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Vancouver Canucks vs Montréal Canadiens

Regular season · Saturday, March 6, 2027 · Centre Bell

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SN · TVAS

Game preview

The Vancouver Canucks visit the Montréal Canadiens at Centre Bell on Saturday, March 6, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SN and TVAS.

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

Rest and travel

Canucks

First game of a road trip.

  1. 242027-02-24: no game
  2. 252027-02-25: at STL
  3. 262027-02-26: no game
  4. 272027-02-27: vs CGY
  5. 282027-02-28: no game
  6. 12027-03-01: no game
  7. 22027-03-02: no game
  8. 32027-03-03: vs CHI
  9. 42027-03-04: no game
  10. 52027-03-05: no game
  11. 62027-03-06: at MTL
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~2,290 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,290 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Canadiens

Another game at home.

  1. 242027-02-24: at LAK
  2. 252027-02-25: no game
  3. 262027-02-26: no game
  4. 272027-02-27: at ANA
  5. 282027-02-28: no game
  6. 12027-03-01: at SJS
  7. 22027-03-02: no game
  8. 32027-03-03: no game
  9. 42027-03-04: vs SEA
  10. 52027-03-05: no game
  11. 62027-03-06: vs VAN
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

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
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.

VANMTL

Settled lines

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

VAN 71% (13th most settled)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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

VAN 48.2s (15th shortest)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

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

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