Lines and defense pairings at practice – Apr. 20

Twenty-three players skated at the Habs practice facility

By Montreal Canadiens

@CanadiensMTL canadiens.com

April 20, 2025

BROSSARD – Before jetting off to Washington, the Canadiens held a full practice at the CN Sports Complex on Sunday.

Here are the lines and defense pairings featured at the session:

Forwards
13 Caufield	14 Suzuki	20 Slafkovsky
17 Anderson	28 Dvorak	11 Gallagher
92 Laine	15 Newhook	93 Demidov
51 Heineman	71 Evans	40 Armia
Defensemen
8 Matheson	45 Carrier
21 Guhle	48 Hutson
47 Struble	58 Savard
Goalies
35 Montembeault
75 Dobes

Arber Xhekaj was on a rotation with Jayden Struble and David Savard. Oliver Kapanen and Michael Pezzetta also participated in the late-morning practice.

Montreal’s first-round series against Washington begins on Monday, with game time scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET at Capital One Arena.

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