Canadiens lineup

No game tonight · Lines updated 7:23 PM ET

The Montreal Canadiens don't play tonight; these are their latest projected lines (November 7). Top line: Cole Caufield – Nick Suzuki – Juraj Slafkovsky. Top pair: Lane Hutson – Noah Dobson. In goal: Jacob Fowler (unconfirmed). 6 players on a new line or back in the lineup since their last game.

Full lineup as text

Line 1Cole Caufield – Nick Suzuki – Juraj Slafkovsky
Line 2Chris Kreider – Jake Evans – Alex Newhook
Line 3Zachary Bolduc – Phillip Danault – Alexandre Texier
Line 4Oliver Kapanen – Owen Beck – Kirby Dach
Pair 1Lane Hutson – Noah Dobson
Pair 2Kaiden Guhle – Alexandre Carrier
Pair 3Arber Xhekaj – Adam Engstrom
PP1Juraj Slafkovsky, Nick Suzuki, Zack Bolduc, Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson
PP2Chris Kreider, Oliver Kapanen, Alexandre Texier, Noah Dobson, Alex Newhook
PK1Phillip Danault, Jake Evans, Kaiden Guhle, Alexandre Carrier
PK2Nick Suzuki, Owen Beck, Arber Xhekaj, Noah Dobson
GoaliesJacob Fowler, Jakub Dobes
OutMike Matheson (injured), Ivan Demidov (injured), Samuel Montembeault (injured)

Canadiens don't play today. These are their latest projected lines.

What changed

vs. last game (@ TOR, 11/07), from NHL shift data

6 players have new linemates · 3 out.

Chris KreiderNow with Evans, Newhook (was Evans, Beck)L4 → L2

Jake EvansNow with Kreider, Newhook (was Kreider, Beck)L4 → L2

Alex NewhookNow with Kreider, Evans (was Dach, Kapanen)L3 → L2

Oliver KapanenNow with Beck, Dach (was Dach, Newhook)L3 → L4

Kirby DachNow with Kapanen, Beck (was Newhook, Kapanen)L3 → L4

Same spot, new linemates: Beck (L4)

OutMike Matheson (injured) · Ivan Demidov (injured) · Samuel Montembeault (injured)

SameLine 1, Line 3, Pair 1, Pair 2, Pair 3

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Forwards

Last 10PtsShotsMins

Line 136 pts L10 · same as last game

Line 2New trio16 pts L10

Line 311 pts L10 · same as last game

Line 4New trio10 pts L10

Defense

Last 10PtsShotsMins

Pair 115 pts L10 · same as last game

Pair 210 pts L10 · same as last game

Pair 35 pts L10 · same as last game

Special teams

PP1Slafkovsky · Suzuki · Z. Bolduc · Caufield · Hutson

PP2Kreider · Kapanen · Texier · Dobson · Newhook

PK1Danault · Evans · Guhle · Carrier

PK2Suzuki · Beck · Xhekaj · Dobson

Lines: projection, 7:23 PM ET. Changes and time together: NHL shift charts, all situations, through 2026-11-07.

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