Game #09 - May 8, 2026 - Montreal 5 at Buffalo 1
Game #09 - May 8, 2026
  Montreal   5   at     Buffalo   1
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
 8:33 8:33 0:00 0:00 E
85 Texier24 Danault17 Anderson
 7:13 7:13 0:00 0:00 +1
76 Bolduc90 Veleno77 Dach
 7:06 7:06 0:00 0:00 E
15 Newhook71 Evans
 6:34 0:49 0:00 5:45 +1
15 Newhook71 Evans93 Demidov
 6:16 6:16 0:00 0:00 +1
13 Caufield - 14 Suzuki - 20 Slafkovsky - 93 Demidov 4:49 0:08 4:41 0:00 E
17 Anderson24 Danault
 3:29 0:27 0:00 3:02 E
15 Newhook71 Evans77 Dach
 1:21 0:19 1:02 0:00 E
13 Caufield - 14 Suzuki - 20 Slafkovsky - 76 Bolduc 1:16 0:00 1:16 0:00 E
13 Caufield14 Suzuki17 Anderson
 1:13 1:13 0:00 0:00 E
Others 12:10 9:58 1:43 0:29 +1
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
  8 Matheson45 Carrier
 15:45 12:05 0:00 3:40 +3
48 Hutson53 Dobson
 6:59 6:36 0:08 0:15 E
48 Hutson
 6:16 0:13 6:03 0:00 E
  8 Matheson21 Guhle
 6:03 1:54 0:28 3:41 E
21 Guhle72 A. Xhekaj
 4:57 4:15 0:42 0:00 E
21 Guhle48 Hutson
 4:02 4:02 0:00 0:00 +1
  8 Matheson53 Dobson
 3:48 2:55 0:31 0:22 E
21 Guhle53 Dobson
 3:37 2:45 0:00 0:52 E
72 A. Xhekaj48 Hutson
 1:56 1:56 0:00 0:00 E
72 A. Xhekaj45 Carrier
 1:45 1:45 0:00 0:00 E
21 Guhle45 Carrier
 1:11 1:11 0:00 0:00 E
Others 3:41 2:25 0:50 0:26 E

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 13CC
14NS
20JS		 85AT
24PD
17JA		 76ZB
90JV
77KD		 15AN
71JE		 15AN
71JE
93ID		 13CC
14NS
20JS
93ID		 17JA
24PD		 8MM
45AC		 48LH
53ND		 48LH 8MM
21KG		 21KG
72AX		 21KG
48LH		 8MM
53ND		 21KG
53ND
6 Benson - 9 Norris - 91 Doan 4:44 0:02 1:24   2:33     2:36 3:43 0:05 0:26 0:02 0:14 0:58 0:53
19 Krebs - 72 Thompson - 89 Tuch   0:59 1:00   1:35     2:20 0:03   0:25 0:47 1:33    
17 Zucker - 9 Norris - 72 Thompson - 89 Tuch       3:12     0:59 2:24 0:15   0:41     0:22 0:15
12 Greenway - 48 Kozak     0:27     2:09     0:20 2:09   0:44   0:35  
72 Thompson - 71 McLeod - 89 Tuch   2:05 0:13         2:47             0:30
12 Greenway - 48 Kozak - 29 Malenstyn 0:31 0:20 1:06   1:19     0:06 0:45   0:03 1:28     0:19
22 Quinn - 71 McLeod - 89 Tuch   1:31 1:07       0:01 0:06     0:03 0:46   0:26 0:29
12 Greenway - 29 Malenstyn           1:17     0:08 2:27       0:28  
6 Benson - 71 McLeod - 22 Quinn - 91 Doan       1:17     1:26       2:19       0:30
17 Zucker - 71 McLeod - 22 Quinn 1:00 0:53 0:31         0:46     0:06   0:58 0:36  
17 Zucker - 72 Thompson - 19 Krebs 1:24             1:07 0:09       0:55    
4 Byram - 25 Power 2:10 2:27 2:15   1:35   0:01 2:06 2:20   0:32 0:38 0:43 0:35 1:31
23 Samuelsson - 26 Dahlin 4:25 0:21 1:02   2:12     2:55 1:35   0:06 1:04 1:41   0:57
21 Timmins - 64 Stanley 0:24 0:57 2:01   1:03   0:02 1:12 0:28 0:05 0:08 1:57 0:03 1:04  
21 Timmins - 23 Samuelsson 0:03   0:13   0:33 1:56   0:07   3:15     0:21 0:11  
4 Byram       2:37     2:00 1:16     3:01       0:30
26 Dahlin       3:12     1:02 2:24 0:15   0:43     0:22 0:15
25 Power - 26 Dahlin 0:07 1:22 0:02 0:03 0:06     1:02 0:41   0:08 0:36 0:07   0:03
25 Power - 64 Stanley   0:55     0:09 0:43   0:51 0:08 0:46 0:27     0:31 0:19
4 Byram - 21 Timmins     0:16     1:55 0:24   0:15 1:55   0:06   0:03  
23 Samuelsson - 25 Power 0:14 0:20 0:28 0:03 0:15     1:30 0:32   0:05 0:15      

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 50.0% 50.0%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Demidov 28.2% 0.8% 27.4%  
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Bolduc 7.4%   7.4%  
Suzuki-Anderson 7.1% 7.1%    
Suzuki 3.7% 3.7%    
Others 3.6% 3.3% 0.3%  
Totals   64.9% 35.1%  
14 Suzuki
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Slafkovsky 42.6% 42.6%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Demidov 24.0% 0.7% 23.4%  
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Bolduc 6.3%   6.3%  
Caufield-Anderson 6.1% 6.1%    
Slafkovsky 4.2% 4.2%    
Others 16.8% 15.2% 0.9% 0.7%
Totals   68.7% 30.6% 0.7%
15 Newhook
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Evans 39.2% 4.9%   34.3%
Evans-Demidov 37.4% 37.4%    
Evans-Dach 8.1% 1.9% 6.2%  
Bolduc-Dach-Texier 5.5% 0.5% 5.0%  
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 3.4% 3.4%    
Others 6.6% 5.1% 0.8% 0.7%
Totals   53.1% 11.9% 35.0%
17 Anderson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Texier-Danault 49.8% 49.8%    
Danault 24.1% 3.1%   20.9%
Caufield-Suzuki 8.4% 8.4%    
Veleno-Danault 6.4% 6.4%    
Danault-Suzuki 3.7% 3.7%    
Others 7.6% 6.1%   1.5%
Totals   77.6%   22.4%
20 Slafkovsky
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 47.7% 47.7%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Demidov 26.9% 0.7% 26.1%  
Caufield-Suzuki-Bolduc 7.1%   7.1%  
Suzuki 4.6% 4.6%    
Newhook-Suzuki 3.2% 3.2%    
Others 10.6% 10.0% 0.6%  
Totals   66.3% 33.7%  
24 Danault
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Texier-Anderson 49.6% 49.6%    
Anderson 23.9% 3.1%   20.8%
Veleno-Anderson 6.4% 6.4%    
Suzuki-Anderson 3.7% 3.7%    
Bolduc-Veleno 2.9% 2.9%    
Others 13.5% 11.5% 0.3% 1.7%
Totals   77.1% 0.3% 22.6%
71 Evans
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Newhook 39.7% 4.9%   34.8%
Newhook-Demidov 37.9% 37.9%    
Newhook-Dach 8.2% 1.9% 6.3%  
Bolduc-Demidov 4.2% 0.9% 3.3%  
Texier-Anderson 2.6% 2.6%    
Others 7.4% 6.0%   1.3%
Totals   54.3% 9.6% 36.1%
76 Bolduc
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Veleno-Dach 59.0% 59.0%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky 10.5%   10.5%  
Newhook-Dach-Texier 7.6% 0.7% 6.9%  
Evans-Demidov 5.8% 1.2% 4.6%  
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 3.5% 3.5%    
Others 13.6% 13.3% 0.3%  
Totals   77.7% 22.3%  
77 Dach
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bolduc-Veleno 62.8% 62.8%    
Newhook-Evans 11.9% 2.8% 9.1%  
Newhook-Bolduc-Texier 8.1% 0.7% 7.4%  
Veleno 6.5% 6.5%    
Veleno-Demidov 2.8% 1.8% 1.0%  
Others 7.8% 6.5% 1.3%  
Totals   81.1% 18.9%  
85 Texier
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Danault-Anderson 77.2% 77.2%    
Newhook-Bolduc-Dach 9.8% 0.9% 8.9%  
Evans-Anderson 4.6% 4.6%    
Bolduc-Danault 2.9% 2.9%    
Bolduc-Dach 2.5% 2.5%    
Others 3.0% 3.0%    
Totals   91.1% 8.9%  
90 Veleno
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bolduc-Dach 67.4% 67.4%    
Danault-Anderson 8.9% 8.9%    
Dach 7.0% 7.0%    
Bolduc-Danault 4.0% 4.0%    
Dach-Demidov 3.0% 1.9% 1.1%  
Others 9.8% 9.8%    
Totals   98.9% 1.1%  
93 Demidov
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Newhook-Evans 47.1% 47.1%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky 36.2% 1.0% 35.2%  
Bolduc-Evans 5.3% 1.1% 4.1%  
Dach-Veleno 2.4% 1.5% 0.9%  
Slafkovsky-Veleno 1.1% 1.1%    
Others 7.9% 7.5% 0.4%  
Totals   59.4% 40.6%  

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

8 Matheson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Carrier 58.9% 45.2%   13.7%
Guhle 22.6% 7.1% 1.7% 13.8%
Dobson 14.2% 10.9% 1.9% 1.4%
Hutson 2.1% 0.6%   1.5%
A. Xhekaj 0.9% 0.9%    
Others 1.2% 1.1%   0.1%
Totals   65.8% 3.7% 30.5%
21 Guhle
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 28.9% 9.1% 2.2% 17.6%
A. Xhekaj 23.6% 20.3% 3.3%  
Hutson 19.3% 19.3%    
Dobson 17.3% 13.1%   4.1%
Carrier 5.7% 5.7%    
Others 5.3% 5.1%   0.2%
Totals   72.5% 5.6% 21.9%
45 Carrier
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 80.2% 61.5%   18.7%
A. Xhekaj 8.9% 8.9%    
Guhle 6.0% 6.0%    
Hutson 3.1% 3.1%    
Matheson-Guhle 0.8% 0.7%   0.1%
Others 1.0% 1.0%    
Totals   81.2%   18.8%
48 Hutson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Dobson 33.4% 31.6% 0.6% 1.2%
  30.0% 1.0% 28.9%  
Guhle 19.3% 19.3%    
A. Xhekaj 9.3% 9.3%    
Carrier 2.9% 2.9%    
Others 5.2% 3.3%   1.9%
Totals   67.3% 29.6% 3.1%
53 Dobson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hutson 42.8% 40.4% 0.8% 1.5%
Matheson 23.3% 17.9% 3.2% 2.2%
Guhle 22.1% 16.8%   5.3%
  5.6% 0.5% 5.1%  
Guhle-A. Xhekaj 2.4% 2.4%    
Others 3.8% 3.7%   0.1%
Totals   81.7% 9.1% 9.2%
72 A. Xhekaj
Partner Total EV PP SH
Guhle 51.9% 44.6% 7.3%  
Hutson 20.3% 20.3%    
Carrier 18.4% 18.4%    
Guhle-Dobson 4.2% 4.2%    
Matheson 2.6% 2.6%    
Others 2.6% 2.6%    
Totals   92.7% 7.3%  
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