2026-27 Montreal Canadiens Strength of Schedule
How tough the Canadiens’ schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Nov 11, 2026, 3:31 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Played
- Remaining
Toughest stretch · Nov 12 – Nov 19
- Nov 12@ BOS#3
- Nov 14COL#5
- Nov 16@ NYR#19
- Nov 18@ NJ#9
- Nov 19@ CAR#1
Average opponent rank 7.4
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–11)
- 1-3
- 23 left · 11 on road
- vs Middle (12–22)
- 5-2
- 25 left · 14 on road
- vs Bottom (23–32)
- 5-2
- 18 left · 9 on road
Atlantic division schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | Remaining | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||
 Panthers22 pts | 31 | 19.6 | tied for 1 | 14.8 |
 Red Wings17 pts | 19 | 17.5 | tied for 1 | 14.8 |
 Maple Leafs18 pts | 11 | 15.7 | 3 | 15.2 |
 Senators24 pts | 26 | 18.5 | 4 | 15.3 |
 Sabres19 pts | 16 | 16.6 | 7 | 15.9 |
 Canadiens26 pts | 24 | 18.2 | 8 | 16.0 |
 Lightning24 pts | 23 | 17.8 | 9 | 16.0 |
 Bruins27 pts | 21 | 17.7 | 12 | 16.2 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank