Maple Leafs at Canadiens preview

MAPLE LEAFS (46-28-7) at CANADIENS (43-30-8)
7 p.m. ET; NHLN, CBC, SN, SN1, TVAS, NHL.TV

Toronto, which is 4-7-2 in the past 11 games, will finish in third place in the Atlantic Division and play the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference First Round.
Montreal was eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoffs contention when the Columbus Blue Jackets won 3-2 in the shootout at the New York Rangers on Friday.
Forward Ryan Poehling will make his NHL debut for the Canadiens, who are 6-2-1 in their past nine games.

Players to watch

Maple Leafs forward John Tavares has nine points (seven goals, two assists) in the past eight games, and 20 points (11 goals, nine assists) in the past 17 games.
Canadiens forward Max Domi has nine points (four goals, five assists) in the past nine games.

They said it

"We've got some people that are a little banged who are not going to play. And the guys that are going to play, obviously it's your last opportunity to get your game in order the best you possibly can. … We just want to get our game in order the best we can, and we want everyone to come out healthy." -- Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock
"You want to win whenever you're playing, we're all competitive guys. Obviously, we would have liked this game to mean a little more than it is, but it doesn't, which is tough." -- Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher

Maple Leafs projected lineup

Patrick Marleau -- Auston Matthews -- Kasperi Kapanen
Zach Hyman -- John Tavares -- Mitchell Marner
Andreas Johnsson -- William Nylander -- Connor Brown
Tyler Ennis -- Frederik Gauthier -- Trevor Moore
Jake Gardiner -- Morgan Rielly
Calle Rosen -- Justin Holl
Martin Marincin -- Igor Ozhiganov
Michael Hutchinson
Frederik Andersen
Scratched: Nic Petan, Travis Dermott, Ron Hainsey, Nikita Zaitsev
Injured: Nazem Kadri (maintenance), Jake Muzzin (illness)

Canadiens projected lineup

Tomas Tatar -- Phillip Danault -- Brendan Gallagher
Artturi Lehkonen -- Max Domi -- Andrew Shaw
Jonathan Drouin -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Joel Armia
Nicolas Deslauriers -- Ryan Poehling -- Jordan Weal
Victor Mete -- Shea Weber
Brett Kulak -- Jeff Petry
Jordie Benn -- Christian Folin
Charlie Lindgren
Carey Price
Scratched: Charles Hudon, Nate Thompson, Dale Weise, Mike Reilly, Antti Niemi
Injured: Paul Byron (wrist)

Status report

Hainsey, Dermott and Zaitsev will be rested, and Muzzin and Kadri will not play, but will be ready for Game 1 in Boston. … Lindgren will make his first start of the season.

Stat pack

Tavares has 88 points and leads the Maple Leafs with 47 goals, each NHL career highs. Toronto's most recent 50-goal scorer was Dave Andreychuk, who had 53 in 1993-94. … Marner has eight points (two goals, six assists) in eight games. He has 26 goals and leads Toronto with 67 assists and 93 points, each NHL career highs. … Danault has five points (one goal, four assists) during a five-game point streak.