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Montembeault will start Sunday in Dallas.
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Beck will draw back into Montreal's lineup on Saturday vs. St. Louis.
Matheson (upper-body) will return in St. Louis on Saturday.
Anderson will be a healthy scratch vs. St. Louis on Saturday.
Engstrom will be a healthy scratch in St. Louis on Saturday.
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Fowler will start in St. Louis on Saturday.
Matheson (upper-body) will not play in Carolina on Thursday.
Struble will draw back into Montreal's lineup vs. Carolina on Thursday.
Struble has been a regular for the Canadiens this season, but is coming off a one-game absence after being a healthy scratch. The 24-year-old defenseman has five assists in 30 games this season. Adam Engstrom will be a healthy scratch to accommodate Struble's return.
Engstrom is expected to be a healthy scratch in Carolina on Thursday.
Jayden Struble will draw back into Montreal's lineup on Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes, sending Engstrom to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 22-year-old Engstrom is averaging 12:29 time-on-ice and has zero points through his first 10 NHL games.
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Dobes will start in Carolina on Thursday.
The Canadiens are amid a goalie triangle with Jakub Dobes, Sam Montembeault, and Jacob Fowler, and will turn to Dobes on Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes. The 24-year-old Dobes has had a wildly inconsistent season but has put together three consecutive strong games (2-0-1), posting a 1.75 GAA and a .932 SV%. He has a 2.90 GAA and .894 SV% in 20 games this season (12-5-3). The Canadiens enter Thursday's contest as +149 road underdogs against a Hurricanes team that has lost four of its last six games (2-3-1).
Struble will be a healthy scratch in Florida on Tuesday.
Struble has been a regular for the Canadiens this season, but heads to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 24-year-old defenseman has five assists in 30 games this season. Adam Engstrom will draw into the lineup as Struble's replacement.
Engstrom will draw back into Montreal's lineup on Tuesday in Florida.
Jayden Struble will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Engstrom to re-enter the lineup against the Florida Panthers. The 22-year-old Engstrom is in his first NHL season and continues his search for his first career point through nine games.
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Montembeault will start vs. Florida on Tuesday.
After a rough start to the 2025-26 season with the Canadiens and a brief conditioning stint with the Laval Rocket (AHL), Montembeault returns for his first game with the Habs in three weeks. The 29-year-old goalie has an ugly 3.65 GAA and .857 SV% in 15 games this season (5-6-1). The team hopes the time off will help him return to the form that saw him earn a save percentage above .900 in the previous three seasons.
Texier (upper body) will return to the lineup on Sunday.
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Fowler will start Sunday in Tampa.
Fowler has helped his team collect a point in all but one game since making his NHL debut earlier this month (3-1-1) and will return to the crease on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 21-year-old rookie has a 2.40 GAA and .918 SV%, and he dazzled in his last two games (2-0-0), allowing only two goals on 59 combined shots (.966 SV%).
Evans is expected to miss 4-to-6 weeks with a lower-body injury.
Evans suffered a lower-body injury last Saturday vs. the Penguins and is expected to miss at least one month. The void left by Evans' injury has been filled by Phillip Danault, who was acquired from the Los Angeles Kings the day before Evans got hurt.
Texier (upper-body) will not return to Tuesday's game against the Bruins.
Engstrom will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
Engstrom falls right back out of the Habs lineup after slotting in on Saturday. Jayden Struble will skate in his place.
Struble will draw into the Canadiens lineup on Tuesday.
Struble will slot right back into the Habs lineup after serving as a healthy scratch on Saturday. Adam Engstrom will sit in his place.
Montreal has signed Bryce Pickford to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Pickford was drafted in the third round, 81st overall, by the Canadiens in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. The 19-year-old defenseman is in his fourth WHL season and has 44 points (25G / 19A) through 31 games with the Medicine Hat Tigers.
