CANADIENS (26-15-7) at SENATORS (22-19-5)
7 p.m. ET; TVAS, CITY, SNE
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield — Nick Suzuki — Alexandre Texier
Juraj Slafkovsky — Oliver Kapanen — Ivan Demidov
Zachary Bolduc — Phillip Danault — Josh Anderson
Sammy Blais — Jake Evans — Brendan Gallagher
Mike Matheson — Noah Dobson
Lane Hutson — Alexandre Carrier
Kaiden Guhle — Arber Xhekaj
Sam Montembeault
Jakub Dobes
Scratched: Joe Veleno, Jayden Struble
Injured: Patrik Laine (lower body), Kirby Dach (broken foot), Alex Newhook (broken ankle)
Senators projected lineup
Fabian Zetterlund — Tim Stutzle — Drake Batherson
Brady Tkachuk — Dylan Cozens — Ridly Greig
Michael Amadio — Shane Pinto — Claude Giroux
Nick Cousins — Lars Eller — David Perron
Jake Sanderson — Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot — Nick Jensen
Tyler Kleven — Jordan Spence
Leevi Merilainen
James Reimer
Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid, Nikolas Matinpalo
Injured: None
Status report
The Canadiens did not hold a morning skate Saturday. … Montreal coach Martin St. Louis said lineup decisions will be made after pregame warmups, with Evans expected to return after missing 13 games with a lower-body injury. … Veleno, a forward, could come out of the lineup to make room for Evans. … Laine and Dach will not play; each practiced Friday in Ottawa wearing regular practice jerseys. … The Senators are expected to dress the same 18 skaters they used in an 8-4 win at the New York Rangers on Wednesday. … Ottawa coach Travis Green would not confirm any lineup changes or whether Leevi Merilainen would make his 10th consecutive start. … Linus Ullmark practiced with the Senators on Friday for the first time since taking a leave of absence Dec. 28, but there remains no timeline for the goalie’s return.