Canadiens at Predators

CANADIENS (6-17-2) at PREDATORS (12-10-1)

Canadiens projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nick Suzuki -- Tyler Toffoli
Jonathan Drouin -- Ryan Poehling -- Joel Armia
Mike Hoffman -- Christian Dvorak -- Cole Caufield
Michael Pezzetta -- Mathieu Perreault -- Jake Evans
Ben Chiarot -- Brett Kulak
Alexander Romanov -- David Savard
Mattias Norlinder -- Chris Wideman
Jake Allen
Sam Montembeault
Scratched: Cedric Paquette, Laurent Dauphin, Corey Schueneman
Injured: Jeff Petry (upper body), Josh Anderson (upper body), Joel Edmundson (undisclosed)
COVID-19 protocol: Brendan Gallagher, Sami Niku
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg -- Mikael Granlund -- Matt Duchene
Eeli Tolvanen -- Ryan Johansen -- Luke Kunin
Yakov Trenin -- Colton Sissons -- Tanner Jeannot
Nick Cousins -- Tommy Novak -- Philip Tomasino
Roman Josi -- Dante Fabbro
Mattias Ekholm -- Alexandre Carrier
Mark Borowiecki -- Matt Benning
Juuse Saros
David Rittich
Scratched: Ben Harpur, Philippe Myers
Injured: None
Status report
Hoffman returns after missing nine games because of a head injury. … Petry, a defenseman, did not make the trip. … The Predators are expected to dress the same lineup they used in a 2-0 loss to the Boston Bruins on Thursday.