Canadiens at Blackhawks

CANADIENS (10-9-1) at BLACKHAWKS (6-10-3)

Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Kirby Dach
Juraj Slafkovsky -- Christian Dvorak -- Brendan Gallagher
Evgenii Dadonov -- Sean Monahan -- Josh Anderson
Michael Pezzetta -- Jake Evans -- Joel Armia
Kaiden Guhle -- David Savard
Mike Matheson -- Joel Edmundson
Arber Xhekaj -- Johnathan Kovacevic
Sam Montembeault
Jake Allen
Scratched:Jordan Harris, Chris Wideman
Injured:Jonathan Drouin (upper body), Mike Hoffman (lower body)
Blackhawks projected lineup
Andreas Athanasiou -- Max Domi -- Patrick Kane
Philipp Kurashev -- Jonathan Toews -- Taylor Raddysh
Jujhar Khaira -- Jason Dickinson -- Colin Blackwell
MacKenzie Entwistle -- Sam Lafferty -- Reese Johnson
Jack Johnson -- Seth Jones
Jarred Tinordi -- Connor Murphy
Jake McCabe -- Filip Roos
Arvid Soderblom
Petr Mrazek
Scratched:Boris Katchouk, Caleb Jones
Injured:Alex Stalock (concussion), Tyler Johnson (leg)
Status report
Montembeault could make his second straight start after making 30 saves in a 3-1 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday. Allen allowed seven goals on 38 shots in a 7-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday. … The Blackhawks assigned defenseman Ian Mitchell to Rockford of the American Hockey League. … Lafferty and Blackwell did not practice on Thursday (maintenance).