Canadiens at Golden Knights

CANADIENS (8-25-5) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (23-15-2)

Canadiens projected lineup
Tyler Toffoli -- Nick Suzuki -- Jake Evans
Jonathan Drouin -- Rem Pitlick -- Josh Anderson
Laurent Dauphin -- Christian Dvorak -- Mike Hoffman
Michael Pezzetta -- Ryan Poehling -- Artturi Lehkonen
Ben Chiarot -- David Savard
Kale Clague -- Jeff Petry
Alexander Romanov -- Chris Wideman
Sam Montembeault
Cayden Primeau
Scratched: Sami Niku
Injured: Jake Allen (lower body), Brendan Gallagher (lower body), Mathieu Perreault (undisclosed), Joel Edmundson (undisclosed)
COVID-19 protocol: Joel Armia, Cole Caufield
Golden Knights projected lineup
Mattias Janmark -- Chandler Stephenson -- Evgenii Dadonov
Jonathan Marchessault -- William Karlsson -- Reilly Smith
William Carrier -- Nicolas Roy -- Keegan Kolesar
Michael Amadio -- Brett Howden -- Nolan Patrick
Brayden McNabb -- Alex Pietrangelo
Shea Theodore -- Zach Whitecloud
Ben Hutton -- Dylan Coghlan
Robin Lehner
Dylan Ferguson
Scratched: Adam Brooks
Injured: Jack Eichel (neck), Max Pacioretty (wrist), Alec Martinez (facial laceration), Laurent Brossoit (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: Mark Stone, Nicolas Hague, Logan Thompson
Status report
The Canadiens are expected to dress the same lineup they used in a 5-3 win at the Dallas Stars on Tuesday. ... Montembeault will start after making an NHL career-high 48 saves against the Stars. ... Stone, a forward, and Hague, a defenseman, each entered COVID-19 protocol Thursday. … Pacioretty, a forward, and Martinez, a defenseman, each will travel with the Golden Knights for their upcoming four-game road trip starting Monday at the Washington Capitals and could be available to play; Pacioretty has missed seven games and Martinez has missed 26.