Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Alex Newhook
Josh Anderson -- Christian Dvorak -- Brendan Gallagher
Emil Heineman -- Jake Evans -- Joshua Roy
Juraj Slafkovsky -- Kirby Dach -- Joel Armia
Lane Hutson -- Kaiden Guhle
Arber Xhekaj -- David Savard
Jayden Struble -- Justin Barron
Cayden Primeau
Sam Montembeault
Scratched: Michael Pezzetta
Injured: Patrik Laine (knee), Mike Matheson (lower body)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Dmitri Voronkov -- Sean Monahan -- Kirill Marchenko
Yegor Chinakhov -- Adam Fantilli -- Kent Johnson
Zachary Aston-Reese -- Justin Danforth -- Mathieu Olivier
James van Riemsdyk -- Sean Kuraly -- Kevin Labanc
Zach Werenski -- Dante Fabbro
Ivan Provorov -- Damon Severson
Jake Christiansen -- Jordan Harris
Elvis Merzlikins
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Jack Johnson
Injured: Boone Jenner (shoulder), Erik Gudbranson (shoulder), Cole Sillinger (upper body)
Status report
Laine will not play Wednesday; the forward, who practiced in a regular jersey Monday for the first time since being injured in a preseason game Sept. 28, is "getting closer," according to Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis, who did not rule out Laine returning sometime this weekend. … Matheson, a defenseman, will miss his second straight game. … Sillinger, a forward, is out after taking a hit to the head by the side of forward Andrei Svechnikov's right skate during a collision in a 5-4 shootout win on Saturday; van Riemsdyk enters the lineup in Sillinger's place.
