Montreal Canadiens
7-3-2, 16 pts · 2nd in the Atlantic Division
Recent results
| DateThe day of the game. | OpponentThe opposing team. "at" marks a road game. | ResultW for a win, L for a loss in regulation, OTL for an overtime or shootout loss. | ScoreThe team’s goals, then the opponent’s. Sorting follows the goal difference. | Shots on goalThe team’s shots on goal, then the opponent’s. | GameGame summaryLink to the summary: goals, assists and three stars. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | at   STL | W | 2-0 | 21-46 | Game summary |
| Oct 25 | at   WPG | W | 2-1 | 21-34 | Game summary |
| Oct 23 | at   CHI | W | 4-1 | 28-21 | Game summary |
| Oct 20 |   SJS | OTL | 3-4 OT | 34-30 | Game summary |
Upcoming games
| DateThe day of the game. | OpponentThe opposing team. "at" marks a road game. | TimeThe start time, Eastern time, or the state of a game in progress. | Home or awayHome for a game in the team’s own arena, away for a game at the opponent’s. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 |   Dallas Stars | 8:00 p.m. | Away |
| Oct 31 |   Pittsburgh Penguins | 7:00 p.m. | Home |
| Nov 3 | Winnipeg Jets | 7:00 p.m. | Home |
| Nov 5 |   Utah Mammoth | 7:00 p.m. | Home |
🚑 Injuries
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | PositionThe player’s position, as published by the source. | StatusFrom most to least serious: long-term injured reserve, injured reserve, out, day to day, uncertain. | InjuryThe type of injury and the team’s note, as published. | Expected returnThe expected return date, when the team gives one. | Report dateThe date of the latest report on this player. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Demidov | RW | Injured reserve | Lower Body · Not SpecifiedDemidov (lower body) was placed on injured reserve by the Canadiens on Tuesday, per the NHL media site. | Oct 31 | Oct 6 |
| Sam Montembeault | G | Injured reserve | Lower Body | Oct 31 | Oct 10 |
| Bryce Pickford | D | Injured, off roster | Undisclosed | Oct 31 | Sep 29 |
| Lucas Condotta | LW | Injured, off roster | Undisclosed | Oct 31 | Sep 29 |
| Mike Matheson | D | Out | Lower Body | Oct 31 | Oct 29 |
| Nick Suzuki | C | Out | Upper Body · Not Specified | Nov 18 | Oct 22 |
Roster and projections
Hot · Slowing down. From the Pooler’s Guide lists, updated every day. Our method
Forwards
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | ProjectionPool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Suzuki 🚑 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 82.1 |
| Cole Caufield | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 78.1 |
| Juraj Slafkovský | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 63.5 |
| Ivan Demidov 🚑 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 39.6 |
| Zachary Bolduc | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 39.2 |
| Chris Kreider | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 37.9 |
| Josh Anderson | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 31.3 |
| Alex Newhook | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26.2 |
| Jake Evans | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 25.2 |
| Alexandre Texier | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24.6 |
| Oliver Kapanen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.5 |
| Phillip Danault | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23.3 |
| Kirby Dach | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18.6 |
| Florian Xhekaj | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.6 |
| Owen Beck | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.4 |
Defensemen
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | ProjectionPool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Hutson | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 74.0 |
| Noah Dobson | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 37.2 |
| Mike Matheson 🚑 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 32.1 |
| Alexandre Carrier | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28.2 |
| Kaiden Guhle | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18.6 |
| David Reinbacher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Arber Xhekaj | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| Adam Engstrom | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
Goalies
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | WinsGames won with him as the goalie credited with the decision. | Save percentageSaves divided by shots faced. | ProjectionPool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Fowler 🔥 | 7 | 6 | .942 | 61.9 |
| Jakub Dobes 🧊 | 5 | 1 | .847 | 42.4 |
| Samuel Montembeault | 0 | 0 | – | 19.9 |
This season’s transactions
The club’s trades, contracts, waivers and releases this season.
| Transaction dateThe day the club announced it. | Transaction typeTrade, signed contract, waivers (placed or claimed) or release. When the club announces several moves together, each player gets his own: injured reserve, activated, recall or assignment. | Players involvedThe players of the transaction we follow this season, with a link to their page. | DescriptionThe text of the transaction as ESPN published it, in English. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trade | Acquired a 20227 second-round pick from Nashville Predators for D Jayden Struble. | ||
| Waivers |
| Placed D Reilly Walsh, D Maksymilian Szuber, D Ethan Samson, C Sam Poulin, RW Sasha Pastujov, C Hunter McKown, G Kaapo Kähkönen, LW Brett Berard, and RW Alex Belzile on waivers for the purpose of loaning them to Laval (AHL). | |
| Contract | Signed F Chris Kreider to a one-year contract. | ||
| Contract |
| Signed D Maksymilian Szuber to a one-year contract. | |
| Trade |
| Acquired F Sasha Pastujov from Anaheim Ducks for F Sean Farrell. | |
| Contract |
| Signed F Jared Davidson to a one-year contract. Signed F Hunter McKown to one-year, two-way contracts. | |
| Contract | Signed F Kirby Dach to a one-year contract. | ||
| Contract |
| Signed D Bogdan Konyushkov to a two-year contract. | |
| Contract |
| Signed F Brett Berard to a one-year contract. | |
| Contract |
| Signed D Reilly Walsh to a one-year contract. | |
| Contract | Signed G Jakub Dobes to a three-year contract. | ||
| Trade | Acquired F Brett Berard from the N.Y. Rangers for D William Trudeau. | ||
| Trade |
| Acquired F Hunter McKown from Columbus Blue Jackets for F Luke Tuch. |
Transactions source: ESPN.
📰 News
- Dylan Larkin will sit until he's traded: what it means for your pool
- Larkin out, Crotty to the Wild, Dobes in Dallas and Barkov getting close: your pool on Thursday
- NHL Wraparound podcast: Hellebuyck, Hughes and the Heritage Classic
- Free agents: six players to consider after the Oct. 27 slate
- Jacob Fowler stops 46 as the Canadiens blank the Blues 2-0
📣 Rumors and confirmations
- Dylan Larkin, Joel Eriksson Ek, Aliaksei Protas, Ilya Protas, Danila Yurov, Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota Wild, Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, Nashville Predators, Chicago Blackhawks, Washington Capitals, New Jersey Devils, San Jose SharksElliotte Friedman thinks San Jose is one of the teams the Red Wings have talked quite seriously with about Simon Edvinsson. The Sharks have young centers, and Detroit is looking to restock down the middle as part of all this.
- Jakub Dobes, Jacob Fowler, Samuel Montembeault, Montreal CanadiensDavid Pagnotta (Daily Faceoff) believes the Canadiens will keep riding three goalies for now, unless something falls into Kent Hughes' lap. For poolers, the crease split between Jakub Dobes, Jacob Fowler and Samuel Montembeault looks set to continue.