CANADIENS (19-19-7) at BRUINS (27-8-9)
7 p.m. ET; NHLN, NESN, CITY, TVAS, CBC
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Juraj Slafkovsky
Josh Anderson -- Jake Evans -- Brendan Gallagher
Joshua Roy -- Sean Monahan -- Joel Armia
Rafael Harvey-Pinard -- Mitchell Stephens -- Michael Pezzetta
Mike Matheson -- David Savard
Jayden Struble -- Kaiden Guhle
Jordan Harris -- Justin Barron
Sam Montembeault
Cayden Primeau
Scratched: Johnathan Kovacevic, Jake Allen, Jesse Ylonen
Injured: Tanner Pearson (upper body), Alex Newhook (ankle)
Bruins projected lineup
Brad Marchand -- Charlie Coyle -- David Pastrnak
James van Riemsdyk -- Pavel Zacha -- Jake DeBrusk
Trent Frederic -- Matthew Poitras -- Morgan Geekie
Danton Heinen -- Jesper Boqvist -- Jakub Lauko
Matt Grzelcyk -- Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm -- Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort -- Kevin Shattenkirk
Linus Ullmark
Jeremy Swayman
Scratched: Parker Wotherspoon, Oskar Steen
Injured: None
Status report
Anderson will return after missing four games with a lower-body injury. ... Montembeault will start after Primeau made 31 saves in a 6-2 loss at the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. … Carlo will return after missing five games with an upper-body injury. ... Poitras is back in the lineup after missing four games with an upper-body injury. ... Ullmark will start after not having played since Jan. 9 because of a lower-body injury; he backed up Swayman in a 5-2 win against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. … Forbort will be activated off long-term injured reserve after missing 20 games with a lower-body injury. ... With Carlo and Forbort returning, forward John Beecher and defenseman Mason Lohrei were assigned to Providence of the American Hockey League.
