CANADIENS (15-16-5) at STARS (22-9-4)
8 p.m. ET; BSSW, TSN2, RDS
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Juraj Slafkovsky
Sean Monahan -- Jake Evans -- Josh Anderson
Joel Armia -- Mitchell Stephens -- Brendan Gallagher
Michael Pezzetta -- Jesse Ylonen
Mike Matheson -- David Savard
Kaiden Guhle -- Justin Barron
Jayden Struble -- Jordan Harris
Jonathan Kovacevic
Sam Montembeault
Jake Allen
Scratched: Gustav Lindstrom, Cayden Primeau
Injured: Christian Dvorak (upper body injury), Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower body), Alex Newhook (lower body), Tanner Pearson (upper body)
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Joe Pavelski
Jamie Benn -- Wyatt Johnston -- Evgenii Dadonov
Mason Marchment -- Matt Duchene -- Tyler Seguin
Craig Smith -- Ty Dellandrea -- Sam Steel
Ryan Suter -- Miro Heiskanen
Esa Lindell -- Jani Hakanpaa
Thomas Harley -- Nils Lundkvist
Scott Wedgewood
Matt Murray
Scratched: Radek Faksa, Joel Hanley
Injured: Jake Oettinger (lower body)
Status report
The Canadiens will dress the same 11-forward, seven-defenseman lineup they used in a 4-3 loss at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday. ... Montembeault will make his second straight start after making 16 saves at Tampa Bay. ... Wedgewood will make his ninth start in a row. ... Murray was recalled from Texas of the American Hockey League on Tuesday and will dress as the backup.
