{"id":502063,"date":"2026-10-20T09:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T09:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/502063\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T09:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T09:38:09","slug":"canadiens-host-the-sharks-after-caufields-2-goal-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/502063\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadiens host the Sharks after Caufield’s 2-goal game"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Jose Sharks<\/a> (4-4-1, in the Pacific Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens<\/a> (4-3-1, in the Atlantic Division)<\/p>\n

Montreal, Quebec; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

LINE: Canadiens -211, Sharks +171; over\/under is 6.5<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens host the San Jose Sharks after Cole Caufield<\/a> scored two goals in the Canadiens’ 4-3 overtime win against the Buffalo Sabres<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Montreal is 4-3-1 overall and 3-2-0 at home. The Canadiens have committed 43 total penalties (5.4 per game) to rank fifth in league play.<\/p>\n

San Jose has gone 2-2-1 on the road and 4-4-1 overall. The Sharks have given up 31 goals while scoring 22 for a -9 scoring differential.<\/p>\n

The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Canadiens: Florian Xhekaj<\/a>: out (lower-body), Ivan Demidov<\/a>: out (lower-body), Mike Matheson<\/a>: day to day (lower-body), Lucas Condotta: out (undisclosed), Bryce Pickford: out (undisclosed), Samuel Montembeault: out (lower-body).<\/p>\n

Sharks: Kyle Keyser<\/a>: out (upper body), Quentin Musty<\/a>: out (upper body).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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