Canadiens at Islanders

CANADIENS (31-43-6) at ISLANDERS (41-31-9)

Canadiens projected lineup
Mike Hoffman -- Nick Suzuki -- Joel Armia
Sean Farrell -- Jonathan Drouin -- Denis Gurianov
Rem Pitlick -- Jake Evans -- Brendan Gallagher
Michael Pezzetta -- Chris Tierney -- Joel Teasdale
Mike Matheson -- Justin Barron
Joel Edmundson -- Chris Wideman
Johnathan Kovacevic -- Frederic Allard
Sam Montembeault
Jake Allen
Scratched: Cayden Primeau
Injured: Kirby Dach (upper body), Jordan Harris (lower body)
Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee -- Bo Horvat -- Josh Bailey
Pierre Engvall -- Brock Nelson -- Kyle Palmieri
Zach Parise -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Hudson Fasching
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Adam Pelech -- Ryan Pulock
Sebastian Aho -- Scott Mayfield
Samuel Bolduc -- Noah Dobson
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched: Simon Holmstrom, Ross Johnston, Parker Wotherspoon
Injured: Mathew Barzal (lower body), Alexander Romanov (upper body), Oliver Wahlstrom (lower body)
Status report
Teasdale will make his NHL debut after being recalled from Laval of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. ... Montembeault will start the Canadiens' final two games, coach Martin St. Louis said. ... Allard enters the lineup for the first time since March 5. ... Barzal, a center, and Romanov, a defenseman, each skated on their own prior to the Islanders optional morning skate Wednesday; neither has returned to practice. ... Sorokin is expected to make his eighth straight start.