Game #07 - October 20, 2025 - Buffalo 2 at Montreal 4
Game #07 - October 20, 2025
  Buffalo   2   at     Montreal   4
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
 12:45 12:45 0:00 0:00 +1
17 Anderson71 Evans11 Gallagher
 10:36 10:36 0:00 0:00 E
15 Newhook91 Kapanen93 Demidov
 8:15 8:15 0:00 0:00 E
76 Bolduc90 Veleno62 Beck
 6:44 6:44 0:00 0:00 -1
13 Caufield14 Suzuki
 1:38 1:38 0:00 0:00 E
13 Caufield - 14 Suzuki - 20 Slafkovsky - 76 Bolduc 1:23 0:00 1:23 0:00 E
15 Newhook91 Kapanen
 1:09 0:00 0:00 1:09 E
14 Suzuki71 Evans11 Gallagher
 1:08 1:08 0:00 0:00 E
15 Newhook71 Evans11 Gallagher
 1:02 1:02 0:00 0:00 E
17 Anderson71 Evans
 1:01 0:17 0:00 0:44 E
Others 14:19 13:35 0:37 0:07 +2
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
  8 Matheson53 Dobson
 19:28 18:08 0:11 1:09 +1
47 Struble48 Hutson
 11:22 11:22 0:00 0:00 +1
72 Xhekaj45 Carrier
 8:07 8:00 0:00 0:07 E
47 Struble45 Carrier
 5:10 5:10 0:00 0:00 E
72 Xhekaj48 Hutson
 4:30 4:30 0:00 0:00 -1
  8 Matheson45 Carrier
 4:10 3:26 0:00 0:44 +1
  8 Matheson47 Struble
 2:10 2:10 0:00 0:00 E
48 Hutson
 1:32 0:01 1:31 0:00 E
48 Hutson45 Carrier
 1:06 1:06 0:00 0:00 E
Others 2:25 2:07 0:18 0:00 E

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 13CC
14NS
20JS		 17JA
71JE
11BG		 15AN
91OK
93ID		 76ZB
90JV
62OB		 8MM
53ND		 47JS
48LH		 72AX
45AC		 47JS
45AC		 72AX
48LH		 8MM
45AC		 8MM
47JS
6 Benson - 20 Kulich - 72 Thompson 8:45 2:00 0:01 0:13 7:32 0:57 0:33 1:19 0:51 1:14 1:11
89 Tuch - 71 McLeod - 91 Doan 2:42 5:12 0:56 1:23 2:53 3:58 0:06 2:51 0:22 0:15 0:35
17 Zucker - 19 Krebs - 22 Quinn   0:03 5:31 1:09 0:09 2:04 3:52 0:17 1:51    
55 Geertsen - 48 Kozak - 44 Dunne   0:48 0:15 2:34 1:49 1:06 1:03   0:42   0:01
71 McLeod - 89 Tuch 0:01       1:12 0:51          
4 Byram - 26 Dahlin 2:20 3:32 1:45 1:22 5:45 1:58 2:24 1:18 0:06 1:07 0:45
21 Timmins - 25 Power 2:04 2:44 2:30 1:14 3:41 4:27 1:05 0:51 0:55 0:03 0:28
23 Samuelsson - 26 Dahlin 3:10 0:23 0:52 0:18 2:43 0:18 0:51 0:49   0:27 0:18
23 Samuelsson - 73 Metsa 0:02 0:32 0:55 0:47 0:26 1:35 0:34 0:50     0:13
23 Samuelsson - 25 Power 1:12   0:01 0:41 1:38 0:06 0:06 0:38 0:17 0:02 0:01
21 Timmins - 23 Samuelsson 0:52 0:11 0:02 0:31 0:31 0:38 0:07   0:34 0:07  
4 Byram - 73 Metsa   0:49 0:47 0:49 0:01 0:30 1:59 0:02 0:21    
4 Byram - 25 Power 0:06     0:15 0:45 0:22 0:41     0:01 0:08
4 Byram - 23 Samuelsson 1:03 1:08 0:01 0:15 1:10 0:15   0:18   0:42 0:06

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-Evans 67.2% 67.2%    
Suzuki-Evans 7.2% 7.2%    
Newhook-Evans 6.6% 6.6%    
Anderson-Kapanen 4.8% 4.8%    
Suzuki-Kapanen-Demidov 2.5%   2.5%  
Others 11.7% 10.4% 1.4%  
Totals   96.1% 3.9%  
13 Caufield
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 71.6% 71.6%    
Suzuki 9.2% 9.2%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Bolduc 7.8%   7.8%  
Kapanen-Slafkovsky 4.4% 4.4%    
Suzuki-Gallagher 2.2% 2.2%    
Others 4.8% 4.8%    
Totals   92.2% 7.8%  
14 Suzuki
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Slafkovsky 59.0% 59.0%    
Caufield 7.6% 7.6%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Bolduc 6.4%   6.4%  
Evans-Gallagher 5.2% 5.2%    
Anderson-Evans 3.2% 3.2%    
Others 18.7% 15.3% 2.9% 0.5%
Totals   90.2% 9.3% 0.5%
15 Newhook
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kapanen-Demidov 52.4% 52.4%    
Kapanen 7.3%     7.3%
Evans-Gallagher 6.6% 6.6%    
Evans 6.0% 6.0%    
Demidov 4.2% 4.2%    
Others 23.4% 23.4%    
Totals   92.7%   7.3%
17 Anderson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Evans-Gallagher 66.6% 66.6%    
Evans 6.4% 1.8%   4.6%
Kapanen-Gallagher 4.7% 4.7%    
Suzuki-Evans 4.3% 4.3%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 3.5% 3.5%    
Others 14.6% 14.6%    
Totals   95.4%   4.6%
20 Slafkovsky
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 73.8% 73.8%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Bolduc 8.0%   8.0%  
Caufield-Kapanen 4.5% 4.5%    
Anderson-Suzuki 3.2% 3.2%    
Anderson-Evans 2.8% 2.8%    
Others 7.7% 7.5% 0.2%  
Totals   91.8% 8.2%  
62 Beck
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bolduc-Veleno 84.0% 84.0%    
Newhook-Kapanen 7.5% 7.5%    
Newhook-Veleno 3.7% 3.7%    
Bolduc-Evans 3.5% 3.5%    
Caufield-Veleno 0.4% 0.4%    
Others 0.8% 0.8%    
Totals   100.0%    
71 Evans
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Anderson-Gallagher 58.0% 58.0%    
Suzuki-Gallagher 6.2% 6.2%    
Newhook-Gallagher 5.7% 5.7%    
Anderson 5.6% 1.6%   4.0%
Newhook 5.2% 5.2%    
Others 19.3% 18.7%   0.6%
Totals   95.3%   4.7%
76 Bolduc
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Veleno-Beck 60.9% 60.9%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky 12.5%   12.5%  
Veleno-Demidov 7.8% 7.8%    
Veleno-Newhook 4.7% 4.7%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 3.8% 3.8%    
Others 10.3% 10.3%    
Totals   87.5% 12.5%  
90 Veleno
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bolduc-Beck 71.3% 71.3%    
Bolduc-Demidov 9.2% 9.2%    
Bolduc-Newhook 5.5% 5.5%    
Newhook-Anderson 4.8% 4.8%    
Newhook-Beck 3.2% 3.2%    
Others 6.2% 6.2%    
Totals   100.0%    
91 Kapanen
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Newhook-Demidov 65.6% 65.6%    
Newhook 9.2%     9.2%
Caufield-Slafkovsky 6.2% 6.2%    
Anderson-Gallagher 6.0% 6.0%    
Newhook-Beck 4.8% 4.8%    
Others 8.2% 5.0% 3.2%  
Totals   87.7% 3.2% 9.2%
93 Demidov
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Newhook-Kapanen 66.3% 66.3%    
Bolduc-Veleno 7.0% 7.0%    
Newhook 5.4% 5.4%    
Bolduc-Kapanen 3.2% 3.2%    
Gallagher-Suzuki-Kapanen 3.2%   3.2%  
Others 15.0% 13.3% 1.7%  
Totals   95.0% 5.0%  

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

8 Matheson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Dobson 73.5% 68.4% 0.7% 4.3%
Carrier 15.7% 13.0%   2.8%
Struble 8.2% 8.2%    
Hutson 1.9% 1.9%    
Xhekaj 0.3% 0.3%    
Others 0.4% 0.4%    
Totals   92.2% 0.7% 7.1%
45 Carrier
Partner Total EV PP SH
Xhekaj 43.6% 43.0%   0.6%
Struble 27.8% 27.8%    
Matheson 22.4% 18.5%   3.9%
Hutson 5.9% 5.9%    
Dobson 0.1% 0.1%    
Others 0.2% 0.2%    
Totals   95.4%   4.6%
47 Struble
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hutson 59.4% 59.4%    
Carrier 27.0% 27.0%    
Matheson 11.3% 11.3%    
Xhekaj 2.1% 2.1%    
  0.1% 0.1%    
Others 0.2% 0.2%    
Totals   100.0%    
48 Hutson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Struble 56.9% 56.9%    
Xhekaj 22.5% 22.5%    
  7.7% 0.1% 7.6%  
Carrier 5.5% 5.5%    
Dobson 4.8% 4.8%    
Others 2.7% 2.7%    
Totals   92.4% 7.6%  
53 Dobson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 93.7% 87.3% 0.9% 5.5%
Hutson 4.6% 4.6%    
  1.4%   1.4%  
Matheson-Carrier 0.1% 0.1%    
Carrier 0.1% 0.1%    
Others 0.1% 0.1%    
Totals   92.1% 2.3% 5.5%
72 Xhekaj
Partner Total EV PP SH
Carrier 61.8% 60.9%   0.9%
Hutson 34.3% 34.3%    
Struble 3.0% 3.0%    
Matheson 0.6% 0.6%    
  0.1% 0.1%    
Others 0.1% 0.1%    
Totals   99.1%   0.9%
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