Game #14 - May 18, 2026 - Montreal 3 at Buffalo 2 (OT)
Game #14 - May 18, 2026
  Montreal   3   at     Buffalo   2     (OT)
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
 17:35 17:35 0:00 0:00 E
15 Newhook71 Evans93 Demidov
 15:54 15:54 0:00 0:00 +1
85 Texier24 Danault17 Anderson
 13:16 13:16 0:00 0:00 E
76 Bolduc91 Kapanen77 Dach
 4:27 4:27 0:00 0:00 E
76 Bolduc14 Suzuki77 Dach
 2:15 2:09 0:06 0:00 E
85 Texier71 Evans93 Demidov
 1:41 1:41 0:00 0:00 E
13 Caufield - 14 Suzuki - 20 Slafkovsky - 93 Demidov 1:36 0:01 1:35 0:00 E
15 Newhook71 Evans
 1:26 0:02 0:00 1:24 E
15 Newhook14 Suzuki93 Demidov
 1:24 1:24 0:00 0:00 E
85 Texier14 Suzuki17 Anderson
 1:00 1:00 0:00 0:00 E
Others 10:48 9:58 0:14 0:36 -1
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
  8 Matheson45 Carrier
 18:32 17:10 0:00 1:22 +1
48 Hutson53 Dobson
 15:29 15:29 0:00 0:00 -1
21 Guhle45 Carrier
 7:59 7:59 0:00 0:00 -1
  8 Matheson48 Hutson
 7:08 7:02 0:06 0:00 E
21 Guhle48 Hutson
 6:31 6:31 0:00 0:00 E
21 Guhle53 Dobson
 5:44 5:15 0:00 0:29 E
  8 Matheson53 Dobson
 4:54 4:54 0:00 0:00 E
48 Hutson
 1:50 0:01 1:49 0:00 E
21 Guhle72 A. Xhekaj
 1:44 1:44 0:00 0:00 +1
Others 1:31 1:22 0:00 0:09 E

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 13CC
14NS
20JS		 15AN
71JE
93ID		 85AT
24PD
17JA		 76ZB
91OK
77KD		 76ZB
14NS
77KD		 8MM
45AC		 48LH
53ND		 21KG
45AC		 8MM
48LH		 21KG
48LH		 21KG
53ND		 8MM
53ND
6 Benson - 9 Norris - 72 Thompson 7:33 3:04 3:02 1:32 0:45 7:46 2:57 2:18 1:55 1:01 0:22 2:23
89 Tuch - 71 McLeod - 91 Doan 1:51 7:12 1:28 0:58 0:35 2:23 2:44 1:39 1:51 2:07 2:35 0:19
17 Zucker - 94 Helenius - 22 Quinn 3:22 1:43 4:55   0:13 3:00 3:37 2:21 1:44 1:40 0:05 0:47
12 Greenway - 19 Krebs - 29 Malenstyn 1:55 1:12 2:26 1:47   0:53 3:29 0:47 0:16 0:16 1:33 0:37
23 Samuelsson - 26 Dahlin 4:00 6:43 2:06 0:07 0:37 8:05 2:40 1:13 1:26 0:35 1:42 1:14
4 Byram - 25 Power 3:54 1:59 3:25   1:29 2:43 5:24 1:13 1:10 1:50 1:34 0:01
21 Timmins - 25 Power 0:28 0:20 1:27 2:28   1:07 0:32   0:55 0:33   1:16
4 Byram - 26 Dahlin 2:06 0:37 2:12   0:01 1:04 0:46 1:17 0:07 1:20 0:02 1:31
21 Timmins - 23 Samuelsson 0:07 0:51 1:02 0:54 0:06 0:34 1:13 1:07 0:06 0:40   0:08
25 Power - 26 Dahlin 1:33 0:46 1:11 0:15 0:02 0:33 0:40 0:24 1:57 0:07 0:01 0:32
4 Byram - 21 Timmins 1:51 0:56   0:01   0:45 0:42 0:16 1:08 0:03 0:35  
21 Timmins - 26 Dahlin 1:42 0:49 0:10 0:17   0:08 1:08 0:57 0:10 0:45   0:04
23 Samuelsson - 25 Power 0:39 1:32 0:02     0:42 0:28 0:30 0:05 0:20 0:55 0:05
4 Byram - 23 Samuelsson 0:25 1:08       0:09 0:23 1:01 0:02 0:16 0:11 0:02

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 82.7% 82.7%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Demidov 7.5% 0.1% 7.4%  
Suzuki-Demidov 4.5% 4.5%    
Suzuki-Anderson 1.3% 1.3%    
Evans-Slafkovsky 1.2% 1.2%    
Others 2.8% 2.8%    
Totals   92.6% 7.4%  
14 Suzuki
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Slafkovsky 59.6% 59.6%    
Bolduc-Dach 7.6% 7.3% 0.3%  
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Demidov 5.4% 0.1% 5.4%  
Newhook-Demidov 4.7% 4.7%    
Texier-Anderson 3.4% 3.4%    
Others 19.2% 16.4% 0.8% 2.0%
Totals   91.5% 6.5% 2.0%
15 Newhook
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Evans-Demidov 80.0% 80.0%    
Evans 7.2% 0.2%   7.0%
Suzuki-Demidov 7.0% 7.0%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 2.1% 2.1%    
Evans-Slafkovsky 0.8% 0.8%    
Others 2.8% 2.3%   0.4%
Totals   92.5%   7.5%
17 Anderson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Texier-Danault 77.3% 77.3%    
Texier-Suzuki 5.8% 5.8%    
Evans-Danault 4.8% 4.8%    
Suzuki 2.9%     2.9%
Danault-Suzuki 2.7% 2.7%    
Others 6.5% 6.5%    
Totals   97.1%   2.9%
20 Slafkovsky
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 76.1% 76.1%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Demidov 6.9% 0.1% 6.8%  
Bolduc-Suzuki 2.8% 2.8%    
Danault-Suzuki 2.4% 2.4%    
Texier-Danault 2.3% 2.3%    
Others 9.5% 8.5% 1.0%  
Totals   92.1% 7.9%  
24 Danault
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Texier-Anderson 76.8% 76.8%    
Evans-Anderson 4.7% 4.7%    
Suzuki-Dach 4.3% 4.3%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 3.2% 3.2%    
Texier-Slafkovsky 3.1% 3.1%    
Others 7.8% 7.8%    
Totals   100.0%    
71 Evans
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Newhook-Demidov 70.5% 70.5%    
Texier-Demidov 7.5% 7.5%    
Newhook 6.4% 0.1%   6.2%
Danault-Anderson 3.6% 3.6%    
Bolduc-Dach 3.0% 3.0%    
Others 9.1% 8.9%   0.1%
Totals   93.6%   6.4%
76 Bolduc
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kapanen-Dach 48.5% 48.5%    
Suzuki-Dach 24.5% 23.4% 1.1%  
Evans-Dach 7.3% 7.3%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 7.1% 7.1%    
Evans-Slafkovsky 4.9% 4.9%    
Others 7.8% 5.4% 2.4%  
Totals   96.6% 3.4%  
77 Dach
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bolduc-Kapanen 49.6% 49.6%    
Bolduc-Suzuki 25.1% 24.0% 1.1%  
Danault-Suzuki 8.4% 8.4%    
Bolduc-Evans 7.4% 7.4%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Bolduc 2.4%   2.4%  
Others 7.1% 6.9% 0.2%  
Totals   96.3% 3.7%  
85 Texier
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Danault-Anderson 74.3% 74.3%    
Evans-Demidov 9.4% 9.4%    
Suzuki-Anderson 5.6% 5.6%    
Danault-Slafkovsky 3.0% 3.0%    
Evans-Anderson 2.3% 2.3%    
Others 5.3% 5.3%    
Totals   100.0%    
91 Kapanen
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bolduc-Dach 93.7% 93.7%    
Caufield-Dach 3.2% 3.2%    
Bolduc-Demidov 2.8% 2.8%    
Texier-Dach 0.4% 0.4%    
Totals   100.0%    
93 Demidov
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Newhook-Evans 71.2% 71.2%    
Texier-Evans 7.5% 7.5%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky 7.2% 0.1% 7.1%  
Newhook-Suzuki 6.3% 6.3%    
Caufield-Suzuki 4.3% 4.3%    
Others 3.5% 3.4% 0.1%  
Totals   92.8% 7.2%  

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

8 Matheson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Carrier 58.9% 54.6%   4.3%
Hutson 22.7% 22.4% 0.3%  
Dobson 15.6% 15.6%    
Guhle 2.4% 2.0%   0.4%
Guhle-Carrier 0.2% 0.2%    
Others 0.2% 0.2%   0.1%
Totals   94.9% 0.3% 4.8%
21 Guhle
Partner Total EV PP SH
Carrier 34.9% 34.9%    
Hutson 28.5% 28.5%    
Dobson 25.1% 23.0%   2.1%
A. Xhekaj 7.6% 7.6%    
Matheson 3.4% 2.8%   0.6%
Others 0.6% 0.6%    
Totals   97.3%   2.7%
45 Carrier
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 68.5% 63.5%   5.1%
Guhle 29.5% 29.5%    
Dobson 1.2% 1.2%    
Hutson 0.3% 0.3%    
Matheson-Guhle 0.2% 0.2%    
Others 0.2% 0.2%    
Totals   94.9%   5.1%
48 Hutson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Dobson 49.5% 49.5%    
Matheson 22.8% 22.5% 0.3%  
Guhle 20.8% 20.8%    
  5.9% 0.1% 5.8%  
A. Xhekaj 0.4% 0.4%    
Others 0.6% 0.6%    
Totals   93.9% 6.1%  
53 Dobson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hutson 58.4% 58.4%    
Guhle 21.6% 19.8%   1.8%
Matheson 18.5% 18.5%    
Carrier 1.3% 1.3%    
Hutson-Carrier 0.1% 0.1%    
Others 0.1% 0.1%    
Totals   98.2%   1.8%
72 A. Xhekaj
Partner Total EV PP SH
Guhle 92.9% 92.9%    
Hutson 7.1% 7.1%    
Totals   100.0%    
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