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Montreal Canadiens vs Los Angeles Kings · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Kings · MON · NOV 23 · 6:30 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
MON · NOV 23 · 6:30 PM CT
Centre Bell
ABTV
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
1–0–1
VS
Los Angeles Kings
Kings
0–1–1
Upcoming
MON · NOV 23 · 6:30 PM CT
ABTV
Montreal Canadiens
Home · Canadiens
1–0–1
3 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Darcy Kuemper has not had an answer for Nick Suzuki: 5 goals on 25 shots. But the Canadiens have dropped 10 of the last 13 to Los Angeles, and that history walks in with them.
Centre Bell
Los Angeles Kings
Away · Kings
0–1–1
1 PTS
Canadiens
GOALIES
Kings
Jakub Dobes
Jakub Dobes
Expected
.862 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 1W
.882 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Darcy Kuemper
Darcy Kuemper
Expected
.724 SV% · 8.08 GAA · 0W
.767 SV% L5 · Cooling
Canadiens
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Kings
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L1
Artemi Panarin · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L2
Mats Zuccarello · Alex Turcotte · Alex Laferriere
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L3
Trevor Moore · Erik Haula · Joel Armia
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
L4
Scott Laughton · Corey Perry
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D1
Brian Dumoulin · Drew Doughty
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D2
Joel Edmundson · Brandt Clarke
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
D3
Mikey Anderson · Cody Ceci
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP1
Mats Zuccarello · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe · Artemi Panarin · Brandt Clarke
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PP2
Alex Turcotte · Erik Haula · Alex Laferriere · Erik Gustafsson · Drew Doughty
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK1
Erik Haula · Joel Armia · Mikey Anderson · Drew Doughty
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
PK2
Scott Laughton · Trevor Moore · Joel Edmundson · Cody Ceci
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
KingsProjected lines
L1
Artemi Panarin · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe
L2
Mats Zuccarello · Alex Turcotte · Alex Laferriere
L3
Trevor Moore · Erik Haula · Joel Armia
L4
Scott Laughton · Corey Perry
D1
Brian Dumoulin · Drew Doughty
D2
Joel Edmundson · Brandt Clarke
D3
Mikey Anderson · Cody Ceci
PP1
Mats Zuccarello · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe · Artemi Panarin · Brandt Clarke
PP2
Alex Turcotte · Erik Haula · Alex Laferriere · Erik Gustafsson · Drew Doughty
PK1
Erik Haula · Joel Armia · Mikey Anderson · Drew Doughty
PK2
Scott Laughton · Trevor Moore · Joel Edmundson · Cody Ceci
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT
Canadiens
INJURY REPORT
Kings
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Otto Salin
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Jakub Dvorak
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Jan Jenik
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Kevin Fiala
IR · Left lower leg (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
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
KingsInjury report
Otto Salin
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Jakub Dvorak
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Jan Jenik
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Kevin Fiala
IR · Left lower leg (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Canadiens lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games. The Kings lost their last game in overtime and are 0-1-1 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Darcy Kuemper has not had an answer for Nick Suzuki: 5 goals on 25 shots. But the Canadiens have dropped 10 of the last 13 to Los Angeles, and that history walks in with them.

Quinton Byfield has made a habit of hurting the Canadiens: 6 points in the last 4 meetings.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Nick Suzuki has 5 goals on Darcy Kuemper (25 shots).
(Montreal)
5 goals on Darcy Kuemper
History
Montreal has lost 10 of their last 13 against Los Angeles. See the games →
10-3 last 13 vs LAK
Matchup
Chris Kreider has 4 goals on Darcy Kuemper (40 shots).
(Montreal)
4 goals on Darcy Kuemper
Player
Quinton Byfield has 6 points in his last 4 games against Montreal. See the games →
(Los Angeles)
6 pts, last 4 vs MTL