Caufield, the
NHL's Rookie of the Month for March
is already making a case for April's title, with four points (3G, 1A) in three games so far this month.
Jake Allen made 33 saves in his fifth consecutive start.
Following Saturday's morning skate in Toronto, interim head coach Martin St-Louis indicated that Jeff Petry could make his return from injury against the Leafs. Petry has missed seven games since suffering a lower-body injury against the Panthers on March 24.
St-Louis also confirmed that Michael Pezzetta will enter the lineup in place of Jesse Ylonen up front, and Jordan Harris will take Clague's spot on the blue line. Allen will be back between the pipes for the Habs.
At the other end of the ice, the Habs face a Toronto team that has taken points from its last seven games (6-0-1). The Leafs' last regulation loss was in Montreal on March 26.
Most recently on Thursday, the Buds topped the Dallas Stars 4-3 in overtime. Auston Matthews scored twice in the win, including in OT, to set a new record for the most goals in a single season by a U.S.-born player with his 55th and 56th of the current campaign. With the double, Matthews extended his point streak to 15 games.
William Nylander and Morgan Rielly were the other Maple Leafs goalscorers in Dallas. With an assist on Rielly's tally, forward Mitch Marner likewise extended a double-digit point streak to 12 games.
Matthews and Marner lead Toronto in points with 97 and 89, with the former having already set a new career high in 66 games.
On the injury front, the Maple Leafs are without goaltender Petr Mrazek, forward Ondrej Kase, and defenseman Rasmus Sandin.
Toronto is currently second in the Atlantic Division with 98 points and a 46-19-6 record.
Broadcast information
Game time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at Scotiabank Arena.
Watch all the action on CBC, SN and TVAS, or listen on the radio on TSN 690 and 98,5 fm.