2026-27 Montreal Canadiens Strength of Schedule
How tough the Canadiens’ schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Oct 22, 2026, 4:31 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Played
- Remaining
Toughest stretch · Nov 25 – Dec 5
- Nov 25@ COL#4
- Nov 28@ VGK#3
- Nov 30@ UTAH#12
- Dec 2TB#2
- Dec 5FLA#16
Average opponent rank 7.4
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–11)
- 0-2
- 26 left · 13 on road
- vs Middle (12–22)
- 2-2
- 28 left · 15 on road
- vs Bottom (23–32)
- 2-1
- 21 left · 11 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 | ||||
 Red Wings9 pts | 27 | 18.9 | 1 | 14.9 |
 Panthers12 pts | 25 | 18.5 | 3 | 15.5 |
 Maple Leafs12 pts | 8 | 14.2 | 4 | 15.6 |
 Senators14 pts | 26 | 18.6 | 6 | 15.9 |
 Canadiens10 pts | 23 | 17.6 | 8 | 16.0 |
 Sabres10 pts | 15 | 16.0 | tied for 9 | 16.0 |
 Bruins15 pts | 22 | 17.4 | 13 | 16.2 |
 Lightning14 pts | 14 | 15.9 | 16 | 16.6 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank