Final (OT) · All games
SJS – MTL
San Jose Sharks at Montréal Canadiens. Final. The price shown is the one frozen on the ledger before puck drop; nothing is re-priced after the fact.
- Frozen price
- Not on file (no price was frozen before puck drop)
- Expected score
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- Market
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- Venue
- Centre Bell
Recap · the league's own video
Recap
The league's three-minute recap and condensed game, played in the league's own player. Nothing is downloaded or rehosted.
Schedule spot
What the schedule did to each side
Nights off, back-to-backs, third games in four nights, road-trip position and travel since the last game, from the statistical schedule. Shown as facts; rest is in the price, travel is not.
second of a back-to-back · third game in four nights · game 4 of a road trip · rest disadvantage
2 nights off · rest advantage
Starters · depth chart 2026-10-12
In goal
The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.
Alex Nedeljkovic
Jacob Fowler
Projected lineups · Sportradar NHL API v7, team depth charts · as of 2026-10-12
Expected lines
What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.
San Jose Sharks
L1 Mason Marchment (above the league middle) · Will Smith (top tenth of the league) · Igor Chernyshov (above the league middle)
L2 Ivar Stenberg · Alexander Wennberg (above the league middle) · Kiefer Sherwood (above the league middle)
L3 Collin Graf (above the league middle) · Michael Misa (above the league middle) · Tyler Toffoli (below the league middle)
D1 Darnell Nurse (above the league middle) · Michael Kesselring (below the league middle)
D2 Sam Dickinson (below the league middle) · Jacob Trouba (above the league middle)
PP1 Will Smith (top tenth of the league) · Alexander Wennberg (above the league middle) · Igor Chernyshov (above the league middle) · Luca Cagnoni · Ivar Stenberg
Montréal Canadiens
L1 Cole Caufield (top tenth of the league) · Nick Suzuki (above the league middle) · Juraj Slafkovský (above the league middle)
L2 Chris Kreider (below the league middle) · Alex Newhook (top tenth of the league) · Josh Anderson (below the league middle)
L3 Zachary Bolduc (below the league middle) · Phillip Danault (bottom tenth of the league) · Alexandre Texier (above the league middle)
D1 Lane Hutson (above the league middle) · Noah Dobson (above the league middle)
D2 Mike Matheson (above the league middle) · Kaiden Guhle (below the league middle)
PP1 Chris Kreider (below the league middle) · Nick Suzuki (above the league middle) · Juraj Slafkovský (above the league middle) · Cole Caufield (top tenth of the league) · Lane Hutson (above the league middle)
Injury listings · as of 2026-10-18
Who the clubs list as out
Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.
San Jose Sharks
Quentin Musty (LW): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-12-01
Montréal Canadiens
Mike Matheson (D): Day To Day (lower-body), listed since 2026-10-13, expected back 2026-10-17
Bryce Pickford (D): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-29, expected back 2026-10-31
Florian Xhekaj (LW): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-10-10, expected back 2026-10-31
Ivan Demidov (RW): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-10-03, expected back 2026-10-31
Lucas Condotta (LW): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-30, expected back 2026-10-31
Samuel Montembeault (G): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-10-07, expected back 2026-10-20
Officials · the league's game centre
Who has the whistle
Named by the league, usually near puck drop. Each referee's record is from last season's play-by-play penalties; ranks are distance from league norms.
Wes McCauley
Brandon Blandina
Anthony Lapointe · Jesse Marquis
Goals · the league's own clips
goals
Each goal plays in the league's own player, or opens on the league's site. Nothing is downloaded or rehosted.
SJS · P1 13:49 · M. Celebrini · on nhl.com
MTL · P1 16:38 · N. Suzuki (J. Slafkovský, L. Hutson) · on nhl.com
MTL · P2 01:49 · J. Slafkovský (C. Caufield) · on nhl.com
MTL · P2 14:03 · C. Caufield (N. Suzuki, P. Danault) · on nhl.com
SJS · P3 05:36 · M. Misa (K. Sherwood) · on nhl.com
SJS · P3 11:09 · T. Toffoli (M. Celebrini, J. Trouba) · PP · on nhl.com
SJS · P4 02:13 · M. Celebrini (I. Stenberg, W. Smith) · PP · on nhl.com
Replay review once the condensed game has been read · Ledger