Montreal Canadiens Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	N. Suzuki Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Stellar statline in OT loss Nick Suzuki Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Stellar statline in OT loss	A. NewhookAlex Newhook	P. DanaultPhillip Danault J. EvansJake Evans O. Kapanen Canadiens' Oliver Kapanen: Not playing Saturday Lower Body: Day-to-Day Oliver Kapanen Canadiens' Oliver Kapanen: Not playing Saturday Lower Body: Day-to-Day
Left Wing	C. Caufield Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Finds twine twice Saturday Cole Caufield Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Finds twine twice Saturday	J. SlafkovskyJuraj Slafkovsky	A. TexierAlexandre Texier Z. BolducZack Bolduc F. XhekajFlorian Xhekaj
Right Wing	C. Kreider Canadiens' Chris Kreider: Posts first two points with Habs Chris Kreider Canadiens' Chris Kreider: Posts first two points with Habs	I. Demidov Canadiens' Ivan Demidov: One of each in OT loss Ivan Demidov Canadiens' Ivan Demidov: One of each in OT loss	K. DachKirby Dach J. AndersonJosh Anderson 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. Hutson Canadiens' Lane Hutson: Plucks three apples Saturday Lane Hutson Canadiens' Lane Hutson: Plucks three apples Saturday	J. StrubleJayden Struble K. Guhle Groin: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 23 Kaiden Guhle Groin: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 23
Right Defenseman	N. DobsonNoah Dobson	A. Carrier Canadiens' Alexandre Carrier: Injured in Saturday's game Undisclosed: Day-to-Day Alexandre Carrier Canadiens' Alexandre Carrier: Injured in Saturday's game Undisclosed: Day-to-Day	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: Falls short in OT Jakub Dobes Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Falls short in OT	S. MontembeaultSam Montembeault	—