PREDATORS (1-1-1) at CANADIENS (1-1-1)
7 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN2, SCRIPPS
Predators projected lineup
Steven Stamkos -- Ryan O’Reilly -- Alexander Kerfoot
Filip Forsberg -- Matthew Wood -- Nils Hoglander
Ross Colton -- Mavrik Bourque -- Jonathan Marchessault
Jack Drury -- Adam Edstrom
Nicolas Hague -- Roman Josi
Brady Skjei -- Nick Perbix
William Trudeau -- Adam Wilsby
Jack Ahcan
Juuse Saros
Matt Murray
Scratched: Reid Schaefer, Ilya Lyubushkin, Vitali Pinchuk
Injured: Justus Annunen (undisclosed)
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Chris Kreider
Juraj Slafkovsky -- Alex Newhook -- Kirby Dach
Zachary Bolduc -- Phillip Danault -- Alexandre Texier
Florian Xhekaj -- Jake Evans -- Josh Anderson
Mike Matheson -- Noah Dobson
Lane Hutson -- Alexandre Carrier
Arber Xhekaj -- Adam Engstrom
Jacob Fowler
Jakub Dobes
Scratched: Jayden Struble
Injured: Samuel Montembeault (undisclosed), Ivan Demidov (lower body), Kaiden Guhle (adductor), Oliver Kapanen (lower body)
Status report
Predators coach Andrew Brunette said the lineup will be a game-time decision; Nashville has dressed 11 forwards and seven defensemen for the past two games. … Fowler will start after being recalled from Laval of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. … Montembeault was injured during practice Wednesday; the goalie was scheduled to see a doctor Thursday and the length of his absence is undetermined. … Engstrom will make his season debut. ... Struble, a defenseman, will be a healthy scratch for the first time.
