Game #04 - October 8, 2026 - Nashville 5 at Montreal 2
Game #04 - October 8, 2026
  Nashville   5   at     Montreal   2
All times below are based on data from NHL.com.               
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Lines and defensive pairings

Line Time EV PP SH +/-
13 Caufield14 Suzuki20 Slafkovsky
 11:34 11:16 0:18 0:00 E
76 Bolduc24 Danault85 Texier
 10:22 10:17 0:05 0:00 E
22 Kreider15 Newhook17 Anderson
 8:20 8:20 0:00 0:00 +1
63 F. Xhekaj71 Evans77 Dach
 4:29 4:29 0:00 0:00 E
24 Danault71 Evans
 4:23 0:00 0:00 4:23 E
13 Caufield - 14 Suzuki - 20 Slafkovsky - 22 Kreider 2:53 0:11 2:42 0:00 E
24 Danault71 Evans17 Anderson
 1:28 1:28 0:00 0:00 E
76 Bolduc15 Newhook85 Texier
 1:23 1:18 0:05 0:00 E
13 Caufield - 14 Suzuki - 15 Newhook - 20 Slafkovsky - 22 Kreider 1:07 1:07 0:00 0:00 -2
Others 14:01 10:15 1:16 2:30 E
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
  8 Matheson45 Carrier
 17:46 14:08 0:06 3:32 E
48 Hutson53 Dobson
 15:02 14:44 0:18 0:00 E
72 A. Xhekaj42 Engstrom
 8:24 8:24 0:00 0:00 +1
48 Hutson
 4:17 1:24 2:53 0:00 -2
48 Hutson45 Carrier
 2:20 2:20 0:00 0:00 E
  8 Matheson53 Dobson
 1:55 1:12 0:12 0:31 E
48 Hutson72 A. Xhekaj
 1:34 1:34 0:00 0:00 E
  8 Matheson42 Engstrom
 1:34 1:33 0:00 0:01 E
  8 Matheson72 A. Xhekaj
 1:33 0:52 0:00 0:41 E
45 Carrier53 Dobson
 1:27 0:27 0:00 1:00 E
Others 4:08 2:03 0:57 1:08 E

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 13CC
14NS
20JS		 76ZB
24PD
85AT		 22CK
15AN
17JA		 63FX
71JE
77KD		 24PD
71JE		 13CC
14NS
20JS
22CK		 8MM
45AC		 48LH
53ND		 72AX
42AE		 48LH 48LH
45AC
79 Colton - 18 Drury - 84 Edstrom 1:19 0:42   2:08 0:08   2:19   2:40    
91 Stamkos - 90 O'Reilly - 81 Marchessault 2:14 0:48 0:44     0:11 1:50 1:30 0:01 0:37 0:44
9 Forsberg - 90 O'Reilly - 91 Stamkos - 81 Marchessault         2:52   2:06        
9 Forsberg - 71 Wood - 21 Hoglander 0:09 1:18   0:36     2:00 0:42 0:39 0:03 0:02
14 Kerfoot - 90 O'Reilly - 91 Stamkos 1:09 0:55 0:27       1:16 1:38   0:01  
49 Schaefer - 18 Drury - 79 Colton 0:57   1:15 0:37       0:11 1:39    
49 Schaefer - 22 Bourque - 81 Marchessault 0:54 1:10 0:20       0:34 1:26 0:16    
14 Kerfoot - 18 Drury 0:18         1:29 0:13 0:18   1:29  
48 Perbix - 76 Skjei 3:27 1:42 2:22 0:41 0:08 1:40 3:18 3:13 1:21 2:40  
41 Hague - 59 Josi 1:48 4:14 0:57 1:37     5:21 2:01 2:06 0:08 0:21
2 Wilsby - 59 Josi 1:31 1:05 0:46 0:07   1:09 1:57 2:24 0:52 1:23 0:20
59 Josi         4:12   3:18        
2 Wilsby - 85 Trudeau 0:33 1:03 0:30 0:57     0:31 1:38 0:57 0:03  
2 Wilsby - 76 Skjei 0:05   2:02     0:01 0:57 0:52 0:48 0:01 0:37
2 Wilsby - 41 Hague 1:07 0:09   0:21     0:42 1:05 0:51    
41 Hague - 48 Perbix 0:41 0:52         1:03 0:40 0:17    
2 Wilsby - 48 Perbix 1:10     0:44     0:03 0:23 0:59    

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-Slafkovsky 64.3% 62.6% 1.7%  
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Kreider 16.0% 1.0% 15.0%  
Suzuki-Newhook-Slafkovsky-Kreider 6.2% 6.2%    
Suzuki-Anderson 4.7% 4.0% 0.7%  
Suzuki 3.3% 3.3%    
Others 5.5% 5.3% 0.2%  
Totals   82.4% 17.6%  
14 Suzuki
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Slafkovsky 55.0% 53.6% 1.4%  
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Kreider 13.7% 0.9% 12.8%  
Caufield-Newhook-Slafkovsky-Kreider 5.3% 5.3%    
Newhook 4.1%     4.1%
Caufield-Anderson 4.0% 3.4% 0.6%  
Others 17.8% 17.0% 0.3% 0.4%
Totals   80.3% 15.2% 4.5%
15 Newhook
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kreider-Anderson 48.9% 48.9%    
Bolduc-Texier 8.1% 7.6% 0.5%  
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Kreider 6.6% 6.6%    
Bolduc-Dach-Texier 5.8%   5.8%  
F. Xhekaj-Kreider 5.7% 5.7%    
Others 25.0% 12.2% 0.7% 12.0%
Totals   81.0% 6.9% 12.0%
17 Anderson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kreider-Newhook 57.9% 57.9%    
Danault-Evans 10.2% 10.2%    
Caufield-Suzuki 5.9% 5.0% 0.9%  
Newhook 5.8%     5.8%
Dach-Evans 5.4% 5.4%    
Others 14.8% 12.3%   2.5%
Totals   90.7% 0.9% 8.3%
20 Slafkovsky
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 66.5% 64.8% 1.7%  
Caufield-Suzuki-Kreider 16.6% 1.1% 15.5%  
Caufield-Suzuki-Newhook-Kreider 6.4% 6.4%    
Bolduc-Suzuki 4.7% 4.7%    
Danault-Suzuki 3.1% 3.1%    
Others 2.8% 2.8%    
Totals   82.8% 17.2%  
22 Kreider
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Newhook-Anderson 55.6% 55.6%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky 19.2% 1.2% 18.0%  
Caufield-Suzuki-Newhook-Slafkovsky 7.5% 7.5%    
F. Xhekaj-Newhook 6.5% 6.5%    
Newhook 6.0% 6.0%    
Others 5.2% 4.2% 1.0%  
Totals   81.0% 19.0%  
24 Danault
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bolduc-Texier 55.6% 55.2% 0.4%  
Evans 23.5%     23.5%
Evans-Anderson 7.9% 7.9%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 2.9% 2.9%    
F. Xhekaj-Dach 2.8% 2.8%    
Others 7.3% 5.1%   2.2%
Totals   73.8% 0.4% 25.8%
63 F. Xhekaj
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Evans-Dach 70.1% 70.1%    
Newhook-Kreider 15.1% 15.1%    
Danault-Dach 8.1% 8.1%    
Suzuki-Dach 3.4% 3.4%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 1.6% 1.6%    
Others 1.8% 1.8%    
Totals   100.0%    
71 Evans
Linemates Total EV PP SH
F. Xhekaj-Dach 35.5% 35.5%    
Danault 34.7%     34.7%
Danault-Anderson 11.6% 11.6%    
Dach-Anderson 6.2% 6.2%    
Bolduc-Dach 4.0% 4.0%    
Others 8.0% 5.3%   2.8%
Totals   62.5%   37.5%
76 Bolduc
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Danault-Texier 65.4% 64.9% 0.5%  
Newhook-Texier 8.7% 8.2% 0.5%  
Newhook-Dach-Texier 6.2%   6.2%  
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 5.2% 5.2%    
Suzuki-Texier 4.3% 4.3%    
Others 10.2% 9.9% 0.3%  
Totals   92.4% 7.6%  
77 Dach
Linemates Total EV PP SH
F. Xhekaj-Evans 58.2% 58.2%    
Newhook-Bolduc-Texier 12.8%   12.8%  
Evans-Anderson 10.2% 10.2%    
F. Xhekaj-Danault 6.7% 6.7%    
Bolduc-Evans 6.5% 6.5%    
Others 5.6% 4.3% 1.3%  
Totals   85.9% 14.1%  
85 Texier
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bolduc-Danault 75.6% 75.0% 0.6%  
Bolduc-Newhook 10.1% 9.5% 0.6%  
Newhook-Bolduc-Dach 7.2%   7.2%  
Bolduc-Suzuki 5.0% 5.0%    
Caufield-Suzuki 1.1% 1.1%    
Others 1.1% 0.5% 0.6%  
Totals   91.0% 9.0%  

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

8 Matheson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Carrier 75.0% 59.6% 0.4% 14.9%
Dobson 8.1% 5.1% 0.8% 2.2%
Engstrom 6.6% 6.5%   0.1%
A. Xhekaj 6.5% 3.7%   2.9%
Hutson 3.2% 3.2%    
Others 0.6% 0.4%   0.1%
Totals   78.6% 1.3% 20.2%
42 Engstrom
Partner Total EV PP SH
A. Xhekaj 71.1% 71.1%    
Matheson 13.3% 13.1%   0.1%
Dobson 7.9% 2.1%   5.8%
Hutson 5.2% 5.2%    
Carrier 2.4% 2.4%    
Others 0.1%     0.1%
Totals   93.9%   6.1%
45 Carrier
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 80.9% 64.4% 0.5% 16.1%
Hutson 10.6% 10.6%    
Dobson 6.6% 2.1%   4.6%
Engstrom 1.3% 1.3%    
Matheson-Hutson 0.5% 0.5%    
Others 0.1%     0.1%
Totals   78.8% 0.5% 20.7%
48 Hutson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Dobson 60.8% 59.6% 1.2%  
  17.3% 5.7% 11.7%  
Carrier 9.4% 9.4%    
A. Xhekaj 6.3% 6.3%    
Matheson 3.1% 3.1%    
Others 3.0% 3.0%    
Totals   87.1% 12.9%  
53 Dobson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hutson 72.5% 71.1% 1.4%  
Matheson 9.2% 5.8% 1.0% 2.5%
Carrier 7.0% 2.2%   4.8%
  4.6%   4.6%  
Engstrom 4.5% 1.2%   3.3%
Others 2.2% 0.1%   2.1%
Totals   80.3% 7.0% 12.7%
72 A. Xhekaj
Partner Total EV PP SH
Engstrom 70.1% 70.1%    
Hutson 13.1% 13.1%    
Matheson 12.9% 7.2%   5.7%
Dobson 3.5%     3.5%
  0.1% 0.1%    
Others 0.3% 0.1%   0.1%
Totals   90.7%   9.3%
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