Canadiens at Flames preview

CANADIENS (9-6-3) at FLAMES (10-7-1)
9 p.m. ET; SNW, TSN2, RDS, NHL.TV

Price, who is 1-3-1 with a 4.41 goals-against average and .854 save percentage in his past five games, backed up Antti Niemi the previous two games.
The Canadiens have allowed at least four goals in seven of their past eight games, and are 4-5-1 in the past 10 after starting the season 5-1-2.
The Flames, who begin a four-game homestand, have scored four goals in the past three games (1-2-0) following a four-game winning streak.

Players to watch

Montreal forward Max Domi has 11 points (five goals, six assists) in a seven-game point streak, and 19 points (10 goals, nine assists) in his past 14 games.
Calgary forward Elias Lindhom has nine points (three goals, six assists) in his past eight games and shares the is tied with Sean Monahan for the team lead in goals with nine.

They said it

"It's a big game. We're playing a team that's obviously hungry and kind of in the same situation we are. Everyone's desperate for points right now." -- Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher
"I feel like we've played a way better game at home with more energy and resilience this year. We'll look to continue that." -- Flames defenseman Mark Giordano

Canadiens projected lineup

Tomas Tatar -- Phillip Danault -- Brendan Gallagher
Jonathan Drouin -- Max Domi -- Andrew Shaw
Kenny Agostino
-- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Artturi Lehkonen
Nicolas Deslauriers -- Matthew Peca -- Charles Hudon
Jordie Benn -- Jeff Petry
David Schlemko -- Noah Juulsen
Xavier Ouellet -- Victor Mete
Carey Price
Antti Niemi
Scratched:Karl Alzner, Mike Reilly
Injured:Shea Weber (knee), Joel Armia (lower body), Paul Byron (lower body), Nikita Scherbak (lower body)

Flames projected lineup

Johnny Gaudreau -- Sean Monahan -- Elias Lindholm
Matthew Tkachuk -- Mikael Backlund -- Sam Bennett
Austin Czarnik -- Mark Jankowski -- James Neal
Michael Frolik -- Derek Ryan -- Garnet Hathaway
Mark Giordano -- TJ Brodie
Noah Hanifin -- Travis Hamonic
Juuso Valimaki -- Rasmus Andersson
Mike Smith
David Rittich
Scratched: Dillon Dube, Michael Stone, Dalton Prout
Injured:None

Status report

Scherbak was recalled from Laval of the American Hockey League on Wednesday following a conditioning stint but will remain in Montreal for treatment. … Dube has been cleared to return from a concussion but will not play.

Stat pack

Tatar has four goals in his past four games. … Drouin has four points (one goal, three assists) in a three-game point streak. … Monahan has one point in three games since ending a six-game point streak (four goals, six assists). … Gaudreau does not have a point in three games after ending a five-game point streak (one goal, six assists).