Canadiens at Flames

CANADIENS (20-17-9) at FLAMES (21-23-3)

Canadiens projected lineup
Tomas Tatar -- Phillip Danault -- Josh Anderson
Tyler Toffoli -- Nick Suzuki -- Joel Armia
Artturi Lehkonen -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Cole Caufield
Eric Staal -- Corey Perry -- Paul Byron
Ben Chiarot -- Shea Weber
Joel Edmundson -- Jeff Petry
Alexander Romanov -- Jon Merrill
Jake Allen
Cayden Primeau
Scratched:Brett Kulak, Erik Gustafsson
Injured:Brendan Gallagher (broken thumb), Carey Price (concussion), Jonathan Drouin (illness)
Flames projected lineup
Matthew Tkachuk -- Elias Lindholm -- Dillon Dube
Johnny Gaudreau -- Sean Monahan -- Andrew Mangiapane
Milan Lucic -- Mikael Backlund -- Brett Ritchie
Joakim Nordstrom -- Derek Ryan -- Buddy Robinson
Mark Giordano -- Chris Tanev
Juuso Valimaki -- Michael Stone
Nikita Nesterov -- Rasmus Andersson
Jacob Markstrom
Louis Domingue
Scratched: Oliver Kylington, Artyom Zagidulin
Injured:Noah Hanifin (shoulder)
COVID-19 protocol: Josh Leivo
Status report
Caufield will make his NHL debut. The Hobey Baker Award voted the top men's player in NCAA Division I ice hockey this season agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract March 27. ... Byron (lower body), Tatar (lower body) and Drouin, a forward, are questionable. ... Hanifin will require season-ending shoulder surgery. The defenseman was injured in the first period Sunday.