CANADIENS (4-9-2) AT SABRES (7-7-1)
12:30 p.m. ET; MSG-B, TSN2, RDS
Canadiens projected lineup
Kirby Dach -- Nick Suzuki -- Juraj Slafkovsky
Cole Caufield -- Jake Evans -- Alex Newhook
Josh Anderson -- Christian Dvorak -- Brendan Gallagher
Emil Heineman -- Lucas Condotta -- Joel Armia
Kaiden Guhle -- Mike Matheson
Lane Hutson -- David Savard
Arber Xhekaj -- Jayden Struble
Cayden Primeau
Sam Montembeault
Scratched: Justin Barron, Michael Pezzetta
Injured: Patrik Laine (knee), Raphael Harvey-Pinard (broken leg)
Sabres projected lineup
JJ Peterka -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
Zach Benson -- Dylan Cozens -- Jack Quinn
Jordan Greenway -- Ryan McLeod -- Jason Zucker
Beck Malenstyn -- Peyton Krebs -- Sam Lafferty
Bowen Byram -- Rasmus Dahlin
Jacob Bryson -- Owen Power
Mattias Samuelsson -- Connor Clifton
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Devon Levi
Scratched: Henri Jokiharju, Dennis Gilbert, Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Injured: None
Status report
The Canadiens split up longtime linemates Suzuki and Caufield at practice Sunday. … Dahlin and Byram were each given a rest day after Buffalo’s 3-2 shootout win against Calgary on Saturday; they will play Monday. … Samuelsson alternated with Gilbert on the left side of the third defense pair during line drills at practice Sunday. He has been scratched the past three games.
