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Montréal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings

Regular season · Saturday, March 20, 2027 · Little Caesars Arena

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Game preview

The Montréal Canadiens visit the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday, March 20, 2027, with puck drop at 12:30 PM ET. The game is on DSN, TSN2 and RDS.

This is the third of 4 meetings this season. Canadiens 1, Red Wings 0 so far; the last game finished DET 0, MTL 1.

Rest and travel

Canadiens

First game of a road trip.

  1. 102027-03-10: vs BOS, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 112027-03-11: no game
  3. 122027-03-12: no game
  4. 132027-03-13: at OTT
  5. 142027-03-14: no game
  6. 152027-03-15: no game
  7. 162027-03-16: vs FLA
  8. 172027-03-17: no game
  9. 182027-03-18: vs TBL
  10. 192027-03-19: no game
  11. 202027-03-20: at DET
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~520 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~520 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Red Wings

Another game at home.

  1. 102027-03-10: no game
  2. 112027-03-11: no game
  3. 122027-03-12: vs BUF
  4. 132027-03-13: no game
  5. 142027-03-14: at PIT
  6. 152027-03-15: no game
  7. 162027-03-16: at PHI
  8. 172027-03-17: no game
  9. 182027-03-18: vs CBJ
  10. 192027-03-19: no game
  11. 202027-03-20: vs MTL
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

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
Detroit Red WingsRed WingsTue, Oct 13 vs NJD
  1. L1Finnie#58DeBrincat#93Brandsegg-Nygård#28
    14:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2Arvidsson#33Raymond#23Larkin#71
    14:25 together at 5v5
  3. L3Copp#18Rasmussen#27Kolesar#55
    8:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chiarot#8Seider#53
    15:39 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFaulk#72Sandin-Pellikka#44
    9:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Englund#24Johansson#42
    7:57 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Arvidsson LRaymond LLarkin CDeBrincat RSeider D1:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Copp CRasmussen CFaulk DJohansson D0:24
  2. 2Larkin CDries CChiarot DSeider D0:20

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

MTLDET

Settled lines

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

MTL 69% (16th most shuffled)DET 66% (14th 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)DET 1:50 left (16th earliest · 10 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MTL 51.0s (4th longest)DET 47.4s (10th 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)DET 28% (13th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series