Game #08 - May 6, 2026 - Montreal 2 at Buffalo 4
Game #08 - May 6, 2026
  Montreal   2   at     Buffalo   4
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
 12:13 12:13 0:00 0:00 -1
15 Newhook71 Evans93 Demidov
 11:31 11:31 0:00 0:00 E
85 Texier24 Danault17 Anderson
 10:06 10:06 0:00 0:00 E
76 Bolduc90 Veleno77 Dach
 6:53 6:53 0:00 0:00 E
13 Caufield - 14 Suzuki - 20 Slafkovsky - 93 Demidov 5:13 2:00 3:13 0:00 E
17 Anderson24 Danault
 2:54 0:00 0:00 2:54 E
15 Newhook71 Evans
 2:19 0:01 0:00 2:18 E
Others 8:51 8:19 0:05 0:27 E
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
48 Hutson53 Dobson
 18:23 18:23 0:00 0:00 E
  8 Matheson45 Carrier
 13:21 10:04 0:00 3:17 -1
21 Guhle72 A. Xhekaj
 4:56 4:56 0:00 0:00 E
  8 Matheson21 Guhle
 4:01 2:20 0:00 1:41 E
21 Guhle45 Carrier
 3:55 3:55 0:00 0:00 E
21 Guhle53 Dobson
 3:40 3:35 0:05 0:00 E
48 Hutson
 3:15 0:02 3:13 0:00 E
21 Guhle48 Hutson
 1:38 1:05 0:00 0:33 E
  8 Matheson48 Hutson
 1:38 1:30 0:00 0:08 E
72 A. Xhekaj48 Hutson
 1:08 1:08 0:00 0:00 E
Others 4:05 4:05 0:00 0:00 E

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 13CC
14NS
20JS		 15AN
71JE
93ID		 85AT
24PD
17JA		 76ZB
90JV
77KD		 13CC
14NS
20JS
93ID		 17JA
24PD		 15AN
71JE		 48LH
53ND		 8MM
45AC		 21KG
72AX		 8MM
21KG		 21KG
45AC		 21KG
53ND		 48LH
6 Benson - 9 Norris - 91 Doan 3:47 1:21 1:39 2:13 1:42     5:04 2:26 0:30 0:15 1:44 1:05  
19 Krebs - 72 Thompson - 89 Tuch 4:41 2:01 0:55 1:43 0:18     4:11 2:54   1:33 0:57 0:26 0:02
17 Zucker - 71 McLeod - 22 Quinn 1:37 2:45 2:33 2:05       2:55 2:32 2:03 0:12 0:01 0:37  
12 Greenway - 48 Kozak - 29 Malenstyn 0:13 3:09 3:46 0:20     0:01 3:56 0:54 1:17   0:52 0:13  
17 Zucker - 9 Norris - 72 Thompson - 89 Tuch           0:19 2:18   2:32   0:17      
6 Benson - 71 McLeod - 22 Quinn - 91 Doan           2:05     0:35   0:57      
23 Samuelsson - 26 Dahlin 3:57 2:33 1:29 2:33       5:07 4:25 0:52 0:05 0:23    
4 Byram - 25 Power 4:13 1:35 2:37 0:31 1:05 0:17   3:03 2:44 0:29 0:39 0:50 0:45 0:48
21 Timmins - 64 Stanley 1:08 1:45 2:29 1:52       1:22 0:32 2:43 0:37 1:00 0:48 0:02
21 Timmins - 23 Samuelsson 0:38 0:16 0:44 0:02 4:04     3:02 0:08       0:54 2:22
4 Byram - 26 Dahlin 1:10 1:57 0:31 0:04       1:00 1:16   1:10 0:13 0:03  
21 Timmins - 25 Power   0:51 0:53 0:50 0:04     2:04 0:12 0:04   0:09   0:03
26 Dahlin           0:10 2:18   2:18   0:22      
4 Byram     0:01     2:27     0:52   1:02 0:01    
23 Samuelsson - 25 Power 0:26 0:59 0:13         1:41 0:29          

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 63.9% 63.9%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Demidov 27.3% 10.5% 16.8%  
Suzuki-Anderson 5.1% 5.1%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Danault 2.6% 2.6%    
Danault-Anderson 0.3% 0.3%    
Others 0.9% 0.9%    
Totals   83.2% 16.8%  
14 Suzuki
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Slafkovsky 58.1% 58.1%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Demidov 24.8% 9.5% 15.3%  
Caufield-Anderson 4.7% 4.7%    
Texier-Anderson 2.9% 2.9%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Danault 2.4% 2.4%    
Others 7.2% 7.2%    
Totals   84.7% 15.3%  
15 Newhook
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Evans-Demidov 68.3% 68.3%    
Evans 13.7% 0.1%   13.6%
Bolduc-Dach 3.4% 2.9% 0.5%  
Evans-Slafkovsky 2.5% 2.5%    
Evans-Bolduc-Dach-Texier 1.7% 1.7%    
Others 10.5% 9.3%   1.2%
Totals   84.7% 0.5% 14.8%
17 Anderson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Texier-Danault 64.1% 64.1%    
Danault 18.4%     18.4%
Caufield-Suzuki 6.2% 6.2%    
Dach-Danault 5.0% 5.0%    
Texier-Suzuki 3.8% 3.8%    
Others 2.5% 2.5%    
Totals   81.6%   18.4%
20 Slafkovsky
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 62.1% 62.1%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Demidov 26.5% 10.2% 16.3%  
Caufield-Suzuki-Danault 2.5% 2.5%    
Newhook-Evans 2.1% 2.1%    
Texier-Suzuki 1.9% 1.9%    
Others 4.8% 4.8%    
Totals   83.7% 16.3%  
24 Danault
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Texier-Anderson 65.9% 65.9%    
Anderson 18.9%     18.9%
Dach-Anderson 5.1% 5.1%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky 3.3% 3.3%    
Newhook 1.4% 0.1%   1.3%
Others 5.4% 3.8%   1.6%
Totals   78.2%   21.8%
71 Evans
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Newhook-Demidov 72.8% 72.8%    
Newhook 14.6% 0.1%   14.5%
Newhook-Slafkovsky 2.6% 2.6%    
Newhook-Bolduc-Dach-Texier 1.8% 1.8%    
Newhook-Dach 1.5% 1.5%    
Others 6.6% 5.8%   0.8%
Totals   84.6%   15.4%
76 Bolduc
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Veleno-Dach 77.5% 77.5%    
Newhook-Dach 6.4% 5.4% 0.9%  
Veleno-Demidov 5.4% 5.4%    
Newhook-Evans-Dach-Texier 3.2% 3.2%    
Evans-Demidov 2.6% 2.6%    
Others 4.9% 4.9%    
Totals   99.1% 0.9%  
77 Dach
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bolduc-Veleno 70.5% 70.5%    
Danault-Anderson 8.0% 8.0%    
Bolduc-Newhook 5.8% 4.9% 0.9%  
Newhook-Evans-Bolduc-Texier 2.9% 2.9%    
Slafkovsky-Suzuki 2.9% 2.9%    
Others 9.9% 9.9%    
Totals   99.1% 0.9%  
85 Texier
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Danault-Anderson 86.1% 86.1%    
Suzuki-Anderson 5.1% 5.1%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 3.3% 3.3%    
Newhook-Evans-Bolduc-Dach 2.4% 2.4%    
Danault-Dach 1.6% 1.6%    
Others 1.6% 1.6%    
Totals   100.0%    
90 Veleno
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bolduc-Dach 80.5% 80.5%    
Bolduc-Demidov 5.7% 5.7%    
Newhook-Dach 3.1% 3.1%    
Newhook-Demidov 3.1% 3.1%    
Dach 1.8% 1.8%    
Others 5.8% 4.5%   1.4%
Totals   98.6%   1.4%
93 Demidov
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Newhook-Evans 62.9% 62.9%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky 28.5% 10.9% 17.6%  
Bolduc-Veleno 2.6% 2.6%    
Newhook-Veleno 1.5% 1.5%    
Bolduc-Evans 1.3% 1.3%    
Others 3.3% 3.3%    
Totals   82.4% 17.6%  

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

8 Matheson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Carrier 63.6% 47.9%   15.6%
Guhle 19.1% 11.1%   8.0%
Hutson 7.8% 7.1%   0.6%
A. Xhekaj 4.4% 4.4%    
Dobson 3.0% 3.0%    
Others 2.1% 2.1%    
Totals   75.7%   24.3%
21 Guhle
Partner Total EV PP SH
A. Xhekaj 26.9% 26.9%    
Matheson 21.9% 12.7%   9.2%
Carrier 21.3% 21.3%    
Dobson 20.0% 19.5% 0.5%  
Hutson 8.9% 5.9%   3.0%
Others 1.1% 1.1%    
Totals   87.4% 0.5% 12.2%
45 Carrier
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 71.2% 53.7%   17.5%
Guhle 20.9% 20.9%    
Dobson 4.3% 4.3%    
Hutson 2.6% 2.6%    
Matheson-Hutson 0.6% 0.6%    
Others 0.4% 0.4%    
Totals   82.5%   17.5%
48 Hutson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Dobson 68.9% 68.9%    
  12.2% 0.1% 12.0%  
Matheson 6.1% 5.6%   0.5%
Guhle 6.1% 4.1%   2.1%
A. Xhekaj 4.2% 4.2%    
Others 2.5% 2.5%    
Totals   85.4% 12.0% 2.6%
53 Dobson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hutson 76.1% 76.1%    
Guhle 15.2% 14.8% 0.3%  
Carrier 3.3% 3.3%    
Matheson 2.6% 2.6%    
A. Xhekaj 2.6% 2.6%    
Others 0.1% 0.1%    
Totals   99.7% 0.3%  
72 A. Xhekaj
Partner Total EV PP SH
Guhle 64.1% 64.1%    
Hutson 14.7% 14.7%    
Matheson 11.9% 11.9%    
Dobson 8.2% 8.2%    
Guhle-Hutson 0.2% 0.2%    
Others 0.9% 0.9%    
Totals   100.0%    
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