Canadiens at Islanders

CANADIENS (9-33-7) at ISLANDERS (18-20-6)

Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Josh Anderson
Mike Hoffman -- Laurent Dauphin -- Brendan Gallagher
Rem Pitlick -- Jake Evans -- Paul Byron
Michael Pezzetta -- Ryan Poehling -- Artturi Lehkonen
Brett Kulak -- Jeff Petry
Ben Chiarot -- Alexander Romanov
Kale Clague -- Chris Wideman
Andrew Hammond
Sam Montembeault
Scratched: Cedric Paquette
Injured: Joel Armia (undisclosed), Jake Allen (lower body), Christian Dvorak (upper body), Mathieu Perreault (lower body), David Savard (ankle), Jonathan Drouin (wrist), Joel Edmundson (back), Carey Price (knee)
COVID-19 protocol: Corey Schueneman
Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Mathew Barzal -- Kyle Palmieri
Kieffer Bellows -- Brock Nelson -- Anthony Beauvillier
Zach Parise -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Josh Bailey
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Adam Pelech -- Scott Mayfield
Zdeno Chara -- Noah Dobson
Sebastian Aho -- Ryan Pulock
Ilya Sorokin
Cory Schneider
Scratched: Ross Johnston, Andy Greene
Injured: Oliver Wahlstrom (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol:Semyon Varlamov
Status report
Hammond will make his first NHL start since March 28, 2018. He was acquired in a trade with the Minnesota Wild on Feb. 12. … Armia, a forward, did not practice Saturday and is day to day. … Chariot, who has missed two games with a lower-body injury, practiced and could return after Schueneman, a defenseman, was placed in COVID-19 protocol and did not travel. … Bailey will play after missing a 4-1 win against the Boston Bruins on Thursday because of an upper-body injury. Wahlstrom, a forward, did not practice Saturday and is day to day. … Varlamov has returned to New York from Calgary but the goalie remains in COVID-19 protocol.