Maple Leafs at Canadiens preview

MAPLE LEAFS (33-17-3) at CANADIENS (31-18-6)
7 p.m. ET; CBC, SN1, CITY, TVAS, NHL.TV

Price is 7-0-0 with a 1.43 goals-against-average, .955 save percentage, and one shutout in his past seven starts. He is 309-214-66 with 43 shutouts in 599 NHL games.
Forward Andrew Shaw will play his first game since Dec. 31 for Montreal, which has outscored its opponents 13-6 during a three-game winning streak.
The Canadiens are 8-1-1 in their past 10 games and have scored at least four goals in three straight..
Toronto has outscored its opponents 14-7 during a three game-winning streak. The Maple Leafs are 4-0-1 in their past five games after going 3-7-0 in the previous 10.

Players to watch

Maple Leafs forward John Tavares has four points (two goals, two assists) in his past two games.
Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin has nine points (three goals, six assists) in three straight multi-point games.

They said it

"This is a big game. There's really no other way to put it. Points are close in the standings. In their building. We should be excited. We should be ready. I wouldn't expect anything less." -- Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly
"It's nice to jump into a lineup that's been playing great. I know my linemates are going to do their best to help me get ready for the pace of the game and make sure I feel ready for it." -- Canadiens forward Andrew Shaw, who missed the past 15 games because of a neck injury

Maple Leafs projected lineup

Patrick Marleau -- Auston Matthews -- Kasperi Kapanen
Zach Hyman -- John Tavares -- Mitchell Marner
Connor Brown -- Nazem Kadri -- William Nylander
Par Lindholm -- Frederik Gauthier -- Andreas Johnsson
Jake Muzzin -- Morgan Rielly
Jake Gardiner -- Nikita Zaitsev
Travis Dermott -- Ron Hainsey
Frederik Andersen
Garret Sparks
Scratched: Igor Ozhiganov, Justin Holl
Injured: Tyler Ennis (broken ankle)

Canadiens projected lineup

Jonathan Drouin -- Phillip Danault -- Brendan Gallagher
Tomas Tatar -- Max Domi -- Andrew Shaw
Artturi Lehkonen -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Joel Armia
Charles Hudon -- Michael Chaput -- Nicolas Deslauriers
Victor Mete -- Shea Weber
Mike Reilly -- Jeff Petry
Brett Kulak -- Jordie Benn
Carey Price
Antti Niemi
Scratched: Kenny Agostino, Matthew Peca
Injured: Paul Byron (arm)

Status report

The Canadiens acquired forward Dale Weise and defenseman Christian Folin in a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers for defenseman David Schlemko and forward Byron Froese on Saturday. Weise will report to Laval of the American Hockey League. … Montreal placed defenseman Karl Alzner on waivers.

Stat pack

Matthews has five points (four goals, one assist) in his past five games and needs two goals for 100 in the NHL. … Rielly has five points (one goal, four assists) in the past five games. … Danault, who had his second NHL four-point game Thursday, has seven points (three goals, four assists) during a four-game point streak. … Gallagher has five points (two goals, three assists) in the past two games.