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Montreal Canadiens vs Winnipeg Jets · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current
Montreal Canadiens
Away · Canadiens
1–0–1
3 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
DAYS
507H
·
57M
·
8S
The read
The problem is Kyle Connor, who has 7 points in his last 4 against the Canadiens. But Phillip Danault has solved Stuart Skinner before, 4 goals on 34 shots.
Princess Auto Stadium
Winnipeg Jets
Home · Jets
0–0–1
1 PTS
Canadiens
GOALIES
Jets
Jakub Dobes
Expected
.862 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 1W
.882 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Stuart Skinner
Likely · 4741-stuart-skinner
.867 SV% · 3.79 GAA · 0W
.859 SV% L5 · Cooling
Canadiens
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Jets
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L1
Kyle Connor · Mark Scheifele · Cole Perfetti
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L2
Isak Rosen · Viggo Björck · Gabriel Vilardi
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L3
Morgan Barron · Adam Lowry · Brad Lambert
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
L4
Nino Niederreiter · Vladislav Namestnikov · Alex Iafallo
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D1
Josh Morrissey · Dylan DeMelo
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D2
Dylan Samberg · Neal Pionk
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
D3
Mario Ferraro · Tyrel Bauer
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP1
Gabriel Vilardi · Mark Scheifele · Cole Perfetti · Josh Morrissey · Kyle Connor
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PP2
Nino Niederreiter · Viggo Björck · Vladislav Namestnikov · Neal Pionk · Isak Rosen
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK1
Viggo Björck · Alex Iafallo · Dylan Samberg · Neal Pionk
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
PK2
Adam Lowry · Kyle Connor · Mario Ferraro · Dylan DeMelo
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
JetsProjected lines
L1
Kyle Connor · Mark Scheifele · Cole Perfetti
L2
Isak Rosen · Viggo Björck · Gabriel Vilardi
L3
Morgan Barron · Adam Lowry · Brad Lambert
L4
Nino Niederreiter · Vladislav Namestnikov · Alex Iafallo
D1
Josh Morrissey · Dylan DeMelo
D2
Dylan Samberg · Neal Pionk
D3
Mario Ferraro · Tyrel Bauer
PP1
Gabriel Vilardi · Mark Scheifele · Cole Perfetti · Josh Morrissey · Kyle Connor
PP2
Nino Niederreiter · Viggo Björck · Vladislav Namestnikov · Neal Pionk · Isak Rosen
PK1
Viggo Björck · Alex Iafallo · Dylan Samberg · Neal Pionk
PK2
Adam Lowry · Kyle Connor · Mario Ferraro · Dylan DeMelo
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT
Ken Wiebe · Oct 4 · 11:39 AM CT
Canadiens
INJURY REPORT
Jets
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Connor Hellebuyck
IR · Expected back Oct 17
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Garrett Brown
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Walker Duehr
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 17
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Elias Salomonsson
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Kaiden Guhle
IR · Groin (surgery) · Expected back Oct 23
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
JetsInjury report
Connor Hellebuyck
IR · Expected back Oct 17
Garrett Brown
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Walker Duehr
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 17
Elias Salomonsson
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT
Ken Wiebe · Oct 4 · 11:39 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Canadiens lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games. The Jets lost their last game in overtime and are 0-0-1 in their first 1 game.
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Matchup Intel
The problem is Kyle Connor, who has 7 points in his last 4 against the Canadiens. But Phillip Danault has solved Stuart Skinner before, 4 goals on 34 shots.
Winnipeg has struggled to beat Jakub Dobes: .938 on 32 shots. A milestone is in reach for Chris Kreider: 3 more goals for 700 career goals.
The numbers behind it
Player
Kyle Connor has 7 points in his last 4 games against Montreal. See the games →
(Winnipeg)
7
pts, last 4 vs MTL
Matchup
Phillip Danault has 4 goals on Stuart Skinner (34 shots).
(Montreal)
4
goals on Stuart Skinner
Player
Gabriel Vilardi has 6 points in his last 4 games against Montreal. See the games →
(Winnipeg)
6
pts, last 4 vs MTL
Matchup
Mike Matheson has 14 shots on Stuart Skinner without a goal.
(Montreal)
0/14
vs Stuart Skinner
Goaltending
Jakub Dobes has a .938 save % against Winnipeg (32 shots).
.938
SV% vs WPG
Milestone
Chris Kreider is 3 goals shy of 700 career goals.
697
career goals