Finally, Sports Illustrated determines the X-Factor for each team (SI).
STARTING LINEUPS
(Habs fans, feel free to point out any inaccuracies in the lineup posted )
Tatar - Danault - Gallagher
Drouin - Suzuki - Armia
Byron - Kotkaniemi - Lehkonen
Weal - Domi - Weise
Chiarot- Weber
Mete - Petry
Ouellet - Folin
Guentzel - Crosby - Sheary
Zucker - Malkin - Rust
Marleau - McCann - Hornqvist
Aston-Reese - Blueger - Tanev
Dumoulin - Letang
Pettersson - Marino
Johnson - Schultz
GAMEDAY MUSIC
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