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Los Angeles Kings vs Montréal Canadiens

Regular season · Monday, November 23, 2026 · Centre Bell

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Montréal CanadiensMontréalCanadiensHome

ABTV · SN+ · TVAS

Game preview

The Los Angeles Kings visit the Montréal Canadiens at Centre Bell on Monday, November 23, 2026, with puck drop at 7:30 PM ET. The game is on ABTV , SN+ and TVAS.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Kings

Game 4 of a road trip: Boston, Toronto and Ottawa, now Montréal.

  1. 132026-11-13: no game
  2. 142026-11-14: vs CGY
  3. 152026-11-15: no game
  4. 162026-11-16: no game
  5. 172026-11-17: at BOS
  6. 182026-11-18: no game
  7. 192026-11-19: at TOR
  8. 202026-11-20: no game
  9. 212026-11-21: at OTT
  10. 222026-11-22: no game
  11. 232026-11-23: at MTL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~115 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,342 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Canadiens

Another game at home.

  1. 132026-11-13: no game
  2. 142026-11-14: vs COL
  3. 152026-11-15: no game
  4. 162026-11-16: at NYR
  5. 172026-11-17: no game
  6. 182026-11-18: at NJD
  7. 192026-11-19: at CAR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 202026-11-20: no game
  9. 212026-11-21: vs PHI
  10. 222026-11-22: no game
  11. 232026-11-23: vs LAK
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Los Angeles KingsKingsTue, Oct 13 vs EDM
  1. L1Panarin#10Kempe#9Byfield#55
    13:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMoore#12Laughton#21Armia#40
    9:16 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHaula#56Perry#90Laferriere#14
    7:27 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewGustafsson#64Clarke#92
    13:55 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewDoughty#8Edmundson#6
    5:46 together at 5v5
  3. D3Ceci#5Anderson#44
    5:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Panarin LKempe RByfield RLaferriere RClarke D3:25
  2. 2Haula LMoore LPerry RDoughty DGustafsson D1:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Moore LLaughton CCeci DAnderson D0:52
  2. 2Haula LArmia RDoughty DEdmundson D0:35
Montréal CanadiensCanadiensTue, Oct 13 vs BUF
  1. L1Slafkovský#20Suzuki#14Caufield#13
    13:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2Texier#85Danault#24Bolduc#76
    10:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Kreider#22Newhook#15Anderson#17
    7:44 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewEvans#71Dach#77Beck#62
    5:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewCarrier#45Guhle#21
    16:53 together at 5v5
  2. D2Dobson#53Hutson#48
    12:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewXhekaj#72Engstrom#42
    7:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kreider LSlafkovský LSuzuki CCaufield RHutson D2:22
  2. 2Texier LDach CNewhook CBolduc RDobson D0:47

Penalty kill

  1. 1Danault CEvans CCarrier DGuhle D1:14
  2. 2Evans CNewhook CDobson DXhekaj D0:58

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

LAKMTL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

LAK 61% (8th most shuffled)MTL 69% (16th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

LAK 1:40 left (11th latest · 17 pulls)MTL 1:48 left (16th latest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

LAK 49.6s (8th longest)MTL 51.0s (4th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

LAK 33% (9th most often)MTL 38% (3rd most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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