The Montreal Canadiens take on the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
CANADIENS (31-27-6) at KRAKEN (27-34-4)
10:30 p.m. ET; KHN, KING 5, KONG, TSN2, RDS
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield — Nick Suzuki — Juraj Slafkovsky
Joshua Roy — Alex Newhook — Brendan Gallagher
Michael Pezzetta — Christian Dvorak — Josh Anderson
Emil Heineman — Jake Evans — Joel Armia
Mike Matheson — Alexandre Carrier
Jayden Struble — Lane Hutson
Arber Xhekaj — David Savard
Jakob Dobes
Sam Montembeault
Scratched: None
Injured: Kaiden Guhle (lower body), Patrik Laine (flu)
Status Report:
The Canadiens did not conduct a morning skate following a 4-2 win at the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. … Laine, a forward, has missed the past two games.
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Kraken projected lineup
Jaden Schwartz — Matty Beniers — Kaapo Kakko
Jared McCann — Shane Wright — Jani Nyman
Eeli Tolvanen — Chandler Stephenson — Jordan Eberle
Michael Eyssimont — John Hayden — Andre Burakovsky
Vince Dunn — Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak — Brandon Montour
Ryker Evans — Josh Mahura
Joey Daccord
Philipp Grubauer
Scratched: Cale Fleury, Tye Kartye
Injured: None
Status report:
The Kraken held an optional morning skate. … Nyman is expected to make his NHL debut after being recalled from Coachella Valley of the American Hockey League on Monday.
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