Canadiens at Ducks

CANADIENS (2-7-0) at DUCKS (2-4-3)

Canadiens projected lineup
Jonathan Drouin -- Christian Dvorak -- Josh Anderson
Mike Hoffman -- Nick Suzuki -- Brendan Gallagher
Tyler Toffoli -- Mathieu Perreault -- Cole Caufield
Artturi Lehkonen -- Cedric Paquette -- Joel Armia
Ben Chiarot -- Jeff Petry
Alexander Romanov -- David Savard
Sami Niku -- Brett Kulak
Sam Montembeault 
Jake Allen
Scratched: Adam Brooks, Chris Wideman
Injured: Paul Byron (hip), Joel Edmundson (undisclosed), Jake Evans (undisclosed), Carey Price (personal)
Ducks projected lineup
Adam Henrique -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Troy Terry
Max Comtois -- Trevor Zegras -- Sonny Milano
Sam Steel -- Isac Lundestrom -- Jakob Silfverberg
Nicolas Deslauriers -- Benoit-Olivier Groulx -- Derek Grant
Hampus Lindholm -- Jamie Drysdale
Cam Fowler -- Josh Manson
Simon Benoit -- Kevin Shattenkirk
John Gibson
Anthony Stolarz
Scratched: Josh Mahura
Injured: Rickard Rakell (upper body), Mason McTavish (lower body), Max Jones (upper body)
Status report
Montembeault is expected to make his second start of the season after Allen made his seventh straight start in a 5-2 loss at the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. ... Evans, a forward, has missed the past three games and remains day to day. ... Rakell was placed on injured reserve Friday after the forward sustained an injury against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. ... McTavish could return after the forward completed a conditioning assignment on Saturday with San Diego of the American Hockey League.