Schedule / Matchup Preview

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

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Avalanche · SAT · NOV 14 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SAT · NOV 14 · 6:00 PM CT
Centre Bell
ALT2 · KTVD
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
1–0–1
VS
Colorado Avalanche
Avalanche
2–0–0
Upcoming
SAT · NOV 14 · 6:00 PM CT
ALT2 · KTVD
Montreal Canadiens
Home · Canadiens
1–0–1
3 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Mackenzie Blackwood has not had an answer for Chris Kreider: 6 goals on 36 shots. But Brock Nelson has made a habit of hurting the Canadiens: 7 points in the last 4 meetings.
Centre Bell
Colorado Avalanche
Away · Avalanche
2–0–0
4 PTS
Canadiens
GOALIES
Avalanche
Jakub Dobes
Jakub Dobes
Expected
.862 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 1W
.882 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Mackenzie Blackwood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Expected
.912 SV% · 2.50 GAA · 2W
.886 SV% L5 · Cooling
Canadiens
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Avalanche
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L1
Artturi Lehkonen · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L2
Gabriel Landeskog · Brock Nelson · Nazem Kadri
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L3
Jaden Schwartz · Fedor Svechkov · T.J. Hughes
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
L4
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D1
Devon Toews · Cale Makar
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D2
Brett Kulak · Sam Malinski
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
D3
Josh Manson · Brent Burns
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP1
T.J. Hughes · Gabriel Landeskog · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas · Cale Makar
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PP2
Jaden Schwartz · Nazem Kadri · Artturi Lehkonen · Devon Toews · Brock Nelson
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK1
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy · Devon Toews · Brent Burns
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
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
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
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT Bailey Curtis · Oct 3 · 7:41 PM CT
Canadiens
INJURY REPORT
Avalanche
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Zachary L'Heureux
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Logan O'Connor
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Trent Miner
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Georgii Merkulov
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 7
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
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
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT Bailey Curtis · Oct 3 · 7:41 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Canadiens lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games. The Avalanche have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Mackenzie Blackwood has not had an answer for Chris Kreider: 6 goals on 36 shots. But Brock Nelson has made a habit of hurting the Canadiens: 7 points in the last 4 meetings.

Jakub Dobes has had trouble with Colorado, a .875 save percentage on 88 shots.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Chris Kreider has 6 goals on Mackenzie Blackwood (36 shots).
(Montreal)
6 goals on Mackenzie Blackwood
Matchup
Mike Matheson has 23 shots on Mackenzie Blackwood without a goal.
(Montreal)
0/23 vs Mackenzie Blackwood
Player
Brock Nelson has 7 points in his last 4 games against Montreal. See the games →
(Colorado)
7 pts, last 4 vs MTL
Player
Nick Suzuki has 6 points in his last 4 games against Colorado. See the games →
(Montreal)
6 pts, last 4 vs COL
Goaltending
Jakub Dobes has struggled against Colorado — a .875 save % on 88 shots.
.875 SV% vs COL