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

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

Matchup Intel

Jack Hughes has quietly owned this matchup, 8 points in the last 4 meetings.

Jake Allen has Phillip Danault figured out, 24 shots without a goal. Nico Hischier is 2 goals shy of 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