Devils at Canadiens

DEVILS (15-26-5) at CANADIENS (8-29-7)

Devils projected lineup
Jesper Boqvist -- Pavel Zacha -- Jimmy Vesey
Yegor Sharangovich -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Bratt
Andreas Johnsson -- Dawson Mercer -- Tomas Tatar
Janne Kuokkanen -- Michael McLeod -- Nathan Bastian
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Damon Severson
Ty Smith -- P.K. Subban
Colton White -- Ryan Graves
Jon Gillies
Nico Daws
Scratched: Marián Studenič, Mason Geertsen, Christian Jaros
Injured: Miles Wood (hip), Dougie Hamilton (jaw), Mackenzie Blackwood (heel), Jonathan Bernier (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol: Jack Hughes
Canadiens projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nick Suzuki -- Tyler Toffoli
Mike Hoffman -- Laurent Dauphin -- Brendan Gallagher
Paul Byron -- Jake Evans -- Josh Anderson
Joel Armia -- Ryan Poehling -- Cole Caufield
Alexander Romanov -- Ben Chiarot
Brett Kulak -- Jeff Petry
Kale Clague -- Chris Wideman
Cayden Primeau
Sam Montembeault
Scratched: Cedric Paquette, Rem Pitlick, Michael Pezzetta
Injured: Jake Allen (lower body), David Savard (ankle), Jonathan Drouin (wrist), Christian Dvorak (upper body), Mathieu Perreault (lower body), Joel Edmundson (back)
Status report
The Devils held an optional morning skate Tuesday following a 4-1 loss at the Ottawa Senators on Monday. ... Primeau will make his fourth start in six games. ... Dvorak has been medically cleared to return but the forward will miss his fourth straight game.