HURRICANES (46-21-7) at CANADIENS (28-32-12)
7 p.m. ET; TVAS, CITY, BSSO
Hurricanes projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis
Andrei Svechnikov -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook -- Jordan Staal -- Teuvo Teravainen
Jack Drury -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Stefan Noesen
Jaccob Slavin -- Brent Burns
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Dmitry Orlov -- Jalen Chatfield
Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov
Scratched: Spencer Martin, Brendan Lemieux, Tony DeAngelo
Injured: Jesper Fast (upper body)
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Juraj Slafkovsky
Brendan Gallagher -- Alex Newhook -- Joel Armia
Josh Anderson -- Jake Evans -- Jesse Ylonen
Michael Pezzetta -- Colin White -- Rafael Harvey-Pinard
Michael Matheson -- Johnathan Kovacevic
Arber Xhekaj -- David Savard
Jayden Struble -- Jordan Harris
Sam Montembeault
Cayden Primeau
Scratched: Tanner Pearson
Injured: Joshua Roy (upper body)
Suspended: Kaiden Guhle
Status report
The Hurricanes did not hold a morning skate Saturday. … Kotchetkov likely will continue alternating starts with Andersen for the 15th straight game. … Guhle, a defenseman, will serve a one-game suspension for slashing Philadelphia Flyers forward Travis Konecny during a 4-1 win on Thursday. … Kovacevic will play after being scratched the past three games. ... Montembeault will make his fourth start in six games.
