HURRICANES (1-1-1) at CANADIENS (1-0-1)
7 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN2, CARNHL, HHN
Hurricanes projected lineup
William Carrier -- Sebastian Aho -- Andrei Svechnikov
Taylor Hall -- Logan Stankoven -- Jackson Blake
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Jordan Staal -- Jordan Martinook
Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Mark Jankowski -- Eric Robinson
Jaccob Slavin -- Jalen Chatfield
K’Andre Miller -- Sean Walker
Shayne Gostisbehere -- Mike Reilly
Brandon Bussi
Pyotr Kochetkov
Scratched: Nicolas Deslauriers, Juuso Valimaki
Injured: Seth Jarvis (shoulder)
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Chris Kreider
Juraj Slafkovsky -- Alex Newhook -- Kirby Dach
Zachary Bolduc -- Phillip Danault -- Alexandre Texier
Florian Xhekaj -- Jake Evans -- Josh Anderson
Mike Matheson -- Noah Dobson
Lane Hutson -- Alexandre Carrier
Jayden Struble -- Arber Xhekaj
Jakub Dobes
Samuel Montembeault
Scratched: Adam Engstrom
Injured: Ivan Demidov (lower body), Kaiden Guhle (adductor), Oliver Kapanen (lower body)
Status report
Valimaki, a defenseman, was recalled from Chicago of the American Hockey League on Monday. ... Demidov is expected to be out 2-4 weeks; the forward had a goal and an assist and played 16:03 in a 6-5 overtime loss at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. ... Florian Xhekaj will make his season debut.
