Montréal Canadiens
Season record and player statistics.
Montréal Canadiens 2026–27 season summary
Playoffs not started
League14
East5
Atlantic3
GP2
W1
L0
OT1
PTS3
GF–GA8–8
Contract responsibilities
Cap commitments
This table shows how much each player counts against the team’s salary cap by season, along with retained salary and buyout costs.
Core
| Forwards | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | 2034-35 | 2035-36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nick Suzuki
|
C | 27.2 | 1 | $7,875,000 | $7,875,000 | $7,875,000 | $7,875,000 | UFA | — | — | — | — | — |
 Cole Caufield
|
LW,RW | 25.8 | 1 | $7,850,000 | $7,850,000 | $7,850,000 | $7,850,000 | $7,850,000 | UFA | — | — | — | — |
 Juraj Slafkovský
|
RW,LW | 22.5 | 1 | $7,600,000 | $7,600,000 | $7,600,000 | $7,600,000 | $7,600,000 | $7,600,000 | $7,600,000 | UFA | — | — |
|
Josh Anderson
|
RW,LW | 32.4 | 4 | $5,500,000 | UFA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Phillip Danault
|
C | 33.6 | 1 | $5,500,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Zachary Bolduc
|
RW,LW | 23.6 | 1 | $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Kirby Dach
|
C | 25.7 | 1 | $3,600,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Alex Newhook
|
C,LW | 25.7 | 1 | $2,900,000 | $5,550,000 | $5,550,000 | $5,550,000 | $5,550,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Jake Evans
|
C | 30.3 | 7 | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | UFA | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Alexandre Texier
|
LW,RW | 27.1 | 2 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Chris Kreider
|
LW | 35.4 | 1 | $2,150,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Oliver Kapanen
|
C,RW | 23.2 | 2 | $942,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Defence | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | 2034-35 | 2035-36 |
|
Noah Dobson
|
RD | 26.7 | 1 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | UFA | — | — |
|
Lane Hutson
|
LD,RD | 22.6 | 2 | $8,850,000 | $8,850,000 | $8,850,000 | $8,850,000 | $8,850,000 | $8,850,000 | $8,850,000 | $8,850,000 | UFA | — |
|
Mike Matheson
|
LD | 32.6 | 1 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | UFA | — | — | — | — |
|
Kaiden Guhle
|
LD | 24.7 | 1 | $5,550,000 | $5,550,000 | $5,550,000 | $5,550,000 | $5,550,000 | UFA | — | — | — | — |
|
Alexandre Carrier
|
RD | 30.0 | 4 | $3,750,000 | UFA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Arber Xhekaj
|
LD,RD | 25.7 | U | $1,500,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goalies | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | 2034-35 | 2035-36 |
|
Samuel Montembeault
|
G | 29.9 | 3 | $3,150,000 | UFA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Jakub Dobes
|
G | 25.4 | 5 | $965,000 | $5,357,575 | $5,357,575 | $5,357,575 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dead Cap Hit
| Player | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | 2034-35 | 2035-36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Brendan Gallagher
|
RW | 34.4 | 5 | $3,250,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rotation
| Forwards | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | 2034-35 | 2035-36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vinzenz Rohrer
|
C,RW | 22.1 | 3 | $972,500 | $972,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Tyler Thorpe
|
RW | 21.2 | 5 | $968,333 | $968,333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Florian Xhekaj
|
LW,C | 22.3 | 4 | $941,667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Ivan Demidov
|
RW,LW | 20.8 | 1 | $940,833 | $9,150,000 | $9,150,000 | $9,150,000 | $9,150,000 | $9,150,000 | $9,150,000 | $9,150,000 | $9,150,000 | — |
|
Filip Mesar
|
RW | 22.8 | 1 | $886,666 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Owen Beck
|
C | 22.7 | 2 | $853,333 | RFA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Alex Belzile
|
RW,C | 35.1 | U | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Brett Berard
|
LW | 24.1 | 5 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Hunter McKown
|
C | 24.1 | U | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Jared Davidson
|
C | 24.2 | 5 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Lucas Condotta
|
C | 28.9 | U | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Samuel Poulin
|
W,C | 25.6 | 1 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Sasha Pastujov
|
RW,LW | 23.2 | 3 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Defence | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | 2034-35 | 2035-36 |
|
Jayden Struble
|
LD | 25.1 | 2 | $1,412,500 | RFA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Bogdan Konyushkov
|
D | 23.8 | 4 | $1,013,750 | $1,013,750 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Luke Mittelstadt
|
D | 23.7 | 7 | $1,013,750 | $1,013,750 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Owen Protz
|
D | 20.7 | 4 | $1,004,167 | $1,004,167 | $1,004,167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Bryce Pickford
|
RD | 20.5 | 3 | $965,000 | $965,000 | $965,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
David Reinbacher
|
RD | 21.9 | 1 | $909,166 | $909,166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Adam Engstrom
|
LD | 22.9 | 3 | $896,667 | RFA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Ethan Samson
|
D | 23.1 | 6 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Maksymilian Szuber
|
D | 24.1 | 6 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Reilly Walsh
|
D | 27.5 | 3 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goalies | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | 2034-35 | 2035-36 |
|
Kaapo Kahkonen
|
G | 30.1 | 4 | $1,000,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Jacob Fowler
|
G | 21.9 | 3 | $945,833 | $945,833 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Schedule and results
Season form
Home0–0–0
Away1–0–1
Last 101–0–1
StreakOTL1
GF / game4.00
GA / game4.00
Shot diff.-4.5
Power play0.0%
3+ goal record1–0–1
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | SOG | Opp SOG | PP | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 |  at TOR |
W | 3–2 | 24 | 28 | 0/2 | Boxscore |
| Oct 3 |  at PIT |
OTL | 5–6 OT | 25 | 30 | 0/2 | Boxscore |
| Oct 6 |  vs CAR |
— | 11:00 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 8 |  vs NSH |
— | 11:00 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 10 |  vs DET |
— | 11:00 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 13 |  vs BUF |
— | 10:30 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 14 |  at WSH |
— | 11:30 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 17 | vs BUF |
— | 11:00 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 20 |  vs SJS |
— | 11:00 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 23 |  at CHI |
— | 12:00 AM | – | – | – | Game details |
Regular season
Skaters
Players with at least one appearance for this team and season.
| Player | Pos | Age | Cap hit | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | S | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | |||||||||||
|
Nick Suzuki
| C | 27.2 | $7,875,000 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 0 | 6 | 20:43 |
|
Cole Caufield
| LW,RW | 25.8 | $7,850,000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 6 | 19:23 |
|
Chris Kreider
| LW | 35.4 | $2,150,000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 14:39 |
|
Ivan Demidov
| RW,LW | 20.8 | $940,833 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +0 | 2 | 4 | 15:37 |
|
Josh Anderson
| RW,LW | 32.4 | $5,500,000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 6 | 12:32 |
|
Zachary Bolduc
| RW,LW | 23.6 | $4,200,000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 11:18 |
|
Kirby Dach
| C | 25.7 | $3,600,000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 11:24 |
|
Alex Newhook
| C,LW | 25.7 | $2,900,000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 15:57 |
|
Alexandre Texier
| LW,RW | 27.1 | $2,500,000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 10:44 |
|
Jake Evans
| C | 30.3 | $2,850,000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 14:43 |
|
Juraj Slafkovský
| RW,LW | 22.5 | $7,600,000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 18:03 |
|
Phillip Danault
| C | 33.6 | $5,500,000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 13:31 |
| Defense | |||||||||||
|
Lane Hutson
| LD,RD | 22.6 | $8,850,000 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 26:37 |
|
Alexandre Carrier
| RD | 30.0 | $3,750,000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 15:13 |
|
Mike Matheson
| LD | 32.6 | $6,000,000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 25:46 |
|
Noah Dobson
| RD | 26.7 | $9,500,000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 22:30 |
|
Arber Xhekaj
| LD,RD | 25.7 | $1,500,000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 13:02 |
|
Jayden Struble
| LD | 25.1 | $1,412,500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 13:36 |
Goalies
| Player | Pos | Age | Cap hit | GP | GS | W | L | OT | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jakub Dobes
| G | 25.4 | $965,000 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.04 | 0.862 | 0 |
Card checklist
Montréal Canadiens 2026–27 cards
Players with at least one appearance for this team and season.
Core
Forwards
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Not collected
Chris Kreider LW
MTL · 2026–27
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Not collected
Nick Suzuki C
MTL · 2026–27
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Not collected
Cole Caufield LW,RW
MTL · 2026–27
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Not collected
Juraj Slafkovský RW,LW
MTL · 2026–27
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Not collected
Alex Newhook C,LW
MTL · 2026–27
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Not collected
Ivan Demidov RW,LW
MTL · 2026–27