Montreal Canadiens Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	N. SuzukiNick Suzuki	A. NewhookAlex Newhook	P. DanaultPhillip Danault J. EvansJake Evans O. Kapanen Canadiens' Oliver Kapanen: Won't play Tuesday Lower Body: Day-to-Day Oliver Kapanen Canadiens' Oliver Kapanen: Won't play Tuesday Lower Body: Day-to-Day
Left Wing	C. CaufieldCole Caufield	J. SlafkovskyJuraj Slafkovsky	A. TexierAlexandre Texier Z. Bolduc Canadiens' Zachary Bolduc: Nice goal in win Zack Bolduc Canadiens' Zachary Bolduc: Nice goal in win F. XhekajFlorian Xhekaj
Right Wing	C. KreiderChris Kreider	I. Demidov Canadiens' Ivan Demidov: Playing Tuesday Ivan Demidov Canadiens' Ivan Demidov: Playing Tuesday	K. DachKirby Dach J. Anderson Canadiens' Josh Anderson: Two-point burst on opening night Josh Anderson Canadiens' Josh Anderson: Two-point burst on opening night L. Condotta Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 10 Lucas Condotta Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 10
Left Defenseman	M. MathesonMike Matheson	L. HutsonLane Hutson	J. StrubleJayden Struble K. Guhle Canadiens' Kaiden Guhle: Placed on injured reserve Groin: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 23 Kaiden Guhle Canadiens' Kaiden Guhle: Placed on injured reserve Groin: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 23
Right Defenseman	N. DobsonNoah Dobson	A. Carrier Canadiens' Alexandre Carrier: Rare game winner Alexandre Carrier Canadiens' Alexandre Carrier: Rare game winner	A. XhekajArber Xhekaj A. EngstromAdam Engstrom B. Pickford Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 17 Bryce Pickford Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 17
Goalie	J. Dobes Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Gets win despite Nylander dominating him Jakub Dobes Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Gets win despite Nylander dominating him	S. Montembeault Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Perfect in relief Saturday Sam Montembeault Canadiens' Sam Montembeault: Perfect in relief Saturday	—