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Montreal Canadiens Schedule 2026-27
All 84 games of the Montreal Canadiens’ 2026-27 regular season, 42 of them at Bell Centre, with every result and puck-drop times in Eastern Time (ET). The record and place below come from the NHL standings.
3-3-1Record (W-L-OTL)
7Points · .500 P%
7thAtlantic Division
11thEastern Conference
7/84Games played
Out of a playoff spot on tiebreakers. 21st of 32 in the league. Last 5: L L W W L. Streak: L1.
Next Canadiens games
Montreal Canadiens next games schedule, October 2026
Saturday 17 October
Buffalo SabresTuesday 20 October
Montreal Canadiens
San Jose SharksBell Centre
Friday 23 October
Chicago Blackhawks
Montreal CanadiensUnited Center
Sunday 25 October
Winnipeg Jets
Montreal CanadiensPrincess Auto Stadium
Tuesday 27 October
St. Louis Blues
Montreal CanadiensEnterprise Center
Atlantic Division standings
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | P% | RW | ROW | GF | GA | DIFF | L10 | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boston Bruins | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .714 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 5-2-0 | W3 |
| 2 |  Ottawa Senators | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .714 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 5-2-0 | L1 |
| 3 |  Tampa Bay Lightning | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .667 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 4-2-0 | L1 |
| 4 |  Florida Panthers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .571 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 3-2-2 | W1 |
| 5 |  Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .500 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 3-3-1 | L1 |
| 6 |  Buffalo Sabres | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .500 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 3-3-1 | L1 |
| 7 |  Montreal Canadiens | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 3-3-1 | L1 |
| 8 |  Detroit Red Wings | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 1-3-2 | L3 |
Top three: division playoff spot
Wild card race and both conferences: NHL wild card standings.
Montreal Canadiens 2026-27 schedule and results
Times in Eastern Time (ET). Final scores replace the time once a game is over.
Montreal Canadiens schedule, September 2026
Tuesday 29 September
Final
Toronto Maple Leafs
2–3
Montreal CanadiensScotiabank Arena
Montreal Canadiens schedule, October 2026
Saturday 3 October
Final
Pittsburgh Penguins
6–5
Montreal CanadiensPPG Paints Arena
Tuesday 6 October
Final
Montreal Canadiens
4–6
Carolina HurricanesBell Centre
Thursday 8 October
Final
Montreal Canadiens
2–5
Nashville PredatorsBell Centre
Saturday 10 October
Final
Montreal Canadiens
1–0
Detroit Red WingsBell Centre
Tuesday 13 October
Final
Montreal Canadiens
4–3
Buffalo SabresBell Centre
Wednesday 14 October
Final
Washington Capitals
5–4
Montreal CanadiensCapital One Arena
Saturday 17 October
Montreal Canadiens
Buffalo SabresBell Centre
Tuesday 20 October
Montreal Canadiens
San Jose SharksBell Centre
Friday 23 October
Chicago Blackhawks
Montreal CanadiensUnited Center
Sunday 25 October
Winnipeg Jets
Montreal CanadiensPrincess Auto Stadium
Tuesday 27 October
St. Louis Blues
Montreal CanadiensEnterprise Center
Thursday 29 October
Dallas Stars
Montreal CanadiensAmerican Airlines Center
Saturday 31 October
Montreal Canadiens
Pittsburgh PenguinsBell Centre
Montreal Canadiens schedule, November 2026
Tuesday 3 November
Montreal Canadiens
Winnipeg JetsBell Centre
Thursday 5 November
Montreal Canadiens
Utah MammothBell Centre
Saturday 7 November
Toronto Maple Leafs
Montreal CanadiensScotiabank Arena
Tuesday 10 November
Montreal Canadiens
Minnesota WildBell Centre
Thursday 12 November
Boston Bruins
Montreal CanadiensTD Garden
Saturday 14 November
Montreal Canadiens
Colorado AvalancheBell Centre
Monday 16 November
New York Rangers
Montreal CanadiensMadison Square Garden
Wednesday 18 November
New Jersey Devils
Montreal CanadiensPrudential Center
Thursday 19 November
Carolina Hurricanes
Montreal CanadiensLenovo Center
Saturday 21 November
Montreal Canadiens
Philadelphia FlyersBell Centre
Monday 23 November
Montreal Canadiens
Los Angeles KingsBell Centre
Wednesday 25 November
Colorado Avalanche
Montreal CanadiensBall Arena
Saturday 28 November
Vegas Golden Knights
Montreal CanadiensT-Mobile Arena
Monday 30 November
Utah Mammoth
Montreal CanadiensDelta Center
Montreal Canadiens schedule, December 2026
Wednesday 2 December
Montreal Canadiens
Tampa Bay LightningBell Centre
Saturday 5 December
Montreal Canadiens
Florida PanthersBell Centre
Sunday 6 December
Montreal Canadiens
Ottawa SenatorsBell Centre
Tuesday 8 December
Montreal Canadiens
Vegas Golden KnightsBell Centre
Thursday 10 December
Montreal Canadiens
Anaheim DucksBell Centre
Saturday 12 December
Columbus Blue Jackets
Montreal CanadiensNationwide Arena
Monday 14 December
Montreal Canadiens
Edmonton OilersBell Centre
Friday 18 December
Buffalo Sabres
Montreal CanadiensKeyBank Center
Saturday 19 December
Minnesota Wild
Montreal CanadiensGrand Casino Arena
Tuesday 22 December
Columbus Blue Jackets
Montreal CanadiensNationwide Arena
Saturday 26 December
Montreal Canadiens
Toronto Maple LeafsBell Centre
Sunday 27 December
Montreal Canadiens
Dallas StarsBell Centre
Tuesday 29 December
Montreal Canadiens
Columbus Blue JacketsBell Centre
Thursday 31 December
Tampa Bay Lightning
Montreal CanadiensBenchmark International Arena
Montreal Canadiens schedule, January 2027
Saturday 2 January
Florida Panthers
Montreal CanadiensAmerant Bank Arena
Monday 4 January
Montreal Canadiens
Chicago BlackhawksBell Centre
Wednesday 6 January
Montreal Canadiens
Boston BruinsBell Centre
Saturday 9 January
Montreal Canadiens
Pittsburgh PenguinsBell Centre
Wednesday 13 January
Montreal Canadiens
New Jersey DevilsBell Centre
Thursday 14 January
Nashville Predators
Montreal CanadiensBridgestone Arena
Saturday 16 January
Philadelphia Flyers
Montreal CanadiensXfinity Mobile Arena
Monday 18 January
Buffalo Sabres
Montreal CanadiensKeyBank Center
Tuesday 19 January
Washington Capitals
Montreal CanadiensCapital One Arena
Thursday 21 January
Montreal Canadiens
St. Louis BluesBell Centre
Saturday 23 January
Montreal Canadiens
Calgary FlamesBell Centre
Tuesday 26 January
Montreal Canadiens
Carolina HurricanesBell Centre
Thursday 28 January
Calgary Flames
Montreal CanadiensScotiabank Saddledome
Saturday 30 January
Edmonton Oilers
Montreal CanadiensRogers Place
Montreal Canadiens schedule, February 2027
Monday 1 February
Vancouver Canucks
Montreal CanadiensRogers Arena
Wednesday 3 February
Seattle Kraken
Montreal CanadiensClimate Pledge Arena
Saturday 13 February
Montreal Canadiens
Washington CapitalsBell Centre
Sunday 14 February
Montreal Canadiens
New York RangersBell Centre
Thursday 18 February
Detroit Red Wings
Montreal CanadiensLittle Caesars Arena
Saturday 20 February
Montreal Canadiens
New York IslandersBell Centre
Monday 22 February
Philadelphia Flyers
Montreal CanadiensXfinity Mobile Arena
Wednesday 24 February
Los Angeles Kings
Montreal Canadienscrypto.com Arena
Saturday 27 February
Anaheim Ducks
Montreal CanadiensHonda Center
Montreal Canadiens schedule, March 2027
Monday 1 March
San Jose Sharks
Montreal CanadiensSAP Center at San Jose
Thursday 4 March
Montreal Canadiens
Seattle KrakenBell Centre
Saturday 6 March
Montreal Canadiens
Vancouver CanucksBell Centre
Tuesday 9 March
New York Islanders
Montreal CanadiensUBS Arena
Wednesday 10 March
Montreal Canadiens
Boston BruinsBell Centre
Saturday 13 March
Ottawa Senators
Montreal CanadiensCanadian Tire Centre
Tuesday 16 March
Montreal Canadiens
Florida PanthersBell Centre
Thursday 18 March
Montreal Canadiens
Tampa Bay LightningBell Centre
Saturday 20 March
Detroit Red Wings
Montreal CanadiensLittle Caesars Arena
Monday 22 March
Montreal Canadiens
Toronto Maple LeafsBell Centre
Wednesday 24 March
Montreal Canadiens
Ottawa SenatorsBell Centre
Saturday 27 March
Montreal Canadiens
New Jersey DevilsBell Centre
Sunday 28 March
Montreal Canadiens
Detroit Red WingsBell Centre
Tuesday 30 March
Boston Bruins
Montreal CanadiensTD Garden
Montreal Canadiens schedule, April 2027
Thursday 1 April
Montreal Canadiens
New York RangersBell Centre
Sunday 4 April
New York Islanders
Montreal CanadiensUBS Arena
Tuesday 6 April
Florida Panthers
Montreal CanadiensAmerant Bank Arena
Thursday 8 April
Tampa Bay Lightning
Montreal CanadiensBenchmark International Arena
Saturday 10 April
Ottawa Senators
Montreal CanadiensCanadian Tire Centre
The other Canadian teams
- Toronto Maple Leafs
- Montreal Canadiens
- Ottawa Senators
- Winnipeg Jets
- Calgary Flames
- Edmonton Oilers
- Vancouver Canucks
All seven side by side: NHL Canadian teams.
About the Montreal Canadiens schedule
The Montreal Canadiens schedule for 2026-27 lists all 84 regular-season games with puck-drop times in Eastern Time (ET) and every result. Montreal plays its home games at the Bell Centre; one road game stands out, the Heritage Classic outdoors against the Winnipeg Jets at Princess Auto Stadium on October 25.
The Canadiens went further than any Canadian team in 2025-26. They beat Tampa Bay and Buffalo, both in seven games, and lost the Eastern Conference Final 4-1 to Carolina, who went on to win the Cup. By the club's count, Montreal has 24 Stanley Cups, the last in 1993, still the last won by a Canadian team.
How to use the Montreal Canadiens schedule
- The next five games sit near the top; the full season follows month by month, with the venue under each game.
- The Atlantic Division table highlights the Canadiens; the NHL standings page has the wild card race in full.
Montreal Canadiens schedule FAQ
When is the Canadiens' Heritage Classic game?
Sunday, October 25, 2026, against the Winnipeg Jets at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg. It is a Jets home game, so it sits among Montreal's road games.
What time zone are Canadiens game times in?
Eastern Time (ET), Montreal's clock, for home and road games alike. A game in Calgary starting at 7 p.m. local time shows as 21:00 ET here.
How far did the Canadiens go in the 2026 playoffs?
To the Eastern Conference Final. After two seven-game series wins, over Tampa Bay and then Buffalo, they lost to the Carolina Hurricanes in five games.
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