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Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
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PIT 47%53% MTLChecked Oct 31, 2026 ·
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Lineups aren't out yet. Here are both teams' lines.
Projected lines
PITMTL
18Novak87Crosby67Rakell24Stastney65Karlsson37Silovs13Caufield15Newhook20Slafkovsky48Hutson53Dobson32Fowler
ESPN's first-listed line and pair, not necessarily the top line.
Lines
| Order on ESPN's depth chart | LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Novak | Sidney Crosby | Rickard Rakell |
| 2 | Egor Chinakhov | Ben Kindel | Evgeni Malkin |
| 3 | Andrei Kuzmenko | Hendrix Lapierre | Ville Koivunen |
| 4 | Connor Dewar | Blake Lizotte | Nick Robertson |
Trios and pairs as ESPN's depth chart groups them, in ESPN's order, not ranked by ice time. Scratched players are left out.
Injury report
Pittsburgh Penguins
Justin Brazeau · RWOut · Lower Body
Elmer Soderblom · LWInjured Reserve · Upper Body
Bryan Rust · RWInjured Reserve · Lower Body
Trevor van Riemsdyk · DInjured Reserve · Lower Body
Ryan Graves · DInjured Reserve · Knee
Montreal Canadiens
Mike Matheson · DOut · Lower Body
Nick Suzuki · COut · Upper Body
Sam Montembeault · GInjured Reserve · Lower Body
Ivan Demidov · RWInjured Reserve · Lower Body
Bryce Pickford · DInjured Reserve · Undisclosed
