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JETS (23-13-3) at CANADIENS (17-10-9)

Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Nikolaj Ehlers
Paul Stastny -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Andrew Copp
Mathieu Perreault -- Adam Lowry -- Mason Appleton
Jansen Harkins -- Nate Thompson -- Trevor Lewis
Josh Morrissey -- Tucker Poolman
Derek Forbort -- Neal Pionk
Logan Stanley -- Dylan DeMelo
Connor Hellebuyck
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched: Sami Niku, Kristian Vesalainen
Injured: Blake Wheeler (head)
Canadiens projected lineup
Corey Perry -- Nick Suzuki -- Josh Anderson
Jonathan Drouin -- Eric Staal -- Tyler Toffoli
Tomas Tatar -- Phillip Danault -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Paul Byron -- Jake Evans -- Artturi Lehkonen
Joel Edmundson -- Shea Weber
Brett Kulak -- Jeff Petry
Alexander Romanov -- Victor Mete
Jake Allen
Cayden Primeau
Scratched: None
Injured: Carey Price (lower body), Brendan Gallagher (broken thumb), Ben Chiarot (broken hand)
COVID-19 protocol: Joel Armia
Status report
Wheeler, a forward, was injured when he was elbowed by Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk during a 4-3 win Monday and did not travel for the beginning of Winnipeg's five-game road trip. … Copp moves from third-line left wing to second-line right wing in place of Wheeler. ... Perreault moves from the fourth line to replace Copp on the third line. … Harkins will play for the first time since Feb. 19. … Vesalainen, a forward, was recalled from the taxi squad. … The Canadiens did not hold a morning skate.