Game #01 - September 29, 2026 - Montreal 3 at Toronto 2

Game #01 - September 29, 2026

Montreal

Toronto

All times below are based on data from NHL.com.

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Lines and defensive pairings

Line

Time

+/-

13 Caufield

14 Suzuki

22 Kreider

10:28

10:28

0:00

20 Slafkovsky

15 Newhook

93 Demidov

9:55

9:55

0:00

85 Texier

24 Danault

77 Dach

9:22

9:22

0:00

76 Bolduc

71 Evans

17 Anderson

7:09

7:09

0:00

13 Caufield - 14 Suzuki - 20 Slafkovsky - 93 Demidov

2:33

0:12

2:21

0:00

15 Newhook

71 Evans

2:29

0:00

2:29

17 Anderson

24 Danault

2:28

0:00

2:28

20 Slafkovsky

14 Suzuki

71 Evans

1:22

1:22

0:00

15 Newhook - 22 Kreider - 76 Bolduc - 85 Texier

1:13

0:00

1:13

0:00

20 Slafkovsky

93 Demidov

1:00

1:00

0:00

Others

12:01

10:32

0:26

1:03

Pair

Time

+/-

8 Matheson

53 Dobson

16:41

15:04

0:21

1:16

48 Hutson

45 Carrier

15:29

15:29

0:00

47 Struble

72 A. Xhekaj

8:26

8:26

0:00

8 Matheson

45 Carrier

5:39

2:29

0:00

3:10

48 Hutson

2:33

0:01

2:32

0:00

48 Hutson

53 Dobson

2:10

2:07

0:00

0:03

48 Hutson

47 Struble

2:08

2:08

0:00

72 A. Xhekaj

53 Dobson

1:36

0:19

0:00

1:17

8 Matheson

72 A. Xhekaj

1:20

1:20

0:00

8 Matheson

48 Hutson

1:15

1:15

0:00

53 Dobson

1:07

0:00

1:07

0:00

Others

1:36

1:22

0:00

0:14

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair

13CC
14NS
22CK

20JS
15AN
93ID

85AT
24PD
77KD

76ZB
71JE
17JA

13CC
14NS
20JS
93ID

15AN
71JE

17JA
24PD

8MM
53ND

48LH
45AC

47JS
72AX

8MM
45AC

48LH

48LH
53ND

48LH
47JS

96 Roslovic - 34 Matthews - 86 Marchenko

5:34

1:30

2:15

1:03

4:19

5:34

1:19

0:49

0:20

92 McKenna - 91 Tavares - 88 Nylander

0:11

2:35

1:16

3:03

3:17

2:41

0:31

0:06

0:08

0:34

15 Sissons - 20 Paul - 53 Cowan

0:22

2:28

2:30

1:08

1:29

1:49

3:04

0:05

24 Duhaime - 73 Blueger - 19 MacEwen

0:33

1:11

1:31

0:23

0:05

0:16

1:53

0:15

0:21

0:45

34 Matthews - 91 Tavares - 86 Marchenko - 88 Nylander

1:34

1:06

0:02

2:06

20 Paul - 92 McKenna - 96 Roslovic - 53 Cowan

0:40

0:45

0:37

1:08

0:02

43 Raddysh - 44 Rielly

3:18

2:27

1:41

1:48

4:54

5:11

0:56

0:20

0:29

0:01

28 Stecher - 95 Ekman-Larsson

0:33

3:33

3:11

1:26

3:16

3:49

2:01

0:17

0:01

0:04

0:47

8 Tanev - 22 McCabe

3:25

0:48

1:50

1:45

0:51

2:56

2:00

2:33

0:21

0:51

0:05

0:53

43 Raddysh

1:41

2:01

2:15

2:16

28 Stecher - 44 Rielly

0:48

0:20

1:00

0:19

0:02

0:48

0:39

1:10

0:13

8 Tanev - 95 Ekman-Larsson

1:15

0:47

0:02

1:12

0:37

1:06

0:18

1:12

0:38

0:01

8 Tanev - 44 Rielly

0:53

1:07

0:01

1:38

0:01

0:18

0:23

43 Raddysh - 95 Ekman-Larsson

0:01

0:20

0:43

0:08

0:24

0:47

0:41

0:16

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
Suzuki-Kreider	65.8%	65.8%
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Demidov	16.0%	1.3%	14.8%
Suzuki	4.1%	4.1%
Suzuki-Slafkovsky	3.6%	3.6%
Suzuki-Demidov	2.5%	2.5%
Others	8.1%	7.9%	0.2%
Totals		85.0%	15.0%

14 Suzuki

Linemates	Total	EV	PP	SH
Caufield-Kreider	55.9%	55.9%
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Demidov	13.6%	1.1%	12.6%
Slafkovsky-Evans	7.3%	7.3%
Caufield	3.5%	3.5%
Caufield-Slafkovsky	3.0%	3.0%
Others	16.7%	13.9%		2.8%
Totals		84.7%	12.6%	2.8%

15 Newhook

Linemates	Total	EV	PP	SH
Slafkovsky-Demidov	61.3%	61.3%
Evans	15.3%			15.3%
Kreider-Bolduc-Texier	7.5%		7.5%
Evans-Anderson	4.3%	4.3%
Danault-Anderson	3.0%	2.9%	0.1%
Others	8.5%	7.3%	1.0%	0.2%
Totals		75.8%	8.7%	15.6%

17 Anderson

Linemates	Total	EV	PP	SH
Bolduc-Evans	55.5%	55.5%
Danault	19.1%			19.1%
Newhook-Evans	5.4%	5.4%
Dach-Danault	4.1%	4.1%
Newhook-Danault	3.8%	3.6%	0.1%
Others	12.0%	11.8%		0.3%
Totals		80.5%	0.1%	19.4%

20 Slafkovsky

Linemates	Total	EV	PP
Newhook-Demidov	55.5%	55.5%
Caufield-Suzuki-Demidov	14.3%	1.1%	13.1%
Suzuki-Evans	7.6%	7.6%
Demidov	5.6%	5.6%
Caufield-Suzuki	3.2%	3.2%
Others	13.9%	13.4%	0.5%
Totals		86.4%	13.6%

22 Kreider

Linemates	Total	EV	PP	SH
Caufield-Suzuki	72.9%	72.9%
Newhook-Bolduc-Texier	8.5%		8.5%
Bolduc-Evans	5.7%	5.7%
Bolduc-Texier	3.4%	1.6%	1.7%
Evans	3.1%			3.1%
Others	6.4%	3.8%	0.9%	1.6%
Totals		84.1%	11.1%	4.8%

24 Danault

Linemates	Total	EV	PP	SH
Texier-Dach	60.0%	60.0%
Anderson	15.8%			15.8%
Dach-Anderson	3.4%	3.4%
Newhook-Anderson	3.1%	3.0%	0.1%
Slafkovsky-Suzuki	3.1%	3.1%
Others	14.6%	12.3%	0.2%	2.1%
Totals		81.8%	0.3%	17.9%

71 Evans

Linemates	Total	EV	SH
Bolduc-Anderson	48.2%	48.2%
Newhook	16.7%		16.7%
Slafkovsky-Suzuki	9.2%	9.2%
Bolduc-Kreider	5.5%	5.5%
Newhook-Anderson	4.7%	4.7%
Others	15.6%	12.5%	3.1%
Totals		80.1%	19.9%

76 Bolduc

Linemates	Total	EV	PP
Evans-Anderson	64.6%	64.6%
Newhook-Kreider-Texier	11.0%		11.0%
Evans-Kreider	7.4%	7.4%
Texier-Kreider	4.4%	2.1%	2.3%
Danault-Anderson	3.3%	3.3%
Others	9.3%	9.3%
Totals		86.7%	13.3%

77 Dach

Linemates	Total	EV
Texier-Danault	84.3%	84.3%
Danault-Anderson	4.8%	4.8%
Demidov-Danault	3.3%	3.3%
Texier-Newhook	2.8%	2.8%
Bolduc-Evans	1.9%	1.9%
Others	2.8%	2.8%
Totals		100.0%

85 Texier

Linemates	Total	EV	PP
Danault-Dach	76.7%	76.7%
Newhook-Kreider-Bolduc	10.0%		10.0%
Bolduc-Kreider	4.0%	1.9%	2.0%
Newhook-Dach	2.6%	2.6%
Slafkovsky	2.5%	2.5%
Others	4.4%	3.5%	0.8%
Totals		87.2%	12.8%

93 Demidov

Linemates	Total	EV	PP
Slafkovsky-Newhook	65.3%	65.3%
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky	16.8%	1.3%	15.5%
Slafkovsky	6.6%	6.6%
Caufield-Suzuki	2.6%	2.6%
Danault-Dach	2.4%	2.4%
Others	6.3%	6.0%	0.2%
Totals		84.3%	15.7%

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

8 Matheson

Partner	Total	EV	PP	SH
Dobson	66.4%	60.0%	1.4%	5.0%
Carrier	22.5%	9.9%		12.6%
A. Xhekaj	5.3%	5.3%
Hutson	5.0%	5.0%
Struble	0.4%	0.4%
Others	0.4%	0.1%		0.3%
Totals		80.7%	1.4%	17.9%

45 Carrier

Partner	Total	EV	SH
Hutson	70.7%	70.7%
Matheson	25.8%	11.3%	14.5%
A. Xhekaj	1.9%	1.1%	0.8%
Struble	0.9%	0.9%
Dobson	0.4%	0.4%
Others	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Totals		84.7%	15.3%

47 Struble

Partner	Total	EV
A. Xhekaj	76.4%	76.4%
Hutson	19.3%	19.3%
Carrier	1.8%	1.8%
Dobson	1.5%	1.5%
Matheson	0.9%	0.9%
Totals		100.0%

48 Hutson

Partner	Total	EV	PP	SH
Carrier	64.2%	64.2%
	10.6%	0.1%	10.5%
Dobson	9.0%	8.8%		0.2%
Struble	8.8%	8.8%
Matheson	5.2%	5.2%
Others	2.2%	2.2%
Totals		89.3%	10.5%	0.2%

53 Dobson

Partner	Total	EV	PP	SH
Matheson	76.1%	68.7%	1.6%	5.8%
Hutson	9.9%	9.7%		0.2%
A. Xhekaj	7.3%	1.4%		5.9%
	5.1%		5.1%
Struble	0.8%	0.8%
Others	0.9%	0.7%		0.2%
Totals		81.2%	6.7%	12.1%

72 A. Xhekaj

Partner	Total	EV	SH
Struble	68.4%	68.4%
Dobson	13.0%	2.6%	10.4%
Matheson	10.8%	10.8%
Hutson	4.1%	4.1%
Carrier	3.4%	2.0%	1.4%
Others	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Totals		88.0%	12.0%

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