PENGUINS (12-12-3) at CANADIENS (12-13-3)
7 p.m. ET; RDS, SN, SN-PIT
Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Drew O’Connor
Reilly Smith -- Evgeni Malkin -- Valtteri Puustinen
Radim Zohorna -- Lars Eller -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Jansen Harkins -- Jonathan Gruden -- Jeff Carter
Ryan Graves -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- Erik Karlsson
Pierre-Olivier Joseph -- John Ludvig
Alex Nedeljkovic
Tristan Jarry
Scratched: Marc Johnstone, Ryan Shea
Injured: Bryan Rust (upper body), Rickard Rakell (upper body), Chad Ruhwedel (lower body), Noel Acciari (lower body), Matt Nieto (lower body)
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Juraj Slafkovsky
Sean Monahan -- Jake Evans -- Josh Anderson
Jesse Ylonen -- Christian Dvorak -- Brendan Gallagher
Michael Pezzetta -- Mitchell Stephens -- Joel Armia
Mike Matheson -- David Savard
Kaiden Guhle -- Justin Barron
Jayden Struble -- Johnathan Kovacevic
Samuel Montembeault
Jake Allen
Scratched: Cayden Primeau, Gustav Lindstrom
Injured: Tanner Pearson (upper body), Alex Newhook (high ankle sprain), Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower body), Jordan Harris (lower body)
Status report
The Penguins did not hold a morning skate Wednesday following a 4-2 win against the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday. ... Nedeljkovic could start after Jarry started the past three games, including when he made 19 saves against Arizona. ... Montembeault will make his third start in five games after Allen made 30 saves in a 2-1 loss to the Nashville Predators on Sunday. ... Pearson, a forward, was placed on injured reserve Wednesday. ... Heineman was recalled from Laval of the American Hockey League on Wednesday, but the forward is not expected to play.
