CANADIENS (44-21-10) at DEVILS (39-34-2)
7 p.m. ET; NHLN, MSG, SNE, CITY, TVAS
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Juraj Slafkovsky
Alex Newhook -- Oliver Kapanen -- Ivan Demidov
Zachary Bolduc -- Jake Evans -- Josh Anderson
Joe Veleno -- Phillip Danault -- Brendan Gallagher
Mike Matheson -- Noah Dobson
Jayden Struble -- Lane Hutson
Kaiden Guhle -- Arber Xhekaj
Jakub Dobes
Jacob Fowler
Scratched: Samuel Montembeault, Adam Engstrom, Patrik Laine
Injured: Kirby Dach (upper body), Alexandre Texier (lower body), Alexander Carrier (upper body)
Devils projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Nico Hischier -- Dawson Mercer
Jesper Bratt -- Jack Hughes -- Connor Brown
Lenni Hameenaho -- Cody Glass -- Nick Bjugstad
Paul Cotter -- Marc McLaughlin -- Brian Halonen
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Luke Hughes -- Johnathan Kovacevic
Brenden Dillon -- Simon Nemec
Jake Allen
Jacob Markstrom
Scratched: Dennis Cholowski, Evgenii Dadonov, Maksim Tsyplakov
Injured: Arseny Gritsyuk (upper body), Stefan Noesen (knee), Zack MacEwen (ACL), Brett Pesce (lower body)
Status report
The Canadiens did not hold a morning skate. ... Danault and Guhle each missed practice Friday but are expected to play. ... Halonen and McLaughlin each was recalled from Utica of the American Hockey League on Saturday; McLaughlin will make his season debut. ... Forwards Dadonov and Tsyplakov each will be a healthy scratch.
