Canadiens at Islanders

CANADIENS (17-22-3) at ISLANDERS (22-18-3)

Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Kirby Dach
Evgenii Dadonov -- Jake Evans -- Joel Armia
Juraj Slafkovsky -- Christian Dvorak -- Josh Anderson
Michael Pezzetta -- Jonathan Drouin -- Jesse Ylonen
Joel Edmundson -- David Savard
Jordan Harris -- Johnathan Kovacevic
Arber Xhekaj -- Chris Wideman
Sam Montembeault
Cayden Primeau
Scratched: Jake Allen, Justin Barron, Mike Hoffman
Injured: Paul Byron (hip), Brendan Gallagher (lower body), Kaiden Ghule (lower body), Emil Heineman (thumb), Michael Matheson (lower body), Sean Monahan (foot), Carey Price (knee)
Islanders projected lineup
Zach Parise -- Mathew Barzal -- Josh Bailey
Anders Lee -- Brock Nelson -- Simon Holmstrom
Anthony Beauvillier -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Hudson Fasching
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Parker Wotherspoon -- Ryan Pulock
Alexander Romanov -- Scott Mayfield
Sebastian Aho -- Noah Dobson
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched: Ross Johnston
Injured: Kyle Palmieri (upper body), Adam Pelech (undisclosed), Oliver Wahlstrom (lower body)
Status report
Hoffman, a forward, rotated with Pezzeta as the fourth-line left wing during Montreal's morning skate. Hoffman was scratched in the Canadiens' 4-3 win against the Nashville Predators on Thursday. … Matheson, a defenseman, practiced Friday. He has been out since Dec. 17. … Palmieri skated as an extra during the Islanders' optional skate. It is likely that the forward will miss his 13th straight game and 24th in the past 25.