Montreal Canadiens 2025-26: Most common linemates for each forward Montreal Canadiens 2025-26 season data
All times below are approximate and are based on data from NHL.com.

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

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Linemates Total EV PP SH
  100.0%     100.0%
Totals       100.0%
11 Gallagher
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Anderson-Danault 16.6% 16.5%    
Anderson-Evans 11.9% 11.9%    
Bolduc-Dach 10.1% 10.0% 0.1%  
Bolduc-Danault 7.1% 7.1%    
Veleno-Danault 5.3% 5.3%    
Others 49.1% 38.1% 10.9%  
Totals   88.9% 11.1% 0.1%
13 Caufield
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 34.4% 34.1% 0.3%  
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Demidov 13.9% 1.6% 12.3%  
Suzuki-Bolduc 13.3% 13.3%    
Suzuki-Texier 11.7% 11.7%    
Suzuki-Dach 7.0% 7.0%    
Others 19.7% 14.5% 5.1%  
Totals   82.2% 17.7%  
14 Suzuki
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Slafkovsky 29.5% 29.3% 0.3%  
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Demidov 11.9% 1.4% 10.5%  
Caufield-Bolduc 11.4% 11.4%    
Caufield-Texier 10.1% 10.0%    
Caufield-Dach 6.0% 6.0%    
Others 31.2% 22.1% 5.5% 3.6%
Totals   80.1% 16.3% 3.6%
15 Newhook
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kapanen-Demidov 53.3% 53.3%    
Kapanen 5.5% 0.4%   5.1%
Evans-Bolduc 3.7% 3.7%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 2.7% 2.7%    
Gallagher-Bolduc-Dach 2.3%   2.2%  
Others 32.6% 27.1% 4.0% 1.5%
Totals   87.2% 6.2% 6.6%
17 Anderson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Danault-Gallagher 16.4% 16.4%    
Evans-Gallagher 11.8% 11.8%    
Evans 9.5% 0.3%   9.2%
Texier-Evans 5.9% 5.8%    
Evans-Veleno 5.2% 5.2%    
Others 51.2% 43.7% 0.5% 7.0%
Totals   83.1% 0.6% 16.3%
20 Slafkovsky
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 33.5% 33.2% 0.3%  
Kapanen-Demidov 26.6% 26.5% 0.1%  
Caufield-Suzuki-Demidov 13.5% 1.6% 11.9%  
Caufield-Suzuki-Bolduc 3.4% 0.1% 3.3%  
Texier-Suzuki 1.2% 1.2%    
Others 21.8% 20.3% 1.4% 0.1%
Totals   82.9% 17.0% 0.1%
24 Danault
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Anderson-Gallagher 25.6% 25.6%    
Bolduc-Gallagher 11.0% 10.9%    
Evans 8.3% 0.1%   8.2%
Veleno-Gallagher 8.2% 8.2%    
Bolduc-Anderson 6.3% 6.3%    
Others 40.6% 30.9% 0.3% 9.4%
Totals   82.0% 0.4% 17.6%
27 Blais
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Veleno-Beck 37.7% 37.7%    
Veleno-Gallagher 34.9% 34.9%    
Beck-Gallagher 7.3% 7.3%    
Danault-Anderson 2.7% 2.7%    
Kapanen-Demidov 1.7% 1.7%    
Others 15.7% 15.6%   0.1%
Totals   99.9%   0.1%
49 Davidson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Veleno-Gallagher 44.6% 44.6%    
Veleno-Bolduc 39.3% 39.3%    
Evans-Anderson 2.6% 2.6%    
Evans-Gallagher 2.0% 2.0%    
Veleno-Demidov 1.3% 1.3%    
Others 10.3% 10.3%   0.1%
Totals   99.9%   0.1%
62 Beck
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Blais-Veleno 30.3% 30.3%    
Veleno-Gallagher 21.9% 21.9%    
Texier-Anderson 11.6% 11.6%    
Bolduc-Veleno 10.8% 10.8%    
Blais-Gallagher 5.8% 5.8%    
Others 19.5% 19.5%    
Totals   99.9%    
63 Xhekaj
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Evans-Anderson 43.6% 43.6%    
Veleno-Gallagher 42.7% 42.7%    
Evans-Gallagher 2.1% 2.1%    
Texier-Gallagher 1.4% 1.4%    
Suzuki-Veleno 1.4% 1.4%    
Others 8.8% 8.6% 0.1%  
Totals   99.9% 0.1%  
71 Evans
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Anderson-Gallagher 11.6% 11.6%    
Anderson 9.3% 0.3%   9.1%
Bolduc-Dach 8.0% 8.0%    
Texier-Anderson 5.8% 5.7%    
Veleno-Bolduc 5.3% 5.3%    
Others 60.0% 49.8% 0.2% 10.0%
Totals   80.6% 0.3% 19.1%
72 Xhekaj
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Veleno-Gallagher 57.2% 57.2%    
Veleno-Demidov 26.0% 26.0%    
Veleno-Slafkovsky 13.8% 13.8%    
Kapanen-Gallagher 2.3% 2.3%    
Kapanen-Demidov 0.3% 0.3%    
Others 0.3% 0.3%    
Totals   100.0%    
76 Bolduc
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 17.9% 17.9%    
Dach-Gallagher 9.4% 9.3% 0.1%  
Evans-Dach 7.6% 7.6%    
Danault-Gallagher 6.6% 6.6%    
Veleno-Evans 5.0% 5.0%    
Others 53.6% 41.9% 11.7% 0.1%
Totals   88.1% 11.8% 0.1%
77 Dach
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 21.1% 21.1%    
Bolduc-Gallagher 21.0% 20.8% 0.2%  
Bolduc-Evans 17.0% 17.0%    
Bolduc-Veleno 8.7% 8.7%    
Gallagher-Newhook-Bolduc 2.6% 0.1% 2.5%  
Others 29.6% 23.0% 6.4% 0.2%
Totals   90.7% 9.1% 0.2%
85 Texier
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 28.6% 28.5% 0.1%  
Evans-Anderson 9.9% 9.9% 0.1%  
Bolduc-Evans 8.5% 8.5%    
Kapanen-Demidov 8.3% 8.3%    
Gallagher-Bolduc-Kapanen 4.4% 0.5% 3.9%  
Others 40.2% 35.9% 2.2% 2.0%
Totals   91.6% 6.4% 2.0%
89 Roy
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Evans-Anderson 51.4% 51.0% 0.5%  
Bolduc-Veleno 21.1% 21.1%    
Kapanen-Anderson 8.3% 8.3%    
Veleno-Anderson 4.1% 4.1%    
Newhook-Veleno 3.3% 3.1% 0.3%  
Others 11.7% 11.3% 0.5%  
Totals   98.8% 1.2%  
90 Veleno
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kapanen 7.5% 0.1%   7.4%
Evans-Bolduc 7.3% 7.3%    
Danault-Gallagher 7.1% 7.1%    
Anderson-Evans 7.1% 7.1%    
Blais-Beck 6.1% 6.1%    
Others 64.8% 59.4% 0.4% 5.0%
Totals   87.2% 0.4% 12.4%
91 Kapanen
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Slafkovsky-Demidov 33.2% 33.1% 0.1%  
Newhook-Demidov 24.3% 24.3%    
Veleno 4.7% 0.1%   4.6%
Texier-Demidov 4.2% 4.1%    
Newhook 2.5% 0.2%   2.3%
Others 31.2% 20.6% 5.8% 4.8%
Totals   82.4% 5.9% 11.7%
92 Laine
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Anderson-Evans 56.9% 56.9%    
Gallagher-Dach-Demidov 15.3% 0.3% 15.0%  
Anderson-Suzuki 2.9% 2.9%    
Anderson-Dach 2.8% 2.8%    
Bolduc-Dach 2.6% 2.6%    
Others 19.5% 15.4% 4.1%  
Totals   80.9% 19.1%  
93 Demidov
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Slafkovsky-Kapanen 31.8% 31.7% 0.1%  
Newhook-Kapanen 23.2% 23.2%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky 16.1% 1.9% 14.3%  
Texier-Kapanen 4.0% 4.0%    
Caufield-Suzuki 1.8% 1.4% 0.4%  
Others 23.1% 19.3% 3.7% 0.1%
Totals   81.4% 18.5% 0.1%
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