Montreal Canadiens Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	A. Newhook Canadiens' Alex Newhook: Tallies two goals in win Alex Newhook Canadiens' Alex Newhook: Tallies two goals in win	J. EvansJake Evans	P. Danault Canadiens' Phillip Danault: Pots empty-net goal Thursday Phillip Danault Canadiens' Phillip Danault: Pots empty-net goal Thursday O. KapanenOliver Kapanen N. Suzuki Upper Body: Expected to be out until at least Nov 18 Nick Suzuki Upper Body: Expected to be out until at least Nov 18
Left Wing	C. Caufield Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Finds twine twice Thursday Cole Caufield Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Finds twine twice Thursday	C. KreiderChris Kreider	Z. BolducZack Bolduc F. XhekajFlorian Xhekaj
Right Wing	J. SlafkovskyJuraj Slafkovsky	J. AndersonJosh Anderson	A. TexierAlexandre Texier O. BeckOwen Beck K. Dach Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Late scratch due to illness Illness: Expected to be out until at least Nov 3 Kirby Dach Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Late scratch due to illness Illness: Expected to be out until at least Nov 3 I. Demidov Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 7 Ivan Demidov Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 7 L. Condotta Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 30 Lucas Condotta Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 30
Left Defenseman	L. HutsonLane Hutson	K. GuhleKaiden Guhle	A. XhekajArber Xhekaj
Right Defenseman	N. Dobson Canadiens' Noah Dobson: Distributes two helpers in win Noah Dobson Canadiens' Noah Dobson: Distributes two helpers in win	A. CarrierAlexandre Carrier	A. Engstrom Canadiens' Adam Engstrom: Bags apple in win Adam Engstrom Canadiens' Adam Engstrom: Bags apple in win M. Matheson Canadiens' Mike Matheson: Set to miss two weeks Lower Body: Expected to be out until at least Nov 14 Mike Matheson Canadiens' Mike Matheson: Set to miss two weeks Lower Body: Expected to be out until at least Nov 14 B. Pickford Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 30 Bryce Pickford Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 30
Goalie	J. Fowler Canadiens' Jacob Fowler: Between pipes Saturday Jacob Fowler Canadiens' Jacob Fowler: Between pipes Saturday	J. Dobes Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Picks up win on low volume Jakub Dobes Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Picks up win on low volume	S. Montembeault Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Upgraded to day-to-day Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 5 Sam Montembeault Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Upgraded to day-to-day Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 5