Canadiens at Oilers

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By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

CANADIENS (0-0-1) at OILERS (1-1-0)

Canadiens projected lineup
Tomas Tatar -- Phillip Danault -- Brendan Gallagher
Jonathan Drouin -- Nick Suzuki -- Josh Anderson
Tyler Toffoli -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Joel Armia
Artturi Lehkonen -- Jake Evans -- Paul Byron
Ben Chiarot -- Shea Weber
Joel Edmundson -- Jeff Petry
Brett Kulak -- Alexander Romanov
Carey Price
Jake Allen
Scratched: Victor Mete
Injured: None
Oilers projected lineup
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Connor McDavid -- Zack Kassian
Dominik Kahun -- Leon Draisaitl -- Kailer Yamamoto
Joakim Nygard -- Kyle Turris -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Tyler Ennis -- Devin Shore -- Alex Chiasson
Darnell Nurse -- Ethan Bear
Caleb Jones -- Adam Larsson
Slater Koekkoek -- Tyson Barrie
Mikko Koskinen
Stuart Skinner
Scratched: Kris Russell, Jujhar Khaira, Josh Archibald
Injured:Mike Smith (undisclosed), Gaetan Haas (undisclosed)
Status report
Nygard will make his season debut. ... Ennis returns after missing one game with an undisclosed injury ... The Oilers placed Smith on long-term injured reserve and claimed goalie Troy Grosenick on waivers from the Los Angeles Kings.

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