Canadiens at Sabres

CANADIENS (29-38-6) at SABRES (35-31-6)

Canadiens projected lineup
Rafael Harvey-Pinard -- Nick Suzuki -- Mike Hoffman
Jonathan Drouin -- Kirby Dach -- Denis Gurianov
Jesse Ylonen -- Jake Evans -- Brendan Gallagher
Michael Pezzetta -- Chris Tierney -- Alex Belzile
Mike Matheson -- David Savard
Joel Edmundson -- Justin Barron
Jordan Harris -- Johnathan Kovacevic
Jake Allen
Sam Montembeault
Scratched:Chris Wideman, Rem Pitlick
Injured:Joel Armia (upper body)
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
JJ Peterka -- Dylan Cozens -- Jack Quinn
Casey Mittelstadt -- Tyson Jost -- Victor Olofsson
Zemgus Girgensons -- Peyton Krebs -- Kyle Okposo
Rasmus Dahlin -- Henri Jokiharju
Owen Power -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Riley Stillman -- Jacob Bryson
Eric Comrie
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Scratched:Lukas Rousek, Devon Levi, Craig Anderson, Vinnie Hinostroza, Kale Clague
Injured:Jordan Greenway (upper body), Mattias Samuelsson (upper body)
Status report
The Canadiens will use the same 18 skaters from its 8-2 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday. … Forward Sean Farrell, who signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Montreal on Sunday, will join the team in Philadelphia on Tuesday. … Thompson is a game-time decision because of an upper-body injury. If he can't play, Mittelstadt likely will shift to center between Skinner and Tuch and Rousek, a forward called up from Rochester of the American Hockey League on Monday, could make his NHL debut.