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Montreal Canadiens vs Vancouver Canucks · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Canucks · SAT · MAR 6 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SAT · MAR 6 · 6:00 PM CT
Centre Bell
SN · TVAS
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
1–0–1
VS
Vancouver Canucks
Canucks
0–0–0
Upcoming
SAT · MAR 6 · 6:00 PM CT
SN · TVAS
Montreal Canadiens
Home · Canadiens
1–0–1
3 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
Centre Bell
Vancouver Canucks
Away · Canucks
0–0–0
0 PTS
Canadiens
GOALIES
Canucks
T
TBD
Expected
— SV% · — GAA · 0W
Goalie FormComing Soon
VS
T
TBD
Expected
— SV% · — GAA · 0W
Goalie FormComing Soon
Canadiens
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Canucks
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L1
Marco Rossi · Elias Pettersson · Linus Karlsson
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L2
Liam Ohgren · Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L3
Drew O'Connor · Aatu Raty · Brendan Gallagher
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
L4
Arshdeep Bains · Max Sasson · Jonathan Lekkerimaki
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D1
Zeev Buium · Filip Hronek
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D2
Jamie Oleksiak · Tom Willander
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
D3
Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP1
Jonathan Lekkerimaki · Elias Pettersson · Brock Boeser · Filip Hronek · Marco Rossi
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PP2
Brendan Gallagher · Linus Karlsson · Liam Ohgren · Zeev Buium · Tom Willander
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK1
Elias Pettersson · Drew O'Connor · Jamie Oleksiak · Filip Hronek
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
PK2
Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser · Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
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
CanucksProjected lines
L1
Marco Rossi · Elias Pettersson · Linus Karlsson
L2
Liam Ohgren · Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser
L3
Drew O'Connor · Aatu Raty · Brendan Gallagher
L4
Arshdeep Bains · Max Sasson · Jonathan Lekkerimaki
D1
Zeev Buium · Filip Hronek
D2
Jamie Oleksiak · Tom Willander
D3
Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
PP1
Jonathan Lekkerimaki · Elias Pettersson · Brock Boeser · Filip Hronek · Marco Rossi
PP2
Brendan Gallagher · Linus Karlsson · Liam Ohgren · Zeev Buium · Tom Willander
PK1
Elias Pettersson · Drew O'Connor · Jamie Oleksiak · Filip Hronek
PK2
Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser · Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT Thomas Drance · Oct 3 · 8:41 PM CT
Canadiens
INJURY REPORT
Canucks
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Jake DeBrusk
DAY-TO-DAY · Illness
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Jack Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Akil Thomas
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Mackenzie MacEachern
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Kaiden Guhle
IR · Groin (surgery) · Expected back Oct 23
Thatcher Demko
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 21
Filip Chytil
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Oct 8
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
CanucksInjury report
Jake DeBrusk
DAY-TO-DAY · Illness
Jack Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Akil Thomas
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Mackenzie MacEachern
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Thatcher Demko
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 21
Filip Chytil
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Oct 8
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT Thomas Drance · Oct 3 · 8:41 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Canadiens lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games.

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