CANADIENS (21-12-6) at HURRICANES (24-12-3)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, TSN2, RDS
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Alexandre Texier
Juraj Slafkovsky -- Oliver Kapanen -- Ivan Demidov
Zack Bolduc -- Phillip Danault -- Josh Anderson
Sammy Blais -- Joe Veleno -- Brendan Gallagher
Mike Matheson -- Noah Dobson
Lane Hutson -- Alexandre Carrier
Arber Xhekaj -- Jayden Struble
Jakub Dobes
Jacob Fowler
Scratched: Owen Beck, Adam Engstrom, Sam Montembeault
Injured: Kirby Dach (broken foot), Alex Newhook (broken ankle), Kaiden Guhle (lower body), Patrik Laine (lower body), Jake Evans (lower body)
Hurricanes projected lineup
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Sebastian Aho -- Andrei Svechnikov
Eric Robinson -- Logan Stankoven -- Jackson Blake
William Carrier -- Jordan Staal -- Jordan Martinook
Taylor Hall -- Mark Jankowski -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Alexander Nikishin -- Sean Walker
K’Andre Miller -- Jalen Chatfield
Mike Reilly -- Joel Nystrom
Brandon Bussi
Frederik Andersen
Scratched: Gavin Bayreuther, Noah Philp
Injured: Seth Jarvis (upper body), Jaccob Slavin (upper body), Pyotr Kochetkov (lower body), Shayne Gostisbehere (undisclosed)
Status report
Struble will play after being scratched for the third time in five games for a 3-2 overtime win at the Florida Panthers on Tuesday. … Engstrom will be a healthy scratch for the third time in four games. … Bussi is expected to start after Andersen made 23 saves in a 5-1 loss at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.
