The Montreal Canadiens take on the New York Islanders at UBS Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
CANADIENS (33-27-7) at ISLANDERS (31-28-8)
7:30 p.m. ET (MSG, TSN2, RDS)
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield — Nick Suzuki — Juraj Slafkovsky
Joshua Roy — Alex Newhook — Patrik Laine
Josh Anderson — Christian Dvorak — Brendan Gallagher
Emil Heineman — Jake Evans — Joel Armia
Mike Matheson — Alexandre Carrier
Jayden Struble — Lane Hutson
Arber Xhekaj — David Savard
Sam Montembeault
Jakub Dobes
Scratched: Michael Pezzetta
Injured: Kaiden Guhle (lacerated quadricep muscle)
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Islanders projected lineup
Simon Holmstrom — Bo Horvat — Kyle Palmieri
Anders Lee — Jean-Gabriel Pageau — Anthony Duclair
Pierre Engvall — Casey Cizikas — Hudson Fasching
Maxim Tsyplakov — Kyle MacLean — Marc Gatcomb
Adam Pelech — Tony DeAngelo
Noah Dobson — Ryan Pulock
Mike Reilly — Scott Mayfield
Ilya Sorokin
Marcus Hogberg
Scratched: Scott Perunovich, Matt Martin, Adam Boqvist
Injured: Mathew Barzal (lower body), Semyon Varlamov (lower body), Alexander Romanov (illness)
Status report:
Romanov took part in the Islanders morning skate but the defensemen likely will miss his second straight game, coach Patrick Roy said.
More from THW:
- Are the Islanders or Canadiens Better Suited to Win This Season?
- Islanders’ Third-Period Rally Earns 4-2 Victory Over Penguins
- Projected Lineups for the Islanders vs Penguins – 3/18/25
