Canucks at Canadiens

CANUCKS (15-16-2) at CANADIENS (13-8-8)

Canucks projected lineup
Nils Hoglander -- Bo Horvat -- Brock Boeser
Jimmy Vesey -- J.T. Miller -- Jake Virtanen
Tyler Motte -- Brandon Sutter -- Jayce Hawryluk
Antoine Roussel -- Adam Gaudette -- Zack MacEwen
Alexander Edler -- Nate Schmidt
Quinn Hughes -- Travis Hamonic
Jordie Benn -- Tyler Myers
Thatcher Demko
Braden Holtby
Scratched: Jalen Chatfield, Jay Beagle
Injured: Elias Pettersson (upper body), Tanner Pearson (lower body), Micheal Ferland (head), Justin Bailey (upper body)
Canadiens projected lineup
Jonathan Drouin -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Josh Anderson
Tomas Tatar -- Phillip Danault -- Brendan Gallagher
Tyler Toffoli -- Nick Suzuki -- Joel Armia
Paul Byron -- Jake Evans -- Corey Perry
Joel Edmundson -- Shea Weber
Brett Kulak -- Jeff Petry
Alexander Romanov -- Xavier Ouellet
Jake Allen
Carey Price
Scratched: Victor Mete, Artturi Lehkonen, Laurent Dauphin, Michael Frolik
Injured: Ben Chiarot (hand)
Status report
Pearson will be out at least four weeks after being injured in the third period of a 3-2 loss at the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday. ... Vesey will make his Canucks debut after he was claimed off waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. … Roussel returns after missing three games with an undisclosed injury. … Other than Allen starting, the Canadiens will dress the same lineup they used in a 4-3 overtime loss at the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday.