#### **DEVILS (12-3-0) at CANADIENS (8-6-1)****Devils projected lineup**Tomas Tatar -- Nico Hischier -- Fabian ZetterlundYegor Sharangovich -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper BrattErik Haula -- Dawson Mercer -- Jesper BoqvistMiles Wood -- Michael McLeod -- Nathan BastianJonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie HamiltonRyan Graves -- John MarinoBrendan Smith -- Damon SeversonVitek VanecekAkira Schmid***Scratched:**Kevin Bahl, Alexander Holtz****Injured:**Jonathan Bernier (hip), Ondrej Palat (lower body), Mackenzie Blackwood (knee)***Canadiens projected lineup**Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Kirby DachMike Hoffman -- Christian Dvorak -- Brendan GallagherEvgenii Dadonov -- Sean Monahan -- Josh AndersonMichael Pezzetta -- Jake Evans -- Juraj SlafkovskyKaiden Guhle -- David SavardJoel Edmundson -- Arber XhekajJordan Harris -- Johnathan KovacevicJake AllenSam Montembeault***Scratched:**Chris Wideman****Injured:**Jonathan Drouin (upper body), Joel Armia (upper body), Mike Matheson (lower body), [Emil Heineman](https://www.nhl.com/player/emil-heineman-8482476) (thumb)***Status report**Vanecek was in the starter's net and is expected to return after he was rested and did not dress Saturday. ... Slafkovsky returns after serving a two-game suspension for boarding Matt Luff of the Detroit Red Wings a week ago. ... Drouin and Armia, both forwards, will not play after they did not practice Monday. ... Pezzetta will play for the second time in three games after being a healthy scratch for 12 of the first 13. ... Matheson, a defenseman, took part in the morning skate but is not ready to make his season debut.
