Devils projected lineup
Ondrej Palat -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt
Timo Meier -- Erik Haula -- Dawson Mercer
Paul Cotter -- Justin Dowling -- Stefan Noesen
Tomas Tatar -- Curtis Lazar -- Nathan Bastian
Brenden Dillon -- Dougie Hamilton
Brett Pesce -- Johnathan Kovacevic
Luke Hughes -- Simon Nemec
Jake Allen
Nico Daws
Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid
Injured: Jacob Markstrom (MCL sprain), Nico Hischier (upper body), Santeri Hatakka (shoulder), Jonas Siegenthaler (undisclosed)
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Juraj Slafkovsky
Alex Newhook -- Kirby Dach -- Josh Anderson
Patrik Laine -- Jake Evans -- Joel Armia
Owen Beck -- Christian Dvorak -- Brendan Gallagher
Mike Matheson -- Logan Mailloux
Lane Hutson -- Alexandre Carrier
Arber Xhekaj -- David Savard
Sam Montembeault
Jakub Dobes
Scratched: Michael Pezzetta, Jayden Struble
Injured: Emil Heineman (upper body), Kaiden Guhle (lacerated quadricep muscle)
Status report
Hischier skated on his own at practice Friday; the forward, who will miss his sixth game Saturday, will not return until after the 4 Nations Face-Off. … The Canadiens held an optional practice Friday. … Montembeault will start Saturday and Dobes will start against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday.
