MONTREAL - Here are five things you need to know ahead of Sunday afternoon's Canadian Tire Red vs. White Scrimmage at the Bell Centre.

1. Doors for the event will open at 11:00 a.m. with players on hand to greet fans at the entrances through 11:15. Every fan in attendance will receive a free trio (sandwich, bag of chips, and bottle of water or soft drink) upon entry. Puck drop is scheduled for 1:00 p.m., and a livestream of the game will be available here.

2. The scrimmage will consist of two 30-minute periods, including 25 minutes of running time and the last five minutes operating on stopped time. That will be followed by a five-minute 3-on-3 game with stopped time. If the game ends in a tie, a shootout will be held to determine the winning team.

3. Forty-two players will suit up for the annual contest - which was first introduced in 2013 - including 24 forwards, 14 defensemen and four goaltenders. Fans will have the chance to see newcomers aplenty in uniform, including Tomas Tatar, Max Domi, Joel Armia, Matthew Peca, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Lukas Vejdemo and Nick Suzuki.

4. Proceeds from the event will go to the Canadian Tire BLEU BLANC BOUGE in Action program, an initiative developed by the Montreal Canadiens Children's Foundation and supported by Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities (Jumpstart) that enables kids from families in financial need to be more active through skating lessons.

5. The Canadiens will officially begin their preseason schedule on Monday night when they play host to the New Jersey Devils at the Bell Centre. It will mark the first of four preseason games this week for head coach Claude Julien's contingent. Matchups with the Florida Panthers (Wednesday, September 19 - Bell Centre), Washington Capitals (Thursday, September 20 - Centre Videotron - Quebec City) and the Ottawa Senators (Saturday, September 22 - Bell Centre) will follow.