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Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Penguins · SAT · OCT 31 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SAT · OCT 31 · 6:00 PM CT
Centre Bell
SN-PIT
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
1–0–1
VS
Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins
2–0–0
Upcoming
SAT · OCT 31 · 6:00 PM CT
SN-PIT
Montreal Canadiens
Home · Canadiens
1–0–1
3 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Arturs Silovs has had trouble with the Canadiens, a .840 save percentage on 50 shots. But It's the second meeting of the season; Pittsburgh took the first 6-5 on Oct 3.
Centre Bell
Pittsburgh Penguins
Away · Penguins
2–0–0
4 PTS
Canadiens
GOALIES
Penguins
Jakub Dobes
Jakub Dobes
Expected
.862 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 1W
.882 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Arturs Silovs
Arturs Silovs
Expected
.886 SV% · 2.47 GAA · 2W
.920 SV% L5 · Locked in
Canadiens
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Penguins
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
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
PenguinsProjected lines
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT
Canadiens
INJURY REPORT
Penguins
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
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
PenguinsInjury report
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Canadiens lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games. The Penguins have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Arturs Silovs has had trouble with the Canadiens, a .840 save percentage on 50 shots. But It's the second meeting of the season; Pittsburgh took the first 6-5 on Oct 3.

The man to watch is Nick Suzuki: 6 points in his last 4 against Pittsburgh. A milestone is in reach for Nick Robertson: 2 more goals for 100 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Arturs Silovs has struggled against Montreal — a .840 save % on 50 shots.
.840 SV% vs MTL
Goaltending
Jakub Dobes has struggled against Pittsburgh — a .852 save % on 61 shots.
.852 SV% vs PIT
Player
Nick Suzuki has 6 points in his last 4 games against Pittsburgh. See the games →
(Montreal)
6 pts, last 4 vs PIT
Player
Lane Hutson has 6 points in his last 4 games against Pittsburgh. See the games →
(Montreal)
6 pts, last 4 vs PIT
Milestone
Nick Robertson is 2 goals shy of 100 career goals.
98 career goals
Milestone
Chris Kreider is 3 goals shy of 700 career goals.
697 career goals
Series
Second meeting of the season — Pittsburgh took the first 6-5 on Oct 3. See the games →
0-1 series, MTL