Canadiens at Sabres

CANADIENS (5-14-2) at SABRES (7-10-2)

Canadiens projected lineup
Jonathan Drouin -- Nick Suzuki -- Cole Caufield
Tyler Toffoli -- Christian Dvorak -- Josh Anderson
Artturi Lehkonen -- Jake Evans -- Brendan Gallagher
Ryan Poehling -- Joel Armia
Ben Chiarot -- Jeff Petry
Mattias Norlinder -- David Savard
Alexander Romanov -- Chris Wideman
Sami Niku
Sam Montembeault
Jake Allen
Scratched: Cedric Paquette, Michael Pezzetta
Injured:Brett Kulak (lower body), Mike Hoffman (upper body), Mathieu Perreault (eye), Joel Edmundson (undisclosed)
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Victor Olofsson
Arttu Ruotsalainen -- Dylan Cozens -- Kyle Okposo
Anders Bjork -- Zemgus Girgensons -- Rasmus Asplund
John Hayden -- Cody Eakin -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Rasmus Dahlin -- Mark Pysyk
Jacob Bryson -- Henri Jokiharju
Robert Hagg -- Colin Miller
Dustin Tokarski
Aaron Dell
Scratched: Will Butcher, Christian Wolanin
Injured: Drake Caggiula (upper body), Craig Anderson (upper body), Alex Tuch (shoulder), Casey Mittelstadt (upper body)
Status report
The Canadiens held an optional morning skate Friday and are expected to dress a lineup of 11 forwards and seven defensemen. ... Caggiula, a forward, is week to week.