Canadiens at Oilers

CANADIENS (19-15-9) at OILERS (27-15-2)

Canadiens projected lineup
Tomas Tatar -- Phillip Danault -- Josh Anderson
Tyler Toffoli -- Nick Suzuki -- Joel Armia
Paul Byron -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Artturi Lehkonen
Jonathan Drouin -- Eric Staal -- Corey Perry
Ben Chiarot -- Shea Weber
Joel Edmundson -- Jeff Petry
Alexander Romanov -- Jon Merrill
Jake Allen
Cayden Primeau
Scratched: Brett Kulak, Erik Gustafsson
Injured: Brendan Gallagher (broken thumb), Carey Price (concussion)
Oilers projected lineup
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Connor McDavid -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Dominik Kahun -- Leon Draisaitl -- Kailer Yamamoto
Josh Archibald -- Gaetan Haas -- Alex Chiasson
Joakim Nygard -- Devin Shore -- Zack Kassian
Darnell Nurse -- Tyson Barrie
Kris Russell -- Adam Larsson
Caleb Jones -- Ethan Bear
Mike Smith
Mikko Koskinen
Scratched: Alex Stalock, William Lagesson, Dmitry Kulikov
Injured: Slater Koekkoek (collarbone), Jujhar Khaira (upper body)
Status report
Price, a goalie, is out at least a week. ... Primeau was recalled from Laval of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis to back up Allen ... Merrill will make his Canadiens debut after being acquired in a trade with the Detroit Red Wings on April 11. ... Nugent-Hopkins returns after missing four games with an upper-body injury ... Khaira, a forward, will not play after being injured during the first period of a 4-1 win against Montreal on Monday.