Blue Jackets at Canadiens

BLUE JACKETS (23-41-7) at CANADIENS (28-38-6)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Kirill Marchenko
Liam Foudy -- Jack Roslovic -- Kent Johnson
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly --
Trey Fix-Wolansky
Lane Pederson -- Hunter McKown -- Emil Bemstrom
Adam Boqvist -- Nick Blankenburg
Tim Berni -- Andrew Peeke
Gavin Bayreuther --
Jake Christiansen
Elvis Merzlikins
Michael Hutchinson
Scratched: None
Injured: Justin Danforth (torn labrum), Patrik Laine (triceps strain), Mathieu Olivier (lower body), Erik Gudbranson (upper body)
Canadiens projected lineup
Rafael Harvey-Pinard -- Nick Suzuki -- Mike Hoffman
Jonathan Drouin -- Kirby Dach -- Denis Gurianov
Jesse Ylonen -- Jake Evans -- Brendan Gallagher
Michael Pezzetta -- Chris Tierney -- Alex Belzile
Mike Matheson -- David Savard
Joel Edmundson -- Justin Barron
Jordan Harris -- Johnathan Kovacevic
Sam Montembeault
Jake Allen
Scratched: Chris Wideman, Rem Pitlick
Injured: Joel Armia (upper body)
Status report
Olivier, a forward, and Gudbranson, a defenseman, did not make the trip after each was injured in a 5-4 overtime loss to the New York Islanders on Friday. … Fix-Wolansky and Christiansen each was recalled on an emergency basis from Cleveland of the American Hockey League on Saturday. … The Blue Jackets did not hold a morning skate. … Harris will return after missing eight games with a lower-body injury. ... Montembeault will start.