Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield — Nick Suzuki — Juraj Slafkovsky
Alex Newhook — Jake Evans — Ivan Demidov
Alexandre Texier — Phillip Danault — Josh Anderson
Zachary Bolduc — Oliver Kapanen — Kirby Dach
Mike Matheson — Noah Dobson
Jayden Struble — Lane Hutson
Kaiden Guhle — Alexandre Carrier
Jakub Dobes
Jacob Fowler
Scratched: Brendan Gallagher, Joe Veleno, Arber Xhekaj, Samuel Montembeault
Injured: Patrik Laine (lower body)
Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov — Sebastian Aho — Seth Jarvis
Taylor Hall — Logan Stankoven — Jackson Blake
Nikolaj Ehlers — Jordan Staal — Jordan Martinook
William Carrier — Mark Jankowski — Eric Robinson
Jaccob Slavin — Jalen Chatfield
K’Andre Miller — Sean Walker
Shayne Gostisbehere — Alexander Nikishin
Frederik Andersen
Brandon Bussi
Scratched: Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Nicolas Deslauriers, Mike Reilly, Pyotr Kochetkov
Injured: None
Status report
The Canadiens did not hold a morning skate. … The Hurricanes will dress the same lineup they used in Game 1 on Thursday.