Game #08 - October 17, 2026 - Buffalo 3 at Montreal 4 (OT)
Game #08 - October 17, 2026
  Buffalo   3   at     Montreal   4     (OT)
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
 10:23 10:23 0:00 0:00 +1
22 Kreider15 Newhook17 Anderson
 9:44 9:44 0:00 0:00 -2
76 Bolduc24 Danault85 Texier
 7:53 7:53 0:00 0:00 +1
77 Dach71 Evans91 Kapanen
 7:05 7:05 0:00 0:00 E
13 Caufield - 14 Suzuki - 20 Slafkovsky - 76 Bolduc 4:04 0:00 4:04 0:00 E
24 Danault71 Evans
 2:44 0:10 0:00 2:34 E
22 Kreider91 Kapanen77 Dach
 1:25 1:25 0:00 0:00 E
13 Caufield14 Suzuki
 1:23 1:23 0:00 0:00 +1
15 Newhook17 Anderson
 1:22 0:09 0:00 1:13 E
Others 14:51 10:04 2:33 2:14 -1
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
21 Guhle45 Carrier
 20:10 16:59 0:00 3:11 +1
48 Hutson53 Dobson
 16:21 16:13 0:08 0:00 -2
72 A. Xhekaj64 Reinbacher
 7:24 7:24 0:00 0:00 -1
48 Hutson
 6:51 0:54 5:57 0:00 +1
72 A. Xhekaj53 Dobson
 2:51 0:03 0:00 2:48 E
48 Hutson45 Carrier
 1:15 1:15 0:00 0:00 +1
21 Guhle53 Dobson
 1:08 1:03 0:04 0:01 E
Others 4:54 4:25 0:28 0:01 E

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 13CC
14NS
20JS		 22CK
15AN
17JA		 76ZB
24PD
85AT		 77KD
71JE
91OK		 13CC
14NS
20JS
76ZB		 24PD
71JE		 21KG
45AC		 48LH
53ND		 72AX
64DR		 48LH 72AX
53ND
6 Benson - 86 Ostlund - 22 Quinn 0:58 4:02 3:19 1:43     2:13 7:12 0:52    
72 Thompson - 71 McLeod - 91 Doan 5:55 0:31 0:46 0:18     5:25 2:25      
29 Malenstyn - 19 Krebs - 15 Danforth 0:12 2:07 0:49 2:18     2:17 0:23 3:19    
20 Kulich - 9 Norris - 94 Helenius 0:11 1:42 1:33 1:13     0:26 1:34 2:46    
6 Benson - 72 Thompson - 86 Ostlund - 22 Quinn           2:18 2:38       1:53
20 Kulich - 72 Thompson - 91 Doan 1:34 0:13         1:54 0:24      
8 Zellweger - 23 Samuelsson 4:53 1:00 2:08 3:46     11:06 2:03 1:45   0:02
25 Power - 73 Metsa 2:01 3:59 2:02 1:08 0:03   3:00 5:22 1:17 0:07  
44 Gilbert - 46 Crevier 1:54 2:55 1:17 1:10     0:30 4:56 2:51    
25 Power           2:18 2:38     0:54 2:17
23 Samuelsson - 25 Power   0:04 1:07 0:07 0:20   0:21 0:53 0:44 1:49 0:11
25 Power - 46 Crevier 0:45 0:30 0:01   1:03   1:11 0:11   1:03  
23 Samuelsson - 46 Crevier 0:29 0:01 0:41   0:48   0:10 0:34 0:02 0:48  
8 Zellweger - 25 Power   0:42 0:01 0:21   0:26 0:36 1:02 0:21    
23 Samuelsson - 73 Metsa 0:01 0:13 0:13 0:01 1:20   0:05 0:24   1:20  

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 SH
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 57.5% 57.5%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Bolduc 22.5%   22.5%  
Suzuki 7.7% 7.7%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Danault 4.5%   4.5%  
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Kapanen 4.2%   4.2%  
Others 3.5% 3.0% 0.5%  
Totals   68.2% 31.8%  
14 Suzuki
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Slafkovsky 49.9% 49.9%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Bolduc 19.5%   19.5%  
Caufield 6.6% 6.6%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Danault 3.9%   3.9%  
Kreider-Newhook 3.8% 3.8%    
Others 16.3% 11.0% 4.6% 0.7%
Totals   71.3% 28.0% 0.7%
15 Newhook
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kreider-Anderson 59.5% 59.5%    
Anderson 8.4% 0.9%   7.4%
Danault 5.8%     5.8%
Kreider-Suzuki 4.8% 4.8%    
Bolduc 4.2% 4.2%    
Others 17.3% 12.2% 5.1%  
Totals   81.7% 5.1% 13.3%
17 Anderson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kreider-Newhook 67.7% 67.7%    
Newhook 9.5% 1.0%   8.5%
Evans 6.7% 2.9%   3.8%
Dach-Evans 5.1% 5.1%    
Bolduc-Newhook 3.4% 3.4%    
Others 7.5% 3.0%   4.5%
Totals   83.2%   16.8%
20 Slafkovsky
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 58.2% 58.2%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Bolduc 22.8%   22.8%  
Caufield-Suzuki-Danault 4.6%   4.6%  
Caufield-Suzuki-Kapanen 4.3%   4.3%  
Danault-Suzuki 4.1% 4.1%    
Others 6.1% 5.4% 0.7%  
Totals   67.7% 32.3%  
22 Kreider
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Newhook-Anderson 69.0% 69.0%    
Kapanen-Dach 10.0% 10.0%    
Suzuki-Newhook 5.6% 5.6%    
Newhook-Texier-Kapanen 4.3%   4.3%  
Danault-Texier 2.4% 2.4%    
Others 8.7% 7.7% 0.5% 0.6%
Totals   94.7% 4.7% 0.6%
24 Danault
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bolduc-Texier 52.2% 52.2%    
Evans 18.1% 1.1%   17.0%
Newhook 6.3%     6.3%
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky 5.4%   5.4%  
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 4.9% 4.9%    
Others 13.1% 9.9%   3.2%
Totals   68.1% 5.4% 26.5%
71 Evans
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Dach-Kapanen 52.5% 52.5%    
Danault 20.3% 1.2%   19.0%
Anderson 7.2% 3.1%   4.1%
Dach-Anderson 5.4% 5.4%    
Dach-Texier 4.9% 4.9%    
Others 9.6% 9.6%    
Totals   76.9%   23.1%
76 Bolduc
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Danault-Texier 53.3% 53.3%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky 27.5%   27.5%  
Newhook 4.6% 4.6%    
Newhook-Anderson 3.3% 3.3%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 2.7% 2.7%    
Others 8.7% 7.3% 1.4%  
Totals   71.2% 28.8%  
77 Dach
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Evans-Kapanen 61.0% 61.0%    
Kreider-Kapanen 12.2% 12.2%    
Evans-Anderson 6.3% 6.3%    
Evans-Texier 5.7% 5.7%    
Danault-Texier 5.2% 5.2%    
Others 9.6% 8.9%   0.7%
Totals   99.3%   0.7%
85 Texier
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bolduc-Danault 68.7% 68.7%    
Dach-Evans 5.8% 5.8%    
Newhook-Kreider-Kapanen 5.2%   5.2%  
Dach-Danault 5.2% 5.2%    
Bolduc-Suzuki 3.3% 2.2% 1.2%  
Others 11.8% 10.4% 1.3%  
Totals   92.3% 7.7%  
91 Kapanen
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Dach-Evans 60.7% 60.7%    
Kreider-Dach 12.1% 12.1%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky 6.6%   6.6%  
Newhook-Kreider-Texier 5.1%   5.1%  
Dach-Newhook 3.7% 3.7%    
Others 11.7% 10.9% 0.9%  
Totals   87.4% 12.6%  

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

21 Guhle
Partner Total EV PP SH
Carrier 86.4% 72.7%   13.6%
Dobson 4.9% 4.5% 0.3% 0.1%
A. Xhekaj 4.0% 4.0%    
Reinbacher 2.4% 2.4%    
Hutson 1.0% 1.0%    
Others 1.4% 1.4%    
Totals   86.0% 0.3% 13.7%
45 Carrier
Partner Total EV PP SH
Guhle 91.1% 76.7%   14.4%
Hutson 5.6% 5.6%    
Dobson 1.2% 1.2%    
A. Xhekaj 0.8% 0.8%    
Guhle-A. Xhekaj 0.6% 0.6%    
Others 0.7% 0.6%   0.1%
Totals   85.5%   14.5%
48 Hutson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Dobson 61.4% 60.9% 0.5%  
  25.7% 3.4% 22.3%  
Carrier 4.7% 4.7%    
Reinbacher 3.1% 3.1%    
A. Xhekaj 2.8% 2.8%    
Others 2.3% 2.3%    
Totals   77.2% 22.8%  
53 Dobson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hutson 76.9% 76.3% 0.6%  
A. Xhekaj 13.4% 0.2%   13.2%
Guhle 5.3% 4.9% 0.3% 0.1%
  2.3% 0.1% 2.2%  
Carrier 1.3% 1.3%    
Others 0.9% 0.8%   0.1%
Totals   83.5% 3.1% 13.3%
64 Reinbacher
Partner Total EV PP SH
A. Xhekaj 80.9% 80.9%    
Hutson 9.1% 9.1%    
Guhle 6.2% 6.2%    
Hutson-Guhle 1.6% 1.6%    
Carrier 1.3% 1.3%    
Others 0.9% 0.9%    
Totals   100.0%    
72 A. Xhekaj
Partner Total EV PP SH
Reinbacher 59.3% 59.3%    
Dobson 22.8% 0.4%   22.4%
Guhle 7.5% 7.5%    
Hutson 6.0% 6.0%    
Carrier 1.3% 1.3%    
Others 3.1% 2.9%   0.1%
Totals   77.4%   22.6%
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