Blue Jackets at Canadiens

BLUE JACKETS (22-22-1) at CANADIENS (8-31-7)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Patrik Laine -- Boone Jenner -- Gustav Nyquist
Jakub Voracek -- Cole Sillinger -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Yegor Chinakhov -- Sean Kuraly -- Max Domi
Trey Fix-Wolansky -- Jack Roslovic -- Brendan Gaunce
Zach Werenski -- Andrew Peeke
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Adam Boqvist
Gavin Bayreuther -- Dean Kukan
Joonas Korpisalo
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched: Gabriel Carlsson, Carson Meyer
Injured: Justin Danforth (left knee), Daniil Tarasov (lower body), Alexandre Texier (hand), Jake Bean (lower body), Eric Robinson (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol: Emil Bemstrom
Canadiens projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nick Suzuki -- Tyler Toffoli
Rem Pitlick -- Jake Evans -- Josh Anderson
Mike Hoffman -- Paul Byron -- Brendan Gallagher
Joel Armia -- Ryan Poehling -- Cole Caufield
Alexander Romanov -- Ben Chiarot
Brett Kulak -- Jeff Petry
Kale Clague -- Chris Wideman
Sam Montembeault
Cayden Primeau
Scratched: Cedric Paquette, Michael Pezzetta, 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
Bayreuther took part in the Blue Jackets' optional practice Friday and is expected to play after leaving in the third period of a 4-3 overtime win at the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday with an undisclosed injury. … Columbus assigned forward Carson Myers to Cleveland of the American Hockey League on Friday.