CANADIENS (9-10-2) at BLUE JACKETS (7-12-4)
7 p.m. ET; BSOH, SN, RDS
Canadiens projected lineup
Alex Newhook -- Nick Suzuki -- Brendan Gallagher
Cole Caufield -- Christian Dvorak -- Juraj Slafkovsky
Tanner Pearson -- Sean Monahan -- Josh Anderson
Joel Armia -- Jake Evans -- Jesse Ylonen
Mike Matheson -- Justin Barron
Kaiden Guhle -- Johnathan Kovacevic
Jayden Struble -- Gustav Lindstrom
Sam Montembeault
Cayden Primeau
Scratched: Jake Allen, Mattias Norlinder, Michael Pezzetta
Injured: Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower body), Arber Xhekaj (upper body), Jordan Harris (lower body)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Kirill Marchenko
Alexandre Texier -- Adam Fantilli -- Patrik Laine
Dmitri Voronkov -- Cole Sillinger -- Yegor Chinakhov
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Justin Danforth
Zach Werenski -- Adam Boqvist
Ivan Provorov -- David Jiricek
Jake Bean -- Erik Gudbranson
Elvis Merzlikins
Spencer Martin
Scratched: Andrew Peeke, Mathieu Olivier
Injured: Jack Roslovic (fractured ankle), Daniil Tarasov (knee), Damon Severson (oblique)
Status report
The Canadiens did not hold a morning skate Wednesday. … Armia replaces Pezzetta, a forward, who is a healthy scratch. … Montembeault will start after Allen made 26 saves in a 4-0 loss at the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. … Primeau will start against the Florida Panthers on Thursday, Montreal coach Martin St. Louis said. ... Merzlikins will start after Martin made 31 saves in a 5-2 win against the Boston Bruins on Monday. ... The Blue Jackets will dress the same 18 skaters they used in that game.
