Canadiens at Flames

CANADIENS (20-16-9) at FLAMES (20-23-3)

Canadiens projected lineup
Tomas Tatar -- Phillip Danault -- Josh Anderson
Tyler Toffoli -- Nick Suzuki -- Joel Armia
Artturi Lehkonen -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Paul Byron
Eric Staal -- Corey Perry
Ben Chiarot -- Shea Weber
Joel Edmundson -- Jeff Petry
Alexander Romanov -- Jon Merrill
Erik Gustafsson
Jake Allen
Cayden Primeau
Scratched: Brett Kulak, Jonathan Drouin, Xavier Ouellet
Injured: Brendan Gallagher (broken thumb), Carey Price (concussion), Jonathan Drouin (illness)
Flames projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Elias Lindholm -- Matthew Tkachuk
Andrew Mangiapane -- Sean Monahan -- Brett Ritchie
Milan Lucic -- Mikael Backlund -- Joakim Nordstrom
Dillon Dube -- Derek Ryan -- Buddy Robinson
Mark Giordano -- Chris Tanev
Noah Hanifin -- Rasmus Andersson
Juuso Valimaki -- Michael Stone
Jacob Markstrom
Louis Domingue
Scratched: Nikita Nesterov, Artyom Zagidulin
Injured:None
COVID-19 protocol: Josh Leivo
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate Saturday. ...Each team could dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen for a second straight game. ... Drouin, a forward, did not play in a 4-2 loss at the Flames on Friday. ... Allen, who made 27 saves Friday, could make his fourth straight start and ninth in 11 games. ... Markstrom, who made 18 saves Friday, could make his eighth straight start.