Canadiens at Maple Leafs

CANADIENS (17-9-9) AT MAPLE LEAFS (26-10-3)

Canadiens projected lineup
Corey Perry -- Nick Suzuki -- Josh Anderson
Jonathan Drouin -- Eric Staal -- Tyler Toffoli
Tomas Tatar -- Phillip Danault -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Paul Byron -- Jake Evans -- Artturi Lehkonen
Joel Edmundson -- Shea Weber
Brett Kulak -- Jeff Petry
Alexander Romanov -- Victor Mete
Jake Allen
Cayden Primeau
Scratched: None
Injured: Ben Chiarot (broken hand), Carey Price (undisclosed), Brendan Gallagher (broken thumb)
COVID-19 protocol: Joel Armia
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Zach Hyman -- Auston Matthews -- Mitch Marner
Alex Galchenyuk
-- John Tavares -- Wayne Simmonds
Ilya Mikheyev -- Pierre Engvall -- Jason Spezza
Joe Thornton -- Alex Kerfoot -- Alexander Barabanov
Morgan Rielly -- TJ Brodie
Jake Muzzin -- Justin Holl
Travis Dermott -- Zach Bogosian
Jack Campbell
Michael Hutchinson
Scratched: Veini Vehvilainen , Adam Brooks
Injured: Frederik Andersen (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol: William Nylander
Status report
Gallagher was placed on long-term injured reserve and the forward is expected to be out at least six weeks, but coach Dominique Ducharme said the Canadiens are "confident" Gallagher will not require surgery.