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Montréal Canadiens vs Vancouver Canucks

Regular season · Monday, February 1, 2027 · Rogers Arena

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Game preview

The Montréal Canadiens visit the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on Monday, February 1, 2027, with puck drop at 8:30 PM ET. The game is on SN+ and TVAS.

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

Rest and travel

Canadiens

Game 3 of a road trip: Calgary and Edmonton, now Vancouver.

  1. 222027-01-22: no game
  2. 232027-01-23: vs CGY
  3. 242027-01-24: no game
  4. 252027-01-25: no game
  5. 262027-01-26: vs CAR
  6. 272027-01-27: no game
  7. 282027-01-28: at CGY
  8. 292027-01-29: no game
  9. 302027-01-30: at EDM
  10. 312027-01-31: no game
  11. 12027-02-01: at VAN
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~508 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,558 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Canucks

First home game after a 7-game road trip (Colorado, Nashville, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Dallas and St. Louis).

  1. 222027-01-22: at CHI
  2. 232027-01-23: at PIT, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 242027-01-24: no game
  4. 252027-01-25: no game
  5. 262027-01-26: at MIN
  6. 272027-01-27: no game
  7. 282027-01-28: at DAL
  8. 292027-01-29: no game
  9. 302027-01-30: at STL
  10. 312027-01-31: no game
  11. 12027-02-01: vs MTL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,776 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~6,856 mi
on this 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.

Does a long trip matter? Not much. Teams home for the first time after five or more road games have won 53% since 2016–17 (244-175-43), about the same as any home team (54%).

Lines from last game

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
Vancouver CanucksCanucksTue, Oct 13 at NYI
  1. L1DeBrusk#74Pettersson#40Lekkerimäki#88
    10:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewCotter#47Karlsson#94Rossi#23
    9:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewO'Connor#18Ohgren#92Boeser#6
    8:48 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewBains#13Sasson#63Gallagher#7
    7:32 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewOleksiak#4Willander#5
    14:02 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHronek#17Pettersson#25
    10:52 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewSchenn#2Buium#8
    10:06 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1DeBrusk LPettersson CBoeser RLekkerimäki RHronek D3:44
  2. 2Cotter LOhgren LKarlsson CRossi CWillander D2:01

Penalty kill

  1. 1O'Connor LPettersson CHronek DPettersson D1:31
  2. 2Pettersson CSasson CHronek DWillander D0:54

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

MTLVAN

Settled lines

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

MTL 69% (16th most shuffled)VAN 71% (13th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

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

MTL 1:48 left (16th latest · 16 pulls)VAN 1:41 left (13th latest · 15 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MTL 51.0s (4th longest)VAN 48.2s (15th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

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

MTL 38% (3rd most often)VAN 32% (13th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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