Game #01 - September 19, 2026 - Montreal 4 at Toronto 1
Game #01 - September 19, 2026
  Montreal   4   at     Toronto   1
All times below are based on data from NHL.com.               
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Lines and defensive pairings

Line Time EV PP SH +/-
76 Bolduc77 Dach85 Texier
 11:00 11:00 0:00 0:00 E
63 F. Xhekaj24 Danault17 Anderson
 9:53 9:43 0:10 0:00 +1
15 Newhook71 Evans37 Berard
 9:04 8:58 0:06 0:00 +1
88 Poulin41 McKown46 Mesar
 5:43 5:43 0:00 0:00 +1
17 Anderson24 Danault
 5:17 0:17 0:00 5:00 E
15 Newhook71 Evans
 3:58 0:00 0:00 3:58 E
15 Newhook - 76 Bolduc - 77 Dach - 85 Texier 2:58 0:00 2:58 0:00 E
37 Berard - 41 McKown - 46 Mesar - 88 Poulin 2:17 0:01 2:16 0:00 E
Others 9:50 7:35 0:30 1:45 +1
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
  8 Matheson53 Dobson
 17:53 13:49 0:00 4:04 +1
42 Engstrom64 Reinbacher
 17:31 14:14 0:07 3:10 +1
79 Szuber44 Walsh
 10:58 10:49 0:09 0:00 +2
53 Dobson
 3:16 0:00 3:15 0:01 E
  8 Matheson
 2:30 0:01 2:29 0:00 E
  8 Matheson64 Reinbacher
 1:38 0:46 0:00 0:52 E
42 Engstrom79 Szuber
 1:27 0:18 0:00 1:09 E
53 Dobson64 Reinbacher
 1:06 0:28 0:00 0:38 E
44 Walsh64 Reinbacher
 1:01 1:01 0:00 0:00 E
Others 2:40 1:51 0:00 0:49 E

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 76ZB
77KD
85AT		 63FX
24PD
17JA		 15AN
71JE
37BB		 88SP
41HM
46FM		 17JA
24PD		 15AN
71JE		 15AN
76ZB
77KD
85AT		 37BB
41HM
46FM
88SP		 8MM
53ND		 42AE
64DR		 79MS
44RW		 53ND 8MM
23 Knies - 34 Matthews - 96 Roslovic 3:11 1:26 1:48 1:00         3:57 3:10 0:44    
92 McKenna - 91 Tavares - 88 Nylander 1:20 2:12 1:31 1:52 0:01 0:10     4:51 1:41 1:15    
18 Lorentz - 26 Quillan - 19 MacEwen 1:27 2:02 1:22 0:33         0:39 1:06 3:14    
34 Matthews - 91 Tavares - 96 Roslovic - 88 Nylander         1:13 3:19     2:33 0:20      
29 Groulx - 33 Koblar - 74 Nansi 0:44 0:32 0:50 0:48         0:25 1:05 1:47    
23 Knies - 92 McKenna - 29 Groulx - 33 Koblar 0:01       2:40         1:01      
92 McKenna - 91 Tavares - 96 Roslovic   0:26 1:09 0:14         0:12 1:37      
8 Tanev - 22 McCabe 5:27 1:19 2:05 1:46   0:10 2:30 0:51 6:48 3:25 1:01 2:36 0:56
43 Raddysh - 55 Andrae 0:45 3:25 2:34 1:14         3:11 2:39 3:58    
38 Danford - 83 Rifai 2:35 2:34 1:27 1:28       0:44 0:45 3:20 3:36 0:10 0:35
43 Raddysh   1:01 0:42   2:00 3:21     4:10 2:28   0:01  
38 Danford - 55 Andrae 0:34 0:17 0:44 0:46 0:02       0:32 0:49 1:19    
55 Andrae         2:10 0:27     0:28 1:40      
22 McCabe - 43 Raddysh 0:33 0:18 0:58 0:14         1:06 1:18     0:03

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

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

15 Newhook
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Evans-Berard 48.3% 47.8% 0.5%  
Evans 21.1%     21.1%
Bolduc-Dach-Texier 15.8%   15.8%  
Anderson 4.6% 0.1%   4.5%
Bolduc-Dach 2.4% 2.4%    
Others 7.7% 7.3% 0.1% 0.4%
Totals   57.5% 16.4% 26.0%
17 Anderson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
F. Xhekaj-Danault 56.0% 55.1% 0.9%  
Danault 30.0% 1.6%   28.4%
Newhook 4.9% 0.1%   4.8%
F. Xhekaj-Evans 4.3% 4.3%    
Newhook-Danault 1.7% 1.6%   0.1%
Others 3.0% 3.0%    
Totals   65.8% 0.9% 33.3%
24 Danault
Linemates Total EV PP SH
F. Xhekaj-Anderson 54.9% 54.0% 0.9%  
Anderson 29.4% 1.6%   27.8%
Bolduc-Texier 4.7% 4.7%    
Evans 2.9%     2.9%
F. Xhekaj-Mesar 1.8% 1.8%    
Others 6.4% 6.2%   0.2%
Totals   68.2% 0.9% 30.8%
37 Berard
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Newhook-Evans 71.1% 70.3% 0.8%  
McKown-Mesar-Poulin 17.9% 0.1% 17.8%  
Poulin-Evans 3.3% 3.3%    
F. Xhekaj 2.4%     2.4%
Newhook-Dach 1.7% 1.7%    
Others 3.7% 3.0% 0.4% 0.3%
Totals   78.4% 19.0% 2.6%
41 McKown
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Poulin-Mesar 52.5% 52.5%    
Berard-Mesar-Poulin 21.0% 0.2% 20.8%  
Poulin-Dach 8.1% 8.1%    
Evans-Mesar 4.6% 4.6%    
Bolduc-Dach-Texier 3.8%   3.8%  
Others 10.0% 9.2% 0.8%  
Totals   74.6% 25.4%  
46 Mesar
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Poulin-McKown 57.6% 57.6%    
Berard-McKown-Poulin 23.0% 0.2% 22.9%  
McKown-Evans 5.0% 5.0%    
F. Xhekaj-Danault 3.2% 3.2%    
Poulin-Evans 3.0% 3.0%    
Others 8.1% 8.1%    
Totals   77.1% 22.9%  
63 F. Xhekaj
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Danault-Anderson 82.5% 81.1% 1.4%  
Evans-Anderson 6.4% 6.4%    
Danault-Mesar 2.6% 2.6%    
Berard 2.5%     2.5%
McKown-Mesar 2.4% 2.4%    
Others 3.6% 3.5%   0.1%
Totals   96.0% 1.4% 2.6%
71 Evans
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Newhook-Berard 57.3% 56.7% 0.6%  
Newhook 25.1%     25.1%
F. Xhekaj-Anderson 4.8% 4.8%    
Danault 3.3%     3.3%
McKown-Mesar 3.2% 3.2%    
Others 6.3% 6.3%    
Totals   71.0% 0.6% 28.3%
76 Bolduc
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Dach-Texier 67.6% 67.6%    
Newhook-Dach-Texier 18.2%   18.2%  
Danault-Texier 5.2% 5.2%    
Dach-Newhook 2.8% 2.8%    
McKown-Dach-Texier 2.6%   2.6%  
Others 3.6% 3.4% 0.2%  
Totals   79.0% 21.0%  
77 Dach
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bolduc-Texier 66.6% 66.6%    
Newhook-Bolduc-Texier 18.0%   18.0%  
Poulin-McKown 5.3% 5.3%    
Bolduc-Newhook 2.7% 2.7%    
McKown-Bolduc-Texier 2.5%   2.5%  
Others 4.8% 4.4% 0.3% 0.1%
Totals   79.1% 20.8% 0.1%
85 Texier
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bolduc-Dach 68.6% 68.6%    
Newhook-Bolduc-Dach 18.5%   18.5%  
Bolduc-Danault 5.3% 5.3%    
McKown-Bolduc-Dach 2.6%   2.6%  
Danault-Anderson 1.0% 1.0%    
Others 4.0% 3.6% 0.2% 0.1%
Totals   78.6% 21.3% 0.1%
88 Poulin
Linemates Total EV PP SH
McKown-Mesar 57.0% 57.0%    
Berard-McKown-Mesar 22.8% 0.2% 22.6%  
Dach-McKown 8.8% 8.8%    
Evans-Berard 4.2% 4.2%    
Evans-Mesar 3.0% 3.0%    
Others 4.3% 3.7% 0.7%  
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
Dobson 75.1% 58.1%   17.1%
  10.5% 0.1% 10.4%  
Reinbacher 6.9% 3.2%   3.6%
Engstrom 3.4% 0.1%   3.3%
Walsh 2.0% 2.0%    
Others 2.0% 2.0%    
Totals   65.5% 10.4% 24.0%
42 Engstrom
Partner Total EV PP SH
Reinbacher 87.9% 71.4% 0.6% 15.9%
Szuber 7.3% 1.5%   5.8%
Matheson 4.1% 0.2%   3.9%
Dobson 0.3% 0.2%   0.1%
Dobson-Reinbacher 0.2% 0.2%    
Others 0.3% 0.3%    
Totals   73.7% 0.6% 25.7%
44 Walsh
Partner Total EV PP SH
Szuber 86.6% 85.4% 1.2%  
Reinbacher 8.0% 8.0%    
Matheson 3.8% 3.8%    
Dobson 1.1% 1.1%    
Engstrom-Reinbacher 0.1% 0.1%    
Others 0.4% 0.4%    
Totals   98.8% 1.2%  
53 Dobson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 78.4% 60.6%   17.8%
  14.3%   14.2% 0.1%
Reinbacher 4.8% 2.0%   2.8%
Szuber-Reinbacher 1.2% 1.2%    
Walsh 0.6% 0.6%    
Others 0.7% 0.7%   0.1%
Totals   65.0% 14.2% 20.7%
64 Reinbacher
Partner Total EV PP SH
Engstrom 79.5% 64.6% 0.5% 14.4%
Matheson 7.4% 3.5%   3.9%
Dobson 5.0% 2.1%   2.9%
Walsh 4.6% 4.6%    
Szuber 1.4% 1.4%    
Others 2.0% 2.0%   0.1%
Totals   78.2% 0.5% 21.3%
79 Szuber
Partner Total EV PP SH
Walsh 81.6% 80.5% 1.1%  
Engstrom 10.8% 2.2%   8.6%
Matheson 2.9% 2.9%    
Reinbacher 2.4% 2.4%    
Dobson-Reinbacher 2.0% 2.0%    
Others 0.4% 0.4%    
Totals   90.3% 1.1% 8.6%
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