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Top Canadiens News
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Canadiens' Florian Xhekaj: Unavailable Saturday
Xhekaj (undisclosed) won't play against Detroit on Saturday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
Xhekaj missed Montreal's last two practices and will sit out at least one game. He hasn't earned a point in two appearances this season, but he has collected two shots on goal, three hits and one blocked shot. Kaiden Guhle (groin) will replace Xhekaj in Saturday's lineup against the Red Wings, as the Canadiens will go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen.
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Canadiens' Kaiden Guhle: Cleared to make season debut
Guhle (groin) will make his 2026-27 regular-season debut against the Red Wings on Saturday.
Guhle has been given the green light to return to game action after undergoing a minor adductor muscle surgery in the summer. The 24-year-old blueliner is coming off a season where his offensive numbers declined, posting just two goals and 11 points across 39 regular-season games in 2025-26. However, he remained a factor in stats without the puck, which should keep him relevant in deep fantasy leagues that value category coverage. He'll likely slot into a third-line pairing for Saturday's clash.
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Canadiens' Jacob Fowler: Tending twine Saturday
Fowler will guard the home crease in Saturday's clash with the Red Wings, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.
Fowler will have the opportunity to tidy things up Saturday after he yielded three goals in Thursday's 5-2 loss to Nashville. Montreal likely wants to see an extended showcase of what the 21-year-old netminder can currently provide to the team, as he was called up from AHL Laval due to Sam Montembeault's lower body injury. Fowler proved that he can be effective at the NHL level last season, where he compiled a 9-6-2 record, a 2.43 GAA, a .908 save percentage and a shutout across 17 regular-season appearances. Saturday's clash is an opportune spot for the young netminder to get back on track, as the Red Wings have won just one of their four contests to open the new season. Therefore, Fowler is one of the top streaming options between the pipes ahead of Saturday's busy slate of games.
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Canadiens' Alexis Cournoyer: Earns shutout Friday
Cournoyer posted a 13-save shutout in the University of Wisconsin's 4-0 win over Minnesota State University.
Cournoyer has won both of his games with Wisconsin to start the year, and this was his first shutout. He transferred from Cornell University over the summer after going 18-10-0 with a 2.05 GAA and a .915 save percentage in 28 games as a freshman last year. Cournoyer is a Canadiens prospect -- he was selected in the fifth round in 2025.
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Canadiens' Logan Sawyer: Trio of assists in win
Sawyer logged three assists in Providence College's 6-2 win over St. Lawrence University on Friday.
Sawyer took a step up last year with 28 points in 35 games during his sophomore season. He's off to a great start in his junior year. The Canadiens prospect has decent offensive skills but still needs to work on rounding out the rest of his game while in college.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Ruled out for 10-14 days
Montembeault (lower body) is expected to be sidelined for 10-14 days, J-F Chaumont of NHL.com reports Friday.
Montembeault should be expected to miss at least the next four games at a minimum. Even when healthy, Montembeault is far from a lock to play regularly, with Jakub Dobes firmly cemented as the No. 1 option while Jacob Fowler slots into the backup role.
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Canadiens' Alex Newhook: Adds goal Thursday
Newhook potted a goal and posted four hits in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Predators.
Newhook doubled Montreal's lead in the early stages of Thursday's second period with his first goal of the 2026-27 campaign. The 25-year-old center now has two points, four shots on net, seven hits and three blocked shots across four appearances this year. With a point in back-to-back games and solid category coverage from his second-line center role, Newhook is positioned well to contest for new career highs in multiple stat categories this season. He should be left on waivers in fantasy for the time being, but he could be a solid streaming option in deep leagues if his point streak continues to grow.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Finds twine in loss
Suzuki scored a goal in Thursday's 5-2 loss to Nashville.
Suzuki extended his point streak to three games in Thursday's loss, where he tallied an unassisted goal just over three minutes into the second period. Overall, the 27-year-old center is up to three goals, seven points, a plus-3 rating, nine shots on goal and eight hits across four outings to begin the new season. While Montreal's offense as a whole took a hit with the loss of Ivan Demidov (lower body) to injured reserve, Suzuki has showcased enough skill across his eight-year NHL career to stay the course when another key offensive player goes down to injury. Fresh off a 101-point showing across 82 regular-season games a year ago, Suzuki projects to challenge the century mark once again in 2026-27, where he is an elite fantasy option in all league formats.
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Canadiens' Jacob Fowler: Yields three goals Thursday
Fowler turned away 15 of 18 shots on net in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Predators.
Fowler's first start of the 2026-27 regular season left some to be desired, but he performed better than the final score indicates due to a pair of empty-net tallies in the final moments of regulation. The 21-year-old netminder tended to a clean first period, a solid first 15 minutes of the second period, and a tidy first 16 and a half minutes of the third before he allowed the go-ahead goal. With Sam Montembeault (undisclosed) undergoing further testing to reveal the extent of his injury, Fowler projects to play a complementary role to Jakub Dobes for the time being. Fowler just missed out on making the Canadiens' Opening Night roster, so if he can impress while he's up from AHL Laval, he could cement his NHL roster spot moving forward.
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Canadiens' Oliver Kapanen: Out again Thursday
Kapanen (lower body) won't play Thursday versus the Predators, J-F Chaumont of LNH.com reports.
Kapanen is absent from the lineup for a fourth straight game. The center's next chance to play is Saturday versus the Red Wings. Kapanen's ongoing absence has given Florian Xhekaj a chance to play on the fourth line.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Shelved for Thursday's contest
Montembeault (undisclosed) will not play in Thursday's clash against the Predators, per Stu Cowan of The Montreal Gazette.
Montembeault suffered an undisclosed injury during Wednesday's practice and has been undergoing evaluation to understand the expected timeline for his injury since then. The 29-year-old netminder had yet to play in the regular season, but he looked sharp in the preseason, stopping 14 shots in a win over the Senators on Sept. 27. He's expected to serve as the organization's No. 3 goalie option moving forward, so Jakub Dobes and Jacob Fowler will carry on with their current roles until Montembeault is ready to return.
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Canadiens' Jacob Fowler: Starting against Nashville
Fowler will start Thursday's home game against the Predators, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
Fowler was called up by the Canadiens on Wednesday, and his starting nod against the Predators suggests that Sam Montembeault (undisclosed) won't be available Thursday. Fowler made 17 regular-season appearances for Montreal last year, going 9-6-2 with a 2.43 GAA and .908 save percentage.
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Canadiens' Jacob Fowler: Promoted from AHL
Fowler was summoned by the Canadiens on Wednesday, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.
Fowler has a 1.53 GAA and a .945 save percentage in three appearances with AHL Laval this season. He's up from the minors because Sam Montembeault sustained an undisclosed injury during Wednesday's practice. It remains to be seen who will start at home against Nashville on Thursday.
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Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Tallies late in loss
Slafkovsky scored a goal on two shots and added two PIM in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to the Hurricanes.
Slafkovsky has played on the second line to begin the year, following the Canadiens' signing of Chris Kreider. The 22-year-old Slafkovsky is still on the top power-play unit and should find success, but he's been limited to one goal, five shots, three hits and a plus-1 rating over three contests. Given his established chemistry with Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield, it's a bit of a surprise to see Slafkovsky on the second line, but he should benefit the first time there's a shuffle in the Canadiens' top six.
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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Sustains undisclosed injury
Montembeault sustained an undisclosed injury during Wednesday's practice, per Canadiens beat reporter Priyanta Emrith.
Montembeault left the skate as a result of the injury. There wasn't an immediate update, but he is being evaluated. If Montembeault isn't an option for Thursday's home game against Nashville, then the Canadiens will need to call up a goaltender. Jakub Dobes might get the start regardless of Montembeault's availability, but Dobes chances of getting the assignment naturally increase if Montembeault is injured.
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Canadiens' Alexandre Texier: Two-point effort in loss to Canes
Texier collected two assists, one on the power play, in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to Carolina.
Both helpers came on Zachary Bolduc goals in the first period as Montreal grabbed a 3-2 lead it couldn't make hold up. The points were the first of the season for Texier in three games, and his current role in the middle six and on the second power-play unit could allow him to challenge the career-high 12 goals and 30 points he delivered over 78 regular-season games for Columbus in 2023-24.
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Canadiens' Chris Kreider: Two helpers in Tuesday's loss
Kreider pocketed two assists in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to the Hurricanes.
The long-time Ranger has had a strong start to his first season with Montreal, collecting a goal and four points in three games while dishing seven hits. Kreider is skating alongside Nick Suzuki at even strength and manning the top power-play unit, a role that will give the 35-year-old every chance to reach the 20-goal plateau for a ninth straight season.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| GF AVG | GA AVG | Power Play | |
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3.47 (9th) |
4.71 (29th) |
7.7 (27th) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
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| I. Demidov RW Ivan Demidov RW | Lower Body |
| O. Kapanen C Oliver Kapanen C | Lower Body |
| S. Montembeault G Sam Montembeault G | Lower Body |
| B. Pickford D Bryce Pickford D | Undisclosed |
| F. Xhekaj LW Florian Xhekaj LW | Undisclosed |