Carrier was not on the ie for Saturday's practice session due to maintenance, but head coach Martin St. Louis said he could be available for Sunday’s matinee against the Ducks. If Evans can't go, look for Logan Mailloux to draw into the lineup.

Evans was not on the ie for Saturday's practice session due to maintenance, but head coach Martin St. Louis said he could be available for Sunday’s matinee against the Ducks. If Evans can't go, look for Michael Pezzetta to draw into the lineup.

Mailloux has spent most of the season in the AHL, where he's scored nine goals and 13 assists (22 points) in 36 games. During his time with Montreal earlier in the year, he had one goal and two assists (three points) in five games.

Beck has spent most of the season in the AHL, where he has 11 goals and 16 assists (27 points) in 41 games with Laval. The 2022 second-round pick has not recorded a point in three career NHL games.

Harvey-Pinard recorded one hit and played 8:45 time-on-ice in his Canadiens' season debut on Thursday but has been assigned to the Laval Rocket (AHL). The 26-year-old forward has 11 points (4G / 7A) in 24 games with the Laval Rocket (AHL) this season.

Rafael Harvey-Pinard is expected to make his season debut with the Canadiens on Thursday, resulting in Pezzetta being a healthy scratch. The 26-year-old Pezzetta is averaging 5:35 time-on-ice and has zero points through 13 games this season.

Harvey-Pinard played a career-high 45 games with the Canadiens last season but has spent the entirety of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL. The 26-year-old forward has 11 points (4G / 7A) in 24 games with the Laval Rocket (AHL) this season.

Guhle exited Montreal's 4-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday after an awkward play in the third period. After further evaluations, it was deemed he had a lacerated quadricep muscle and will be out of the lineup indefinity after undergoing surgery. Before the injury, the 23-year-old Guhle was averaging 21:14 time-on-ice and had 14 points (4G / 10A) in 44 games this season.

The Canadiens have lost three straight (0-2-1) and will turn to Dobes between the pipes on Thursday against the Minnesota Wild. Dobes suffered the first lost of his young NHL career in his most recent outing, allowing four goals on 44 shots (.909 SV%) in a 4-3 overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils. The 23-year-old Czech netminder has a 1.93 GAA and .933 SV% through six games (5-0-1).

Struble has spent most of the previous two seasons in the NHL with Montreal but has not been able to remains a permanent fixture. The 23-year-old defenseman has five points (2G / 3A) in 26 games with the Canadiens this season.

Despite losing two straight (0-1-1), the Canadiens have played well lately, collecting points in nine of their last 11 games (7-2-2). Montembeault will be between the pipes on Tuesday against the Winnipeg Jets, looking to improve his 2.99 GAA and .899 SV% through 37 games this season (17-17-3). The 28-year-old Montembeault has been busy lately, saving 74 of 80 shots (.925 SV%) in his last two games (1-1-0). The Canadiens enter Tuesday's contest as +144 home underdogs against a Jets club riding a three-game winning streak.

Reinbacher underwent knee surgery after suffering a knee injury in a preseason game in September and has been sidelined since. He was originally given an early-March timeline and appears to be on-track to return then. The 20-year-old blueliner appeared in 11 AHL games a season ago, scoring two goals with three assists.