Rangers at Canadiens

RANGERS (0-1-1) at CANADIENS (0-2-0)

Rangers projected lineup
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Mika Zibanejad -- Chris Kreider
Artemi Panarin -- Filip Chytil -- Kaapo Kakko
Sammy Blais -- Barclay Goodrow -- Julien Gauthier
Dryden Hunt -- Kevin Rooney -- Ryan Reaves
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Patrik Nemeth -- Nils Lundkvist
Igor Shesterkin
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched: Jarred Tinordi, Greg McKegg, Libor Hajek
COVID-19 protocol: Ryan Strome
Canadiens projected lineup
Joel Armia -- Nick Suzuki -- Cole Caufield
Jonathan Drouin -- Christian Dvorak -- Josh Anderson
Tyler Toffoli -- Jake Evans -- Brendan Gallagher
Mathieu Perreault -- Cedric Paquette -- Artturi Lehkonen
Alexander Romanov -- Jeff Petry
Ben Chiarot -- David Savard
Brett Kulak -- Chris Wideman
Jake Allen
Sam Montembeault
Scratched: Sami Niku, Adam Brooks, Alex Belzile
Injured: Joel Edmundson (undisclosed), Mike Hoffman (lower body), Paul Byron (hip)
Status report
Chytil replaced Strome on the second line at the morning skate and Kakko took his place on the first power-play unit. … Hoffman took part in the morning skate for the first time but the forward will not play. He could make his Canadiens debut Tuesday (San Jose Sharks) or Thursday (Carolina Hurricanes). … Niku practiced and has been cleared to play but the defenseman will be a healthy scratch.