Montreal Canadiens lines 2026-27

As played Oct 3, 2026 at the Pittsburgh Penguins

In their last game, Oct 3, 2026 at the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Canadiens' top line was Chris Kreider–Nick Suzuki–Cole Caufield (10:21 together at 5-on-5) and the top pair Mike Matheson–Noah Dobson (11:45). That line has played together in 2 of the club's last 2 games.

Forward lines, last game

Montreal Canadiens forward lines in the last game, most 5-on-5 time together first
UnitPlayers5v5 togetherLast 2 games
Line 1Chris Kreider – Nick Suzuki – Cole Caufield10:212 of 2
Line 2Alex Newhook – Juraj Slafkovský – Ivan Demidov7:552 of 2
Line 3Josh Anderson – Jake Evans – Zachary Bolduc7:152 of 2
Line 4Phillip Danault – Alexandre Texier – Kirby Dach6:172 of 2

Defense pairs, last game

Montreal Canadiens defense pairs in the last game
UnitPlayers5v5 togetherLast 2 games
Pair 1Mike Matheson – Noah Dobson11:452 of 2
Pair 2Alexandre Carrier – Lane Hutson6:052 of 2
Pair 3Jayden Struble – Arber Xhekaj4:002 of 2

Most-used units this season (2 games)

  • Chris Kreider–Nick Suzuki–Cole Caufield · 20:49 in 2 games
  • Alex Newhook–Juraj Slafkovský–Ivan Demidov · 17:50 in 2 games
  • Phillip Danault–Alexandre Texier–Kirby Dach · 15:39 in 2 games
  • Josh Anderson–Jake Evans–Zachary Bolduc · 14:24 in 2 games
  • Mike Matheson–Noah Dobson · 24:57 in 2 games
  • Alexandre Carrier–Lane Hutson · 20:13 in 2 games
  • Jayden Struble–Arber Xhekaj · 12:26 in 2 games

From the NHL's shift charts: for every second both clubs had five skaters on the ice, the trio of forwards and the pair of defensemen on for it get the second. Lines are the trios with the most of them, no player twice; the line sheet a coach posts before a game can differ, and power-play units are not counted. Updated after every game.