Canadiens at Senators

CANADIENS (15-8-9) at SENATORS (12-20-4)

Canadiens projected lineup
Jonathan Drouin -- Nick Suzuki -- Josh Anderson
Tomas Tatar -- Phillip Danault -- Brendan Gallagher
Paul Byron -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Artturi Lehkonen
Michael Frolik -- Jake Evans -- Corey Perry
Joel Edmundson -- Shea Weber
Brett Kulak -- Jeff Petry
Alexander Romanov -- Victor Mete
Jake Allen
Carey Price
Scratched: Xavier Ouellet
Injured: Ben Chiarot (hand), Tyler Toffoli (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol: Joel Armia, Eric Staal
Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Josh Norris - Evgenii Dadonov
Nick Paul -- Colin White -- Connor Brown
Tim Stutzle
-- Chris Tierney -- Drake Batherson
Ryan Dzingel --
Clark Bishop
--
Alex Formenton
Thomas Chabot -- Nikita Zaitsev
Mike Reilly -- Artem Zub
Braydon Coburn -- Josh Brown
Filip Gustavsson
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Erik Gudbranson, Artem Anisimov, Matt Murray
Injured: Marcus Hogberg (lower body), Joey Daccord (lower body), Austin Watson (hand)
Status report
Toffoli remained in Montreal to skate and receive treatment. Canadiens coach Dominique Ducharme said the forward will return soon but will be out for the third straight game. … Murray has been activated off injured reserve after missing eight games with an upper-body injury, but Senators coach D.J. Smith said the goalie is not ready to play.