Red Wings at Canadiens projected lineups

RED WINGS (1-3-0) at CANADIENS (1-2-1)

7 p.m. ET; TVAS, SNE, DSN

Red Wings projected lineup

Viktor Arvidsson -- Dylan Larkin -- Lucas Raymond

Michael Brandsegg-Nygard -- Emmitt Finnie -- Alex DeBrincat

Michael Rasmussen -- Andrew Copp -- Keegan Kolesar

Nate Danielson -- Carter Mazur

Albert Johansson -- Moritz Seider

Anton Johansson -- Ben Chiarot

William Wallinder -- Justin Faulk

Axel Sandin-Pellikka

Daniil Tarasov

John Gibson

Scratched: Andreas Englund, Jacob Bernard-Docker

Injured: Marco Kasper (upper body), J.T. Compher (undisclosed), Mason Appleton (undisclosed)

Canadiens projected lineup

Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Juraj Slafkovsky

Chris Kreider -- Alex Newhook -- Josh Anderson

Zachary Bolduc -- Phillip Danault  -- Alexandre Texier 

Jake Evans -- Kirby Dach

Lane Hutson -- Noah Dobson

Mike Matheson -- Alexandre Carrier

Kaiden Guhle -- Adam Engstrom

Arber Xhekaj

Jacob Fowler

Jakub Dobes

Scratched: None

Injured: Samuel Montembeault (lower body), Ivan Demidov (lower body), Oliver Kapanen (lower body), Florian Xhekaj (undisclosed)

Status report

Each team could dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen. ... The Red Wings did not hold a morning skate following a 6-3 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Friday. … Tarasov will make his first start for Detroit; he made eight saves over the final 25:55 Friday after replacing Gibson in the second period. … Guhle will make his season debut after recovering from abdominal surgery. ... Florian Xhekaj, a forward, will not play after missing a second straight optional practice for treatments.