Game #55 - January 31, 2026 - Montreal 4 at Buffalo 2
Game #55 - January 31, 2026
  Montreal   4   at     Buffalo   2
All times below are based on data from NHL.com.               
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Lines and defensive pairings

Line Time EV PP SH +/-
20 Slafkovsky91 Kapanen93 Demidov
 11:02 11:02 0:00 0:00 E
13 Caufield14 Suzuki77 Dach
 9:25 9:25 0:00 0:00 +2
90 Veleno71 Evans76 Bolduc
 8:29 8:29 0:00 0:00 -1
17 Anderson24 Danault11 Gallagher
 8:07 8:07 0:00 0:00 E
13 Caufield - 14 Suzuki - 20 Slafkovsky - 93 Demidov 4:02 0:12 3:50 0:00 E
24 Danault71 Evans
 4:02 0:22 0:00 3:40 E
17 Anderson91 Kapanen
 1:59 0:00 0:00 1:59 E
Others 12:54 9:45 1:10 1:59 +1
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
  8 Matheson21 Guhle
 10:25 9:10 0:00 1:15 E
48 Hutson53 Dobson
 9:49 9:49 0:00 0:00 +1
  8 Matheson45 Carrier
 9:19 5:13 0:00 4:06 -1
  8 Matheson53 Dobson
 5:05 4:48 0:17 0:00 E
72 A. Xhekaj45 Carrier
 4:10 4:10 0:00 0:00 E
21 Guhle53 Dobson
 3:56 2:51 0:00 1:05 +2
21 Guhle45 Carrier
 3:50 3:09 0:00 0:41 E
48 Hutson
 3:50 0:00 3:50 0:00 E
48 Hutson45 Carrier
 2:35 2:35 0:00 0:00 E
  8 Matheson48 Hutson
 1:51 1:17 0:06 0:28 E
72 A. Xhekaj48 Hutson
 1:25 1:25 0:00 0:00 E
Others 3:45 2:55 0:47 0:03 E

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 20JS
91OK
93ID		 13CC
14NS
77KD		 90JV
71JE
76ZB		 17JA
24PD
11BG		 24PD
71JE		 13CC
14NS
20JS
93ID		 8MM
21KG		 48LH
53ND		 8MM
45AC		 8MM
53ND		 72AX
45AC		 21KG
53ND		 21KG
45AC		 48LH 48LH
45AC
6 Benson - 72 Thompson - 89 Tuch 0:12 2:33 4:37 3:28     5:59 0:27 2:01 2:29 0:01 0:34 1:12   0:17
17 Zucker - 71 McLeod - 22 Quinn 4:09 2:48 0:31 1:18     1:32 3:28   0:18 0:07 0:43 1:21   0:43
94 Helenius - 86 Ostlund - 91 Doan 2:25 2:56 0:45 0:46       1:27 1:01 1:21 2:21 0:28 0:03   0:09
29 Malenstyn - 19 Krebs - 48 Kozak 3:22 0:22 0:28 0:54     0:13 2:41 0:22   1:11   0:09   0:26
17 Zucker - 72 Thompson - 22 Quinn - 91 Doan         1:53   1:15   3:10     0:03 0:40    
6 Benson - 71 McLeod - 86 Ostlund - 89 Tuch         1:33   0:01   0:46     1:24      
4 Byram - 25 Power 1:51 2:03 0:19 0:17 0:25 0:24 0:37 1:54 1:37 0:22 0:33 0:55 0:08 0:24  
25 Power - 26 Dahlin 0:26 1:00 3:17 1:30     2:04 0:17 0:21 2:57   0:36 1:03   0:16
23 Samuelsson - 26 Dahlin 2:08 1:46   1:28   0:43 2:24 1:20 1:33   0:27 0:46   0:43 0:09
26 Dahlin     0:01   2:21   1:15 0:01 4:09     0:21 0:41    
23 Samuelsson - 25 Power 1:07 0:03   0:28   1:59 0:34 1:08 0:10   0:03     1:47  
23 Samuelsson - 73 Metsa 0:57 0:09 1:28 0:39     0:07 1:07     0:34 0:15 0:40   0:49
4 Byram - 8 Kesselring 0:43 1:26   0:42     1:30 1:28   0:05   0:15     0:02
4 Byram - 23 Samuelsson 0:40 1:16 0:04 0:14     0:01 0:08 0:10 0:47     0:49    
8 Kesselring - 23 Samuelsson 1:11     0:34   0:56   0:55     0:26     0:56 0:16
25 Power - 73 Metsa 0:32   0:55 1:15     0:19   0:53   0:28   0:20   0:52
4 Byram - 73 Metsa 0:53 0:11 1:02       0:21 0:48     0:46       0:11

Shift chart:
(green = even-strength, red = power-play, blue = short-handed)

For each forward: most common linemates
(as a percentage of total ice time)

11 Gallagher
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Anderson-Danault 78.8% 78.8%    
Bolduc-Dach-Kapanen 7.6%   7.6%  
Anderson-Evans 5.3% 5.3%    
Anderson-Kapanen 2.4% 2.4%    
Slafkovsky-Danault 2.4% 2.4%    
Others 3.4% 3.4%    
Totals   92.4% 7.6%  
13 Caufield
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Suzuki-Dach 60.2% 60.2%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Demidov 25.8% 1.3% 24.5%  
Suzuki-Danault 5.5% 3.7% 1.8%  
Evans-Danault 2.4% 2.4%    
Kapanen-Demidov 2.3% 2.3%    
Others 3.7% 3.7%    
Totals   73.7% 26.3%  
14 Suzuki
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Dach 49.9% 49.9%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Demidov 21.4% 1.1% 20.3%  
Danault 5.0%     5.0%
Caufield-Danault 4.6% 3.1% 1.5%  
Danault-Dach 4.3% 4.3%    
Others 14.8% 11.2% 0.5% 3.0%
Totals   69.6% 22.3% 8.0%
17 Anderson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Danault-Gallagher 66.6% 66.6%    
Kapanen 16.3%     16.3%
Evans-Gallagher 4.5% 4.5%    
Danault-Dach 2.5% 2.5%    
Evans-Danault 2.5% 2.5%    
Others 7.7% 6.8%   0.8%
Totals   82.9%   17.1%
20 Slafkovsky
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kapanen-Demidov 63.2% 63.2%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Demidov 23.1% 1.1% 21.9%  
Evans-Danault 4.6% 4.6%    
Suzuki-Demidov 2.3% 1.7% 0.6%  
Suzuki-Kapanen 1.9% 1.9%    
Others 5.0% 5.0%    
Totals   77.5% 22.5%  
24 Danault
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Anderson-Gallagher 44.6% 44.6%    
Evans 22.2% 2.0%   20.2%
Suzuki 5.2%     5.2%
Caufield-Suzuki 4.8% 3.2% 1.6%  
Suzuki-Dach 4.5% 4.5%    
Others 18.7% 18.2%   0.5%
Totals   72.6% 1.6% 25.8%
71 Evans
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Veleno-Bolduc 51.4% 51.4%    
Danault 24.4% 2.2%   22.2%
Veleno-Kapanen 5.0% 5.0%    
Slafkovsky-Danault 4.8% 4.8%    
Anderson-Gallagher 3.3% 3.3%    
Others 11.0% 8.7%   2.3%
Totals   75.5%   24.5%
76 Bolduc
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Veleno-Evans 83.4% 83.4%    
Gallagher-Dach-Kapanen 7.7%   7.7%  
Veleno-Danault 4.8% 4.8%    
Caufield-Suzuki 1.0% 1.0%    
Kapanen-Demidov 0.8% 0.8%    
Others 2.3% 2.3%    
Totals   92.3% 7.7%  
77 Dach
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 75.4% 75.4%    
Danault-Suzuki 6.5% 6.5%    
Gallagher-Bolduc-Kapanen 6.3%   6.3%  
Kapanen-Suzuki 2.7% 2.7%    
Anderson-Danault 2.4% 2.4%    
Others 6.7% 6.7%    
Totals   93.7% 6.3%  
90 Veleno
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Evans-Bolduc 80.4% 80.4%    
Evans-Kapanen 7.9% 7.9%    
Danault-Bolduc 4.6% 4.6%    
Suzuki-Evans 2.2% 2.2%    
Evans-Demidov 1.6% 1.6%    
Others 3.3% 3.3%    
Totals   100.0%    
91 Kapanen
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Slafkovsky-Demidov 63.0% 63.0%    
Anderson 11.3%     11.3%
Veleno-Evans 4.8% 4.8%    
Gallagher-Bolduc-Dach 4.5%   4.5%  
Suzuki 3.0%     3.0%
Others 13.3% 11.3%   2.0%
Totals   79.1% 4.5% 16.4%
93 Demidov
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Slafkovsky-Kapanen 65.5% 65.5%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky 23.9% 1.2% 22.7%  
Slafkovsky-Suzuki 2.4% 1.8% 0.6%  
Caufield-Kapanen 2.2% 2.2%    
Slafkovsky-Danault 1.9% 1.9%    
Others 4.2% 4.2%    
Totals   76.7% 23.3%  

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

8 Matheson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Guhle 37.9% 33.3%   4.5%
Carrier 33.9% 19.0%   14.9%
Dobson 18.5% 17.4% 1.0%  
Hutson 6.7% 4.7% 0.4% 1.7%
A. Xhekaj 1.9% 1.9%    
Others 1.2% 1.0%   0.2%
Totals   77.3% 1.4% 21.3%
21 Guhle
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 53.5% 47.0%   6.4%
Dobson 20.2% 14.6%   5.6%
Carrier 19.7% 16.2%   3.5%
A. Xhekaj 4.1% 4.1%    
Hutson 1.7% 1.7%    
Others 0.9% 0.6%   0.3%
Totals   84.3%   15.7%
45 Carrier
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 45.6% 25.5%   20.1%
A. Xhekaj 20.4% 20.4%    
Guhle 18.8% 15.4%   3.3%
Hutson 12.6% 12.6%    
Dobson 2.4% 2.4%    
Others 0.2%     0.2%
Totals   76.3%   23.7%
48 Hutson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Dobson 48.6% 48.6%    
  19.0%   19.0%  
Carrier 12.8% 12.8%    
Matheson 9.2% 6.4% 0.5% 2.3%
A. Xhekaj 7.0% 7.0%    
Others 3.5% 3.5%    
Totals   78.2% 19.5% 2.3%
53 Dobson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hutson 47.7% 47.7%    
Matheson 24.7% 23.3% 1.4%  
Guhle 19.1% 13.9%   5.3%
  3.8%   3.8%  
Carrier 2.4% 2.4%    
Others 2.3% 2.3%    
Totals   89.5% 5.2% 5.3%
72 A. Xhekaj
Partner Total EV PP SH
Carrier 58.3% 58.3%    
Hutson 19.8% 19.8%    
Guhle 11.2% 11.2%    
Matheson 7.2% 7.2%    
Dobson 1.9% 1.9%    
Others 1.6% 1.6%    
Totals   100.0%    
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