The Montreal Canadiens are 9-3-3 with 21 points from 15 games in 2026-27, 6th of 32 in the NHL by points percentage. At five on five they have taken 52.7% of the expected goals in their games (11th of 32) and 52.7% of the shot attempts (7th of 32); counting every situation, our BlueLine xG model gives them 50.1% (18th of 32).
Their strongest numbers so far: Entries Allowed / 60 (1st), PDO (5th), Points % (6th) and GF / 60 (6th).
Where they trail the league: PP xGF / 60 (32nd), Penalty Diff / GP (32nd) and Power Play % (30th).
On special teams the power play is converting 13.0% (30th of 32) and the penalty kill is stopping 81.7% (11th of 32). Their five-on-five save percentage is .911 (10th of 32), and PDO, shooting plus save percentage, sits at 1.027.
| Stat | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Points % | 70.0% | 6th of 32 |
| Goal Diff / GP | +0.20 | 12th of 32 |
| Goals For / GP | 3.33 | 13th of 32 |
| Goals Against / GP (lower is better) | 3.13 | 15th of 32 |
| xG% | 52.7% | 11th of 32 |
| Corsi % | 52.7% | 7th of 32 |
| High-Danger Chance % | 44.1% | 23rd of 32 |
| Save % | .911 | 10th of 32 |
| PDO | 1.027 | 5th of 32 |
| Power Play % | 13.0% | 30th of 32 |
| Penalty Kill % | 81.7% | 11th of 32 |
| BlueLine xG% | 50.1% | 18th of 32 |
| Talent-Adjusted xGA / GP (lower is better) | 3.08 | 17th of 32 |
| Rush Chances / 60 | 4.85 | 24th of 32 |
| Rush Chances Allowed / 60 (lower is better) | 4.67 | 8th of 32 |
| D-Zone Escape % | 44.1% | 17th of 32 |
| O-Zone Time % | 41.6% | 10th of 32 |
| Faceoff % | 51.3% | 11th of 32 |
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Caufield | R | 15 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Lane Hutson | D | 15 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| Nick Suzuki | C | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Juraj Slafkovský | L | 15 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Josh Anderson | R | 15 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
In goal: Jacob Fowler (9 GP, .925 save percentage, +8.3 goals saved above expected) and Jakub Dobes (6 GP, .853 save percentage, -7.3 goals saved above expected).
In 2025-26 the Montreal Canadiens went 48-24-10 (106 points, 5th of 32 by points percentage) with a 50.4% five-on-five expected-goals share (17th of 32). That share has climbed 6 places in the league since. Their highest-rated regulars last season were Cole Caufield (99.6), Lane Hutson (99.6), Nick Suzuki (99.3), Juraj Slafkovský (89.4) and Ivan Demidov (86.7), on our 0-100 player rating.
The Montreal Canadiens carry $102.5M in cap hits against a $104M ceiling, leaving $1.5M in space. Their biggest contracts: Noah Dobson ($9.5M, rated fair), Lane Hutson ($8.85M, rated underpaid), Nick Suzuki ($7.88M, rated underpaid), Cole Caufield ($7.85M, rated underpaid) and Juraj Slafkovsky ($7.6M, rated underpaid). The full sheet, with each contract's value verdict, is on the Montreal Canadiens cap page.
Expected goals (xG) weigh every unblocked shot by how often a shot like it, from that spot and in that situation, goes in. The five-on-five xG% is our shot model before any adjustment; BlueLine xG counts every situation, including the power play and empty nets, and adjusts for score, venue and the home rink's scorekeeping. Ranks run 1 (best) to 32 and update nightly. Compare every club on any of these stats on the team rankings, see Montreal Canadiens franchise history, or read advanced stats explained.
