#### **BLUES (28-14-5) at CANADIENS (8-33-7)****Blues projected lineup**Brandon Saad - Ryan O'Reilly - David PerronPavel Buchnevich - Robert Thomas - Vladimir TarasenkoBrayden Schenn - Ivan Barbashev - Jordan KyrouKlim Kostin - Dakota Joshua - Oskar SundqvistNiko Mikkola - Colton ParaykoTorey Krug - Justin FaulkJake Walman - Robert BortuzzoVille HussoJordan Binnington***Scratched:**Tyler Bozak, Logan Brown****Injured:**Marco Scandella (lower body)***Canadiens projected lineup**Cole Caufield - Nick Suzuki - Josh AndersonRem Pitlick - Jake Evans - Paul ByronArtturi Lehkonen - Ryan Poehling - Joel ArmiaMike Hoffman - Laurent Dauphin - Brendan GallagherBrett Kulak - Jeff PetryCorey Schueneman - Alexander RomanovKale Clague - Chris WidemanSam MontembeaultAndrew Hammond***Scratched:**Michael Pezzetta, Cedric Paquette****Injured: Ben**Chiarot (Iower body), Jake Allen (lower body), Christian Dvorak (upper body), Mathieu Perreault (lower body), David Savard (ankle), Jonathan Drouin (wrist), Joel Edmundson (back), Carey Price (knee)***Status Report**The Blues held an optional morning skate after practicing at Bell Centre on Wednesday. … Scandella, a defenseman, skated briefly before leaving the ice. … Montembeault will make his third straight start. Hammond will dress as backup for a second straight game since he was acquired in a trade with the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. … Dauphin will play after being a healthy scratch for three games. … Forward Tyler Pitlick has yet to join the Canadiens because of family reasons. He was acquired in the trade that sent Tyler Toffoli to the Calgary Flames on Monday.
