The Montreal Canadiens take on the Edmonton Oilers today. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
CANADIENS (30-26-5) at OILERS (35-22-4)
9 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN2, SNW
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield — Nick Suzuki — Juraj Slafkovsky
Alex Newhook — Owen Beck — Patrik Laine
Brendan Gallagher — Christian Dvorak — Josh Anderson
Emil Heineman — Jake Evans — Joel Armia
Mike Matheson — Alexandre Carrier
Jayden Struble — Lane Hutson
Arber Xhekaj — David Savard
Sam Montembeault
Jakob Dobes
Scratched: None
Injured: Kirby Dach (knee), Kaiden Guhle (lower body), Michael Pezzetta (lower body)
Status Report:
The Canadiens did not conduct a morning skate Thursday; they are expected to dress the same lineup they used in a 4-3 overtime win against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday.
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Oilers projected lineup
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — Connor McDavid — Zach Hyman
Vasily Podkolzin — Leon Draisaitl — Viktor Arvidsson
Mattias Janmark — Adam Henrique — Connor Brown
Max Jones — Kasperi Kapanen — Corey Perry
Brett Kulak — Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse — Ty Emberson
Cam Dineen — Troy Stecher
Stuart Skinner
Calvin Pickard
Scratched: Jeff Skinner
Injured: Mattias Ekholm (undisclosed), Trent Frederic (ankle), Evander Kane (hip, knee), John Klingberg (undisclosed), Alec Regula (knee)
Status report:
Ekholm, a defenseman, will not play after leaving early in a 6-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. … Stecher will enter the lineup and Kulak will move up from the third pair. … Jones and Dineen each was recalled from Bakersfield of the American Hockey League on Wedneaday, Dineen on an emergency basis. … The Oilers loaned forward Matthew Savoie to Bakersfield.
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