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

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Golden Knights · TUE · DEC 8 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
TUE · DEC 8 · 6:00 PM CT
Centre Bell
SCRIPPS
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
1–0–1
VS
Vegas Golden Knights
Golden Knights
1–1–0
Upcoming
TUE · DEC 8 · 6:00 PM CT
SCRIPPS
Montreal Canadiens
Home · Canadiens
1–0–1
3 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Adin Hill has not had an answer for Chris Kreider: 5 goals on 32 shots.
Centre Bell
Vegas Golden Knights
Away · 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
Adin Hill
Adin Hill
Likely · 2906-adin-hill
.871 SV% · 3.04 GAA · 10W
.871 SV% L5 · Cooling
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

Adin Hill has not had an answer for Chris Kreider: 5 goals on 32 shots.

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

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Chris Kreider has 5 goals on Adin Hill (32 shots).
(Montreal)
5 goals on Adin Hill
Matchup
Josh Anderson has 13 shots on Adin Hill without a goal.
(Montreal)
0/13 vs Adin Hill
Goaltending
Jakub Dobes has a .941 save % against Vegas (34 shots).
.941 SV% vs VGK