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Pittsburgh Penguins have a new coach while the Montreal Canadiens look for another playoff bid as they open the preseason on Monday night

The Montreal Canadiens finished strong in 2024-25, surging late to claim the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference before bowing to the Washington Capitals in a five-game first-round series. On Monday night, the Canadiens open their preseason slate by hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Bell Centre in Montreal. With three straight years out of the postseason, the Penguins fired longtime coach Mike Sullivan and hired 43-year-old New York Rangers assistant Dan Muse in June to take over the club.

How to Watch Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens in NHL Preseason Today:

Game Date: Monday, Sept. 22, 2025

Game Time: 7 p.m. ET

TV: NHL Network

Location: Bell Centre

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The Penguins still have three holdovers from the teams that won Stanley Cups in 2009, 2016 and 2017. But Evgeni Malkin is entering his age-39 season while Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang are going into their age-38 campaigns. Pittsburgh’s biggest addition of the offseason came from the Vancouver Canucks in a trade, as the club hopes goalie Arturs Silovs can improve a team that finished 29th in the NHL with an .891 save percentage in 2024-25. Crosby could be on the trading block, Malkin is entering the last year of his contract and the Penguins may lean into a rebuild this season.

Lane Hutson became the first Canadien since the late Ken Dryden in 1972 to win the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie and Russian winger Ivan Demidov is primed to make a case for the award in 2025-26. Montreal added 22-year-old center Zachary Bolduc in a trade from the St. Louis Blues and becomes the latest team to try to resurrect the career of goalie Kaapo Kähkönen, who played in just one NHL game last season just five years removed from being considered the goalie of the future for the Minnesota Wild.

Pittsburgh’s postseason drought is its longest since missing four straight playoffs from 2002-06 and the team’s last playoff series win came in 2018. Martin St. Louis enters his fourth full season behind the Montreal bench and guided the team to a 40-31-11 finish that was its best since a 96-point campaign in 2018-19.

What Time Is The NHL Game Between Pittsburgh and Montreal On?

The Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens game takes place on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, at 7 p.m. ET. Tune in and catch some great hockey action.

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