Canadiens at Maple Leafs

CANADIENS at MAPLE LEAFS

Canadiens projected lineup
Tyler Toffoli -- Nick Suzuki -- Cole Caufield
Jonathan Drouin -- Christian Dvorak -- Josh Anderson
Joel Armia -- Jake Evans -- Brendan Gallagher
Artturi Lehkonen -- Cedric Paquette -- Mathieu Perreault
Brett Kulak -- Jeff Petry
Ben Chiarot -- David Savard
Alexander Romanov -- Chris Wideman
Jake Allen
Sam Montembeault
Scratched:Adam Brooks, Alex Belzile
Injured:Paul Byron (hip), Mike Hoffman (lower body), Joel Edmundson (undisclosed), Sami Niku (concussion)
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Nick Ritchie -- John Tavares -- Mitchell Marner
Michael Bunting -- Alexander Kerfoot -- William Nylander
Pierre Engvall -- David Kampf - Ondrej Kase
Michael Amadio -- Jason Spezza -- Wayne Simmonds
Morgan Rielly -- TJ Brodie
Jake Muzzin -- Justin Holl
Rasmus Sandin -- Travis Dermott
Jack Campbell
Petr Mrazek
Scratched:Timothy Liljegren
Injured:Auston Matthews (wrist), Ilya Mikheyev (broken thumb)
Status report
Brooks practiced with the Canadiens for the first time since the forward was claimed on waivers from the Maple Leafs on Monday but will not play. ... Marner participated in an optional morning skate but will be a game-time decision after leaving practice early Tuesday after a collision with Simmonds. ... Mikheyev had surgery on his thumb Wednesday, coach Sheldon Keefe said. The forward was injured during a preseason game Saturday and is expected to be out eight weeks.