FLAMES (19-21-3) at CANADIENS (18-13-9)
6 p.m. ET; ESPN+, TSN2, RDS, SNW, NHL.TV
Flames projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Elias Lindholm -- Matthew Tkachuk
Andrew Mangiapane -- Sean Monahan -- Dillon Dube
Milan Lucic -- Mikael Backlund -- Joakim Nordstrom
Josh Leivo -- Derek Ryan -- Brett Ritchie
Mark Giordano -- Christopher Tanev
Noah Hanifin -- Rasmus Andersson
Juuso Valimaki -- Michael Stone
Jacob Markstrom
Louis Domingue
Scratched: Nikita Nesterov, Artyom Zagidulin
Injured: None
Canadiens projected lineup
Tomas Tatar -- Phillip Danault -- Paul Byron
Tyler Toffoli -- Nick Suzuki -- Joel Armia
Jonathan Drouin -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Josh Anderson
Artturi Lehkonen -- Eric Staal -- Corey Perry
Ben Chiarot -- Shea Weber
Joel Edmundson -- Jeff Petry
Alexander Romanov -- Brett Kulak
Jake Allen
Scratched: None
Injured: Brendan Gallagher (broken thumb), Carey Price (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol: Jon Merrill, Erik Gustafsson
Status report
The Flames did not hold a morning skate Friday. ... Chiarot will return after missing 15 games with a broken hand. ... Price will miss his sixth straight game but the goalie could return against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. ... Primeau was recalled from Laval of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis and will back up Allen. ... Merrill and Gustafsson, each a defenseman, will join the Canadiens prior to two games at the Edmonton Oilers on Monday and Wednesday.