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Edmonton Oilers vs Montreal Canadiens · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Canadiens · SAT · JAN 30 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SAT · JAN 30 · 6:00 PM CT
Rogers Place
SN · TVAS
Edmonton Oilers
Oilers
2–0–1
VS
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
1–0–1
Upcoming
SAT · JAN 30 · 6:00 PM CT
SN · TVAS
Edmonton Oilers
Home · Oilers
2–0–1
5 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Connor McDavid has quietly owned this matchup, 6 points in the last 4 meetings. But the Oilers have struggled to beat Jakub Dobes: .964 on 28 shots.
Rogers Place
Montreal Canadiens
Away · Canadiens
1–0–1
3 PTS
Oilers
GOALIES
Canadiens
Devon Levi
Devon Levi
Expected
.810 SV% · 4.02 GAA · 2W
.850 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Jakub Dobes
Jakub Dobes
Expected
.862 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 1W
.882 SV% L5 · Cooling
Oilers
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Canadiens
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
OilersProjected lines
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
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
Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT
Oilers
INJURY REPORT
Canadiens
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Kaiden Guhle
IR · Groin (surgery) · Expected back Oct 23
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
OilersInjury report
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
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
Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Oilers have won 2 straight and are 2-0-1 in their first 3 games. The Canadiens lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Connor McDavid has quietly owned this matchup, 6 points in the last 4 meetings. But the Oilers have struggled to beat Jakub Dobes: .964 on 28 shots.

Chris Kreider is 3 goals shy of 700 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Player
Connor McDavid has 6 points in his last 4 games against Montreal. See the games →
(Edmonton)
6 pts, last 4 vs MTL
Goaltending
Jakub Dobes has a .964 save % against Edmonton (28 shots).
.964 SV% vs EDM
Player
Lane Hutson has 5 points in his last 4 games against Edmonton. See the games →
(Montreal)
5 pts, last 4 vs EDM
Milestone
Chris Kreider is 3 goals shy of 700 career goals.
697 career goals