Game #56 - February 2, 2026 - Montreal 3 at Minnesota 4 (OT)
Game #56 - February 2, 2026
  Montreal   3   at     Minnesota   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 Suzuki77 Dach
 13:52 13:52 0:00 0:00 -1
20 Slafkovsky91 Kapanen93 Demidov
 10:13 10:13 0:00 0:00 E
17 Anderson24 Danault11 Gallagher
 8:55 8:55 0:00 0:00 +1
90 Veleno71 Evans76 Bolduc
 7:12 7:12 0:00 0:00 E
24 Danault71 Evans
 2:02 0:01 0:00 2:01 E
13 Caufield - 14 Suzuki - 20 Slafkovsky - 93 Demidov 1:53 0:27 1:26 0:00 E
17 Anderson24 Danault71 Evans
 1:21 1:21 0:00 0:00 E
Others 18:10 14:33 0:34 3:03 E
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
48 Hutson53 Dobson
 14:29 14:29 0:00 0:00 +1
  8 Matheson21 Guhle
 12:19 12:01 0:00 0:18 -2
  8 Matheson45 Carrier
 6:23 3:35 0:00 2:48 E
48 Hutson45 Carrier
 5:09 5:09 0:00 0:00 +2
  8 Matheson53 Dobson
 4:28 4:22 0:02 0:04 -1
21 Guhle45 Carrier
 4:12 3:59 0:00 0:13 E
72 A. Xhekaj45 Carrier
 3:28 3:28 0:00 0:00 E
21 Guhle53 Dobson
 3:26 1:47 0:00 1:39 E
48 Hutson
 2:39 1:02 1:37 0:00 E
  8 Matheson48 Hutson
 1:21 1:21 0:00 0:00 E
72 A. Xhekaj48 Hutson
 1:20 1:20 0:00 0:00 E
53 Dobson
 1:11 0:49 0:21 0:01 E
Others 3:13 3:12 0:00 0:01 E

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 13CC
14NS
77KD		 20JS
91OK
93ID		 17JA
24PD
11BG		 90JV
71JE
76ZB		 24PD
71JE		 48LH
53ND		 8MM
21KG		 8MM
45AC		 48LH
45AC		 8MM
53ND		 21KG
45AC		 72AX
45AC		 21KG
53ND		 48LH
97 Kaprizov - 38 Hartman - 36 Zuccarello 2:02 3:26 2:20 2:51 0:01 3:46 4:27 1:33 0:45 2:51 0:19   0:03  
13 Trenin - 22 Yurov - 91 Tarasenko 1:20 3:10 4:44 0:42   2:37 0:55 0:39 2:43 0:18 1:41 1:35 0:05  
12 Boldy - 14 Eriksson Ek - 90 Johansson 7:44 0:47 0:49 0:12   2:38 5:25 0:54 0:22 0:10 0:58   0:44  
18 Hinostroza - 78 Sturm - 19 Pitlick   1:46 0:50 2:48   2:19   0:05 0:03   0:28 1:44 0:38  
12 Boldy - 97 Kaprizov - 14 Eriksson Ek - 36 Zuccarello         1:25     1:44     0:13   0:22  
7 Faber - 43 Hughes 4:16 3:37 2:55 3:37 0:01 4:54 6:39 2:04 2:02 2:50 0:15 0:21 0:30  
5 Middleton - 46 Spurgeon 5:13 0:03 0:47 0:53   3:39 3:10 0:18 0:39 0:01 0:10 0:31 0:09 0:11
24 Bogosian - 46 Spurgeon 1:05 2:43 1:35 0:04   1:25 0:54 1:01 0:09 0:20 0:42 0:50 0:05  
5 Middleton - 24 Bogosian 0:27 0:53 2:05 0:52   0:54 0:27 0:06 1:03 0:21 1:02 1:03 0:03  
43 Hughes     0:01   1:29 0:01 0:18 2:29     0:13   0:36 1:02
5 Middleton - 7 Faber 1:43 0:37 0:14 0:01   1:54 0:11       0:45   0:16 1:26
43 Hughes - 46 Spurgeon 0:01 0:09 1:00 0:39 0:30 0:09   0:03 0:22 0:08 0:45   0:32  
24 Bogosian - 43 Hughes 0:24 0:23 0:04 0:58   0:06 0:28   0:33 0:31 0:02 0:04 0:13  

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

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

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Linemates Total EV PP SH
  0.0%      
Totals        
11 Gallagher
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Anderson-Danault 68.3% 68.3%    
Bolduc-Veleno 7.0% 7.0%    
Caufield-Danault 5.7% 5.7%    
Bolduc-Dach-Kapanen 3.7%   3.7%  
Bolduc-Evans 2.4% 2.4%    
Others 12.8% 12.1% 0.6%  
Totals   95.7% 4.3%  
13 Caufield
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Suzuki-Dach 72.8% 72.8%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Demidov 9.9% 2.4% 7.5%  
Suzuki 5.2% 5.2%    
Danault-Gallagher 3.9% 3.9%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 2.3% 2.3%    
Others 5.9% 5.9%    
Totals   92.5% 7.5%  
14 Suzuki
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Dach 67.4% 67.4%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Demidov 9.2% 2.2% 7.0%  
Caufield 4.8% 4.8%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky 2.1% 2.1%    
Veleno-Bolduc 1.5% 1.5%    
Others 15.0% 10.6% 0.2% 4.1%
Totals   88.7% 7.2% 4.1%
17 Anderson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Danault-Gallagher 68.1% 68.1%    
Danault-Evans 10.3% 10.3%    
Veleno 5.1%     5.1%
Kapanen 4.6%     4.6%
Veleno-Danault 3.3% 3.3%    
Others 8.7% 8.0%   0.6%
Totals   89.7%   10.3%
20 Slafkovsky
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kapanen-Demidov 56.3% 56.3%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Demidov 10.4% 2.5% 7.9%  
Kapanen-Dach 4.7% 4.7%    
Veleno-Evans 3.9% 3.9%    
Kapanen-Bolduc 3.5% 3.5%    
Others 21.2% 20.8%   0.5%
Totals   91.6% 7.9% 0.5%
24 Danault
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Anderson-Gallagher 54.3% 54.3%    
Evans 12.4% 0.1%   12.3%
Anderson-Evans 8.2% 8.2%    
Dach 5.0% 5.0%    
Caufield-Gallagher 4.6% 4.6%    
Others 15.6% 15.6%    
Totals   87.7%   12.3%
71 Evans
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Veleno-Bolduc 45.8% 45.8%    
Danault 12.9% 0.1%   12.8%
Anderson-Danault 8.6% 8.6%    
  4.8%     4.8%
Veleno-Slafkovsky 4.6% 4.6%    
Others 23.4% 20.9%   2.5%
Totals   79.9%   20.1%
76 Bolduc
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Veleno-Evans 63.7% 63.7%    
Veleno-Gallagher 8.1% 8.1%    
Slafkovsky-Kapanen 5.6% 5.6%    
Gallagher-Dach-Kapanen 4.3%   4.3%  
Veleno-Kapanen 3.1% 3.1%    
Others 15.2% 14.5% 0.7%  
Totals   95.0% 5.0%  
77 Dach
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 80.1% 80.1%    
Slafkovsky-Kapanen 4.9% 4.9%    
Danault 4.7% 4.7%    
Gallagher-Bolduc-Kapanen 2.8%   2.8%  
Suzuki 1.3% 0.1%   1.3%
Others 6.2% 6.2%    
Totals   96.0% 2.8% 1.3%
90 Veleno
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Evans-Bolduc 63.2% 63.2%    
Bolduc-Gallagher 8.0% 8.0%    
Evans-Slafkovsky 6.3% 6.3%    
Anderson 5.8%     5.8%
Danault-Anderson 3.8% 3.8%    
Others 12.9% 12.9%    
Totals   94.2%   5.8%
91 Kapanen
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Slafkovsky-Demidov 71.0% 71.0%    
Slafkovsky-Dach 5.9% 5.9%    
Slafkovsky-Bolduc 4.4% 4.4%    
Anderson 4.2%     4.2%
Gallagher-Bolduc-Dach 3.4%   3.4%  
Others 11.1% 10.0% 0.3% 0.8%
Totals   91.3% 3.7% 5.0%
93 Demidov
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Slafkovsky-Kapanen 72.0% 72.0%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky 13.3% 3.2% 10.1%  
Slafkovsky 4.2% 4.2%    
Slafkovsky-Evans 2.8% 2.8%    
Slafkovsky-Danault 2.5% 2.5%    
Others 5.2% 4.9% 0.2%  
Totals   89.7% 10.3%  

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

8 Matheson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Guhle 48.0% 46.8%   1.2%
Carrier 24.9% 14.0%   10.9%
Dobson 17.4% 17.0% 0.1% 0.3%
Hutson 5.3% 5.3%    
  2.8% 2.8%    
Others 1.8% 1.7%   0.1%
Totals   87.5% 0.1% 12.4%
21 Guhle
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 59.5% 58.1%   1.5%
Carrier 20.3% 19.3%   1.0%
Dobson 16.6% 8.6%   8.0%
Hutson 3.2% 3.2%    
Matheson-Hutson 0.2% 0.2%    
Others 0.2% 0.1%   0.1%
Totals   89.4%   10.6%
45 Carrier
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 32.4% 18.2%   14.2%
Hutson 26.1% 26.1%    
Guhle 21.3% 20.2%   1.1%
A. Xhekaj 17.6% 17.6%    
Dobson 2.3% 2.3%    
Others 0.3% 0.2%   0.1%
Totals   84.6%   15.4%
48 Hutson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Dobson 55.9% 55.9%    
Carrier 19.9% 19.9%    
  10.2% 4.0% 6.2%  
Matheson 5.2% 5.2%    
A. Xhekaj 5.1% 5.1%    
Others 3.7% 3.7%    
Totals   93.8% 6.2%  
53 Dobson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hutson 57.5% 57.5%    
Matheson 17.7% 17.4% 0.1% 0.3%
Guhle 13.6% 7.1%   6.6%
  4.7% 3.2% 1.4% 0.1%
A. Xhekaj 3.5% 3.5%    
Others 2.8% 2.8%    
Totals   91.6% 1.5% 6.9%
72 A. Xhekaj
Partner Total EV PP SH
Carrier 59.3% 59.3%    
Hutson 22.8% 22.8%    
Dobson 15.1% 15.1%    
Matheson 2.6% 2.6%    
Hutson-Dobson 0.3% 0.3%    
Totals   100.0%    
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