Projected Lineups for the Canadiens vs Kraken – 3/12/25

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. 

More from THW:

• Today in Hockey History: March 12
• Slafkovsky, Suzuki & Caufield Lead Canadiens to 4-2 Win Over Canucks
• Projected Lineups for the Canadiens vs Canucks – 03/11/25

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.

More from THW:

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• Projected Lineups for the Kraken vs Capitals – 03/09/25
• 3 Takeaways From the Kraken’s 4-1 Win Over the Flyers