Blue Jackets at Canadiens

BLUE JACKETS (19-21-1) at CANADIENS (8-28-7)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Gustav Nyquist -- Boone Jenner -- Patrik Laine
Jakub Voracek -- Cole Sillinger -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Max Domi -- Jack Roslovic -- Emil Bemstrom
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Yegor Chinakhov
Zach Werenski -- Andrew Peeke
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Gavin Bayreuther
Adam Boqvist -- Jake Bean
Elvis Merzlikins
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Gabriel Carlsson, Dean Kukan
Injured: Justin Danforth (left knee), Daniil Tarasov (lower body), Alexandre Texier (hand)
Canadiens projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nick Suzuki -- Tyler Toffoli
Mike Hoffman -- Ryan Poehling -- Brendan Gallagher
Rem Pitlick -- Jake Evans -- Josh Anderson
Michael Pezzetta -- Cedric Paquette -- Paul Byron
Alexander Romanov -- Ben Chiarot
Brett Kulak -- Jeff Petry
Kale Clague -- Chris Wideman
Cayden Primeau
Sam Montembeault
Scratched: Cole Caufield, Joel Armia, Laurent Dauphin
Injured: Jake Allen (lower body), David Savard (ankle), Jonathan Drouin (wrist), Christian Dvorak (upper body), Mathieu Perreault (lower body), Joel Edmundson (back)
Status report
The Blue Jackets will use the same lines and pairs as Thursday in a 5-3 win against the New York Rangers. … Gallagher is expected to return after missing 10 games with a lower-body injury. … Byron will likely make his season debut after recovering from hip surgery.