RALEIGH, N.C. -- Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Justin Peters will make his second start of the season Thursday, coming off a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. The team also recalled forward Jeremy Welsh from Charlotte to replace Riley Nash, who has flu symptoms.
Montreal Canadiens defenseman Yannick Weber is expected to rejoin the lineup for the first time since their Jan. 27 win over the New Jersey Devils.
Here are the projected lineups for Thursday night's game:
CANADIENS
David Desharnais – Brendan Gallagher – Max Pacioretty
Tomas Plekanec – Brian Gionta – Michael Ryder
Lars Eller – Alex Galchenyuk – Brandon Prust
Ryan White – Colby Armstrong – Travis Moen
Tomas Kaberle – Francis Bouillon/Yannick Weber
Injured: Raphael Diaz, Rene Bourque, Petteri Nokelainen
Scratch: Gabriel Dumont
HURRICANES
Jiri Tlusty – Eric Staal – Alexander Semin
Jeff Skinner – Jordan Staal – Patrick Dwyer
Drayson Bowman - Jussi Jokinen – Tim Wallace
Brett Sutter – Jeremy Welsh - Kevin Westgarth
Bobby Sanguinetti – Jamie McBain
Injured: Cam Ward, Joni Pitkanen, Tim Brent, Chad LaRose
Illness: Riley Nash