Canadiens at Senators preview

CANADIENS (4-1-1) at SENATORS (3-2-1)
7 p.m. ET; SN360, CITY, TVAS, NHL.TV

Carey Price will start for the Canadiens; he is one win from tying Patrick Roy (289) as the second-winningest goalie in Montreal history. Jacques Plante holds the Canadiens record with 314 wins.
Forward Nicolas Deslauriers could make his season debut for Montreal; he has missed its first six games because of a facial fracture.
Goalie Craig Anderson will start for the Senators, who seek their third consecutive victory. Anderson is 2-0-0 in his previous two starts, making 73 saves and allowing two goals.

Players to watch

Canadiens forward Tomas Tatar has seven points (three goals, four assists) in a three-game point streak.
Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot has eight points (two goals, six assists) in his first six games this season.

They said it

"It's nice to see that after all these years, you're still able to be around and see those guys accomplish these things when the first time you met them, they weren't even in the League. It's great. I think Carey has had a great career, and continues to." -- Canadiens coach Claude Julien on goalie Carey Price
"[They're my] childhood team. It's going to be a pretty cool feeling going on the ice against those guys. They were my favorite team watching when I grew up. They're still my dad's favorite team and my buddies love the Habs, too. So, it's going to be a pretty cool feeling tonight." -- Senators defenseman Max Lajoie

Canadiens projected lineup

Tomas Tatar -- Phillip Danault -- Brendan Gallagher
Jonathan Drouin -- Max Domi -- Artturi Lehkonen
Paul Byron -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Joel Armia
Nicolas Deslauriers -- Andrew Shaw -- Charles Hudon
Karl Alzner -- Jeff Petry
Mike Reilly -- Noah Juulsen
Xavier Ouellet -- Jordie Benn
Carey Price
Antti Niemi
Scratched: Victor Mete, Nikita Scherbak, Matthew Peca
Injured: Shea Weber (knee), David Schlemko (knee), Tomas Plekanec (back)

Senators projected lineup

Mikkel Boedker -- Matt Duchene -- Bobby Ryan
Ryan Dzingel -- Chris Tierney -- Mark Stone
Magnus Paajarvi -- Zack Smith -- Tom Pyatt
Colin White --
Paul Carey
Thomas Chabot -- Dylan DeMelo
Mark Borowiecki -- Chris Wideman
Maxime Lajoie --
Christian Jaros
Ben Harpur
Craig Anderson
Mike Condon
Scratched: Nick Paul
Injured:Jean-Gabriel Pageau (Achilles), Max McCormick (lower body), Alex Formenton (concussion), Cody Ceci (upper body), Brady Tkachuk (leg)

Status report

The Canadiens placed Plekanec on injured reserve on Friday; he could be out at least two weeks, Julien said. … The Senators will dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen. … Dzingel will return to the lineup after missing two games with a lower-body injury. Ceci and Formenton took part in the morning skate wearing non-contact jerseys, but will not play.

Stat pack

Gallagher has scored a goal in three straight games. … Tierney has eight points (two goals, six assists) in a six-game point streak to begin the season. … The Senators have outscored their opponents 9-2 in their previous two games.