CBJ @ MTL Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-04-11 Posted by kaylee on 2026-04-11 04:00:44

CBJ @ MTL

Venue: Bell Centre

Puck drop: Sat Apr 11, 2026 7:00pm EDT

Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.

Game Preview

CBJ (last 10)

Record 2-7-1
Streak L1
GF/GP · GA/GP 1.7 · 3.1
Power play 2/21 (9.5%)
Last game L vs BUF (0–5)

MTL (last 10)

Record 9-1-0
Streak W2
GF/GP · GA/GP 3.1 · 1.8
Power play 4/36 (11.1%)
Last game W vs TBL (2–1)

Recent meetings:

2026-03-26 CBJ 1 @ MTL 2
2025-11-17 MTL 3 @ CBJ 4 OT/SO

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

CBJ

Kirill Marchenko 4 pts · 1 G · 11 SOG
Mason Marchment 4 pts · 0 G · 6 SOG
Zach Werenski 3 pts · 1 G · 14 SOG
Adam Fantilli 2 pts · 2 G · 16 SOG

MTL

Cole Caufield 6 pts · 3 G · 22 SOG
Nick Suzuki 6 pts · 1 G · 7 SOG
Juraj Slafkovsky 5 pts · 1 G · 14 SOG
Ivan Demidov 3 pts · 2 G · 12 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: CBJ 1.75 · MTL 3.26 · Win odds: CBJ 22.1% · MTL 77.9% · OT/SO chance: 13.7%

1-3 35.2%
1-2 34.4%
2-3 30.4%

Box Score

CBJ 5 Final MTL 2

2026-04-11

Stat	CBJ	MTL
Goals	5	2
Shots	33	22
Power Play	1/4 (25.0%)	1/4 (25.0%)
PIM	12	12
Faceoffs	30 / 24	24 / 30
Blocks	11	18
Saves	20	28

CBJ Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Charlie Coyle	2	0	2
Kirill Marchenko	1	1	2
Boone Jenner	1	0	1
Sean Monahan	1	0	1
Adam Fantilli	0	2	2
Danton Heinen	0	1	1
Ivan Provorov	0	1	1
Jake Christiansen	0	1	1
Kent Johnson	0	1	1
Mason Marchment	0	1	1
Zach Werenski	0	1	1

MTL Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Cole Caufield	1	0	1
Josh Anderson	1	0	1
Jake Evans	0	1	1
Juraj Slafkovsky	0	1	1
Lane Hutson	0	1	1
Nick Suzuki	0	1	1

Lineups

As of 2026-04-11

Final lineup

CBJ Away

Forwards

Line 1

Kirill Marchenko

#86 · LW

TOI 17:12xGF/60 5.17xGA/60 3.58CF/60 105.2SC±/60 +24.27G±/60 0.00CF% 54.2xGF% 59.1

Adam Fantilli

TOI 15:41xGF/60 3.65xGA/60 2.13CF/60 76.7SC±/60 +12.79G±/60 0.00CF% 54.5xGF% 63.2

Isac Lundestrom

#21 · RW

TOI 15:38xGF/60 4.03xGA/60 2.17CF/60 85.4SC±/60 +42.71G±/60 0.00CF% 66.7xGF% 65.1

Line 2

Cole Sillinger

#4 · LW

TOI 17:23xGF/60 6.88xGA/60 6.20CF/60 115.5SC±/60 +38.50G±/60 0.00CF% 57.1xGF% 52.6

Charlie Coyle

#3 · C

TOI 21:53xGF/60 7.38xGA/60 9.23CF/60 132.7SC±/60 -5.77G±/60 0.00CF% 41.8xGF% 44.4

Danton Heinen

#43 · RW

TOI 10:12xGF/60 6.36xGA/60 1.80CF/60 105.3SC±/60 +57.45G±/60 +19.15CF% 73.3xGF% 77.9

Line 3

Mason Marchment

#17 · LW

TOI 15:16xGF/60 10.82xGA/60 0.89CF/60 159.2SC±/60 +97.96G±/60 +24.49CF% 86.7xGF% 92.4

Boone Jenner

#38 · C

TOI 18:24xGF/60 8.71xGA/60 5.09CF/60 152.7SC±/60 +24.10G±/60 0.00CF% 59.4xGF% 63.1

Conor Garland

#83 · RW

TOI 10:52xGF/60 7.13xGA/60 4.70CF/60 121.2SC±/60 +12.12G±/60 +12.12CF% 50.0xGF% 60.2

Line 4

Miles Wood

#11 · LW

TOI 7:35xGF/60 2.09xGA/60 4.11CF/60 55.4SC±/60 +7.91G±/60 -7.91CF% 46.7xGF% 33.7

Sean Monahan

#23 · C

TOI 15:23xGF/60 6.76xGA/60 5.21CF/60 139.1SC±/60 +50.07G±/60 0.00CF% 61.0xGF% 56.5

Kent Johnson

#91 · RW

TOI 9:12xGF/60 3.26xGA/60 3.69CF/60 67.9SC±/60 +33.96G±/60 0.00CF% 53.3xGF% 46.9

Defense

Pair 1

Zach Werenski

#8 · LD

TOI 25:42xGF/60 5.52xGA/60 3.89CF/60 101.2SC±/60 +14.46G±/60 0.00CF% 56.8xGF% 58.6

Dante Fabbro

#15 · RD

TOI 20:22xGF/60 7.10xGA/60 6.02CF/60 126.1SC±/60 +40.13G±/60 0.00CF% 57.9xGF% 54.1

Pair 2

Ivan Provorov

#9 · LD

TOI 25:30xGF/60 4.51xGA/60 2.56CF/60 86.3SC±/60 +30.00G±/60 0.00CF% 60.5xGF% 63.8

Denton Mateychuk

#5 · RD

TOI 20:36xGF/60 3.65xGA/60 0.36CF/60 68.5SC±/60 +45.64G±/60 +5.71CF% 85.7xGF% 91.0

Pair 3

Jake Christiansen

#2 · LD

TOI 4:18xGF/60 5.49xGA/60 7.73CF/60 75.8SC±/60 -75.79G±/60 +37.89CF% 33.3

Erik Gudbranson

#44 · RD

TOI 19:06xGF/60 1.73xGA/60 4.48CF/60 25.1SC±/60 -46.05G±/60 0.00CF% 20.0xGF% 27.8

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Jet Greaves
G2	Elvis Merzlikins

MTL Home

Forwards

Line 1

Cole Caufield

#13 · LW

TOI 17:22xGF/60 2.71xGA/60 2.65CF/60 51.8SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 53.6xGF% 50.5

Nick Suzuki

#14 · C

TOI 18:53xGF/60 2.75xGA/60 2.64CF/60 59.7SC±/60 -3.50G±/60 0.00CF% 54.8xGF% 51.1

Juraj Slafkovsky

#20 · RW

TOI 18:40xGF/60 2.95xGA/60 3.29CF/60 60.1SC±/60 +3.76G±/60 0.00CF% 51.6xGF% 47.3

Line 2

Alexandre Texier

#85 · LW

TOI 13:42xGF/60 3.40xGA/60 2.10CF/60 60.4SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 54.2xGF% 61.7

Oliver Kapanen

#91 · C

TOI 12:34xGF/60 2.96xGA/60 2.22CF/60 50.3SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 52.6xGF% 57.1

Ivan Demidov

TOI 14:57xGF/60 3.61xGA/60 2.46CF/60 65.0SC±/60 +4.64G±/60 +4.64CF% 56.0xGF% 59.4

Line 3

Alex Newhook

#15 · LW

TOI 13:44xGF/60 3.54xGA/60 3.51CF/60 65.7SC±/60 +9.39G±/60 -4.69CF% 58.3xGF% 50.2

Phillip Danault

#24 · C

TOI 12:45xGF/60 3.52xGA/60 4.56CF/60 54.1SC±/60 -5.40G±/60 -5.41CF% 45.5xGF% 43.6

Kirby Dach

#77 · RW

TOI 12:11xGF/60 3.71xGA/60 3.35CF/60 64.0SC±/60 +9.85G±/60 -4.92CF% 59.1xGF% 52.5

Line 4

Joe Veleno

#90 · LW

TOI 13:37xGF/60 0.76xGA/60 3.83CF/60 26.9SC±/60 -44.83G±/60 0.00CF% 25.0xGF% 16.5

Jake Evans

#71 · C

TOI 14:46xGF/60 0.75xGA/60 3.80CF/60 26.7SC±/60 -44.44G±/60 0.00CF% 25.0xGF% 16.5

Josh Anderson

#17 · RW

TOI 13:47xGF/60 0.77xGA/60 3.84CF/60 25.7SC±/60 -56.57G±/60 0.00CF% 22.7xGF% 16.6

Defense

Pair 1

Mike Matheson

#8 · LD

TOI 16:24xGF/60 2.80xGA/60 3.10CF/60 64.2SC±/60 -4.28G±/60 -4.28CF% 57.7xGF% 47.5

Noah Dobson

#53 · RD

TOI 12:57xGF/60 1.92xGA/60 2.51CF/60 46.3SC±/60 -23.16G±/60 -4.63CF% 47.6xGF% 43.4

Pair 2

Jayden Struble

#47 · LD

TOI 20:21xGF/60 1.72xGA/60 3.60CF/60 33.4SC±/60 -26.74G±/60 -3.34CF% 33.3xGF% 32.3

Lane Hutson

#48 · RD

TOI 26:43xGF/60 2.72xGA/60 3.26CF/60 52.9SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +2.64CF% 50.0xGF% 45.5

Pair 3

Adam Engström

#42 · LD

TOI 17:21xGF/60 2.17xGA/60 2.80CF/60 41.5SC±/60 -13.83G±/60 0.00CF% 42.9xGF% 43.7

Arber Xhekaj

#72 · RD

TOI 19:44xGF/60 2.75xGA/60 3.76CF/60 44.4SC±/60 -31.72G±/60 -3.17CF% 35.9xGF% 42.2

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Jakub Dobes
G2	Jacob Fowler

Injuries

As of 2026-04-11

CBJ

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Mathieu Olivier	RW	24	upper body	OUT
Damon Severson	D	78	upper body	OUT
Brendan Smith	D	7	lower body	OUT
Dmitri Voronkov	LW	10	hand	OUT

MTL

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Alexandre Carrier	D	45	upper body	OUT
Patrik Laine	LW	92	lower body	OUT

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