Canadiens at Kings

CANADIENS (2-6-0) at KINGS (1-5-1)

Canadiens projected lineup
Mike Hoffman -- Nick Suzuki -- Brendan Gallagher
Jonathan Drouin -- Christian Dvorak -- Josh Anderson
Tyler Toffoli -- Mathieu Perreault -- Cole Caufield
Artturi Lehkonen -- Cedric Paquette -- Joel Armia
Ben Chiarot -- Jeff Petry
Alexander Romanov -- David Savard
Sami Niku -- Brett Kulak
Jake Allen
Sam Montembeault
Scratched: Adam Brooks, Chris Wideman
Injured: Paul Byron (hip), Joel Teasdale (undisclosed), Joel Edmundson (undisclosed), Josh Brook (undisclosed), Jake Evans (undisclosed)
Kings projected lineup
Viktor Arvidsson -- Anze Kopitar -- Dustin Brown
Alex Iafallo -- Phillip Danault -- Adrian Kempe
Trevor Moore -- Rasmus Kupari -- Arthur Kaliyev
Carl Grundstrom -- Blake Lizotte -- Gabriel Vilardi
Tobias Bjornfot -- Mikey Anderson
Olli Maatta -- Matt Roy
Alexander Edler --
Austin Strand
Cal Petersen
Jonathan Quick
Scratched: Brendan Lemieux, Kale Clague, Lias Andersson
Injured: Drew Doughty (knee contusion), Quinton Byfield (fractured ankle), Andreas Athanasiou (upper body)
Status report
Toffoli will face the Kings for the first time in his NHL career. He played his first eight seasons with Los Angeles. ... Danault, who played the past six seasons with Montreal, will face the Canadiens for the first time since signing a six-year contract with the Kings on July 28. .,. Andersson, a center, was activated from injured reserve Saturday; he has yet to play this season because of a groin injury. ... Vladimir Tkachev, a forward, was assigned to Ontario of the American Hockey League.