Canadiens at Red Wings

CANADIENS (4-10-1) at RED WINGS (7-6-2)

Canadiens projected lineup
Mike Hoffman -- Nick Suzuki -- Tyler Toffoli
Josh Anderson -- Christian Dvorak -- Brendan Gallagher
Artturi Lehkonen -- Jake Evans -- Joel Armia
Michael Pezzetta -- Ryan Poehling -- Alex Belzile
Ben Chiarot -- Jeff Petry
Brett Kulak -- David Savard
Alexander Romanov -- Chris Wideman
Jake Allen
Sam Montembeault
Scratched: Sami Niku, Mattias Norlinder, Adam Brooks
Injured: Jonathan Drouin (head), Paul Byron (hip), Joel Edmundson (undisclosed), Mathieu Perreault (eye), Cedric Paquette (undisclosed)
Red Wings projected lineup
Tyler Bertuzzi - Dylan Larkin -- Lucas Raymond
Pius Suter -- Robby Fabbri -- Filip Zadina
Vladislav Namestnikov -- Michael Rasmussen -- Adam Erne
Givani Smith -- Mitchell Stephens -- Sam Gagner
Danny DeKeyser -- Moritz Seider
Nick Leddy -- Filip Hronek
Marc Staal - Gustav Lindstrom
Alex Nedeljkovic
Thomas Greiss
Scratched: Carter Rowney, Jordan Oesterle
Injured: Troy Stecher (undisclosed)
Status report
Drouin will not play, but Canadiens coach Dominique Ducharme said the forward could return Sunday against the Boston Bruins.