With Allen out for two months and Carey Price still not with the team, the Canadiens will move forward with a goaltending tandem of Sam Montembeault and Cayden Primeau. Don't expect to see Allen until late March.

With Allen out for two months and Carey Price still not with the team, the Canadiens will move forward with a goaltending tandem of Sam Montembeault and Cayden Primeau. Don't expect to see Allen until late March.
Radulov has not played since January 9th but will be a game-time decision in Detroit. Monitor his status as the Stars hit the ice for warmups at 7:00 PM ET.
Spurgeon will miss his seventh straight game with a lower-body injury but is expected to play in the second half of the back-to-back on Saturday.
Hartman is dealing with a non-COVID illness and missed Thursday's practice, but will play tonight in Chicago. Hartman comes in with nine points (3G / 6A) in his last 10 games.
Cates has scored two goals and four assists (six points) in 21 AHL games this season. The 24-year-old has scored one goal with one assist in 11 career NHL games. He'll replace Kevin Hayes (lower-body) on the active roster.
Joel Farabee was placed on IR on Friday, so Allison will replace him on the active roster. The 24-year-old winger has scored three goals with one assist in seven AHL games this season.
Hayes, who recently had surgery on his adductor region, is expected to miss three weeks. Jackson Cates was called up from the AHL to take Hayes' spot on the roster.
Farabee suffered an upper-body injury on Thursday and is expected to miss at least one month. James van Riemsdyk or Oskar Lindblom are expected to replace him on the top line and Wade Allison was called up from Lehigh Valley (AHL) to take his spot on the roster.
Connolly missed three games while in COVID-19 protocol but will be available for Friday's game vs. the Wild. It's unclear whether or not he will be in the lineup or not.
Dach will likely draw back into the lineup on Friday after being activated from the COVID-19 protocol list. In addition to Dach, Brett Connolly was also activated and Dylan Strome was activated yesterday.
Marchand appeared to suffer a shoulder injury on a hit from Garnet Hathaway and he will miss at least Saturday's game vs. the Jets. Jake DeBrusk, who replaced him on the top line midway through the game, will start on that line tomorrow.
Blidh was absolutely crushed by Tom Wilson in Thursday's game vs. the Capitals and did not return. Blidh is expected to be replaced by Steven Fogarty on the fourth line on Saturday.