Montreal Canadiens Depth Chart
2026-27 · 1-0-0 · 2 pts · 3rd Atlantic
This Canadiens depth chart is built from who actually played together at 5-on-5 over the last 1 game, not from a projected lineup.
Kreider – Suzuki – Caufield lead the forwards at 10:28 a game together, and Carrier – Hutson form the top defence pair at 14:10.
The fourth line of Evans – Anderson – Bolduc plays 7:09 together per game.
Out of the most recent lineup: Oliver Kapanen (1 game), Brendan Gallagher (1 game), Joseph Veleno (1 game) and Kaiden Guhle (1 game).
Jakub Dobes has started 42 of 82 games with a .901 save percentage; Montembeault has 23 starts.
Forwards (5-on-5)
- L1Chris Kreider – Nick Suzuki100% – Cole Caufield100%10:28
- L2Juraj Slafkovský100% – Alex Newhook26% – Ivan Demidov91%9:55
- L3Phillip Danault4.9% – Alexandre Texier4.9% – Kirby Dach12%9:22
- L4Jake Evans5.7% – Josh Anderson10% – Zachary Bolduc21%7:09
Defence pairs
- D1Alexandre Carrier14% – Lane Hutson99%14:10
- D2Mike Matheson85% – Noah Dobson98%13:14
- D3Jayden Struble3.3% – Arber Xhekaj10%8:26
Power play
- PP1Nick Suzuki100% – Cole Caufield100% – Lane Hutson99% – Juraj Slafkovský100% – Ivan Demidov91%2:21
- PP2Chris Kreider – Alexandre Texier4.9% – Noah Dobson98% – Alex Newhook26% – Zachary Bolduc21%1:22
Penalty kill forwards
- PK1FJake Evans5.7% – Alex Newhook26%2:29
- PK2FPhillip Danault4.9% – Josh Anderson10%2:28
Penalty kill defence
- PK1DMike Matheson85% – Alexandre Carrier14%3:03
- PK2DNoah Dobson98% – Arber Xhekaj10%1:16
From Sep 29. Units are who shared the ice most, not a projected lineup.
Goalies
| Goalie | GP | GS | Share | SV% | Last start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Dobes | 43 | 42 | 51% | .901 | Apr 14 |
| Samuel Montembeault | 25 | 23 | 28% | .872 | Mar 6 |
| Jacob Fowler | 17 | 17 | 21% | .908 | Apr 12 |
2025-26 regular season.
Scratches and extras
- Oliver Kapanen Clast played Apr 14 · out 1 game
- Brendan Gallagher Rlast played Apr 14 · out 1 game
- Joseph Veleno Clast played Apr 14 · out 1 game
- Kaiden Guhle Dlast played Apr 14 · out 1 game
- Adam Engstrom Dlast played Apr 14 · out 1 game
- David Reinbacher Dlast played Apr 14 · out 1 game
Everyone who has dressed (2025-26)
Forwards
| # | Player | Pos | GP | TOI/GP | Last game | Rost % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Nick Suzuki | C | 82 | 20:49 | Dressed | 100%▲0.5 |
| 20 | Juraj Slafkovský | L | 82 | 18:32 | Dressed | 100%▲1.5 |
| 13 | Cole Caufield | R | 81 | 18:11 | Dressed | 100%▲1.2 |
| 93 | Ivan Demidov | R | 82 | 15:30 | Dressed | 91%▲22 |
| 71 | Jake Evans | C | 68 | 15:21 | Dressed | 5.7%▲5.2 |
| 15 | Alex Newhook | C | 42 | 14:29 | Dressed | 26%▲23 |
| 91 | Oliver Kapanen | C | 82 | 14:28 | Dressed | 29%▲25 |
| 85 | Alexandre Texier | L | 43 | 14:17 | Dressed | 4.9%▲4.3 |
| 77 | Kirby Dach | C | 37 | 13:39 | Dressed | 12%▲12 |
| 76 | Zachary Bolduc | R | 78 | 13:38 | Dressed | 21%▲19 |
| 7 | Brendan Gallagher | R | 77 | 12:21 | Dressed | 3.3%▲2.8 |
| 90 | Joseph Veleno | C | 61 | 12:05 | Dressed | 4.1%▲3.9 |
| 24 | Phillip Danault | L | 45 | 15:04 | Out | 4.9%▲4.5 |
| 17 | Josh Anderson | R | 72 | 14:01 | Out | 10%▲9.2 |
| 92 | Patrik Laine | R | 5 | 12:36 | Out | 9.7%▲9.2 |
| 89 | Joshua Roy | R | 3 | 9:47 | Out | 8.0%▲8 |
| 63 | Florian Xhekaj | L | 5 | 9:36 | Out | 8.1%▲7.7 |
| 62 | Owen Beck | C | 15 | 9:11 | Out | 8.8%▲8.7 |
| 49 | Jared Davidson | C | 10 | 8:43 | Out | 0.0% |
| 27 | Sammy Blais | L | 13 | 8:31 | Out | — |
Defence
| # | Player | Pos | GP | TOI/GP | Last game | Rost % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Lane Hutson | D | 82 | 23:46 | Dressed | 99%▲3.1 |
| 21 | Kaiden Guhle | D | 39 | 19:28 | Dressed | 19%▲18 |
| 47 | Jayden Struble | D | 59 | 14:01 | Dressed | 3.3%▲2.9 |
| 64 | David Reinbacher | D | 2 | 13:09 | Dressed | 28%▲27 |
| 42 | Adam Engstrom | D | 15 | 13:03 | Dressed | 6.4%▲6.3 |
| 72 | Arber Xhekaj | D | 65 | 11:25 | Dressed | 10%▲6.3 |
| 8 | Mike Matheson | D | 78 | 24:10 | Out | 85%▼7.8 |
| 53 | Noah Dobson | D | 80 | 22:29 | Out | 98%▼1.2 |
| 45 | Alexandre Carrier | D | 73 | 19:05 | Out | 14%▲12 |
Goalies
| # | Player | Pos | GP | TOI/GP | Last game | Rost % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Jakub Dobes | G | 77 | 32:48 | Dressed | 96%▲13 |
| 32 | Jacob Fowler | G | 33 | 30:38 | Dressed | 47%▲40 |
| 35 | Samuel Montembeault | G | 53 | 26:46 | Out | 15%▲14 |
| 34 | Kaapo Kahkonen | G | 1 | 0:00 | Out | — |
Listed with the team but yet to dress in 2025-26: Mark Streit, Ales Hemsky, Tomas Plekanec, Shea Weber, Carey Price, Michael Frolik, Mathieu Perreault, David Schlemko, Karl Alzner, Paul Byron, Antti Niemi, Dale Weise, Chris Kreider, Chris Wideman, David Savard, Jordan Weal, Alex Belzile, Xavier Ouellet, Cedric Paquette, Brandon Baddock, Rinat Valiev, Christian Folin, Brett Lernout, Lukas Vejdemo, Sami Niku, Michael McNiven, Frederic Allard, Brandon Gignac, Reilly Walsh, Sam Poulin, Ty Smilanic, Brett Berard, Alexander Gordin, Jack Smith, Sasha Pastujov, Luke Mittelstadt, Dmitri Kostenko, Daniil Sobolev, Ethan Samson, Filip Mesar, Vinzenz Rohrer, Lucas Condotta, Maksymilian Szuber, Emmett Croteau, Hunter McKown, Bogdan Konyushkov, Quentin Miller, Sam Harris, Yevgeni Volokhin, Filip Eriksson, Tyler Thorpe, Michael Hage, Aatos Koivu, Logan Sawyer, Owen Protz, Mikus Vecvanags, Ben Merrill, Makar Khanin, Rasmus Bergqvist, Bryce Pickford, Hayden Paupanekis, Carlos Handel, Alexander Zharovsky, Arseni Radkov, John Mooney, Alexis Cournoyer, Andrew MacNiel, Maxon Vig, Gleb Pugachyov, Wesley Royston, Timofei Runtso, Cooper Cleaves, Brayden Klimpke, Parker Trottier, Jean-Samuel Daigneault, Tyler Deakos, Alexandr Legkov.