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Montreal Canadiens vs Seattle Kraken · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Kraken · THU · MAR 4 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
THU · MAR 4 · 6:00 PM CT
Centre Bell
Prime Video · KONG
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
1–0–1
VS
Seattle Kraken
Kraken
1–1–0
Upcoming
THU · MAR 4 · 6:00 PM CT
Prime Video · KONG
Montreal Canadiens
Home · Canadiens
1–0–1
3 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
The problem is Brandon Montour, who has 12 points in his last 4 against the Canadiens. But Cole Caufield has solved Joey Daccord before, 5 goals on 13 shots.
Centre Bell
Seattle Kraken
Away · Kraken
1–1–0
2 PTS
Canadiens
GOALIES
Kraken
Jakub Dobes
Jakub Dobes
Expected
.862 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 1W
.882 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Joey Daccord
Joey Daccord
Likely · 23589-joey-daccord
.960 SV% · 1.01 GAA · 1W
.874 SV% L5 · Cooling
Canadiens
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Kraken
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L1
Jared McCann · Matty Beniers · Kaapo Kakko
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L2
Bobby McMann · Chandler Stephenson · Jordan Eberle
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L3
Ryan Winterton · Berkly Catton · Shane Wright
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
L4
Ben Meyers · Frederick Gaudreau · Mackie Samoskevich
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D1
Vince Dunn · Adam Larsson
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D2
Ryker Evans · Brandon Montour
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
D3
Ryan Lindgren · Cale Fleury
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP1
Jordan Eberle · Bobby McMann · Jared McCann · Chandler Stephenson · Vince Dunn
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PP2
Kaapo Kakko · Shane Wright · Berkly Catton · Matty Beniers · Brandon Montour
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK1
Frederick Gaudreau · Ryan Winterton · Ryan Lindgren · Adam Larsson
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
PK2
Matty Beniers · Ben Meyers · Vince Dunn · Ryker Evans
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
KrakenProjected lines
L1
Jared McCann · Matty Beniers · Kaapo Kakko
L2
Bobby McMann · Chandler Stephenson · Jordan Eberle
L3
Ryan Winterton · Berkly Catton · Shane Wright
L4
Ben Meyers · Frederick Gaudreau · Mackie Samoskevich
D1
Vince Dunn · Adam Larsson
D2
Ryker Evans · Brandon Montour
D3
Ryan Lindgren · Cale Fleury
PP1
Jordan Eberle · Bobby McMann · Jared McCann · Chandler Stephenson · Vince Dunn
PP2
Kaapo Kakko · Shane Wright · Berkly Catton · Matty Beniers · Brandon Montour
PK1
Frederick Gaudreau · Ryan Winterton · Ryan Lindgren · Adam Larsson
PK2
Matty Beniers · Ben Meyers · Vince Dunn · Ryker Evans
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT @sound_hockey · as of Oct 2
Canadiens
INJURY REPORT
Kraken
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Jacob Melanson
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 17
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Jake O'Brien
IR · Lower body · 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
KrakenInjury report
Jacob Melanson
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 17
Jake O'Brien
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 6
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT @sound_hockey · as of Oct 2
STORYLINE
The Canadiens lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games. The Kraken lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

The problem is Brandon Montour, who has 12 points in his last 4 against the Canadiens. But Cole Caufield has solved Joey Daccord before, 5 goals on 13 shots.

The Canadiens have found Joey Daccord beatable: .872 on 141 shots. A milestone is in reach for Chris Kreider: 3 more goals for 700 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Player
Brandon Montour has 12 points in his last 4 games against Montreal. See the games →
(Seattle)
12 pts, last 4 vs MTL
Matchup
Cole Caufield has 5 goals on Joey Daccord (13 shots).
(Montreal)
5 goals on Joey Daccord
Goaltending
Joey Daccord has struggled against Montreal — a .872 save % on 141 shots.
.872 SV% vs MTL
Player
Nick Suzuki has 6 points in his last 4 games against Seattle. See the games →
(Montreal)
6 pts, last 4 vs SEA
Goaltending
Jakub Dobes has struggled against Seattle — a .857 save % on 56 shots.
.857 SV% vs SEA
Milestone
Chris Kreider is 3 goals shy of 700 career goals.
697 career goals