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Canadiens' Mike Matheson: Returning to action Friday
Matheson (lower body) is available for Friday's matchup against Chicago.
Matheson has missed the last four games due to a lower-body injury, but he'll return to action Friday. Across his first five appearances of the regular season, Matheson has recorded no goals, an assist, 10 blocked shots, six PIM and two hits while averaging 24:09 of ice time.
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Canadiens' Jacob Fowler: Starting against Chicago
Fowler will start Friday's road matchup against Chicago.
Fowler is in the midst of a three-game winning streak, and he'll draw the start for just the second time in the Canadiens' last four games Friday as he's shared the crease with Jakub Dobes early in the year. Across his four appearances to begin the regular season, Fowler has gone 3-1-0 with a 2.16 GAA and .900 save percentage.
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Canadiens' Reilly Walsh: Tallies twice in AHL win
Walsh scored a pair of goals in AHL Laval's 5-1 win over Syracuse on Wednesday.
Walsh has gotten off to a strong start this season with five goals, five assists, 18 shots on net and a plus-5 rating over seven games for Laval. The 27-year-old journeyman defenseman likely isn't on the radar for a call-up this year, as younger players like David Reinbacher and Luke Mittelstadt will take priority.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Facing multi-week absence
The Canadiens announced Thursday that Suzuki is expected to miss 2-4 weeks due to an upper-body injury.
Suzuki had appeared in 546 consecutive regular-season games for Montreal, but his iron-man streak will come to an end early in the 2026-27 campaign due to his upper-body injury. He was off to a solid start to begin the year, recording five goals, seven assists, 14 hits, seven blocked shots and two PIM while averaging 21:47 of ice time across his first nine appearances of the regular season. Given his return timetable, the 27-year-old will likely be in the mix to return in early-to-mid November.
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Canadiens' Owen Beck: Hits revolving door back to Habs
Beck was recalled from AHL Laval on Thursday.
In just 24 hours, Beck was sent down to AHL Laval, scored a goal in the team's 5-1 win over AHL Syracuse, and has returned to Montreal. The 22-year-old center has been solid with Laval this season, where he has two points in five appearances. He's been kept off the scoresheet in two NHL appearances, but he'll look to make an impact for the Canadiens if the team decides to have him stick around in the absence of Ivan Demidov (lower body).
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Canadiens' David Reinbacher: Loaned to AHL
Reinbacher was loaned to AHL Laval on Wednesday.
Reinbacher spent the past week with the NHL club and appeared in one game. He was held scoreless with two hits and a minus-1 rating in 9:09 of ice time, and he should have more consistent opportunities for playing time in the minors.
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Canadiens' Owen Beck: Sent down Wednesday
Beck was loaned to AHL Laval on Wednesday.
Beck was called up by the Canadiens last week, and he appeared in two games during his time on the NHL roster. During that time, he was held scoreless with two hits, a blocked shot and a plus-2 rating while averaging 7:23 of ice time. After serving as a healthy scratch in Montreal's last two games, he'll head back to the minors, where he should see more consistent playing time.
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Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Two points in Tuesday's OT loss
Slafkovsky scored a goal and added an assist in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Sharks.
Both points came in the second period as Montreal built a 3-1 lead, but it slipped away late thanks to some untimely penalties. Slafkovsky has three multi-point performances in the last four games, and through nine contests to begin the season he's produced two goals, seven points, 24 shots on net, eight hits, eight PIM, five blocked shots and a plus-1 rating.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Two points against San Jose
Suzuki picked up a goal on four shots on net and added an assist, a blocked shot and a plus-3 rating in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Sharks.
Montreal's top line of Suzuki, Cole Caufield and Juraj Slafkovsky accounted for all the team's scoring and wasn't on the ice for either of San Jose's even-strength tallies. Suzuki has a tidy four-game point streak going, and through nine contests to begin the season he's delivered five goals and 12 points as he looks to repeat or even exceed his 101-point campaign from 2025-26.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Two-point effort in OT loss
Caufield produced a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Sharks.
Both points came in the second period as Montreal built a 3-1 lead, but it slipped away late thanks to some untimely penalties. Caufield has three multi-point performances in the last four games, and through nine contests to begin the season he's collected six goals and eight points. There's plenty of meat left on the bone for the 25-year-old winger as well as he has just one point, an assist, on the power play so far after racking up 11 goals and 29 points with the man advantage in 2025-26.
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Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Dragged down by Sharks in OT
Dobes made 26 saves in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to San Jose.
The Canadiens held a 3-1 lead after two periods but Dobes couldn't make it hold up -- although there wasn't much he could do on the tying or winning goals, both of which came on Sharks power plays. The 25-year-old netminder is fighting for the No. 1 job in the Montreal crease with Jacob Fowler, and through five starts this season Dobes has gone 1-2-2 with a rough 4.47 GAA and .847 save percentage. Dobes has given up at least four goals in four straight outings.
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Canadiens' Mike Matheson: Not slated to play Tuesday
Matheson (lower body) isn't expected to play against San Jose on Tuesday, per Patrick Guillet of DansLesCoulisses.com.
Matheson remains day-to-day and is poised to miss his fourth straight game, but he was present for Tuesday's morning skate with his teammates. He has contributed one assist, nine shots on net, 10 blocked shots and two hits in five appearances this season.
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Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Gets starting nod versus Sharks
Dobes will be between the pipes at home against San Jose on Tuesday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
Dobes has been struggling to start the season, giving up five or more goals in each of his last three outings. In fact, the 25-year-old backstop has watched from the bench in favor of Jacob Fowler in four of the Habs' last five outings and may have ceded the starting job. Still, this likely will be a season-long battle between Fowler and Dobes, with head coach Marty St. Louis riding the hot hand.
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Canadiens' Kaiden Guhle: Plucks apple Saturday
Guhle logged an assist in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Sabres.
Guhle set up Alexandre Texier in the second period. This was Guhle's first point to go with four shots on net, 10 hits, two blocked shots, two PIM and a minus-1 rating over four outings since he returned from a groin injury. The defenseman has some value through physicality, but he's reached the 20-point mark just once in the first four campaigns of his career, so there's not a lot of scoring upside here.
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Canadiens' Alexandre Carrier: Registers two assists
Carrier recorded two assists, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Sabres.
Carrier hadn't gotten on the scoresheet since Opening Night, though he did have an injury scare earlier in October. The 30-year-old defenseman has a goal, three assists, 10 shots on net, 14 blocked shots, six hits, six PIM and a plus-3 rating over eight appearances. In deeper fantasy formats, Carrier is a solid source of blocks with a little bit of depth scoring.
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Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Supplies two more helpers
Slafkovsky notched two assists, including one on the power play, and added two PIM and two blocked shots in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Sabres.
Slafkovsky has four helpers, including two on the power play, over his last three games. The offense is still a work in progress this season for the 22-year-old, but he should find his way as long as he remains on the top line. He has five points, 23 shots, seven hits, six PIM, five blocked shots and a minus-1 rating over eight appearances.
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Canadiens' Alexandre Texier: Finds twine Saturday
Texier scored a goal on two shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Sabres.
Texier's tally was his first goal this season. The 27-year-old has filled a middle-six role with power-play time so far, but he's not showing a lot of consistency on offense, though he has taken multiple shots in four straight games. He's at three points, 13 shots, 10 hits, six PIM and a minus-2 rating over eight appearances.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| GF AVG | GA AVG | Power Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team |
3.03 (14th) |
3.68 (29th) |
13.8 (27th) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
|---|---|
| N. Suzuki C Nick Suzuki C | Upper Body |
| I. Demidov RW Ivan Demidov RW | Lower Body |
| S. Montembeault G Sam Montembeault G | Lower Body |
| B. Pickford D Bryce Pickford D | Undisclosed |
| F. Xhekaj LW Florian Xhekaj LW | Lower Body |