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Montreal Canadiens vs Vegas Golden Knights · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Golden Knights · SAT · NOV 28 · 3:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SAT · NOV 28 · 3:00 PM CT
T-Mobile Arena
SCRIPPS
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
1–0–1
@
Vegas Golden Knights
Golden Knights
1–1–0
Upcoming
SAT · NOV 28 · 3:00 PM CT
SCRIPPS
Montreal Canadiens
Away · Canadiens
1–0–1
3 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Carter Hart has not had an answer for Chris Kreider: 6 goals on 35 shots.
T-Mobile Arena
Vegas Golden Knights
Home · Golden Knights
1–1–0
2 PTS
Canadiens
GOALIES
Golden Knights
Jakub Dobes
Jakub Dobes
Expected
.862 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 1W
.882 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Carter Hart
Carter Hart
Likely · 3874-carter-hart
.870 SV% · 3.06 GAA · 1W
.911 SV% L5 · Steady
Canadiens
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Golden Knights
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L1
Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel · Mark Stone
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L2
Brett Howden · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L3
Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl · Victor Olofsson
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
L4
Marc Gatcomb · Nic Dowd · Braeden Bowman
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D1
Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D2
Parker Wotherspoon · Rasmus Andersson
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
D3
Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP1
Mark Stone · Tomas Hertl · Mitch Marner · Jack Eichel · Shea Theodore
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PP2
Braeden Bowman · William Karlsson · Trevor Connelly · Rasmus Andersson · Victor Olofsson
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK1
William Karlsson · Mitch Marner · Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
PK2
Jack Eichel · Mark Stone · Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
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
Golden KnightsProjected lines
L1
Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel · Mark Stone
L2
Brett Howden · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner
L3
Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl · Victor Olofsson
L4
Marc Gatcomb · Nic Dowd · Braeden Bowman
D1
Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
D2
Parker Wotherspoon · Rasmus Andersson
D3
Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
PP1
Mark Stone · Tomas Hertl · Mitch Marner · Jack Eichel · Shea Theodore
PP2
Braeden Bowman · William Karlsson · Trevor Connelly · Rasmus Andersson · Victor Olofsson
PK1
William Karlsson · Mitch Marner · Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
PK2
Jack Eichel · Mark Stone · Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT Hannah Kirkell · as of Oct 2
Canadiens
INJURY REPORT
Golden Knights
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Raphael Lavoie
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Lukas Cormier
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
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
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
Golden KnightsInjury report
Raphael Lavoie
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Lukas Cormier
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT Hannah Kirkell · as of Oct 2
STORYLINE
The Canadiens lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games. The Golden Knights lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Carter Hart has not had an answer for Chris Kreider: 6 goals on 35 shots.

Jakub Dobes has been a wall against Vegas, a .941 save percentage on 34 shots.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Chris Kreider has 6 goals on Carter Hart (35 shots).
(Montreal)
6 goals on Carter Hart
Matchup
Nick Suzuki has 6 goals on Carter Hart (28 shots).
(Montreal)
6 goals on Carter Hart
Goaltending
Jakub Dobes has a .941 save % against Vegas (34 shots).
.941 SV% vs VGK