Canadiens at Canucks

CANADIENS (2-0-2) at CANUCKS (2-3-0)

Canadiens projected lineup
Tomas Tatar -- Phillip Danault -- Brendan Gallagher
Jonathan Drouin -- Nick Suzuki -- Josh Anderson
Joel Armia -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Tyler Toffoli
Artturi Lehkonen -- Jake Evans -- Paul Byron
Ben Chiarot -- Shea Weber
Joel Edmundson -- Jeff Petry
Brett Kulak -- Alexander Romanov
Jake Allen
Carey Price
Scratched: Victor Mete
Injured: None
Canucks projected lineup
J.T. Miller -- Elias Pettersson -- Brock Boeser
Tanner Pearson -- Bo Horvat -- Nils Hoglander
Antoine Roussel -- Adam Gaudette -- Jake Virtanen
Tyler Motte -- Jay Beagle -- Brandon Sutter
Quinn Hughes -- Travis Hamonic
Nate Schmidt -- Tyler Myers
Jordie Benn -- Jalen Chatfield
Thatcher Demko
Braden Holtby
Scratched: Zack MacEwen, Olli Juolevi, Loui Eriksson
Injured: Alexander Edler (upper body), Jayce Hawryluk (undisclosed), Micheal Ferland (head)
Status report
Neither team skated Thursday. ... Allen is expected to make his second start with Montreal. ... Edler, a defenseman, and Hamonic (undisclosed) were injured Wednesday; Benn, removed from COVID-19 protocol Wednesday, and fellow defenseman Juolevi are the likely replacements if Edler and Hamonic can't play.