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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.