Sharks at Canadiens

SHARKS (7-13-4) at CANADIENS (11-9-1)

Sharks projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Tomas Hertl -- Kevin Labanc
Matt Nieto -- Logan Couture -- Alexander Barabanov
Noah Gregor -- Nick Bonino -- Luke Kunin
Oskar Lindblom -- Steven Lorentz -- Evgeny Svechnikov
Jaycob Megna -- Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Matt Benning
Radim Simek -- Nick Cicek
Kaapo Kahkonen
Aaron Dell
Scratched: Jeffrey Viel, Jonah Gadjovich, Scott Harrington
Injured: James Reimer (lower body), Nico Sturm (upper body), Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Mario Ferraro (lower body)
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Kirby Dach
Joel Armia -- Sean Monahan -- Josh Anderson
Evgenii Dadonov -- Christian Dvorak -- Brendan Gallagher
Michael Pezzetta -- Jake Evans -- Juraj Slafkovsky
Mike Matheson -- David Savard
Joel Edmundson -- Kaiden Guhle
Jordan Harris -- Johnathan Kovacevic
Jake Allen
Sam Montembeault
Scratched: Arber Xhekaj, Chris Wideman
Injured: Jonathan Drouin (upper body), Mike Hoffman (lower body)
Status report
Kahkonen will make consecutive starts for the second time this season; Dell will probably start at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday, Sharks coach David Quinn said following the morning skate Tuesday. … Gadjovich, a forward, took part in the morning skate and could return after missing two games because of a non-COVID illness. ... Viel, a forward, was recalled from San Jose of the American Hockey League on Monday and could make his season debut. … Reimer was placed on injured reserve Monday; Quinn said the goalie might return during the Sharks' four-game road trip. … Sturm, a center, and Ferraro, a defenseman, each is also on the trip. Quinn said Sturm is close to returning and Ferraro is week-to-week. … Allen will make his first start since allowing seven goals on 38 shots in a 7-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres a week ago. … Harris will play after being a healthy scratch the past two games and three of the past four.