Predators at Canadiens

PREDATORS (19-15-6) at CANADIENS (16-22-3)

Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg -- Juuso Parssinen -- Colton Sissons
Mark Jankowski -- Ryan Johansen -- Matt Duchene
Nino Niederreiter -- Cody Glass -- Mikael Granlund
Yakov Trenin -- Tommy Novak -- Tanner Jeannot
Ryan McDonagh -- Roman Josi
Mattias Ekholm -- Alexandre Carrier
Jeremy Lauzon -- Dante Fabbro
Yaroslav Askarov
Juuse Saros
Scratched: Michael McCarron
Injured: Mark Borowiecki (upper body), Cole Smith (upper body), Kevin Lankinen (illness)
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Kirby Dach
Evgenii Dadonov -- Jake Evans -- Joel Armia
Juraj Slafkovsky -- Christian Dvorak -- Josh Anderson
Jonathan Drouin -- Jesse Ylonen
Joel Edmundson -- David Savard
Jordan Harris -- Johnathan Kovacevic
Arber Xhekaj -- Chris Wideman
Justin Barron
Sam Montembeault
Cayden Primeau
Scratched: Michael Pezzetta, Mike Hoffman
Injured: Brendan Gallagher (lower body), Kaiden Guhle (leg), Sean Monahan (lower body), Mike Matheson (upper body), Jake Allen (upper body)
Status report
The Predators did not hold a morning skate Thursday following a 2-1 loss at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. … Askarov was recalled from Milwaukee of the American Hockey League on Wednesday and will make his NHL debut; Lankinen, a goalie, is unavailable because of an illness. … The Canadiens will dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen. ... Ylonen will make his season debut after he was recalled from Laval of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. … Montembeault will make his second straight start after making 37 saves in a 4-0 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Monday. ... Barron will play after being a healthy scratch the past three games.