CANADIENS (10-6-2) at BLUE JACKETS (9-7-2)
7:30 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, Prime, RDS
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Juraj Slafkovsky
Zach Bolduc -- Oliver Kapanen -- Ivan Demidov
Joshua Roy -- Jake Evans -- Josh Anderson
Jared Davidson -- Joe Veleno -- Brendan Gallagher
Mike Matheson -- Noah Dobson
Jayden Struble -- Lane Hutson
Arber Xhekaj -- Alexandre Carrier
Jakub Dobes
Sam Montembeault
Scratched: Marc Del Gaizo
Injured: Kaiden Guhle (lower body), Patrik Laine (lower body), Alex Newhook (broken ankle), Kirby Dach (foot)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Dmitri Voronkov -- Adam Fantilli -- Kirill Marchenko
Yegor Chinakhov -- Sean Monahan -- Kent Johnson
Cole Sillinger -- Charlie Coyle -- Mathieu Olivier
Zach Aston-Reese -- Isac Lundestrom -- Miles Wood
Zach Werenski -- Ivan Provorov
Denton Mateychuk -- Damon Severson
Jake Christiansen -- Dante Fabbro
Jet Greaves
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched: Dysin Mayo, Luca Del Bel Belluz
Injured: Erik Gudbranson (hip), Boone Jenner (upper body)
Status report
The Canadiens did not hold a morning skate. … Roy was recalled from Laval of the American Hockey League on Sunday after Dach, a forward, broke his foot during a 3-2 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday. Dach is expected to be out 4-6 weeks. … Del Gaizo was called up from Laval on Monday but the defenseman is not expected to play. … Aston-Reese, a scratch the past three games, goes in for Del Bel Belluz, a forward. … Chinakhov moves up from the fourth line.
