TSN:
Chris Higgins says the ankle injury he suffered on Saturday was a bone bruise, unrelated to the severe left ankle sprain that caused him to miss 17 games last season. He will play on Monday. Cristobal Huet will start in goal for the Canadiens when they host Ottawa on Monday night. All indications are that the Canadiens will keep defenceman Mathieu Dandenault at right wing for the remainder of the season. With Josh Gorges and Patrice Brisebois sharing the sixth spot on the blueline, the Canadiens will opt to call someone up if a defenceman gets injured. – TSN/RDS

Tonight’s Lineup:

Forwards

Higgins – Koivu – Ryder
Kostitsyn – Plekanec – Kovalev
Latendresse – Chipchura – Smolinski
Begin – Grabovski – Dandenault

Defence

Markov – Komisarek
Hamrlik – Brisebois
Bouillon – Streit

Goaltender
Huet

Spares: Kostopoulos (suspended) , Gorges