Blackhawks at Canadiens

BLACKHAWKS (9-14-2) at CANADIENS (6-18-3)

Blackhawks projected lineup
Brandon Hagel -- Jonathan Toews -- Patrick Kane
Alex DeBrincat -- Kirby Dach -- Philipp Kurashev
Dominik Kubalik -- Henrik Borgstrom -- Reese Johnson
Mike Hardman -- Josiah Slavin -- Ryan Carpenter
Calvin de Haan -- Seth Jones
Jake McCabe -- Connor Murphy
Riley Stillman -- Erik Gustafsson
Marc-Andre Fleury
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched:Dylan Strome, Kurtis Gabriel
Injured: Jujhar Khaira (concussion protocol), Tyler Johnson (neck surgery), Caleb Jones (illness)
Canadiens projected lineup
Jonathan Drouin -- Nick Suzuki -- Mike Hoffman
Artturi Lehkonen -- Ryan Poehling -- Jake Evans
Mathieu Perreault -- Laurent Dauphin -- Cole Caufield
Michael Pezzetta -- Cedric Paquette -- Jesse Ylonen
Ben Chiarot -- David Savard
Alexander Romanov -- Chris Wideman
Brett Kulak -- Kale Clague
Jake Allen
Sam Montembeault
Scratched:Corey Schueneman
Injured: Christian Dvorak (lower body), Tyler Toffoli (upper body), Joel Armia (undisclosed), Jeff Petry (upper body), Josh Anderson (upper body), Joel Edmundson (undisclosed)
COVID-19 protocol:Brendan Gallagher, Sami Niku
Status report
Strome will be scratched after the forward had played the previous four games. "He has to change his game a little bit to play," Blackhawks coach Derek King said. "He understands that and it's a work in progress." … Murphy (concussion) and McCabe (family reasons) will play after each missed three games. … Caleb Jones probably will take part in warmups, King said. The defenseman has a non-COVID-19 illness and did not play in a 6-2 loss to the New York Rangers on Tuesday. … Gabriel was acquired in a trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday for defenseman Chad Krys. The forward is expected to join the Blackhawks in Toronto on Saturday. … Ylonen will make his season debut after being recalled from Laval of the American Hockey League on Wednesday.