Jets vs. Canadiens Projected Lineups – 12/3/25 – The Hockey Writers – Projected Lineups

The Winnipeg Jets take on the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. Here are the projected/anticipated lineups from NHL.com staff writers, independent reporters and others.
7:30 PM ET; RDS, SN
Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor – Mark Sheffield – Gabriel Vilardi
Vladislav Namestnikov – Jonathan Toews – Cole Perfetti
Nino Niederreit — Adam Lowry — Alex Iaffalo
Cole Koepke — Morgan Barron — Tanner Pearson
Josh Morrissey — Dylan DeMello
Dylan Samberg – Neil Pionk
Logan Stanley — Elias Salomonson
Eric Comrie
Thomas Millidge
Scratches: Luke Schenn, Colin Miller, Gustav Nyquist
Injuried: Haydn Fleury (concussion), Connor Hellebuyck (knee)
status report
Pionk will return after missing four games with a lower-body injury. Koepke will make his first appearance in five games and Salomonson will play in his third NHL game after being healthy the past two games.
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Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caulfield — Nick Suzuki — Zach Bolduc
Yuraj Slavkovsky – Oliver Kapanin – Ivan Demidov
Alexander Texil — Jack Evans — Josh Anderson
Florian Chekay – Joe Veleno – Brendan Gallagher
Mike Matheson — Noah Dobson
Jaden Struble — Ryan Hutson
Arber Xhekaj — Alexander Carrier
Sam Montebeau
Jakub Dobes
Scratches: Adam Engstrom, Jared Davidson
Injuried: Kirby Dach (fractured foot), Alex Newhook (fractured ankle), Kaiden Guhle (lower body), Patrik Laine (lower body)
status report
The Canadiens did not hold a morning skate after losing 5-2 to the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.
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