Montreal Canadiens Depth Chart - NHL Starters and Backup Players

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	N. SuzukiNick Suzuki	A. NewhookAlex Newhook	J. Evans Canadiens' Jake Evans: Assists three times in loss Jake Evans Canadiens' Jake Evans: Assists three times in loss C. DvorakChristian Dvorak C. WhiteColin White K. Dach Knee: Expected to be out until at least Sep 16 Kirby Dach Knee: Expected to be out until at least Sep 16
Left Wing	C. CaufieldCole Caufield	B. Gallagher Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher: Scores twice in OT loss Brendan Gallagher Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher: Scores twice in OT loss	R. Harvey-Pinard Canadiens' Rafael Harvey-Pinard: Scores second goal of season Rafael Harvey-Pinard Canadiens' Rafael Harvey-Pinard: Scores second goal of season M. Pezzetta Canadiens' Michael Pezzetta: Won't return to Tuesday's game Upper Body: Expected to be out until at least Sep 16 Michael Pezzetta Canadiens' Michael Pezzetta: Won't return to Tuesday's game Upper Body: Expected to be out until at least Sep 16
Right Wing	J. Slafkovsky Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Scores 20th goal of season Juraj Slafkovsky Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Scores 20th goal of season	J. ArmiaJoel Armia	J. AndersonJosh Anderson T. PearsonTanner Pearson J. YlonenJesse Ylonen
Left Defenseman	M. MathesonMike Matheson	L. HutsonLane Hutson	J. HarrisJordan Harris A. Xhekaj Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Sep 16 Arber Xhekaj Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Sep 16
Right Defenseman	D. SavardDavid Savard	J. KovacevicJohnathan Kovacevic	K. Guhle Canadiens' Kaiden Guhle: Not ruled out for Worlds Head: Expected to be out until at least May 10 Kaiden Guhle Canadiens' Kaiden Guhle: Not ruled out for Worlds Head: Expected to be out until at least May 10
Goalie	S. Montembeault Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Suffers overtime loss Sam Montembeault Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Suffers overtime loss	C. Primeau Canadiens' Cayden Primeau: Busy in Tuesday's shootout loss Cayden Primeau Canadiens' Cayden Primeau: Busy in Tuesday's shootout loss	C. Price Knee: Expected to be out until at least Jul 1 Carey Price Knee: Expected to be out until at least Jul 1