Game #13 - May 16, 2026 - Buffalo 8 at Montreal 3
Game #13 - May 16, 2026
  Buffalo   8   at     Montreal   3
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
 10:26 10:26 0:00 0:00 -1
15 Newhook71 Evans93 Demidov
 8:23 8:23 0:00 0:00 E
85 Texier24 Danault17 Anderson
 7:34 7:34 0:00 0:00 -1
76 Bolduc90 Veleno77 Dach
 6:17 6:17 0:00 0:00 E
13 Caufield - 14 Suzuki - 20 Slafkovsky - 93 Demidov 4:33 1:09 3:24 0:00 E
15 Newhook71 Evans
 2:05 0:00 0:00 2:05 E
17 Anderson24 Danault
 1:30 0:01 0:00 1:29 E
76 Bolduc90 Veleno15 Newhook
 1:20 1:20 0:00 0:00 E
15 Newhook - 76 Bolduc - 77 Dach - 85 Texier 1:17 0:42 0:35 0:00 -1
71 Evans24 Danault17 Anderson
 1:09 1:09 0:00 0:00 E
76 Bolduc14 Suzuki77 Dach
 1:04 0:55 0:09 0:00 E
Others 14:22 11:23 0:21 2:38 +1
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
48 Hutson53 Dobson
 16:17 15:35 0:00 0:42 E
  8 Matheson45 Carrier
 12:12 10:24 0:00 1:48 -2
  8 Matheson21 Guhle
 5:13 3:15 0:00 1:58 E
72 A. Xhekaj21 Guhle
 4:58 4:58 0:00 0:00 E
21 Guhle53 Dobson
 4:42 3:51 0:00 0:51 E
48 Hutson
 4:01 0:00 4:01 0:00 E
21 Guhle45 Carrier
 3:14 2:22 0:00 0:52 E
  8 Matheson53 Dobson
 2:39 2:36 0:03 0:00 E
  8 Matheson48 Hutson
 1:56 1:45 0:11 0:00 E
72 A. Xhekaj45 Carrier
 1:20 1:20 0:00 0:00 E
Others 3:28 3:13 0:14 0:01 E

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 13CC
14NS
20JS		 15AN
71JE
93ID		 85AT
24PD
17JA		 76ZB
90JV
77KD		 13CC
14NS
20JS
93ID		 15AN
71JE		 48LH
53ND		 8MM
45AC		 8MM
21KG		 72AX
21KG		 21KG
53ND		 48LH 21KG
45AC		 8MM
53ND
89 Tuch - 71 McLeod - 91 Doan 2:50 2:03 1:19 2:00     7:33 1:36     0:49   0:35  
6 Benson - 9 Norris - 72 Thompson 3:31 1:36 2:56 1:03     2:05 6:02 0:53 0:34 0:21     0:01
17 Zucker - 94 Helenius - 22 Quinn 1:37 1:58 1:02 2:29 0:56   2:30 0:14 1:44 1:39 0:27   1:10 0:58
12 Greenway - 19 Krebs - 29 Malenstyn   1:42 0:51 0:09           1:55 0:03   0:22  
6 Benson - 72 Thompson - 22 Quinn - 91 Doan           2:04   1:20 1:12   0:03   0:52  
23 Samuelsson - 26 Dahlin 5:22   0:58 2:10     1:57 4:44 0:12 0:47 1:23     0:38
4 Byram - 25 Power 2:19 1:30 2:25 0:36 1:09   5:59 2:28 0:04   0:33   0:03  
21 Timmins - 25 Power 0:20 0:12 0:23 0:36 1:21   0:39 0:54 0:21 0:09   1:46   0:03
21 Timmins - 23 Samuelsson 0:37 0:12 0:39 0:28 2:03   0:48 0:57 0:04 0:02   2:12 0:32  
4 Byram - 21 Timmins 0:31 0:42 0:26 0:14     1:21 0:01   0:35 0:48     0:17
23 Samuelsson - 73 Metsa   0:44 0:34 0:07     0:32   0:23 0:52 0:27   0:39 0:40
25 Power - 73 Metsa   1:38 0:05 0:08     0:44 0:35 0:18 0:38   0:03   0:34
23 Samuelsson - 25 Power 0:32 0:02 1:18 0:42     1:31 0:03 0:38       0:10  
26 Dahlin           2:05   1:20 1:29          
26 Dahlin - 73 Metsa   0:41 0:42       0:47 0:04 0:37 0:31     0:24  

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 65.1% 65.1%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Demidov 28.4% 7.2% 21.2%  
Suzuki 3.4% 3.4%    
Veleno-Dach 0.9% 0.9%    
Evans-Slafkovsky 0.7% 0.7%    
Others 1.4% 1.1% 0.2%  
Totals   78.6% 21.4%  
14 Suzuki
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Slafkovsky 54.0% 54.0%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Demidov 23.5% 5.9% 17.6%  
Bolduc-Dach 5.5% 4.7% 0.8%  
Anderson 3.7%     3.7%
Newhook-Demidov 3.5% 3.5%    
Others 9.7% 8.4% 1.2% 0.1%
Totals   76.6% 19.6% 3.8%
15 Newhook
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Evans-Demidov 50.7% 50.7%    
Evans 12.6%     12.6%
Bolduc-Veleno 8.1% 8.1%    
Bolduc-Dach-Texier 7.8% 4.2% 3.5%  
Texier-Demidov 5.7% 5.7%    
Others 15.1% 14.6% 0.4% 0.1%
Totals   83.4% 3.9% 12.7%
17 Anderson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Texier-Danault 53.9% 53.9%    
Danault 10.7% 0.1%   10.6%
Evans-Danault 8.2% 8.2%    
Evans 6.9% 0.1%   6.8%
Veleno-Danault 5.7% 5.7%    
Others 14.7% 9.6%   5.1%
Totals   77.6%   22.4%
20 Slafkovsky
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 58.7% 58.7%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Demidov 25.6% 6.5% 19.1%  
Evans 5.3% 5.3%    
Texier-Danault 4.0% 4.0%    
Bolduc-Suzuki 2.0% 2.0%    
Others 4.3% 3.1% 1.2%  
Totals   79.6% 20.4%  
24 Danault
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Texier-Anderson 62.5% 62.5%    
Anderson 12.4% 0.1%   12.3%
Evans-Anderson 9.5% 9.5%    
Veleno-Anderson 6.6% 6.6%    
Texier-Slafkovsky 5.9% 5.9%    
Others 3.0% 2.9%   0.1%
Totals   87.6%   12.4%
71 Evans
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Newhook-Demidov 51.7% 51.7%    
Newhook 12.8%     12.8%
Danault-Anderson 7.1% 7.1%    
Anderson 6.0% 0.1%   5.9%
Slafkovsky 5.9% 5.9%    
Others 16.5% 10.7%   5.9%
Totals   75.4%   24.6%
76 Bolduc
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Veleno-Dach 46.0% 46.0%    
Veleno-Newhook 9.8% 9.8%    
Newhook-Dach-Texier 9.4% 5.1% 4.3%  
Suzuki-Dach 7.8% 6.7% 1.1%  
Dach-Texier 5.9% 5.5% 0.4%  
Others 21.1% 21.1%    
Totals   94.3% 5.7%  
77 Dach
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bolduc-Veleno 55.1% 55.1%    
Newhook-Bolduc-Texier 11.3% 6.1% 5.1%  
Bolduc-Suzuki 9.4% 8.0% 1.3%  
Bolduc-Texier 7.0% 6.6% 0.4%  
Bolduc-Demidov 6.0% 6.0%    
Others 11.3% 8.9% 2.3%  
Totals   90.8% 9.2%  
85 Texier
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Danault-Anderson 57.9% 57.9%    
Newhook-Bolduc-Dach 9.8% 5.4% 4.5%  
Newhook-Demidov 7.3% 7.3%    
Bolduc-Dach 6.1% 5.7% 0.4%  
Danault-Slafkovsky 5.5% 5.5%    
Others 13.4% 13.0% 0.4%  
Totals   94.8% 5.2%  
90 Veleno
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bolduc-Dach 62.9% 62.9%    
Bolduc-Newhook 13.4% 13.4%    
Evans 9.3%     9.3%
Danault-Anderson 8.0% 8.0%    
Caufield-Dach 1.5% 1.5%    
Others 4.8% 4.7%   0.2%
Totals   90.5%   9.5%
93 Demidov
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Newhook-Evans 48.6% 48.6%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky 26.4% 6.7% 19.7%  
Texier-Newhook 5.5% 5.5%    
Newhook 4.6% 4.6%    
Newhook-Suzuki 4.0% 4.0%    
Others 10.8% 9.1% 1.7%  
Totals   78.5% 21.5%  

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

8 Matheson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Carrier 55.2% 47.1%   8.2%
Guhle 23.6% 14.7%   8.9%
Dobson 12.0% 11.8% 0.2%  
Hutson 8.8% 7.9% 0.8%  
Hutson-Guhle 0.2% 0.2%    
Others 0.2% 0.1%   0.1%
Totals   81.8% 1.1% 17.1%
21 Guhle
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 26.8% 16.7%   10.1%
A. Xhekaj 25.5% 25.5%    
Dobson 24.2% 19.8%   4.4%
Carrier 16.6% 12.2%   4.5%
Hutson 3.7% 3.7%    
Others 3.2% 3.2%    
Totals   81.1%   18.9%
45 Carrier
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 69.6% 59.3%   10.3%
Guhle 18.4% 13.5%   4.9%
A. Xhekaj 7.6% 7.6%    
Dobson 4.2% 4.2%    
Hutson 0.2% 0.2%    
Totals   84.8%   15.2%
48 Hutson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Dobson 66.6% 63.7%   2.9%
  16.4%   16.4%  
Matheson 7.9% 7.2% 0.7%  
A. Xhekaj 3.7% 3.7%    
Guhle 2.9% 2.9%    
Others 2.5% 2.5%    
Totals   80.0% 17.2% 2.9%
53 Dobson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hutson 64.2% 61.4%   2.8%
Guhle 18.5% 15.2%   3.4%
Matheson 10.4% 10.2% 0.2%  
Carrier 2.9% 2.9%    
Hutson-Guhle 2.1% 2.1%    
Others 1.8% 0.9% 0.9%  
Totals   92.8% 1.1% 6.1%
72 A. Xhekaj
Partner Total EV PP SH
Guhle 69.0% 69.0%    
Carrier 18.5% 18.5%    
Hutson 12.5% 12.5%    
Totals   100.0%    
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