PROJECTED LINEUP - FLAMES VS. CANADIENS

With a 4:30 PM MT start, the Flames did not hold a morning skate today and as a result, today's projected lineup is based off of lines and pairings used in Sunday's practice:

Lines

Johnny Gaudreau - Sean Monahan - Andrew Mangiapane
Matthew Tkachuk - Elias Lindholm - Dillon Dube
Milan Lucic - Mikael Backlund - Brett Ritchie
Joakim Nordstrom - Derek Ryan - Buddy Robinson
Noah Hanifin, who left Saturday's game in the first period with an injury, did not skate on Sunday. In his absence, the pairings were as follows, with Oliver Kylington skating as the seventh defenceman.

Pairings

Mark Giordano - Chris Tanev
Juuso Valimaki - Michael Stone
Nikita Nesterov - Rasmus Andersson

Goaltender

A starter has not been named for today's game