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Ottawa Senators vs Montreal Canadiens · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Canadiens · SAT · MAR 13 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SAT · MAR 13 · 6:00 PM CT
Canadian Tire Centre
SNE · SN1
Ottawa Senators
Senators
0–0–0
VS
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
1–0–1
Upcoming
SAT · MAR 13 · 6:00 PM CT
SNE · SN1
Ottawa Senators
Home · Senators
0–0–0
0 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
Canadian Tire Centre
Montreal Canadiens
Away · Canadiens
1–0–1
3 PTS
Senators
GOALIES
Canadiens
T
TBD
Expected
— SV% · — GAA · 0W
Goalie FormComing Soon
VS
T
TBD
Expected
— SV% · — GAA · 0W
Goalie FormComing Soon
Senators
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Canadiens
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
SenatorsProjected lines
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
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
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT
Senators
INJURY REPORT
Canadiens
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
Kaiden Guhle
IR · Groin (surgery) · Expected back Oct 23
SenatorsInjury report
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
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
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Canadiens lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games.

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