Montreal Canadiens Fantasy Hockey News & Injury Updates

Dach (illness) won't participate in Monday's practice.

Dach will miss Saturday's game against Pittsburgh because of an illness.

Montembeault (lower body) is considered day-to-day, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports on Saturday.

Matheson (lower body) is expected to miss two weeks, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports Saturday.

Fowler will patrol the home crease against Pittsburgh on Saturday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.

Matheson (lower body) won't play Thursday versus the Stars.

Dobes will start Thursday's road game against Dallas.

Fowler will guard the road crease in Tuesday's clash against the Blues.

Xhekaj (lower body) was activated from injured reserve Sunday, per the NHL media site.

Fowler will draw the start in Sunday's road game against Winnipeg, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.

Matheson (lower body) is available for Friday's matchup against Chicago.

Fowler will start Friday's road matchup against Chicago.

The Canadiens announced Thursday that Suzuki is expected to miss 2-4 weeks due to an upper-body injury.

Beck was recalled from AHL Laval on Thursday.

Reinbacher was loaned to AHL Laval on Wednesday.

Beck was loaned to AHL Laval on Wednesday.

Matheson (lower body) isn't expected to play against San Jose on Tuesday, per Patrick Guillet of DansLesCoulisses.com.

Dobes will be between the pipes at home against San Jose on Tuesday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.

Matheson (lower body) won't play against Buffalo on Saturday, according to Stu Cowan of The Montreal Gazette.

Xhekaj (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.

Kapanen (lower body) will play against Buffalo on Saturday.

Xhekaj (lower body) is expected to miss two weeks, Marco D'Amico of BPM Sports reports Friday.

Xhekaj (undisclosed) won't play Wednesday versus the Capitals, Guillaume Lefrancois of La Presse reports.

Matheson (lower body) is expected to miss Wednesday's game in Washington, per Marco D'Amico of BPM Sports.

Reinbacher was recalled from AHL Laval on Wednesday.

Xhekaj (undisclosed) won't be in the lineup against Buffalo on Tuesday, per Stu Cowan of The Montreal Gazette.

Fowler will guard the home crease in Tuesday's clash against the Sabres, per Marc Antoine Godin of Radio-Canada.

Matheson is dealing with a lower-body injury that will sideline him versus Buffalo on Tuesday, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.

Beck was recalled from AHL Laval on Monday.

Zharovsky has two goals and six assists over his first 14 games of the season for the KHL's Salavat Yulaev Ufa.

Montembeault (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, according to the NHL media site.

Kapanen (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.

Kapanen (lower body) won't play against Detroit on Saturday, per Marco D'Amico of BPM Sports.

Xhekaj (undisclosed) won't play against Detroit on Saturday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.

Guhle (groin) will make his 2026-27 regular-season debut against the Red Wings on Saturday.

Montembeault (lower body) is expected to be sidelined for 10-14 days, J-F Chaumont of NHL.com reports Friday.

Newhook potted a goal and posted four hits in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Predators.

Kapanen (lower body) won't play Thursday versus the Predators, J-F Chaumont of LNH.com reports.

Montembeault (undisclosed) will not play in Thursday's clash against the Predators, per Stu Cowan of The Montreal Gazette.

Fowler will start Thursday's home game against the Predators, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.

Fowler was summoned by the Canadiens on Wednesday, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.

Montembeault sustained an undisclosed injury during Wednesday's practice, per Canadiens beat reporter Priyanta Emrith.

Demidov (lower body) was placed on injured reserve by the Canadiens on Tuesday, per the NHL media site.

Carrier (undisclosed) is expected to play against Carolina on Tuesday, per Stu Cowan of The Montreal Gazette.

Kapanen (lower body) won't play during Tuesday's game against the Hurricanes, Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette reports.

Dobes will defend the home crease in Tuesday's clash with the Hurricanes, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.

The Canadiens announced Tuesday that Demidov will be out for 2-4 weeks due to a lower-body injury.

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.

Hutson dished out three assists and placed three shots on net in Saturday's 6-5 overtime loss to Pittsburgh.

Carrier is being evaluated for an undisclosed injury sustained versus the Penguins on Saturday.

Kapanen (lower body) won't play against Pittsburgh on Saturday, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.

Dobes will defend the road net against the Penguins on Saturday.

Demidov (foot) will be in the lineup versus the Maple Leafs on Tuesday, J-F Chaumont of LNH.com reports.

Kapanen (lower body) won't be in the lineup for Tuesday's season opener against Toronto, according to Stu Cowan of The Montreal Gazette.

Dobes will defend the road crease in Tuesday's Opening Night Matchup against the Maple Leafs, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.

Guhle (groin) was placed on injured reserve by the Canadiens on Monday.

Kapanen (lower body) is day-to-day and won't participate in Monday's practice.

Walsh was put on waivers Sunday for the purpose of loaning him to AHL Laval.

Szuber was placed on waivers Sunday for the purpose of assignment to AHL Laval.

Samson was waived Sunday for the purpose of being loaned to AHL Laval.

Poulin was placed on waivers Sunday for the purpose of assignment to AHL Laval.

Pastujov was placed on waivers Sunday with the intention of sending him to AHL Laval.

McKown was placed on waivers Sunday for the purpose of assignment to AHL Laval.

Kahkonen was moved to waivers Sunday with the intention of assigning him to AHL Laval.

Berard was shifted to waivers Sunday for the purpose of being sent to AHL Laval.

Belzile was put on waivers Sunday for the purpose of being loaned to AHL Laval.

Fowler is set to start at home against Ottawa in Saturday's preseason game, per the NHL media site.

Dobes will guard the road goal against Ottawa in Saturday's preseason game, per the NHL media site.

Demidov (foot) was deemed day-to-day, but is not expected to miss the start of the regular season, per Stu Cowan of The Montreal Gazette.

Montembeault is slated to patrol the home blue paint in Monday's preseason game versus Ottawa.

Montembeault is set to start on the road against Toronto for Saturday's preseason game.

Dobes will tend the twine at home in Saturday's split-squad preseason game versus the Maple Leafs.

The Canadiens announced Wednesday that Guhle is recovering from a minor surgery to his adductor muscle that he underwent over the summer, and he's expected to return in 4-5 weeks.

Newhook signed a four-year, $22.2 million contract extension with Montreal on Tuesday.

Xhekaj signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with Montreal on Tuesday.

Guhle will miss the start of the 2026-27 regular season after undergoing offseason surgery, TVA Sports reports Monday.

Bolduc signed a four-year, $16.8 million contract with Montreal on Sunday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

Kreider signed a one-year contract with the Canadiens on Saturday.

Kreider signed a one-year contract with the Canadiens on Saturday.

The Ducks placed Kreider on unconditional waivers for the purposes of contract termination Wednesday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

Pastujov signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Canadiens on Thursday.

Rohrer was loaned to EV Zug of Switzerland's National League on Sunday.

Szuber signed a one-year, two-way contract with Montreal on Monday.

Montreal acquired Pastujov from Anaheim on Monday in exchange for Sean Farrell.

Davidson signed a one-year, two-way contract with Montreal on Monday.

McKown signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Canadiens on Monday.

Dach signed a one-year, $3.6 million contract with the Canadiens on Thursday.

Konyushkov signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Canadiens on Friday.

Berard signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Canadiens on Thursday.

Dobes signed a three-year, approximately $16 million contract with Montreal on Thursday.

Samson agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way contract with Montreal on Wednesday.

Poulin signed a one-year, two-way contract with Montreal on Wednesday.

Kahkonen signed a one-year contract with the Canadiens on Wednesday.

Belzile signed a one-year contract with the Canadiens on Wednesday.

Demidov signed an eight-year, $73 million contract extension with the Canadiens on Wednesday, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports.

Samson was not given a qualifying offer from the Lightning on Monday, which means he will become an unrestricted free agent, per PuckPedia.

Szuber was traded to the Canadiens from the Mammoth on Monday in exchange for Joshua Roy, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.

Runtso was the 57th overall pick by Montreal in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft on Saturday.

Pugachyov was the 26th overall pick by Montreal in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft on Friday.

Berard was traded to the Canadiens from the Rangers on Friday in exchange for William Trudeau, Pierre LeBrun of TSN reports.

McKown was traded to the Canadiens from the Blue Jackets on Thursday in exchange for Luke Tuch, Pierre LeBrun of TSN reports.

Dobes will guard the home goal versus the Hurricanes in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.

Dobes will tend the home twine in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Hurricanes on Monday, per Eric Engels of Sportsnet.

Dobes will be between the road pipes in Game 1 against the Hurricanes on Thursday, Stu Cowan of The Montreal Gazette reports.

Dobes will guard the road crease in Monday's Game 7 against the Sabres, per Heather Engel of NHL.com.

Fowler allowed a goal on two shots in relief of Jakub Dobes in Saturday's 8-3 loss to the Sabres in Game 6.

Dobes will guard the home goal versus the Sabres in Game 6 on Saturday, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.

Dobes is expected to start on the road against Buffalo in Game 5 on Thursday, per Heather Engel of NHL.com.

Dobes is expected to patrol the crease at home in Game 4 versus the Sabres on Tuesday, Stu Cowan of The Montreal Gazette reports.

Xhekaj was recalled from AHL Laval on Monday.

Engstrom was recalled from AHL Laval on Monday.

Reinbacher was elevated from the minors Monday.

Beck was recalled from AHL Laval on Monday.

Dobes will patrol the home blue paint Sunday versus the Sabres in Game 3, according to Heather Engel of NHL.com.

Dobes will protect the road goal versus the Sabres in Game 2 on Friday, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.

Dobes will protect the road goal in Game 1 versus the Sabres on Wednesday, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.

Engstrom was assigned to AHL Laval on Monday.

Dobson (thumb) is expected to play in Game 7 against Tampa Bay on Sunday, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.

Dobes will patrol the road crease in Sunday's Game 7 against the Lightning, per Eric Engels of Sportsnet.

Dobson (thumb) will be a game-time decision for Game 7 against Tampa Bay on Sunday, according to Eric Engels of Sportsnet.

Dobes will protect the home goal versus the Lightning on Friday in Game 6, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.

Dobes will guard the road goal in Game 5 versus the Lightning on Wednesday, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.

Reinbacher was loaned to AHL Laval on Sunday.

Dobes will patrol the home blue paint Sunday against the Lightning in Game 4, according to Eric Engels of Sportsnet.

Dobes will defend the road net in Game 2 against Tampa Bay on Tuesday, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.

Dobes will get the start in net for Game 1 against the Lightning, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.

Carrier (upper body) will play against Tampa Bay on Sunday in Game 1, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.

Carrier (upper body) participated in Friday's practice session on the second defensive pairing, Marc Antoine Godin of Radio-Canada reports.

Kreider (illness) will play Thursday versus the Predators, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports.

Matheson (rest) was back at practice Thursday after missing the final regular-season game Tuesday, per Eric Engels of Sportsnet.

Anderson (rest) practiced Thursday and is on track to play in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs this weekend, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.

Danault (rest) was on the ice for Thursday's practice session, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.

Rohrer was reassigned to AHL Laval on Wednesday.

Kreider (illness) won't play against Minnesota on Tuesday, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports.

Dobes will be in goal Tuesday in Philadelphia, according to Patrick Friolet of RDS.

Danault will be rested for Tuesday's clash with the Flyers, Patrick Friolet of RDS reports.

Anderson is slated to sit out versus Philadelphia on Tuesday, per Patrick Friolet of RDS.

Matheson is expected to get the night off versus the Flyers on Tuesday, Patrick Friolet of RDS reports.

Fowler will start Sunday's road game against the Islanders, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.

Dobson (upper body) will miss the rest of the regular season and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, the team announced Sunday.

Reinbacher was recalled from AHL Laval on Sunday.

Dobson will not return to Saturday's game versus the Blue Jackets.

Dobes will patrol the home crease versus Columbus on Saturday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.

Dobes will defend the home cage versus Tampa Bay on Thursday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.

Contrary to a prior report, Fowler is not expected to be in goal against the Panthers on Tuesday, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.

Dobes was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports, indicating he will patrol the home crease against Florida on Tuesday.

Fowler is scheduled to occupy the home crease Tuesday against the Panthers, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.

Dach (upper body) will be an option for Tuesday's home game against the Panthers, per Eric Engels of Sportsnet.

Texier (lower body) is available for Tuesday's home matchup against Florida, according to Eric Engels of Sportsnet.

Texier (lower body) is not playing in Sunday's home matchup versus New Jersey, per Eric Engels of Sportsnet.