Detroit Red Wings at Montréal Canadiens, 2026-10-10
The Red Wings visit the Canadiens at Centre Bell. Puck drop 7:00 PM EDT. On DSN, SNE.
Tarasov set for first Red Wings start at Montreal
- Daniil Tarasov is set for his first Red Wings start in Montreal, the Detroit Free Press's Helene St. James reported. He replaced John Gibson in Friday's 6-3 loss to Seattle.4
- Montreal's lineup is not yet confirmed. The Canadiens skate at 10:30 a.m. and coach St-Louis speaks around 11:00 a.m., with the official lineup posted on the team's social accounts closer to puck drop.1
Red Wings
Out: Marco Kasper (Upper body, expected to miss at least two games), J.T. Compher (Undisclosed, expected to miss at least two games), Mason Appleton (Undisclosed, expected to miss at least two games)3
Canadiens
Out: Samuel Montembeault (Lower body; out 10-14 days, per Martin St. Louis as reported by Sportsnet's Eric Engels)5
Sources: 1Montreal Canadiens: DET@MTL: What you need to know · 2Detroit Red Wings: PREVIEW: Red Wings conclude season-opening, four-game homestand on Friday versus Kraken · 3Detroit Red Wings: Kraken at Red Wings projected lineups · 4Helene St. James (Detroit Free Press): Tarasov set for first Detroit start after relief appearance · 5Eric Engels (Sportsnet): Montembeault to miss 10-14 days. Lines and availability are the clubs' own and can change before puck drop.
Lineups
The league posts the dressed rosters about an hour before puck drop. They appear here as soon as they are out.
Red Wings
Head coach: Todd McLellan
Canadiens
Head coach: Martin St. Louis
Season series
First meeting of the season
- Oct 10, 2026Tonight
- Feb 18, 2027MTL at DET
- Mar 20, 2027MTL at DET
- Mar 28, 2027DET at MTL
By the numbers
| Red Wings1-3-0 | Canadiens1-2-1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5024th | GF / game | 9th3.50 |
| 3.5022nd | GA / game | 29th4.75 |
| 26.7%9th | Power play | 27th7.7% |
| 62.5%29th | Penalty kill | 25th70.6% |
| 52.1%11th | Faceoffs | 5th53.2% |
2026-27 regular season, with league rank.
Leaders
2026-27 regular season.
In goal
Red Wings
Canadiens
2026-27 regular season. The starter is confirmed at puck drop.
Goals, assists, penalties and the boxscore appear here at puck drop and update while the game is on.
