Red Wings at Canadiens

RED WINGS (4-3-2) at CANADIENS (2-8-0)

Red Wings projected lineup
Robby Fabbri -- Michael Rasmussen -- Lucas Raymond
Filip Zadina -- Pius Suter -- Adam Erne
Vladislav Namestnikov -- Joe Veleno -- Sam Gagner
Givani Smith -- Mitchell Stephens -- Carter Rowney
Danny DeKeyser -- Moritz Seider
Nick Leddy -- Filip Hronek
Marc Staal -- Jordan Oesterle
Thomas Greiss
Alex Nedeljkovic
Scratched: Gustav Lindstrom, Troy Stecher, Tyler Bertuzzi, Dylan Larkin
Injured: Jakub Vrana (shoulder)
Canadiens projected lineup
Tyler Toffoli -- Nick Suzuki -- Brendan Gallagher
Mike Hoffman -- Jonathan Drouin -- Josh Anderson
Artturi Lehkonen -- Christian Dvorak -- Joel Armia
Michael Pezzetta -- Adam Brooks -- Alex Belzile
Ben Chiarot -- Jeff Petry
Brett Kulak -- David Savard
Sami Niku -- Chris Wideman
Jake Allen
Sam Montembeault
Scratched: Mathieu Perreault, Jake Evans, Alexander Romanov
Injured: Paul Byron (hip), Joel Edmundson (undisclosed)
Suspended: Cedric Paquette
Status report
Larkin, a center, will miss the game because of personal reasons, Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said after the morning skate. … Bertuzzi, a forward, is not vaccinated for COVID-19 and currently unable to enter Canada. Drouin moves from wing to center. … Gallagher (undisclosed) did not practice Monday and will be a game-time decision, Canadiens coach Dominique Ducharme said. Evans practiced on the top line Monday. … Belzile was recalled from Laval of the American Hockey League. ... Pezzetta will make his NHL debut after he was recalled from Laval on Monday.