MTL · Forensic Hockey

Montréal Canadiens are a solid playoff-caliber club — 106 points in 82 games (106-pt pace).

Team Overall

Montréal Canadiens

Playoff Caliber

77OVR

Offense

76OVR

Defense

77OVR

Goaltending

Offensive77

Defensive76

Goaltending77

Right now

Last 10

7-3-0

1-game loss streak

@ BUFMon, May 18, 11:30 PM

Last: L 3–8 vs BUF

Injuries

1 out

Patrik Laine

Cap$95.45M· 108.5% of $88M· $46K PuckPedia space

26/23 rosterLeague cap →

Schedule

Recent

May 16vs BUFL 3–8
May 14@BUFW 6–3
May 12vs BUFL 2–3
May 10vs BUFW 6–2
May 8@BUFW 5–1

Upcoming

May 18
@BUF
Game 7 · Tied 3–3
11:30 PM

Montreal Canadiens

Source: J-F Chaumont · DFO updated May 16, 2026, 11:51 PM

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Forwards

Forwards 1

LWCole Caufield#13CNick Suzuki#14RWJuraj Slafkovsky#20

Forwards 2

LWAlex Newhook#15CJake Evans#71RWIvan Demidov

Forwards 3

LWAlexandre Texier#85CPhillip Danault#24RWJosh Anderson#17

Forwards 4

LWZack Bolduc#76CKirby Dach#77RWJoe Veleno#90

Defense

Defense 1

LDMike Matheson#8RDAlexandre Carrier#45

Defense 2

LDLane Hutson#48RDNoah Dobson#8

Defense 3

LDArber Xhekaj#72RDKaiden Guhle#21

Power play

1st Powerplay Unit

SK1Juraj Slafkovsky#20SK2Nick Suzuki#14SK3Ivan DemidovSK4Cole Caufield#13SK5Lane Hutson#48

2nd Powerplay Unit

SK1Zack Bolduc#76SK2Kirby Dach#77SK3Alexandre Texier#85SK4Mike Matheson#8SK5Noah Dobson#8

Penalty kill

1st Penalty Kill Unit

SK1Jake Evans#71SK2Alex Newhook#15SK3Mike Matheson#8SK4Alexandre Carrier#45

2nd Penalty Kill Unit

SK1Phillip Danault#24SK2Josh Anderson#17SK3Kaiden Guhle#21SK4Lane Hutson#48

Goalies

G1Jakub Dobes#75G2Jacob Fowler#32

Injuries / out

IR1Patrik Laine#92

Cached May 18, 2026, 1:28 AM · Line combinations courtesy of Daily Faceoff

Season snapshot

Goals for: 283
Goals against: 256
Goal diff: +27
Last 10: 7-3-0
Home: 24-15-2
Road: 24-9-8

Team Overall

Montréal Canadiens

Playoff Caliber

77OVR

Offense

76OVR

Defense

77OVR

Goaltending

Offensive77

Defensive76

Goaltending77

5v5 process (warehouse)

82 games ingested · regular season

Corsi %: 48.0%
xGF %: 48.1%
Goals for: 184
Goals against: 160

Cap usage

$88.00M league ceiling · PuckPedia snapshot · MTL

League cap table →

Projected cap hit$95.45M (108.5% of ceiling)

Space vs ceiling $-7450000PuckPedia space $46K · roster 26/23

Projected hit exceeds the $88.00M ceiling in this snapshot — LTIR and carryover rules are not modeled here.

Montreal Canadiens

J-F Chaumont · G/A/PTS via NHL Stats

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Forward lines

Forwards 1· Even strength

Cole Caufield#13

lw51G 37A 88PTS

18:11TOI

Nick Suzuki#14

c29G 72A 101PTS

20:49TOI

Juraj Slafkovsky#20

rw30G 43A 73PTS

18:32TOI

Forwards 2· Even strength

Alex Newhook#15

lw13G 12A 25PTS

14:29TOI

Jake Evans#71

c12G 12A 24PTS

15:21TOI

Ivan Demidov

rw19G 43A 62PTS

15:30TOI

Forwards 3· Even strength

Alexandre Texier#85

lw8G 12A 20PTS

14:17TOI

Phillip Danault#24

c6G 6A 12PTS

15:04TOI

Josh Anderson#17

rw14G 9A 23PTS

14:01TOI

Forwards 4· Even strength

Zack Bolduc#76

lw12G 18A 30PTS

13:38TOI

Kirby Dach#77

c8G 7A 15PTS

13:39TOI

Joe Veleno#90

rw2G 3A 5PTS

12:05TOI

Defense pairs

Defense 1· Even strength

Mike Matheson#8

ld7G 30A 37PTS

24:10TOI

Alexandre Carrier#45

rd7G 15A 22PTS

19:05TOI

Defense 2· Even strength

Lane Hutson#48

ld12G 66A 78PTS

23:46TOI

Noah Dobson#8

rd12G 35A 47PTS

22:29TOI

Defense 3· Even strength

Arber Xhekaj#72

ld1G 3A 4PTS

11:25TOI

Kaiden Guhle#21

rd2G 9A 11PTS

19:28TOI

Power play

1st Powerplay Unit· Power play

Juraj Slafkovsky#20

sk130G 43A 73PTS

18:32TOI

Nick Suzuki#14

sk229G 72A 101PTS

20:49TOI

Ivan Demidov

sk319G 43A 62PTS

15:30TOI

Cole Caufield#13

sk451G 37A 88PTS

18:11TOI

Lane Hutson#48

sk512G 66A 78PTS

23:46TOI

2nd Powerplay Unit· Power play

Zack Bolduc#76

sk112G 18A 30PTS

13:38TOI

Kirby Dach#77

sk28G 7A 15PTS

13:39TOI

Alexandre Texier#85

sk38G 12A 20PTS

14:17TOI

Mike Matheson#8

sk47G 30A 37PTS

24:10TOI

Noah Dobson#8

sk512G 35A 47PTS

22:29TOI

Penalty kill

1st Penalty Kill Unit· Penalty kill

Jake Evans#71

sk112G 12A 24PTS

15:21TOI

Alex Newhook#15

sk213G 12A 25PTS

14:29TOI

Mike Matheson#8

sk37G 30A 37PTS

24:10TOI

Alexandre Carrier#45

sk47G 15A 22PTS

19:05TOI

2nd Penalty Kill Unit· Penalty kill

Phillip Danault#24

sk16G 6A 12PTS

15:04TOI

Josh Anderson#17

sk214G 9A 23PTS

14:01TOI

Kaiden Guhle#21

sk32G 9A 11PTS

19:28TOI

Lane Hutson#48

sk412G 66A 78PTS

23:46TOI

Goalies

Jakub Dobes#75

Jacob Fowler#32

DFO updated May 16, 2026, 11:51 PM · Cached May 18, 2026, 1:28 AM

Roster Value Map

Tile width ≈ WAR contribution · click to view player

Forwards

Suzuki91 Caufield87 Slafkovský82 Demidov76 72 68

Defense

Hutson91 Dobson82 Matheson79 67 67 66

Goalies

Dobes74 Fowler60 Montembeault60

Elite (90+)Star (85+)Top-6 (80+)Middle-6 (75+)Depth (65+)

Roster

Forwards

#	Player	Pos	OVR
17	Josh Anderson	R	64
62	Owen Beck	C	54
76	Zachary Bolduc	R	65
13	Cole Caufield	R	87
77	Kirby Dach	C	67
24	Phillip Danault	C	63
93	Ivan Demidov	R	76
71	Jake Evans	C	66
11	Brendan Gallagher	R	60
91	Oliver Kapanen	C	68
92	Patrik Laine	R	57
15	Alex Newhook	C	72
20	Juraj Slafkovský	L	82
14	Nick Suzuki	C	91
85	Alexandre Texier	L	67
90	Joe Veleno	C	54
63	Florian Xhekaj	L	55

Defense

#	Player	Pos	OVR
45	Alexandre Carrier	D	67
53	Noah Dobson	D	82
42	Adam Engstrom	D	52
21	Kaiden Guhle	D	66
48	Lane Hutson	D	91
8	Mike Matheson	D	79
64	David Reinbacher	D	67
47	Jayden Struble	D	58
72	Arber Xhekaj	D	52

Goalies

#	Player	Pos	OVR
75	Jakub Dobes	G	74
32	Jacob Fowler	G
35	Samuel Montembeault	G

Hockey operations

General Manager
Kent Hughes
Profile →
Head coach
Martin St. Louis
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