Kings at Canadiens

KINGS (6-5-1) at CANADIENS (3-10-0)

Kings projected lineup
Adrian Kempe -- Anze Kopitar -- Dustin Brown
Andreas Athanasiou -- Phillip Danault -- Alex Iafallo
Carl Grundstrom -- Rasmus Kupari -- Trevor Moore
Brendan Lemieux -- Blake Lizotte -- Arthur Kaliyev
Alexander Edler -- Kale Clague
Olli Maatta -- Matt Roy
Tobias Bjornfot -- Mikey Anderson
Cal Petersen
Jonathan Quick
Scratched:T.J. Tynan, Austin Strand
Injured:Sean Walker (ACL/MCL), Drew Doughty (tibial plateau contusion), Lias Andersson (undisclosed), Quinton Byfield (fractured ankle)
COVID-19 protocol:Viktor Arvidsson, Gabriel Vilardi
Canadiens projected lineup
Mike Hoffman -- Tyler Toffoli -- Nick Suzuki
Josh Anderson -- Christian Dvorak -- Brendan Gallagher
Artturi Lehkonen -- Jake Evans -- Joel Armia
Michael Pezzetta -- Cedric Paquette -- Alex Belzile
Ben Chiarot -- Jeff Petry
Brett Kulak -- David Savard
Alexander Romanov -- Chris Wideman
Jake Allen
Sam Montembeault
Scratched:Sami Niku, Adam Brooks
Injured:Jonathan Drouin (head), Paul Byron (hip), Joel Edmundson (undisclosed), Mathieu Perreault (eye)
Status report
Drouin will miss his third straight game. The forward has not played since he was struck in the head by a shot by Kulak on Nov. 1. … Anderson (non-COVID illness) and Dvorak (undisclosed injury) are questionable to play, Canadiens coach Dominique Ducharme said following an optional morning skate.