CANADIENS (3-2-1) at CAPITALS (3-3-0)
7:30 p.m. ET; MNMT, Prime
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Juraj Slafkovsky
Chris Kreider -- Alex Newhook -- Josh Anderson
Zachary Bolduc -- Phillip Danault -- Alexandre Texier
Owen Beck -- Jake Evans -- Kirby Dach
Lane Hutson -- Noah Dobson
Kaiden Guhle -- Alexandre Carrier
Arber Xhekaj -- Adam Engstrom
Jakub Dobes
Jacob Fowler
Scratched: David Reinbacher
Injured: Samuel Montembeault (lower body), Ivan Demidov (lower body), Oliver Kapanen (lower body), Florian Xhekaj (undisclosed), Mike Matheson (lower body)
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Tuch -- Dylan Strome -- Tom Wilson
Alaiksei Protas -- Ilya Protas -- Alex Ovechkin
Ryan Leonard -- Boone Jenner -- Jordan Kyrou
Ethen Frank -- Justin Sourdif -- Anthony Beauvillier
Jakob Chychrun -- Timothy Liljegren
Martin Fehervary -- Vincent Desharnais
Cole Hutson -- Justin Holl
Charlie Lindgren
Logan Thompson
Scratched: Ivan Miroshnichenko, Dylan McIlrath
Injured: Rasmus Sandin (knee), Matt Roy (lower body), Pierre-Luc Dubois (illness)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate after playing Tuesday; the Canadiens defeated the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in a shootout and the Capitals lost 4-2 at the Carolina Hurricanes. ... Reinbacher, a defenseman, was recalled from Laval of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. ... Dobes will start for the first time in four games after Fowler made 13 saves against Buffalo. ... Matheson remains day to day; the defenseman will miss his second straight game. ... Florian Xhekaj, a forward, will miss his third straight. ... Lindgren will make his second start of the season after Thompson made 31 saves at Carolina.
