Senators at Canadiens

SENATORS (1-8-1) at CANADIENS (7-1-2)

Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Josh Norris -- Evgenii Dadonov
Nick Paul -- Colin White -- Drake Batherson
Tim Stutzle
-- Derek Stepan -- Connor Brown
Alex Galchenyuk -- Chris Tierney -- Austin Watson
Thomas Chabot -- Nikita Zaitsev
Mike Reilly -- Artem Zub
Erik Brannstrom -- Erik Gudbranson
Matt Murray
Marcus Hogberg
Scratched: Josh Brown, Cedric Paquette, Artem Anisimov
Injured: Christian Wolanin (lower body)
Canadiens projected lineup
Tomas Tatar -- Phillip Danault -- Brendan Gallagher
Jonathan Drouin -- Nick Suzuki -- Josh Anderson
Tyler Toffoli -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Corey Perry
Paul Byron -- Jake Evans -- Artturi Lehkonen
Ben Chiarot -- Shea Weber
Joel Edmundson -- Jeff Petry
Brett Kulak -- Alexander Romanov
Carey Price
Jake Allen
Scratched: Victor Mete
Injured:Joel Armia (concussion)
Status report
Brannstrom will make his season debut after he was recalled from Belleville of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. … Galchenyuk returns after being a healthy scratch the past four games. ... Romanov returns after being scratched for the first time Tuesday. ... Mete will be scratched after playing his first two games in what Canadiens coach Claude Julien referred to earlier this week as a rotation of defensemen, which includes Kulak, who was scratched Monday.