Schedule / Matchup Preview

Colorado Avalanche vs Montreal Canadiens · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Canadiens · WED · NOV 25 · 8:30 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
WED · NOV 25 · 8:30 PM CT
Ball Arena
ALT · KTVD
Colorado Avalanche
Avalanche
2–0–0
VS
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
1–0–1
Upcoming
WED · NOV 25 · 8:30 PM CT
ALT · KTVD
Colorado Avalanche
Home · Avalanche
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
Ball Arena
Montreal Canadiens
Away · Canadiens
1–0–1
3 PTS
Avalanche
GOALIES
Canadiens
T
TBD
Expected
— SV% · — GAA · 0W
Goalie FormComing Soon
VS
T
TBD
Expected
— SV% · — GAA · 0W
Goalie FormComing Soon
Avalanche
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Canadiens
L1
Artturi Lehkonen · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L2
Gabriel Landeskog · Brock Nelson · Nazem Kadri
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L3
Jaden Schwartz · Fedor Svechkov · T.J. Hughes
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L4
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
D1
Devon Toews · Cale Makar
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D2
Brett Kulak · Sam Malinski
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D3
Josh Manson · Brent Burns
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
PP1
T.J. Hughes · Gabriel Landeskog · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas · Cale Makar
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP2
Jaden Schwartz · Nazem Kadri · Artturi Lehkonen · Devon Toews · Brock Nelson
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PK1
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy · Devon Toews · Brent Burns
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK2
Brock Nelson · Artturi Lehkonen · Josh Manson · Cale Makar
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
AvalancheProjected lines
L1
Artturi Lehkonen · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas
L2
Gabriel Landeskog · Brock Nelson · Nazem Kadri
L3
Jaden Schwartz · Fedor Svechkov · T.J. Hughes
L4
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy
D1
Devon Toews · Cale Makar
D2
Brett Kulak · Sam Malinski
D3
Josh Manson · Brent Burns
PP1
T.J. Hughes · Gabriel Landeskog · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas · Cale Makar
PP2
Jaden Schwartz · Nazem Kadri · Artturi Lehkonen · Devon Toews · Brock Nelson
PK1
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy · Devon Toews · Brent Burns
PK2
Brock Nelson · Artturi Lehkonen · Josh Manson · Cale Makar
CanadiensProjected lines
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
Bailey Curtis · Oct 3 · 7:41 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT
Avalanche
INJURY REPORT
Canadiens
Zachary L'Heureux
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Logan O'Connor
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Trent Miner
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Georgii Merkulov
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 7
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Kaiden Guhle
IR · Groin (surgery) · Expected back Oct 23
AvalancheInjury report
Zachary L'Heureux
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Logan O'Connor
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Trent Miner
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Georgii Merkulov
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 7
CanadiensInjury report
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Kaiden Guhle
IR · Groin (surgery) · Expected back Oct 23
Bailey Curtis · Oct 3 · 7:41 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Avalanche have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Canadiens lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games.

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