# Montréal Canadiens line combinations, power play and goalies

> Lineups are projected from dailyfaceoff.com and change before puck drop. Check the team's official account if a lineup matters. This file is regenerated each time the site refreshes its data.

- Lineups and injuries updated: 2026-11-03 04:00:08 UTC
- Team page: https://www.betweenthelineshockey.com/teams/montreal-canadiens
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## Forward lines

1. Cole Caufield – Nick Suzuki – Juraj Slafkovsky
2. Chris Kreider – Jake Evans – Josh Anderson
3. Zack Bolduc – Phillip Danault – Alexandre Texier
4. Alex Newhook – Oliver Kapanen – Owen Beck

## Defense pairs

1. Lane Hutson – Noah Dobson
2. Kaiden Guhle – Alexandre Carrier
3. Arber Xhekaj – Adam Engstrom

## Goalies

1. Jacob Fowler
2. Jakub Dobes

## Power play

- PP1: Juraj Slafkovsky – Nick Suzuki – Zack Bolduc – Cole Caufield – Lane Hutson
- PP2: Chris Kreider – Oliver Kapanen – Alex Newhook – Noah Dobson – Alexandre Texier

## Injuries

- Ivan Demidov (RW, Injured Reserve, Lower body)
- Sam Montembeault (G, Injured Reserve, Lower body)
- Mike Matheson (D, Day-To-Day)
- Nick Suzuki (C, Day-To-Day, Upper body)

## Lineup moves in the last 7 days

- 2026-11-02: Nick Suzuki enters the lineup
- 2026-11-02: Owen Beck comes off PP2
- 2026-11-02: Alex Newhook drops to line 4, drops to PP2
- 2026-11-02: Florian Xhekaj is out of the lineup
- 2026-11-01: Alex Newhook moves up to PP1
- 2026-11-01: Owen Beck enters the lineup
- 2026-11-01: Oliver Kapanen drops to line 4
- 2026-11-01: Kirby Dach is out of the lineup
- 2026-11-01: Jake Evans moves up to line 2
- 2026-10-30: Arber Xhekaj enters the lineup
- 2026-10-30: Mike Matheson is out of the lineup
- 2026-10-30: Alexandre Carrier moves up to pair 2

## Actual shared ice time (one archived game)

Game: 2026-10-10 against DET. Minutes each player spent on the ice with each linemate, all situations, from the NHL shift charts. One game is a small sample, and the listed lines above are projections, not this usage.

- C. Caufield (R): N. Suzuki 19:43, J. Slafkovský 18:32, L. Hutson 16:40
- N. Suzuki (C): J. Slafkovský 19:53, C. Caufield 19:43, L. Hutson 17:03
- A. Newhook (C): J. Anderson 11:09, C. Kreider 9:46, K. Guhle 6:39
- J. Anderson (R): A. Newhook 11:09, C. Kreider 8:51, K. Guhle 8:12
- J. Slafkovský (L): N. Suzuki 19:53, C. Caufield 18:32, L. Hutson 15:20
- C. Kreider (L): A. Newhook 9:46, J. Anderson 8:51, L. Hutson 8:45
- P. Danault (C): Z. Bolduc 10:55, A. Texier 10:06, M. Matheson 10:03
- J. Evans (C): A. Carrier 7:28, M. Matheson 6:54, K. Dach 4:09
- Z. Bolduc (R): A. Texier 12:26, P. Danault 10:55, M. Matheson 7:11
- K. Dach (C): J. Evans 4:09, A. Texier 3:56, N. Dobson 3:21
- A. Texier (L): Z. Bolduc 12:26, P. Danault 10:06, M. Matheson 7:48
- M. Matheson (D): A. Carrier 12:53, P. Danault 10:03, A. Texier 7:48
- K. Guhle (D): J. Anderson 8:12, A. Newhook 6:39, C. Kreider 4:28
- A. Engstrom (D): C. Kreider 4:07, J. Anderson 4:02, A. Newhook 4:02
- A. Carrier (D): M. Matheson 12:53, P. Danault 8:43, J. Evans 7:28
- L. Hutson (D): N. Suzuki 17:03, C. Caufield 16:40, J. Slafkovský 15:20
- N. Dobson (D): L. Hutson 11:30, N. Suzuki 8:28, J. Slafkovský 8:09
- A. Xhekaj (D): C. Caufield 2:44, A. Engstrom 2:36, A. Newhook 2:31