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Detroit Red Wings vs Montréal Canadiens

Regular season · Sunday, March 28, 2027 · Centre Bell

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Game preview

The Detroit Red Wings visit the Montréal Canadiens at Centre Bell on Sunday, March 28, 2027, with puck drop at 6:00 PM ET. The game is on ESPN, TSN2 and RDS.

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

Rest and travel

Red Wings

Game 2 of a road trip: NY Islanders, now Montréal.

  1. 182027-03-18: vs CBJ
  2. 192027-03-19: no game
  3. 202027-03-20: vs MTL
  4. 212027-03-21: no game
  5. 222027-03-22: no game
  6. 232027-03-23: at WSH
  7. 242027-03-24: vs WSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 252027-03-25: no game
  9. 262027-03-26: no game
  10. 272027-03-27: at NYI
  11. 282027-03-28: at MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~331 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~826 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Canadiens

Another game at home.

  1. 182027-03-18: vs TBL
  2. 192027-03-19: no game
  3. 202027-03-20: at DET
  4. 212027-03-21: no game
  5. 222027-03-22: vs TOR
  6. 232027-03-23: no game
  7. 242027-03-24: vs OTT
  8. 252027-03-25: no game
  9. 262027-03-26: no game
  10. 272027-03-27: vs NJD
  11. 282027-03-28: vs DET, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
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road trip
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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

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
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.

DETMTL

Settled lines

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

DET 66% (14th 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

DET 1:50 left (16th earliest · 10 pulls)MTL 1:48 left (16th latest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

DET 47.4s (10th 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

DET 28% (13th least often)MTL 38% (3rd most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series