CANADIENS (7-8-2) at BRUINS (12-1-2)
7 p.m. ET; NESN, SNP, SNO, SNE, TVAS, CBC
Canadiens projected lineup
Alex Newhook -- Nick Suzuki -- Josh Anderson
Cole Caufield -- Christian Dvorak -- Juraj Slafkovsky
Tanner Pearson -- Sean Monahan -- Brendan Gallagher
Jesse Ylonen -- Jake Evans -- Michael Pezzetta
Mike Matheson -- Justin Barron
Kaiden Guhle -- Johnathan Kovacevic
Jordan Harris -- Gustav Lindstrom
Jake Allen
Sam Montembeault
Scratched: Cayden Primeau
Injured: Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower body), Arber Xhekaj (upper body)
Bruins projected lineup
Brad Marchand -- Pavel Zacha -- David Pastrnak
James van Riemsdyk -- Charlie Coyle -- Trent Frederic
Danton Heinen -- Matt Poitras -- Jake DeBrusk
Jakub Lauko -- Johnny Beecher -- Oskar Steen
Mason Lohrei -- Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm -- Brandon CarloDerek Forbort -- Kevin Shattenkirk
Jeremy Swayman
Linus Ullmark
Scratched: Patrick Brown, Ian Mitchell
Injured: Morgan Geekie (upper body)
Status report
Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis confirmed Allen will start. … The Bruins announced Milan Lucic, a forward, will take an indefinite leave of absence from the team following incident on Friday. Lucic had been on long-term injured reserve since Oct. 28 with an ankle injury. … Geekie, a forward, participated in the morning skate but will not play. … Brown, a forward, was placed on waivers on Friday but participated in the morning skate. Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said the move created roster flexibility rather than making space for a returning injured player.
