Canadiens at Senators

CANADIENS (20-47-11) at SENATORS (30-41-7)

Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Mike Hoffman
Rem Pitlick -- Christian Dvorak -- Brendan Gallagher
Mathieu Perreault -- Jake Evans -- Josh Anderson
Michael Pezzetta -- Ryan Poehling -- Tyler Pitlick
Alexander Romanov -- David Savard
Joel Edmundson -- Jeff Petry
Jordan Harris -- Chris Wideman
Carey Price
Sam Montembeault
Scratched: Kale Clague, William Lagesson, Laurent Dauphin, Joel Armia
Injured: Paul Byron (lower body), Jake Evans (illness), Jake Allen (groin), Justin Barron (ankle), Jonathan Drouin (wrist)
Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Josh Norris -- Drake Batherson
Alex Formenton --
Tim Stutzle
-- Connor Brown
Chris Tierney --
Mark Kastelic
-- Adam Gaudette
Parker Kelly -- Dylan Gambrell -- Austin Watson
Erik Brannstrom -- Artem Zub
Michael Del Zotto -- Travis Hamonic
Nick Holden -- Nikita Zaitsev
Anton Forsberg
Filip Gustavsson
Scratched: Victor Mete
Injured:Matt Murray (upper body), Thomas Chabot (hand), Shane Pinto (upper body), Jake Sanderson (hand), Tyler Ennis (upper body), Mathieu Joseph (undisclosed)
COVID-19 protocol: Colin White
Status report
Suzuki did not take part in the Canadiens' morning skate but is expected to play. ... Pezzetta will return after completing a two-game suspension for an illegal check to the head of Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie on April 16. ... Price will make his third straight start. ... The Senators did not hold a morning skate Saturday following a 2-1 shootout win at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday. ... Forsberg could start after Gustavsson made 33 saves against Columbus.