Casey DeSmith, who has started just one of the Penguins' past 13 games, will be in goal when they face the Canadiens tonight at PPG Paints Arena.
Top-line right winger Bryan Rust, however, will sit out his second game in a row because of an unspecified lower-body sustained injury during warmups on Long Island Friday.
DeSmith is 0-2-1, with a 4.71 goals-against average and .856 save percentage in three appearances.
He has been used sparingly, at least in part, because Tristan Jarry has played so well, going 10-4-3. He has a 1.