Canadiens at Sabres

CANADIENS (0-1-0) at SABRES (0-0-0)

Canadiens projected lineup
Tyler Toffoli -- Nick Suzuki -- Cole Caufield
Jonathan Drouin -- Christian Dvorak -- Josh Anderson
Joel Armia -- Jake Evans -- Brendan Gallagher
Artturi Lehkonen -- Cedric Paquette -- Mathieu Perreault
Brett Kulak -- Jeff Petry
Ben Chiarot -- David Savard
Alexander Romanov -- Chris Wideman
Sam Montembeault
Jake Allen
Scratched:Adam Brooks, Alex Belzile
Injured:Paul Byron (hip), Mike Hoffman (lower body), Joel Edmundson (undisclosed), Sami Niku (concussion)
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Rasmus Asplund -- Tage Thompson -- Victor Olofsson
Anders Bjork -- Dylan Cozens -- Drake Caggiula
Zemgus Girgensons -- Cody Eakin -- Kyle Okposo
Rasmus Dahlin -- Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson -- Colin Miller
Robert Hagg -- Mark Pysyk
Craig Anderson
Dustin Tokarski
Scratched: Arttu Ruotsalainen, John Hayden, Will Butcher
Injured:None
Status report
Montembeault will make his first NHL start since March 1, 2020. He was acquired off waivers from the Florida Panthers on Oct. 2. … There are no other changes to the Canadiens lineup.