{"id":505255,"date":"2026-03-15T22:33:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T22:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/505255\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T22:33:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T22:33:36","slug":"canadiens-preview-fowler-will-face-the-ducks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/505255\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadiens Preview: Fowler Will Face The Ducks"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Montreal Canadiens<\/a> (36-19-10) will host the Anaheim Ducks (36-27-3) on Sunday night, with the puck drop scheduled for 7 pm ET.<\/p>\n

The Habs are fresh off a 4-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks, the only team that has managed to beat them in the last 11 games. Montreal held an edge in shots, with Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield finding the back of the net, but they allowed San Jose over a dozen high-danger scoring chances, a recipe for failure in the NHL.<\/p>\n

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The Ducks also played on Friday, dropping a 2-0 decision to the Ottawa Senators. In other words, both teams are looking to bounce back after a frustrating Saturday night loss. Statistically speaking, we\u2019re expecting a high-scoring game, as the Ducks, much like the Canadiens, know how to score goals, but struggle to shut down opponents.<\/p>\n

Brendan Gallagher was a healthy scratch versus the Sharks, but he will return to the lineup on Sunday. It remains to be seen which player he will replace, as the team did not hold a morning skate. Any lineup changes concerning skaters will be confirmed in the pregame warm-up.<\/p>\n

As for the goaltenders, given that Jakub Dobes played yesterday, and Samuel Montembeault has fallen out of favour, rookie netminder Jacob Fowler will start for the Canadiens.<\/p>\n

Fowler has maintained a .906 save percentage in his 11 games in the NHL this year, far and away the best result of any goaltender in Montreal.<\/p>\n

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Montreal Canadiens Projected Lineup<\/p>\n

Cole Caufield<\/a> \u2013 Nick Suzuki<\/a> \u2013 Juraj Slafkovsky<\/a><\/p>\n

Alex Newhook \u2013 Oliver Kapanen \u2013 Ivan Demidov<\/a><\/p>\n

Zach Bolduc \u2013 Jake Evans \u2013 Kirby Dach<\/p>\n

Brendan Gallagher \u2013 Phillip Danault \u2013 Josh Anderson<\/p>\n

Mike Matheson \u2013 Noah Dobson<\/p>\n

Kaiden Guhle \u2013 Lane Hutson<\/p>\n

Jayden Struble- Alex Carrier<\/p>\n

Jacob Fowler<\/p>\n

Anaheim Ducks Projected Lineup<\/p>\n

Chris Kreider \u2013 Leo Carlsson \u2013 Cutter Gauthier<\/p>\n

Mason McTavish \u2013 Mikael Granlund \u2013 Beckett Sennecke<\/p>\n

Jeffrey Viel \u2013 Ryan Poehling \u2013 Alex Killorn<\/p>\n

Frank Vatrano \u2013 Tim Washe \u2013 Jansen Harkins<\/p>\n

Jackson LaCombe \u2013 Jacob Trouba<\/p>\n

Olen Zellweger \u2013 Ian Moore<\/p>\n

Pavel Mintukov \u2013 Drew Helleson<\/p>\n

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How To Watch The Habs Vs. The Ducks<\/p>\n

The Montreal Canadiens versus the Anaheim Ducks, Sunday, March 15, 2026, will be aired<\/a> on RDS and TSN2. An instant recap complete with highlights will be available on Sportsnaut<\/a> as soon as the final whistle is blown.<\/p>\n

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