Game #03 - October 6, 2026 - Carolina 6 at Montreal 4
Game #03 - October 6, 2026
  Carolina   6   at     Montreal   4
All times below are based on data from NHL.com.               
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Lines and defensive pairings

Line Time EV PP SH +/-
63 F. Xhekaj71 Evans17 Anderson
 6:59 6:59 0:00 0:00 -2
76 Bolduc24 Danault85 Texier
 6:54 6:54 0:00 0:00 +1
13 Caufield14 Suzuki22 Kreider
 5:46 5:38 0:08 0:00 +1
20 Slafkovsky15 Newhook77 Dach
 5:00 5:00 0:00 0:00 -1
13 Caufield - 14 Suzuki - 20 Slafkovsky - 22 Kreider 4:59 0:00 4:59 0:00 E
13 Caufield14 Suzuki20 Slafkovsky
 4:29 4:29 0:00 0:00 E
15 Newhook - 76 Bolduc - 77 Dach - 85 Texier 1:45 0:44 1:01 0:00 E
76 Bolduc15 Newhook85 Texier
 1:30 1:13 0:17 0:00 E
13 Caufield14 Suzuki
 1:23 1:23 0:00 0:00 E
76 Bolduc71 Evans17 Anderson
 1:20 1:20 0:00 0:00 E
24 Danault71 Evans
 1:15 0:12 0:00 1:03 E
17 Anderson24 Danault
 1:09 0:00 0:00 1:09 E
13 Caufield - 14 Suzuki - 20 Slafkovsky - 22 Kreider - 24 Danault 1:08 1:08 0:00 0:00 -1
15 Newhook17 Anderson
 1:08 0:06 0:00 1:02 E
15 Newhook76 Bolduc
 1:03 1:03 0:00 0:00 E
15 Newhook20 Slafkovsky
 1:02 1:02 0:00 0:00 E
Others 13:10 9:34 0:39 2:57 E
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
  8 Matheson53 Dobson
 12:45 11:34 0:21 0:50 -1
48 Hutson45 Carrier
 9:56 9:56 0:00 0:00 +2
48 Hutson53 Dobson
 8:28 8:14 0:05 0:09 E
48 Hutson
 7:07 1:26 5:41 0:00 E
47 Struble72 A. Xhekaj
 5:25 4:56 0:00 0:29 -2
  8 Matheson45 Carrier
 5:10 3:18 0:00 1:52 E
  8 Matheson48 Hutson
 2:10 2:10 0:00 0:00 -1
  8 Matheson47 Struble
 1:48 1:30 0:00 0:18 E
72 A. Xhekaj45 Carrier
 1:25 0:41 0:00 0:44 E
48 Hutson72 A. Xhekaj
 1:12 1:04 0:08 0:00 E
72 A. Xhekaj53 Dobson
 1:00 0:00 0:00 1:00 E
Others 3:34 1:56 0:49 0:49 E

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 63FX
71JE
17JA		 76ZB
24PD
85AT		 13CC
14NS
22CK		 20JS
15AN
77KD		 13CC
14NS
20JS
22CK		 13CC
14NS
20JS		 8MM
53ND		 48LH
45AC		 48LH
53ND		 48LH 47JS
72AX		 8MM
45AC		 8MM
48LH
27 Ehlers - 11 Staal - 48 Martinook 2:43 2:09 0:09 0:18   1:13 1:37 2:20 1:34 0:27 1:20 0:26  
28 Carrier - 20 Aho - 37 Svechnikov 1:29   3:30 0:03   0:44 3:31 1:45 1:20 0:15   0:10 0:38
71 Hall - 22 Stankoven - 53 Blake 1:19 0:32 0:31 2:25   0:31 1:47 2:16 1:08   0:35 1:15 0:10
50 Robinson - 77 Jankowski - 82 Kotkaniemi 0:23 2:11   1:21   0:18 1:51 0:37 0:49   1:34 0:03 0:10
27 Ehlers - 20 Aho - 37 Svechnikov - 53 Blake             0:41       0:02 0:55  
28 Carrier - 11 Staal - 48 Martinook   0:33 0:51     0:43   0:57 0:22   0:40 0:17 0:01
77 Jankowski - 22 Stankoven         0:18       0:54 0:28      
5 Chatfield - 74 Slavin 1:29 2:15 3:08 1:24 3:24 1:31 3:01 3:06 3:35 4:48 2:55 0:42 0:57
19 Miller - 26 Walker 1:20 1:11 2:09 2:51 1:26 2:25 5:48 2:42 2:50 2:10 1:34 1:32 0:29
4 Gostisbehere - 6 Reilly 3:04 3:10 0:05 0:26   0:18 2:14 3:03 1:33   0:05 0:50 0:37
4 Gostisbehere             0:50       0:11 2:04  

Shift chart:
(green = even-strength, red = power-play, blue = short-handed)

For each forward: most common linemates
(as a percentage of total ice time)

13 Caufield
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Suzuki-Kreider 26.5% 25.9% 0.6%  
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Kreider 22.9%   22.9%  
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 20.6% 20.6%    
Suzuki 6.4% 6.4%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Kreider-Danault 5.2% 5.2%    
Others 18.4% 16.5% 1.9%  
Totals   74.6% 25.4%  
14 Suzuki
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Kreider 26.4% 25.8% 0.6%  
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Kreider 22.8%   22.8%  
Caufield-Slafkovsky 20.6% 20.6%    
Caufield 6.3% 6.3%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Kreider-Danault 5.2% 5.2%    
Others 18.6% 10.6% 1.5% 6.5%
Totals   68.5% 25.0% 6.5%
15 Newhook
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Slafkovsky-Dach 30.1% 30.1%    
Bolduc-Dach-Texier 10.5% 4.4% 6.1%  
Bolduc-Texier 9.0% 7.3% 1.7%  
Anderson 6.8% 0.6%   6.2%
Bolduc 6.3% 6.3%    
Others 37.3% 29.7% 1.1% 6.5%
Totals   78.4% 8.9% 12.7%
17 Anderson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
F. Xhekaj-Evans 55.9% 55.9%    
Bolduc-Evans 10.7% 10.7%    
Danault 9.2%     9.2%
Newhook 9.1% 0.8%   8.3%
Evans 4.7%     4.7%
Others 10.5% 10.5%    
Totals   77.9%   22.1%
20 Slafkovsky
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Newhook-Dach 25.4% 25.4%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Kreider 25.3%   25.3%  
Caufield-Suzuki 22.7% 22.7%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Kreider-Danault 5.7% 5.7%    
Newhook 5.2% 5.2%    
Others 15.6% 13.3% 2.4%  
Totals   72.4% 27.6%  
22 Kreider
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 39.8% 38.9% 0.9%  
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky 34.4%   34.4%  
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Danault 7.8% 7.8%    
Newhook-Dach 6.4% 6.4%    
F. Xhekaj-Evans 2.0% 2.0%    
Others 9.7% 9.0% 0.7%  
Totals   64.0% 36.0%  
24 Danault
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bolduc-Texier 49.9% 49.9%    
Evans 9.0% 1.4%   7.6%
Anderson 8.3%     8.3%
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Kreider 8.2% 8.2%    
Suzuki 6.3% 2.2%   4.1%
Others 18.3% 14.7% 2.2% 1.4%
Totals   76.4% 2.2% 21.4%
63 F. Xhekaj
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Evans-Anderson 79.4% 79.4%    
Danault-Anderson 6.1% 6.1%    
Evans-Caufield 5.7% 5.7%    
Evans-Kreider 3.2% 3.2%    
Evans-Slafkovsky 2.7% 2.7%    
Others 3.0% 3.0%    
Totals   100.0%    
71 Evans
Linemates Total EV PP SH
F. Xhekaj-Anderson 48.8% 48.8%    
Bolduc-Anderson 9.3% 9.3%    
Danault 8.7% 1.4%   7.3%
Newhook 5.5% 0.5%   5.0%
Suzuki 5.0%     5.0%
Others 22.7% 18.5%   4.2%
Totals   78.5%   21.5%
76 Bolduc
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Danault-Texier 48.9% 48.9%    
Newhook-Dach-Texier 12.4% 5.2% 7.2%  
Newhook-Texier 10.6% 8.6% 2.0%  
Evans-Anderson 9.4% 9.4%    
Newhook 7.4% 7.4%    
Others 11.2% 9.7% 1.5%  
Totals   89.3% 10.7%  
77 Dach
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Slafkovsky-Newhook 51.9% 51.9%    
Newhook-Bolduc-Texier 18.2% 7.6% 10.6%  
Kreider-Newhook 9.7% 9.7%    
Caufield-Newhook 8.0% 8.0%    
Kreider-Evans 2.4% 2.4%    
Others 9.9% 8.0% 1.9%  
Totals   87.5% 12.5%  
85 Texier
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bolduc-Danault 58.3% 58.3%    
Newhook-Bolduc-Dach 14.8% 6.2% 8.6%  
Bolduc-Newhook 12.7% 10.3% 2.4%  
Bolduc-Evans 4.8% 4.8%    
Danault 3.5% 3.5%    
Others 5.9% 3.8% 2.1%  
Totals   86.9% 13.1%  

For each D-man: most common partners
(as a percentage of total ice time)

8 Matheson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Dobson 56.6% 51.3% 1.6% 3.7%
Carrier 22.9% 14.6%   8.3%
Hutson 9.6% 9.6%    
Struble 8.0% 6.7%   1.3%
Struble-Dobson 2.0% 2.0%    
Others 0.9% 0.7%   0.1%
Totals   85.0% 1.6% 13.5%
45 Carrier
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hutson 54.6% 54.6%    
Matheson 28.4% 18.1%   10.3%
A. Xhekaj 7.8% 3.8%   4.0%
Struble 4.6% 4.6%    
Dobson 4.3% 0.1%   4.2%
Others 0.3% 0.3%    
Totals   81.5%   18.5%
47 Struble
Partner Total EV PP SH
A. Xhekaj 59.6% 54.3%   5.3%
Matheson 19.8% 16.5%   3.3%
Carrier 9.2% 9.2%    
Matheson-Dobson 5.0% 5.0%    
Hutson 4.8% 4.8%    
Others 1.7% 1.3%   0.4%
Totals   91.0%   9.0%
48 Hutson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Carrier 33.8% 33.8%    
Dobson 28.8% 28.1% 0.3% 0.5%
  24.2% 4.9% 19.4%  
Matheson 7.4% 7.4%    
A. Xhekaj 4.1% 3.6% 0.5%  
Others 1.6% 1.6%    
Totals   79.4% 20.1% 0.5%
53 Dobson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 52.5% 47.6% 1.4% 3.4%
Hutson 34.9% 33.9% 0.3% 0.6%
A. Xhekaj 4.1%     4.1%
  3.4%   3.4%  
Carrier 3.2% 0.1%   3.2%
Others 1.9% 1.9%    
Totals   83.5% 5.1% 11.3%
72 A. Xhekaj
Partner Total EV PP SH
Struble 58.9% 53.6%   5.3%
Carrier 15.4% 7.4%   8.0%
Hutson 13.0% 11.6% 1.4%  
Dobson 10.9%     10.9%
Matheson-Struble 1.4% 1.1%   0.4%
Others 0.4% 0.2%   0.2%
Totals   73.9% 1.4% 24.6%
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