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Start time: 1:00 PM EDT / 10:00 AM PDT

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The Montreal Canadiens have brought together the players who remain from last year with their off-season acquisitions and a handful of their top prospects for evaluation ahead of the 2018-19 season. In total, there were 67 players in Montreal vying for the 23 spots that are available for opening night, with 42 taking to the ice today.

This afternoon, the Canadiens will play their seventh annual Red vs. White Scrimmage, pitting players against one another in a slightly competitive situation. It will be a bit of a warm-up before the club starts its pre-season schedule on Monday, with the first of seven games before the official start of the new campaign.

The coaching staff has left the lines intact through the two days of drills they’ve run to this point, hoping to see a bit of chemistry develop among players who are still largely unfamiliar with one another. The newest acquisition, Nick Suzuki, has been playing a centre role between Paul Byron and Nikita Scherbak, while 2018 first-round pick Jesperi Kotkaniemi is also getting a good look in the middle between Nicolas Deslauriers and Artturi Lehkonen. A new face should be joining the team today as well, as professional tryout signee Joel Ward arrives in Montreal after being delayed.

Team White projected lineup

Forwards Left Wing Centre Right Wing Left Wing Centre Right Wing 92 Jonathan Drouin 13 Max Domi 40 Joel Armia 41 Paul Byron 88 Nick Suzuki 38 Nikita Scherbak 47 Kenny Agostino 63 Matthew Peca 49 Alexandre Grenier 64 Jeremiah Addison 34 Michael McCarron 77 Will Bitten

Defencemen Left Defence Right Defence Left Defence Right Defence 8 Jordie Benn 26 Jeff Petry 28 Mikey Reilly 36 Brett Lernout 61 Xavier Ouellet 76 Josh Brook 83 Cale Fleury

Goaltenders Goaltenders Goaltenders 31 Carey Price 37 Antti Niemi

Team Red projected lineup

Forwards Left Wing Centre Right Wing Left Wing Centre Right Wing 90 Tomas Tatar 24 Phillip Danault 11 Brendan Gallagher 20 Nicolas Deslauriers 15 Jesperi Kotkaniemi 62 Artturi Lehkonen 45 Hunter Shinkaruk 25 Jacob de la Rose 54 Charles Hudon 43 Michael Chaput 22 Lukas Vejdemo 42 Byron Froese

Defencemen Left Defence Right Defence Left Defence Right Defence 53 Victor Mete 58 Noah Juulsen 27 Karl Alzner 21 David Schlemko 32 Simon Desprès 57 David Sklenička 17 Rinat Valiev