San Jose Sharks (4-4-1, in the Pacific Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (4-3-1, in the Atlantic Division)
Montreal, Quebec; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT
LINE: Canadiens -211, Sharks +171; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens host the San Jose Sharks after Cole Caufield scored two goals in the Canadiens' 4-3 overtime win against the Buffalo Sabres.
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.
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.
The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.
INJURIES: Canadiens: Florian Xhekaj: out (lower-body), Ivan Demidov: out (lower-body), Mike Matheson: day to day (lower-body), Lucas Condotta: out (undisclosed), Bryce Pickford: out (undisclosed), Samuel Montembeault: out (lower-body).
Sharks: Kyle Keyser: out (upper body), Quentin Musty: out (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.