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Montréal Canadiens vs Los Angeles Kings

Regular season · Wednesday, February 24, 2027 · Crypto.com Arena

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Game preview

The Montréal Canadiens visit the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday, February 24, 2027, with puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The game is on ABTV , TSN2 and RDS.

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

Rest and travel

Canadiens

Game 2 of a road trip: Philadelphia, now Los Angeles.

  1. 142027-02-14: vs NYR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 152027-02-15: no game
  3. 162027-02-16: no game
  4. 172027-02-17: no game
  5. 182027-02-18: at DET
  6. 192027-02-19: no game
  7. 202027-02-20: vs NYI
  8. 212027-02-21: no game
  9. 222027-02-22: at PHI
  10. 232027-02-23: no game
  11. 242027-02-24: at LAK
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~2,390 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,785 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Kings

Another game at home.

  1. 142027-02-14: no game
  2. 152027-02-15: vs CGY
  3. 162027-02-16: no game
  4. 172027-02-17: at WPG
  5. 182027-02-18: at MIN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 192027-02-19: no game
  7. 202027-02-20: vs SEA
  8. 212027-02-21: no game
  9. 222027-02-22: no game
  10. 232027-02-23: no game
  11. 242027-02-24: vs MTL
rest since last game
3 days
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

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
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

MTLLAK

Settled lines

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

MTL 69% (16th most shuffled)LAK 61% (8th 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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MTL 51.0s (4th longest)LAK 49.6s (8th longest)
← 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)LAK 33% (9th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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