CANADIENS (43-21-10) at RANGERS (31-35-9)
7 p.m. ET; MSG, TSN2, RDS
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)
Rangers projected lineup
Gabe Perreault -- Mika Zibanejad -- Alexis Lafreniere
Tye Kartye -- J.T. Miller -- Conor Sheary
Adam Sykora -- Vincent Trocheck -- Will Cuylle
Jonny Brodzinski -- Noah Laba -- Jaroslav Chmelar
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Adam Fox
Drew Fortescue -- Braden Schneider
Matthew Robertson -- Will Borgen
Igor Shesterkin
Dylan Garand
Scratched: Vincent Iorio, Adam Edstrom, Taylor Raddysh
Injured: Matt Rempe (upper body), Urho Vaakanainen (upper body), Jonathan Quick (upper body)
Status report
The Rangers held an optional morning skate, but coach Mike Sullivan said Shesterkin will start. The backup will be a game-time decision, meaning Quick could dress after missing the past seven games, six of those since being injured. ... Vaakanainen, a defenseman, was in a regular jersey. He has missed the past seven games. … The Canadiens are expected to use the same lineup from a 4-1 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.
