Hurricanes at Canadiens

HURRICANES (41-12-8) at CANADIENS (26-33-4)

Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis
Teuvo Teravainen -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Stefan Noesen -- Paul Stastny -- Derek Stepan
Jaccob Slavin -- Brent Burns
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Shayne Gostisbehere -- Jalen Chatfield
Antti Raanta
Frederik Andersen
Scratched: Dylan Coghlan, Jesse Puljujarvi, Calvin de Haan
Injured: Ondrej Kase (concussion), Max Pacioretty (torn Achilles)
Canadiens projected lineup
Rafael Harvey-Pinard -- Nick Suzuki -- Jesse Ylonen
Mike Hoffman -- Jonathan Drouin -- Josh Anderson
Rem Pitlick -- Christian Dvorak -- Denis Gurianov
Michael Pezzetta -- Chris Tierney -- Alex Belzile
Mike Matheson -- David Savard
Jordan Harris -- Johnathan Kovacevic
Joel Edmundson -- Chris Wideman
Jake Allen
Sam Montembeault
Scratched: None
Injured: Kaiden Guhle (upper body), Cole Caufield (shoulder), Juraj Slafkovsky (lower body), Jake Evans (lower body), Paul Byron (hip), Brendan Gallagher (lower body), Sean Monahan (foot), Kirby Dach (lower body), Joel Armia (illness), Justin Barron (upper body)
Status report
Puljujarvi could make his Hurricanes debut after resolving a work visa issue in Ottawa. The forward was acquired in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. … Raanta is expected to start. ... Allen will make his fourth start in five games. … Wideman returns after missing eight games with an upper-body injury. … Guhle did not take part in the Canadiens morning skate Tuesday; the defenseman will miss a second straight game.