Projected Lineups for Canadiens vs Oilers - 3/6/25 - The Hockey Writers - Montreal Canadiens

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.

Latest for THW:

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.