Canadiens at Ducks preview

CANADIENS (36-25-7) at DUCKS (26-33-9)
10 p.m. ET; FS-W, TSN2, RDS, , ESPN+, NHL.TV

Price is 314-220-67 in 12 seasons with the Canadiens, tied in wins with Jacques Plante, who was 314-133 with 107 ties from 1952-63. The NHL eliminated ties in favor of the shootout for the 2005-06 season.
Montreal is two points ahead of the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference and tied in points (79) with the Carolina Hurricanes, who hold the first wild card.
Goalie John Gibson is expected to start for the Ducks, who are 5-14-0 in their past 19 games.

Players to watch

Montreal forward Brendan Gallagher has four goals in his past five games and tied his season-high with three points (two goals, one assist) in a 4-1 win against the Ducks on Feb. 5.
Ducks rookie forward Troy Terry had three assists in a 5-4 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday and has five points (two goals, three assists) in his past five games.

They said it

"We've got to forget about [the loss to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday] as soon as we can and just focus on tonight's game. It's just as important as this one."-- Canadiens defenseman Victor Mete
"Everyone is at their best when they're confident. You just need to do your best. If you have a bad shift, just put it behind you and build on the good things you're doing. That's what I've tried to do all year." -- Ducks forward Troy Terry

Canadiens projected lineup

Tomas Tatar -- Phillip Danault -- Brendan Gallagher
Paul Byron -- Max Domi -- Andrew Shaw
Jonathan Drouin -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Joel Armia
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nate Thompson -- Jordan Weal
Victor Mete -- Shea Weber
Jordie Benn -- Jeff Petry
Brett Kulak -- Christian Folin
Carey Price
Antti Niemi
Scratched:Charles Hudon, Nicolas Deslauriers, Matthew Peca, Mike Reilly, Dale Weise
Injured: None

Ducks projected lineup

Rickard Rakell -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Corey Perry
Devin Shore -- Sam Steel -- Jakob Silfverberg
Nick Ritchie -- Adam Henrique -- Troy Terry
Max Jones -- Ryan Kesler -- Carter Rowney
Hampus Lindholm -- Josh Manson
Jacob Larsson -- Cam Fowler
Jaycob Megna -- Korbinian Holzer
John Gibson
Ryan Miller
Scratched:Daniel Sprong
Injured:Chad Johnson (upper body), Brendan Guhle (upper body), Derek Grant (upper body)

Status report

The Canadiens did not have a morning skate after playing Thursday, but Kotkaniemi is expected to return to the lineup after being a healthy scratch the past two games. He ranks sixth among NHL rookies with 32 points (11 goals, 21 assists).

Stat pack

Fowler needs one point to move past Scott Niedermayer for the most points by a defenseman in Ducks history with 265. Fowler will also move past Paul Kariya for fifth on the team's all-time games played list (607).