Schedule / Matchup Preview

Montreal Canadiens vs Philadelphia Flyers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Flyers · MON · FEB 22 · 1:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
MON · FEB 22 · 1:00 PM CT
Xfinity Mobile Arena
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Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
1–0–1
@
Philadelphia Flyers
Flyers
0–1–2
Upcoming
MON · FEB 22 · 1:00 PM CT
NBCSP
Montreal Canadiens
Away · Canadiens
1–0–1
3 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Jakub Dobes has had trouble with Philadelphia, a .818 save percentage on 55 shots.
Xfinity Mobile Arena
Philadelphia Flyers
Home · Flyers
0–1–2
2 PTS
Canadiens
GOALIES
Flyers
Jakub Dobes
Jakub Dobes
Expected
.862 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 1W
.882 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Joseph Woll
Joseph Woll
Expected
.929 SV% · 2.87 GAA · 0W
.866 SV% L5 · Cooling
Canadiens
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Flyers
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L1
Travis Konecny · Christian Dvorak · Matvei Michkov
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L2
Carl Grundstrom · Trevor Zegras · Owen Tippett
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L3
Tyson Foerster · Noah Cates · Porter Martone
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
L4
Alex Bump · Sean Couturier · Noel Acciari
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D1
Travis Sanheim · Rasmus Ristolainen
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D2
Cam York · Jamie Drysdale
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
D3
Nick Seeler · David Jiricek
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP1
Travis Konecny · Trevor Zegras · Matvei Michkov · Tyson Foerster · Jamie Drysdale
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PP2
Porter Martone · Noah Cates · Alex Bump · Owen Tippett · Cam York
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK1
Sean Couturier · Christian Dvorak · Travis Sanheim · Cam York
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
PK2
Noah Cates · Tyson Foerster · Nick Seeler · Rasmus Ristolainen
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
FlyersProjected lines
L1
Travis Konecny · Christian Dvorak · Matvei Michkov
L2
Carl Grundstrom · Trevor Zegras · Owen Tippett
L3
Tyson Foerster · Noah Cates · Porter Martone
L4
Alex Bump · Sean Couturier · Noel Acciari
D1
Travis Sanheim · Rasmus Ristolainen
D2
Cam York · Jamie Drysdale
D3
Nick Seeler · David Jiricek
PP1
Travis Konecny · Trevor Zegras · Matvei Michkov · Tyson Foerster · Jamie Drysdale
PP2
Porter Martone · Noah Cates · Alex Bump · Owen Tippett · Cam York
PK1
Sean Couturier · Christian Dvorak · Travis Sanheim · Cam York
PK2
Noah Cates · Tyson Foerster · Nick Seeler · Rasmus Ristolainen
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT Jordan Hall · Oct 4 · 11:13 AM CT
Canadiens
INJURY REPORT
Flyers
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Nikita Grebenkin
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Rasmus Ristolainen
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Helge Grans
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 5
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Denver Barkey
IR · Lower body · 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
FlyersInjury report
Nikita Grebenkin
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Rasmus Ristolainen
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Helge Grans
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 5
Denver Barkey
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 10
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT Jordan Hall · Oct 4 · 11:13 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Canadiens lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games. The Flyers have lost 2 straight past regulation and are 0-1-2 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

Jakub Dobes has had trouble with Philadelphia, a .818 save percentage on 55 shots.

Travis Konecny has made a habit of hurting the Canadiens: 5 points in the last 4 meetings. Cole Caufield is still looking for his first goal on Joseph Woll after 16 shots.

The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Jakub Dobes has struggled against Philadelphia — a .818 save % on 55 shots.
.818 SV% vs PHI
Matchup
Cole Caufield has 16 shots on Joseph Woll without a goal.
(Montreal)
0/16 vs Joseph Woll
Player
Travis Konecny has 5 points in his last 4 games against Montreal. See the games →
(Philadelphia)
5 pts, last 4 vs MTL
Milestone
Chris Kreider is 3 goals shy of 700 career goals.
697 career goals