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Montreal Canadiens vs New Jersey Devils · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Devils · WED · JAN 13 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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WED · JAN 13 · 6:00 PM CT
Centre Bell
MSGSN
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
1–0–1
VS
New Jersey Devils
Devils
1–1–0
Upcoming
WED · JAN 13 · 6:00 PM CT
MSGSN
Montreal Canadiens
Home · Canadiens
1–0–1
3 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
The problem is Jack Hughes, who has 8 points in his last 4 against the Canadiens.
Centre Bell
New Jersey Devils
Away · Devils
1–1–0
2 PTS
Canadiens
GOALIES
Devils
Jakub Dobes
Jakub Dobes
Expected
.862 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 1W
.882 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Jake Allen
Jake Allen
Expected
.920 SV% · 1.89 GAA · 1W
.896 SV% L5 · Cooling
Canadiens
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Devils
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L1
Anthony Mantha · Jack Hughes · Jesper Bratt
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L2
Timo Meier · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L3
Arseny Gritsyuk · Evan Rodrigues · Dawson Mercer
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
L4
Amadeus Lombardi · Cody Glass · Stefan Noesen
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D1
Luke Hughes · Brett Pesce
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D2
Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
D3
Brenden Dillon · Declan Chisholm
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP1
Jesper Bratt · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista · Jack Hughes · Luke Hughes
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PP2
Timo Meier · Evan Rodrigues · Anthony Mantha · Arseny Gritsyuk · Dougie Hamilton
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK1
Nico Hischier · Dawson Mercer · Brenden Dillon · Brett Pesce
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
PK2
Cody Glass · Jesper Bratt · Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
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
DevilsProjected lines
L1
Anthony Mantha · Jack Hughes · Jesper Bratt
L2
Timo Meier · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista
L3
Arseny Gritsyuk · Evan Rodrigues · Dawson Mercer
L4
Amadeus Lombardi · Cody Glass · Stefan Noesen
D1
Luke Hughes · Brett Pesce
D2
Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
D3
Brenden Dillon · Declan Chisholm
PP1
Jesper Bratt · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista · Jack Hughes · Luke Hughes
PP2
Timo Meier · Evan Rodrigues · Anthony Mantha · Arseny Gritsyuk · Dougie Hamilton
PK1
Nico Hischier · Dawson Mercer · Brenden Dillon · Brett Pesce
PK2
Cody Glass · Jesper Bratt · Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT New Jersey Devils · Oct 3 · 6:15 PM CT
Canadiens
INJURY REPORT
Devils
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Connor Brown
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Seamus Casey
IR · Knee · Expected back Nov 21
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Johnathan Kovacevic
IR · Right knee · Expected back Oct 6
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Nick Bjugstad
IR · Left pectoral (surgery) · Expected back Jan 19
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
DevilsInjury report
Connor Brown
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Seamus Casey
IR · Knee · Expected back Nov 21
Johnathan Kovacevic
IR · Right knee · Expected back Oct 6
Nick Bjugstad
IR · Left pectoral (surgery) · Expected back Jan 19
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT New Jersey Devils · Oct 3 · 6:15 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Canadiens lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games. The Devils lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

The problem is Jack Hughes, who has 8 points in his last 4 against the Canadiens.

Jake Allen has Phillip Danault figured out, 24 shots without a goal. A milestone is in reach for Nico Hischier: 2 more goals for 400 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Player
Jack Hughes has 8 points in his last 4 games against Montreal. See the games →
(New Jersey)
8 pts, last 4 vs MTL
Matchup
Phillip Danault has 24 shots on Jake Allen without a goal.
(Montreal)
0/24 vs Jake Allen
Player
Jesper Bratt has 5 points in his last 4 games against Montreal. See the games →
(New Jersey)
5 pts, last 4 vs MTL
Matchup
Josh Anderson has 14 shots on Jake Allen without a goal.
(Montreal)
0/14 vs Jake Allen
Milestone
Nico Hischier is 2 goals shy of 400 career goals.
398 career goals
Milestone
Chris Kreider is 3 goals shy of 700 career goals.
697 career goals