The Montreal Canadiens take on the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
CANADIENS (0-0-0) at MAPLE LEAFS (0-0-0)
7 p.m. ET; TVAS, SN1
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield — Nick Suzuki — Juraj Slafkovsky
Zack Bolduc — Kirby Dach — Brendan Gallagher
Patrik Laine — Jake Evans — Josh Anderson
Alex Newhook — Oliver Kapanen — Ivan Demidov
Mike Matheson — Noah Dobson
Kaiden Guhle — Lane Hutson
Arber Xhekaj — Alexandre Carrier
Sam Montembeault
Jakub Dobes
Scratched: Joe Veleno, Jayden Struble
Injured: None
Status report
Bolduc will make his Canadiens debut after being acquired in a trade with the St. Louis Blues on July 1.
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Maple Leafs projected lineup
Matthew Knies — Auston Matthews — Matias Maccelli
Bobby McMann — John Tavares — William Nylander
Dakota Joshua — Max Domi — Nicholas Robertson
Steven Lorentz — Nicolas Roy — Calle Jarnkrok
Morgan Rielly — Brandon Carlo
Jake McCabe — Chris Tanev
Simon Benoit — Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Anthony Stolarz
Cayden Primeau
Scratched: Sammy Blais, Easton Cowan, Philippe Myers, Joseph Woll
Injured: Scott Laughton (lower body)
Status report
Laughton, a forward, is week-to-week. … Woll, a goalie, is still away from the Maple Leafs due to a personal matter.
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