Canadiens Morning Skate: Line combinations, starting goalie, scratches, news, notes at Blackhawks

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Canadiens Morning Skate: Line combinations, starting goalie, scratches, news, notes at Blackhawks image

The Canadiens have a quick turnaround. 

After beating the Winnipeg Jets 5-4 in overtime on Saturday night, Montreal jetted down to the Windy City where they'll take on the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.

The Canadiens have won three of thier last four games, falling only to the Minnesota Wild last Thursday. The Blackhawks have won two straight, and are fresh off a 2-0 win at the Wild on Saturday. 

Montreal goalie Carey Price is still battling a lower body injury, which means that Al Montoya could start in the net for the second-straight game. On Saturday, the Chicago native made 19 saves.

Here's everything you need to know before the game:

Here is the Canadiens' projected lineup:    

Galchenyuk - Drouin - Lehkonen

Pacioretty - Danault - Shaw

Byron - Plekanec - Gallagher

Hudon - McCarron - Mitchell

Mete - Weber

Alzner - Petry

Davidson - Benn

Montoya

Lindgren

Scratched: Jacob De La Rose, Joe Morrow

Injured: Carey Price, David Schlemko, Ales Hemsky, Nikita Scherbak

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Here is the Blackhawks' projected lineup:   

DeBrincat - Toews - Panik

Saad - Nick Schmaltz - Kane

Sharp - Anisimov - Hayden

Bouma - Wingels - Hartman

Keith - Franson

Rutta - Seabrook

Kempny - Murphy

Crawford

Forsberg

Scratched: Kero, Oesterle

Injured: Rozsival, Forsling

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