Canadiens at Blue Jackets

CANADIENS (9-9-1) at BLUE JACKETS (7-10-1)

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), Joel Armia (upper body), Mike Hoffman (lower body)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Gustav Nyquist
Liam Foudy -- Cole Sillinger -- Emil Bemstrom
Kent Johnson -- Jack Roslovic -- Trey Fix-Wolansky
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Mathieu Olivier
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Marcus Bjork
Jake Christiansen
-- Erik Gudbranson
Gavin Bayreuther -- Andrew Peeke
Joonas Korpisalo
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched:Billy Sweezey, Brendan Gaunce
Injured:Justin Danforth (torn labrum), Adam Boqvist (broken foot), Jakub Voracek (upper body), Zach Werenski (torn labrum), Nick Blankenburg (broken ankle), Patrik Laine (ankle sprain), Elvis Merzlikins (hip), Jake Bean (shoulder), Yegor Chinakhov (undisclosed)
Status report
The Canadiens did not hold a morning skate after a 7-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday. … Xhekaj and Kovacevic could come in for defensemen Harris and Wideman as part of the third pair rotation. … Montembeault may start after Allen allowed seven goals on 38 shots against the Sabres. … Roslovic returns after missing two game because of illness. He replaces Gaunce, a forward. … Foudy goes in for Chinakhov, a forward who was injured against the Florida Panthers on Sunday.