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Montreal Canadiens vs San Jose Sharks · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Sharks · TUE · OCT 20 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
TUE · OCT 20 · 6:00 PM CT
Centre Bell
NBCSCA
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
1–0–1
VS
San Jose Sharks
Sharks
2–0–0
Upcoming
TUE · OCT 20 · 6:00 PM CT
NBCSCA
Montreal Canadiens
Home · Canadiens
1–0–1
3 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Jakub Dobes has had trouble with San Jose, a .812 save percentage on 48 shots.
Centre Bell
San Jose Sharks
Away · Sharks
2–0–0
4 PTS
Canadiens
GOALIES
Sharks
Jakub Dobes
Jakub Dobes
Expected
.862 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 1W
.882 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Yaroslav Askarov
Yaroslav Askarov
Expected
.885 SV% · 3.32 GAA · 2W
.858 SV% L5 · Cooling
Canadiens
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Sharks
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L1
Mason Marchment · Macklin Celebrini · Will Smith
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L2
Ivar Stenberg · Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L3
Igor Chernyshov · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
L4
Barclay Goodrow · Zack Ostapchuk · Kiefer Sherwood
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D1
Darnell Nurse · Michael Kesselring
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D2
Nolan Allan · Jacob Trouba
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
D3
Dmitry Orlov · Luca Cagnoni
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP1
Igor Chernyshov · Alexander Wennberg · Will Smith · Macklin Celebrini · Luca Cagnoni
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PP2
Mason Marchment · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli · Dmitry Orlov · Ivar Stenberg
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK1
Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf · Darnell Nurse · Jacob Trouba
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
PK2
Barclay Goodrow · Kiefer Sherwood · Nolan Allan · Dmitry Orlov
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
SharksProjected lines
L1
Mason Marchment · Macklin Celebrini · Will Smith
L2
Ivar Stenberg · Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf
L3
Igor Chernyshov · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli
L4
Barclay Goodrow · Zack Ostapchuk · Kiefer Sherwood
D1
Darnell Nurse · Michael Kesselring
D2
Nolan Allan · Jacob Trouba
D3
Dmitry Orlov · Luca Cagnoni
PP1
Igor Chernyshov · Alexander Wennberg · Will Smith · Macklin Celebrini · Luca Cagnoni
PP2
Mason Marchment · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli · Dmitry Orlov · Ivar Stenberg
PK1
Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf · Darnell Nurse · Jacob Trouba
PK2
Barclay Goodrow · Kiefer Sherwood · Nolan Allan · Dmitry Orlov
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT Max Miller · Oct 3 · 8:38 PM CT
Canadiens
INJURY REPORT
Sharks
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Adam Gaudette
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Alex Barre-Boulet
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 5
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Quentin Musty
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Cam Lund
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 19
Kaiden Guhle
IR · Groin (surgery) · Expected back Oct 23
Kyle Keyser
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
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
SharksInjury report
Adam Gaudette
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Alex Barre-Boulet
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 5
Quentin Musty
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Cam Lund
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 19
Kyle Keyser
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT Max Miller · Oct 3 · 8:38 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Canadiens lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games. The Sharks have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Jakub Dobes has had trouble with San Jose, a .812 save percentage on 48 shots.

Macklin Celebrini has made a habit of hurting the Canadiens: 9 points in the last 4 meetings. Chris Kreider is 3 goals shy of 700 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Jakub Dobes has struggled against San Jose — a .812 save % on 48 shots.
.812 SV% vs SJS
Player
Macklin Celebrini has 9 points in his last 4 games against Montreal. See the games →
(San Jose)
9 pts, last 4 vs MTL
Player
Collin Graf has 7 points in his last 4 games against Montreal. See the games →
(San Jose)
7 pts, last 4 vs MTL
Goaltending
Yaroslav Askarov has struggled against Montreal — a .873 save % on 71 shots.
.873 SV% vs MTL
Milestone
Chris Kreider is 3 goals shy of 700 career goals.
697 career goals