Montreal Canadiens Roster
NHL · 2026-27 Regular Season
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Injury report
- Oliver Kapanen C OUT
Lower Body · Expected back Oct 10, 2026 · Updated Oct 8
- Sam Montembeault G OUT
Undisclosed · Expected back Oct 10, 2026 · Updated Oct 8
- Ivan Demidov RW IR
Lower Body (Not Specified) · Expected back Oct 31, 2026 · Updated Oct 6
Demidov (lower body) was placed on injured reserve by the Canadiens on Tuesday, per the NHL media site.
- Kaiden Guhle D IR
Groin (Surgery) · Expected back Oct 20, 2026 · Updated Oct 5
Head coach Martin St. Louis said Monday that Guhle (groin) is getting close to being ready to play, Stu Cowan of The Montreal Gazette reports.
- Bryce Pickford D IR-NR
Undisclosed · Expected back Oct 17, 2026 · Updated Sep 29
- Lucas Condotta LW IR-NR
Undisclosed · Expected back Oct 10, 2026 · Updated Sep 29
Roster
Centers
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | Shoots | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 |  Nick Suzuki | C | 27 | 5' 11" | 207 | R | 2 |
| 15 |  Alex Newhook | C | 25 | 5' 11" | 200 | L | |
| 24 |  Phillip Danault | C | 33 | 6' 1" | 200 | L | |
| 71 |  Jake Evans | C | 30 | 6' 0" | 190 | R | |
| 77 |  Kirby Dach | C | 25 | 6' 4" | 221 | R | |
| 91 |  Oliver Kapanen Out | C | 23 | 6' 2" | 194 | R |
Left Wings
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | Shoots | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 |  Juraj Slafkovsky | LW | 22 | 6' 3" | 225 | L | 1 |
| 22 |  Chris Kreider | LW | 35 | 6' 3" | 232 | L | |
| 63 |  Florian Xhekaj | LW | 22 | 6' 3" | 195 | L | |
| 85 |  Alexandre Texier | LW | 27 | 6' 1" | 196 | L |
Right Wings
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | Shoots | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 |  Cole Caufield | RW | 25 | 5' 8" | 175 | R | 1 |
| 17 |  Josh Anderson | RW | 32 | 6' 3" | 226 | R | |
| 76 |  Zack Bolduc | RW | 23 | 6' 0" | 187 | L | |
| 93 |  Ivan Demidov Injured Reserve | RW | 20 | 6' 1" | 192 | L |
Defense
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | Shoots | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |  Mike Matheson | D | 32 | 6' 2" | 196 | L | |
| 21 |  Kaiden Guhle Injured Reserve | D | 24 | 6' 3" | 202 | L | |
| 42 |  Adam Engstrom | D | 22 | 6' 2" | 193 | L | |
| 45 |  Alexandre Carrier | D | 29 | 5' 11" | 174 | R | |
| 47 |  Jayden Struble | D | 25 | 6' 0" | 207 | L | 1 |
| 48 |  Lane Hutson | D | 22 | 5' 9" | 162 | L | |
| 53 |  Noah Dobson | D | 26 | 6' 4" | 200 | R | |
| 72 |  Arber Xhekaj | D | 25 | 6' 4" | 240 | L |
Goalies
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | Shoots | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 |  Sam Montembeault Out | G | 29 | 6' 3" | 218 | L | |
| 75 |  Jakub Dobes | G | 25 | 6' 4" | 215 | L |
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