Canadiens at Rangers

CANADIENS (20-49-11) at RANGERS (51-23-6)

Canadiens projected lineup
Mike Hoffman -- Nick Suzuki -- Cole Caufield
Rem Pitlick -- Jake Evans -- Brendan Gallagher
Tyler Pitlick -- Christian Dvorak -- Josh Anderson
Laurent Dauphin -- Ryan Poehling -- Michael Pezzetta
Joel Edmundson -- Jeff Petry
Alexander Romanov -- David Savard
Jordan Harris -- Chris Wideman
Sam Montembeault
Cayden Primeau
Scratched: Carey Price, Kale Clague, William Lagesson, Joel Armia, Mathieu Perreault
Injured: Jake Allen (groin), Jonathan Drouin (wrist), Justin Barron (ankle), Paul Byron (lower body)
Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Ryan Strome -- Frank Vatrano
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Filip Chytil -- Kaapo Kakko
Greg McKegg -- Jonny Brodzinski -- Julien Gauthier
Barclay Goodrow -- Kevin Rooney -- Ryan Reaves
K'Andre Miller -- Justin Braun
Patrik Nemeth -- Braden Schneider
Zac Jones -- Libor Hajek
Alexandar Georgiev
Igor Shesterkin
Scratched: Mika Zibanejad, Dryden Hunt, Jacob Trouba, Adam Fox, Ryan Lindgren
Injured: Tyler Motte (upper body), Andrew Copp (lower body), Artemi Panarin (upper body)
Status report
Wideman and Poehling each is expected to play, replacing Lagesson, a defenseman, and Perreault, a forward. … Copp and Panarin each will not play after being injured in a 4-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday. The forwards are out for precautionary reasons, Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said. … Kakko will return after missing four games with a lower-body injury. ... Gauthier, McKegg, Brodzinski, Braun, Hajek and Jones each is expected to play after participating in New York's optional morning skate Wednesday. ... Gallant didn't confirm who would come out of the lineup, but it's likely Zibanejad, a center, and defensemen Trouba, Fox and Lindgren each will be a healthy scratch for the first time this season.