#### **CANADIENS (7-21-4) at HURRICANES (21-7-1)****Canadiens projected lineup**Jonathan Drouin -- Nick Suzuki -- Brendan GallagherRafael Harvey-Pinard -- Ryan Poehling -- Cole CaufieldAlex Belzile -- Jake Evans -- Jesse YlonenMichael Pezzetta -- Cedric Paquette -- Lukas VejdemoAlexander Romanov -- David SavardBrett Kulak -- Kale ClagueSami Niku -- Corey SchuenemanSam MontembeaultMichael McNiven***Scratched:** Louie Belpedio, Brandon Baddock****Injured:** Christian Dvorak (lower body), Tyler Toffoli (upper body), Josh Anderson (upper body), Joel Edmundson (undisclosed)****COVID-19 protocol:** [Jake Allen](https://www.nhl.com/player/jake-allen-8474596)* *, Cayden Primeau, Ben Chiarot, Jeff Petry, Chris Wideman, Mike Hoffman, Artturi Lehkonen, Laurent Dauphin, Paul Byron***Hurricanes projected lineup**Nino Niederreiter -- Sebastian Aho -- Teuvo TeravainenAndrei Svechnikov -- Vincent Trocheck -- Martin NecasJesperi Kotkaniemi -- Jordan Staal -- Seth JarvisSteven Lorentz -- Derek Stepan -- Jesper FastJaccob Slavin -- Tony DeAngeloBrady Skjei -- Brett PesceIan Cole -- Ethan BearAntti Raanta[Alex Lyon](https://www.nhl.com/player/alex-lyon-8479312)***Scratched:** None****Injured:** Jordan Martinook (ankle)****COVID-19 protocol:** Frederik Andersen, Brendan Smith***Status report**Aho will play his first game since Dec. 11, and Staal, Svechnikov, Lorentz, Jarvis and Cole each will play his first game since Dec. 12. … Fast and forward Stefan Noesen each took part in the Hurricanes' morning skate; Noesen was assigned to the taxi squad Wednesday.