CANADIENS (23-28-10) at PREDATORS (35-25-2)
8 p.m. ET; BSSO, TSN2, RDS
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Juraj Slafkovsky
Joel Armia -- Jake Evans -- Brendan Gallagher
Joshua Roy -- Alex Newhook -- Josh Anderson
Tanner Pearson -- Colin White -- Jesse Ylonen
Mike Matheson -- Kaiden Guhle
Arber Xhekaj -- David Savard
Jordan Harris – Jayden Struble
Jake Allen
Cayden Primeau
Scratched: Michael Pezzetta, Sam Montembeault, Johnathan Kovacevic
Injured: Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower body)
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg -- Ryan O'Reilly -- Gustav Nyquist
Yakov Trenin -- Colton Sissons -- Cody Glass
Mark Jankowski -- Tommy Novak -- Luke Evangelista
Cole Smith -- Michael McCarron -- Kiefer Sherwood
Roman Josi -- Dante Fabbro
Ryan McDonagh -- Luke Schenn
Jeremy Lauzon -- Alexandre Carrier
Juuse Saros
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Tyson Barrie, Denis Gurianov
Injured: None
Status report
Struble will return to the lineup after missing the past four games because of a lower-body injury. He will replace Kovacevic, a defenseman. ... Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis said there will be a couple of game-time decisions for the lineup. … The Predators held an optional morning skate. ... Evangelista skated Tuesday morning after missing practice Monday because of an illness.
