Ducks at Canadiens projected lineups

DUCKS (36-27-3) at CANADIANS (36-19-10)

7 pm ET; RDS, TSN2, KCOP-13, Victory+

Ducks projected lineup

Chris Kreider — Leo Carlsson — Cutter Gauthier

Mason McTavish — Mikael Granlund — Beckett Sennecke

Jeffrey Viel — Ryan Poehling — Alex Killorn

Frank Vatrano — Tim Washe — Jansen Harkins

Jackson LaCombe — Jacob Trouba

Olen Zellweger — John Carlson

Pavel Mintukov — Ian Moore

Lukas Dostal

Ville Husso

Scratched: Ross Johnston, Drew Helleson

Injured: Troy Terry (higher physique), John Carlson (decrease physique)

Suspend: Radko Gudas

Canadians projected lineup

Cole Caufield — Nick Suzuki — Juraj Slafkovsky

Alex Newhook — Oliver Kapanen — Ivan Demidov

Zachary Bolduc — Jake Evans — Kirby Dach

Josh Anderson — Phillip Danault — Brendan Gallagher

Mike Matheson — Noah Dobson

Kaiden Guhle — Lane Hutson

Jayden Struble — Alexandre Carrier

Jacob Fowler

Jakub Dobes

Scratched: Arber Xhekaj, Joe Veleno, Alexandre Texier, Samuel Montembeault

Injured: Patrik Laine (decrease physique)

Status report

The Ducks held an non-compulsory morning skate following a 2-0 loss at the Ottawa Senators on Saturday; Dostal will probably begin after Husso made 27 saves. …Carlson will make his debut with Anaheim; he hasn’t performed since Feb. 5 earlier than being traded by the Washington Capitals. … The Canadiens didn’t maintain a morning skate following a 4-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Saturday; Fowler will begin after Dobes made 17 saves. … Gallagher is anticipated to play; Montreal coach Martin St. Louis stated the 33-year-old ahead can be again within the lineup after making him a wholesome scratch Saturday for the primary time since he made his NHL debut on Jan. 22, 2013. It is unknown who Gallagher would exchange; Texier, a ahead, performed the final two video games after being a wholesome scratch the earlier 5.