Montreal Canadiens Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	N. Suzuki Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Finds twine in loss Nick Suzuki Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Finds twine in loss	A. Newhook Canadiens' Alex Newhook: Adds goal Thursday Alex Newhook Canadiens' Alex Newhook: Adds goal Thursday	P. DanaultPhillip Danault J. EvansJake Evans O. Kapanen Canadiens' Oliver Kapanen: Surfaces on IR Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 13 Oliver Kapanen Canadiens' Oliver Kapanen: Surfaces on IR Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 13
Left Wing	C. CaufieldCole Caufield	C. KreiderChris Kreider	Z. BolducZack Bolduc A. EngstromAdam Engstrom F. Xhekaj Canadiens' Florian Xhekaj: Unavailable Saturday Undisclosed: Expected to be out until at least Oct 13 Florian Xhekaj Canadiens' Florian Xhekaj: Unavailable Saturday Undisclosed: Expected to be out until at least Oct 13
Right Wing	J. SlafkovskyJuraj Slafkovsky	J. AndersonJosh Anderson	A. TexierAlexandre Texier K. DachKirby Dach I. Demidov Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 31 Ivan Demidov Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 31
Left Defenseman	L. HutsonLane Hutson	M. MathesonMike Matheson	K. Guhle Canadiens' Kaiden Guhle: Cleared to make season debut Kaiden Guhle Canadiens' Kaiden Guhle: Cleared to make season debut
Right Defenseman	N. DobsonNoah Dobson	A. CarrierAlexandre Carrier	A. XhekajArber Xhekaj
Goalie	J. DobesJakub Dobes	J. Fowler Canadiens' Jacob Fowler: Records shutout in SO victory Jacob Fowler Canadiens' Jacob Fowler: Records shutout in SO victory	S. Montembeault Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Moves to IR Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 20 Sam Montembeault Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Moves to IR Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 20