Game #77 - April 5, 2026 - New Jersey 3 at Montreal 0
Game #77 - April 5, 2026
  New Jersey   3   at     Montreal   0
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
 11:20 11:20 0:00 0:00 E
15 Newhook91 Kapanen93 Demidov
 7:31 7:31 0:00 0:00 -1
90 Veleno24 Danault11 Gallagher
 7:28 7:28 0:00 0:00 E
13 Caufield - 14 Suzuki - 20 Slafkovsky - 93 Demidov 7:17 1:35 5:42 0:00 -1
76 Bolduc71 Evans17 Anderson
 7:12 7:12 0:00 0:00 E
71 Evans90 Veleno
 2:10 0:15 0:00 1:55 -1
11 Gallagher - 15 Newhook - 76 Bolduc - 91 Kapanen 1:59 0:14 1:45 0:00 E
90 Veleno24 Danault71 Evans
 1:54 1:54 0:00 0:00 E
17 Anderson24 Danault
 1:46 0:00 0:00 1:46 E
15 Newhook91 Kapanen76 Bolduc
 1:17 1:02 0:15 0:00 E
24 Danault71 Evans17 Anderson
 1:12 1:06 0:06 0:00 E
13 Caufield91 Kapanen20 Slafkovsky
 1:03 1:03 0:00 0:00 E
Others 7:51 7:20 0:12 0:19 E
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
  8 Matheson53 Dobson
 12:51 10:08 0:21 2:22 -1
47 Struble48 Hutson
 9:24 9:24 0:00 0:00 E
21 Guhle72 A. Xhekaj
 7:19 7:19 0:00 0:00 E
48 Hutson53 Dobson
 6:52 6:52 0:00 0:00 -1
48 Hutson
 6:00 0:00 6:00 0:00 E
  8 Matheson21 Guhle
 5:28 4:44 0:00 0:44 E
47 Struble72 A. Xhekaj
 2:36 2:36 0:00 0:00 E
53 Dobson
 1:41 0:02 1:39 0:00 E
47 Struble21 Guhle
 1:38 1:38 0:00 0:00 E
21 Guhle48 Hutson
 1:22 1:22 0:00 0:00 E
72 A. Xhekaj53 Dobson
 1:01 1:01 0:00 0:00 E
Others 3:48 2:54 0:00 0:54 -1

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 13CC
14NS
20JS		 15AN
91OK
93ID		 90JV
24PD
11BG		 13CC
14NS
20JS
93ID		 76ZB
71JE
17JA		 71JE
90JV		 8MM
53ND		 47JS
48LH		 21KG
72AX		 48LH
53ND		 48LH 8MM
21KG		 47JS
72AX
91 Mercer - 13 Hischier - 28 Meier 1:36 2:17 3:40 0:26 2:23 0:06 2:48 3:57 1:02 3:24   1:02 0:35
63 Bratt - 86 Hughes - 16 Brown 7:07   0:06 0:09 2:00   3:54 1:40 0:15 0:55   1:33  
72 Bjugstad - 12 Glass - 29 Hameenaho 0:13 2:40 1:13 0:13 1:38   0:12 0:53 3:13 0:52     1:05
47 Cotter - 21 McLaughlin - 48 Halonen 0:48 1:35 1:13       0:23 1:08 1:51     0:19 0:29
13 Hischier - 91 Mercer       3:08           0:02 3:14    
12 Glass - 16 Brown       1:46     0:10       1:56    
63 Bratt - 13 Hischier - 86 Hughes - 16 Brown           1:04 2:07         0:01  
7 Hamilton - 71 Siegenthaler 4:45 1:34 0:49 4:21 2:13 0:07 1:50 1:34 1:52 3:05 3:11 1:55  
8 Kovacevic - 43 Hughes 3:19 1:25 3:19 1:00 4:07   4:14 3:47 1:02 2:21 0:37 1:41 0:14
5 Dillon - 17 Nemec 1:42 3:21 1:53 0:02 0:33   1:44 1:57 3:11 0:18 0:10   1:30
17 Nemec - 71 Siegenthaler 0:38   0:02   0:08   0:18 0:34 0:53 0:18 0:10 0:44 0:04
43 Hughes           1:37 2:22         0:16  

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
Veleno-Danault 65.7% 65.7%    
Newhook-Bolduc-Kapanen 17.4% 2.1% 15.4%  
Bolduc-Newhook 7.9% 7.9%    
Bolduc-Evans 1.8% 1.8%    
Caufield-Suzuki 1.8% 1.8%    
Others 5.4% 4.0% 1.5%  
Totals   83.1% 16.9%  
13 Caufield
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 54.1% 54.1%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Demidov 34.8% 7.6% 27.2%  
Kapanen-Slafkovsky 5.0% 5.0%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Danault 2.5% 2.5%    
Suzuki-Gallagher 1.0% 1.0%    
Others 2.6% 2.5% 0.2%  
Totals   72.6% 27.4%  
14 Suzuki
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Slafkovsky 52.2% 52.2%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Demidov 33.6% 7.3% 26.3%  
Newhook-Slafkovsky 3.7% 3.7%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Danault 2.5% 2.5%    
Newhook-Demidov 1.6% 1.6%    
Others 6.5% 5.8% 0.7%  
Totals   73.0% 27.0%  
15 Newhook
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kapanen-Demidov 56.9% 56.9%    
Gallagher-Bolduc-Kapanen 15.0% 1.8% 13.2%  
Kapanen-Bolduc 9.7% 7.8% 1.9%  
Bolduc-Gallagher 6.8% 6.8%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 6.1% 6.1%    
Others 5.5% 5.3% 0.3%  
Totals   84.6% 15.4%  
17 Anderson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bolduc-Evans 62.5% 62.5%    
Danault 15.3%     15.3%
Danault-Evans 10.4% 9.6% 0.9%  
Veleno-Danault 3.0% 3.0%    
Bolduc-Kapanen 2.7% 2.7%    
Others 5.9% 5.5%   0.4%
Totals   83.4% 0.9% 15.8%
20 Slafkovsky
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 50.5% 50.5%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Demidov 32.4% 7.1% 25.4%  
Caufield-Kapanen 4.7% 4.7%    
Newhook-Suzuki 3.6% 3.6%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Danault 2.4% 2.4%    
Others 6.5% 5.6% 0.9%  
Totals   73.7% 26.3%  
24 Danault
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Veleno-Gallagher 52.6% 52.6%    
Veleno-Evans 13.4% 13.4%    
Anderson 12.4%     12.4%
Evans-Anderson 8.5% 7.7% 0.7%  
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky 3.8% 3.8%    
Others 9.4% 7.5%   1.9%
Totals   85.0% 0.7% 14.3%
71 Evans
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bolduc-Anderson 51.5% 51.5%    
Veleno 15.5% 1.8%   13.7%
Veleno-Danault 13.6% 13.6%    
Danault-Anderson 8.6% 7.9% 0.7%  
Bolduc-Slafkovsky 3.3% 3.3%    
Others 7.5% 5.6%   1.9%
Totals   83.7% 0.7% 15.6%
76 Bolduc
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Evans-Anderson 51.8% 51.8%    
Gallagher-Newhook-Kapanen 14.3% 1.7% 12.6%  
Newhook-Kapanen 9.2% 7.4% 1.8%  
Newhook-Gallagher 6.5% 6.5%    
Evans-Slafkovsky 3.4% 3.4%    
Others 14.9% 14.6% 0.2%  
Totals   85.4% 14.6%  
90 Veleno
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Danault-Gallagher 59.2% 59.2%    
Evans 17.2% 2.0%   15.2%
Danault-Evans 15.1% 15.1%    
Danault-Anderson 2.8% 2.8%    
Kapanen-Demidov 2.2% 2.2%    
Others 3.6% 3.2%   0.4%
Totals   84.4%   15.6%
91 Kapanen
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Newhook-Demidov 56.2% 56.2%    
Gallagher-Newhook-Bolduc 14.8% 1.7% 13.1%  
Newhook-Bolduc 9.6% 7.7% 1.9%  
Caufield-Slafkovsky 7.9% 7.9%    
Bolduc-Demidov 3.4% 3.4%    
Others 8.1% 8.0% 0.1%  
Totals   84.9% 15.1%  
93 Demidov
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Newhook-Kapanen 45.5% 45.5%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky 44.1% 9.6% 34.5%  
Bolduc-Kapanen 2.7% 2.7%    
Newhook-Suzuki 2.1% 2.1%    
Veleno-Kapanen 1.7% 1.7%    
Others 3.9% 2.9% 1.0%  
Totals   64.5% 35.5%  

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

8 Matheson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Dobson 61.3% 48.4% 1.7% 11.3%
Guhle 26.1% 22.6%   3.5%
A. Xhekaj 4.5% 4.5%    
Hutson 4.1% 1.0%   3.0%
Struble 3.0% 3.0%    
Others 1.0% 1.0%    
Totals   80.5% 1.7% 17.8%
21 Guhle
Partner Total EV PP SH
A. Xhekaj 42.8% 42.8%    
Matheson 32.0% 27.7%   4.3%
Struble 9.6% 9.6%    
Hutson 8.0% 8.0%    
Dobson 5.4% 3.8%   1.6%
Others 2.2% 2.2%    
Totals   94.1%   5.9%
47 Struble
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hutson 65.4% 65.4%    
A. Xhekaj 18.1% 18.1%    
Guhle 11.4% 11.4%    
Matheson 4.4% 4.4%    
Guhle-Hutson 0.3% 0.3%    
Others 0.5% 0.5%    
Totals   100.0%    
48 Hutson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Struble 38.1% 38.1%    
Dobson 27.8% 27.8%    
  24.3%   24.3%  
Guhle 5.5% 5.5%    
Matheson 3.4% 0.9%   2.6%
Others 0.8% 0.8%    
Totals   73.1% 24.3% 2.6%
53 Dobson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 54.3% 42.8% 1.5% 10.0%
Hutson 29.0% 29.0%    
  7.1% 0.1% 7.0%  
A. Xhekaj 4.3% 4.3%    
Guhle 3.9% 2.7%   1.1%
Others 1.3% 1.3%    
Totals   80.4% 8.5% 11.1%
72 A. Xhekaj
Partner Total EV PP SH
Guhle 61.1% 61.1%    
Struble 21.7% 21.7%    
Dobson 8.5% 8.5%    
Matheson 7.9% 7.9%    
Struble-Guhle 0.3% 0.3%    
Others 0.4% 0.4%    
Totals   100.0%    
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