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Montreal Canadiens
The Canadiens return to preseason action Saturday with another split-squad game with the Ottawa Senators.
Defenceman Lane Hutson and forward Ivan Demidov will not play in either game tonight.
For the game in Montreal, captain Nick Suzuki will skate with Cole Caufield and Chris Kreider while Juraj Slafkovsky will play alongside Alex Newhook and Phillip Danault.
Goaltenders Jacob Fowler and Samuel Montembeault will split the game.
Per TSN's Kenzie Lalonde, the Canadiens squad playing in Ottawa has Oliver Kapanen on the top line with Zachary Bolduc and Kirby Dach while rookie defencemen Adam Engstrom and David Reinbacher are paired together.
Goaltender Jakub Dobes gets the start in Ottawa.
Expected #Habs lines in Ottawa tonight:
— Kenzie Lalonde (@KenzieTSN) September 26, 2026
Bolduc-Kapanen-Dach
Davidson-Dauphin-Belzile
Berard-McKown-Pastujov
Poulin-Mesar-Bentley
Struble-Xhekaj
Engstrom-Reinbacher
Protz-Walsh
Dobes
Kahkonen
Seattle Kraken
Samoskevich was acquired by Seattle from the Florida Panthers in exchange for two draft picks on June 21.
The 23-year-old scored 12 goals with 32 points in 77 games last season with Florida Panthers. He helped the team win the Stanley Cup in 2025.
#SeattleKraken forward Mackie Samoskevich will not play tonight due to injury (upper body). He is listed as day-to-day.
— Seattle Kraken PR (@SeattleKrakenPR) September 26, 2026
New York Islanders
Matthew Highmore, Alex Jefferies, Josh Kotai, Daniil Prokhorov and Marshall Warren were also assigned to the AHL on Saturday.
Engvall missed the entire 2025-26 campaign recovering from hip and ankle surgeries. He last played in 2024-25 with New York, scoring eight goals with 15 points in 62 games.
The 30-year-old has three seasons remaining on his seven-year, $21 million contract.
#Isles Transactions: Alex Jefferies, Josh Kotai, Daniil Prokhorov, and Marshall Warren have been assigned to Hamilton (AHL). Mitchell Chaffee, Pierre Engvall, Liam Foudy, Daylan Kuefler, and Matt Luff have been placed on waivers for purpose of assignment to Hamilton. Matthew…
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) September 26, 2026
Minnesota Wild
Goaltender Filip Ruzicka has also been assigned to the Western Hockey League's Brandon Wheat Kings.
Lambos, 23, scored eight goals with 19 points in 70 games last season with Iowa. He also made his NHL debut last season, suiting up for one game on Dec. 18 against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The #mnwild has recalled defenseman Carson Lambos from the @IAWild and assigned goaltender Riley Mercer to Iowa.
— Minnesota Wild PR (@mnwildPR) September 26, 2026
Goaltender Filip Ruzicka has been assigned to the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League (WHL).
Washington Capitals
Holl signed a one-year, $900,000 contract with the Capitals as a free agent on July 1.
The 34-year-old primarily spent the 2025-26 season with the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins, where he had 14 points in 41 games before finishing the season in the NHL with the St. Louis Blues, where he appeared in nine games.
The Tonka Bay, Minn., native has skated in 405 career NHL games split between the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings and Blues.
The Capitals also announced that forwards Tyler Kopff, Petr Sikora and Alex Sudzdalev as well as defenceman Jon McDonald have been recalled from Hershey.
Capitals Training Camp Roster Update – Sept. 26, 2026
— Capitals PR (@CapitalsPR) September 26, 2026
The Capitals have recalled forwards Tyler Kopff, Petr Sikora and Alex Suzdalev and defenseman Jon McDonald from the Hershey Bears.
In addition, the Capitals have placed defenseman Justin Holl on waivers for purpose of loan… pic.twitter.com/HUbLvTa6LU