Game #59 - February 28, 2026 - Washington 2 at Montreal 6
Game #59 - February 28, 2026
  Washington   2   at     Montreal   6
All times below are based on data from NHL.com.               
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Lines and defensive pairings

Line Time EV PP SH +/-
17 Anderson24 Danault11 Gallagher
 10:45 10:45 0:00 0:00 E
13 Caufield14 Suzuki77 Dach
 9:28 9:28 0:00 0:00 +2
15 Newhook71 Evans76 Bolduc
 8:44 8:44 0:00 0:00 E
20 Slafkovsky91 Kapanen93 Demidov
 6:39 6:39 0:00 0:00 -1
13 Caufield - 14 Suzuki - 20 Slafkovsky - 93 Demidov 4:35 0:00 4:35 0:00 E
24 Danault71 Evans
 3:32 0:01 0:00 3:31 +1
17 Anderson91 Kapanen
 3:01 0:05 0:00 2:56 E
Others 13:16 10:18 1:25 1:33 +2
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
  8 Matheson21 Guhle
 17:20 14:51 0:00 2:29 +1
48 Hutson53 Dobson
 11:49 11:05 0:05 0:39 E
47 Struble45 Carrier
 9:17 9:17 0:00 0:00 E
48 Hutson
 4:51 0:02 4:49 0:00 E
21 Guhle45 Carrier
 4:45 2:46 0:00 1:59 E
  8 Matheson45 Carrier
 3:00 1:04 0:00 1:56 +1
  8 Matheson53 Dobson
 2:23 1:11 0:21 0:51 +1
48 Hutson21 Guhle
 1:34 1:34 0:00 0:00 E
Others 5:01 4:10 0:45 0:06 +1

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 17JA
24PD
11BG		 13CC
14NS
77KD		 15AN
71JE
76ZB		 20JS
91OK
93ID		 13CC
14NS
20JS
93ID		 24PD
71JE		 17JA
91OK		 8MM
21KG		 48LH
53ND		 47JS
45AC		 48LH 21KG
45AC		 8MM
45AC		 8MM
53ND
21 Protas - 80 Dubois - 43 Wilson 4:03 2:35 1:36 0:20       5:41 0:26 2:44   0:21 0:01  
8 Ovechkin - 17 Strome - 72 Beauvillier 1:02 0:34 2:25 0:46       2:50 1:48 0:16        
53 Frank - 26 Dowd - 22 Duhaime 0:22 3:47 0:32         0:30 3:46 0:26   0:11    
24 McMichael - 34 Sourdif - 9 Leonard 0:09   0:45 2:43       0:27 1:24 2:11 0:02      
8 Ovechkin - 17 Strome - 9 Leonard - 43 Wilson           1:17 1:03 0:34       1:20 0:32  
21 Protas - 24 McMichael         2:02           2:00      
53 Frank - 34 Sourdif - 22 Duhaime 0:47           1:00 1:11         0:47  
47 Chisholm - 57 Van Riemsdyk 4:20 1:39 2:28 0:50     1:00 4:31 3:31 1:23   0:29 0:51  
3 Roy - 6 Chychrun 1:58 2:22 2:09 1:38 0:29     3:10 2:22 3:09 0:29 0:13 0:01 0:10
38 Sandin - 42 Fehervary 2:25 3:06 1:11 1:54       2:38 2:57 2:20 0:02 0:59   0:04
3 Roy - 42 Fehervary 1:01 0:23 1:23 0:59 3:05     2:35 0:43 0:54 3:06 0:02   0:30
6 Chychrun           3:00 1:53 1:31 0:08     1:23 2:01 0:51
6 Chychrun - 38 Sandin 0:17 1:30 1:11 0:10       1:58 0:13 0:52   0:52 0:05 0:44
38 Sandin - 57 Van Riemsdyk 0:14 0:01 0:01 0:09 0:59     0:19     1:10      

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-Danault 78.0% 78.0%    
Newhook-Bolduc-Dach 6.5% 0.2% 6.3%  
Newhook-Danault 2.5% 2.5%    
Caufield-Suzuki 2.4% 2.4%    
Anderson-Kapanen 2.2% 2.2%    
Others 8.3% 7.9% 0.5%  
Totals   93.2% 6.8%  
13 Caufield
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Suzuki-Dach 58.0% 58.0%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Demidov 28.1%   28.1%  
Suzuki 4.4% 4.4%    
Danault-Dach 3.2% 3.2%    
Suzuki-Gallagher 2.0% 2.0%    
Others 4.3% 4.1% 0.2%  
Totals   71.7% 28.3%  
14 Suzuki
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Dach 51.4% 51.4%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Demidov 24.9%   24.9%  
Slafkovsky 4.6% 4.3%   0.3%
Caufield 3.9% 3.9%    
Slafkovsky-Demidov 3.5% 3.5%    
Others 11.7% 11.0% 0.6% 0.1%
Totals   74.1% 25.5% 0.4%
15 Newhook
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Evans-Bolduc 63.5% 63.5%    
Gallagher-Bolduc-Dach 6.5% 0.2% 6.3%  
Dach-Bolduc 5.5% 2.8% 2.7%  
Evans 4.0%     4.0%
Kapanen-Bolduc 4.0% 4.0%    
Others 16.5% 15.6% 0.8%  
Totals   86.2% 9.8% 4.0%
17 Anderson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Danault-Gallagher 68.6% 68.6%    
Kapanen 19.3% 0.5%   18.7%
Danault-Dach 3.3% 3.3%    
Suzuki-Dach 2.8% 2.8%    
Evans-Danault 1.9% 1.9%    
Others 4.1% 3.9%   0.2%
Totals   81.1%   18.9%
20 Slafkovsky
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kapanen-Demidov 46.2% 46.2%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Demidov 31.9%   31.9%  
Suzuki 5.9% 5.6%   0.3%
Suzuki-Demidov 4.5% 4.5%    
Newhook-Demidov 2.5% 2.5%    
Others 8.9% 8.3% 0.6%  
Totals   67.2% 32.4% 0.3%
24 Danault
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Anderson-Gallagher 60.1% 60.1%    
Evans 19.8% 0.1%   19.7%
Anderson-Dach 2.9% 2.9%    
Caufield-Dach 2.9% 2.9%    
Newhook-Gallagher 2.0% 2.0%    
Others 12.4% 10.1%   2.3%
Totals   78.0%   22.0%
71 Evans
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Newhook-Bolduc 60.6% 60.6%    
Danault 24.5% 0.1%   24.4%
Newhook 3.8%     3.8%
Kapanen 3.4%     3.4%
Anderson-Danault 2.1% 2.1%    
Others 5.7% 4.9% 0.5% 0.3%
Totals   67.6% 0.5% 31.9%
76 Bolduc
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Newhook-Evans 70.4% 70.4%    
Gallagher-Newhook-Dach 7.3% 0.3% 7.0%  
Newhook-Dach 6.0% 3.1% 3.0%  
Newhook-Kapanen 4.4% 4.4%    
Newhook-Danault 2.4% 2.4%    
Others 9.4% 8.9% 0.5%  
Totals   89.5% 10.5%  
77 Dach
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 68.9% 68.9%    
Gallagher-Newhook-Bolduc 6.6% 0.2% 6.3%  
Newhook-Bolduc 5.5% 2.8% 2.7%  
Caufield-Danault 3.8% 3.8%    
Anderson-Danault 3.8% 3.8%    
Others 11.5% 10.1% 0.1% 1.3%
Totals   89.6% 9.1% 1.3%
91 Kapanen
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Slafkovsky-Demidov 56.9% 56.9%    
Anderson 25.8% 0.7%   25.1%
Newhook-Bolduc 4.7% 4.7%    
Evans 4.1%     4.1%
Anderson-Gallagher 2.6% 2.6%    
Others 5.8% 5.1%   0.7%
Totals   70.0%   30.0%
93 Demidov
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Slafkovsky-Kapanen 52.2% 52.2%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky 36.0%   36.0%  
Slafkovsky-Suzuki 5.1% 5.1%    
Slafkovsky-Newhook 2.9% 2.9%    
Caufield-Suzuki 1.4% 1.4%    
Others 2.4% 1.6% 0.8%  
Totals   63.2% 36.8%  

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

8 Matheson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Guhle 72.0% 61.7%   10.3%
Carrier 12.5% 4.4%   8.0%
Dobson 9.9% 4.9% 1.5% 3.5%
Hutson 2.5% 2.5%    
Struble 1.7% 1.7%    
Others 1.5% 1.5%    
Totals   76.7% 1.5% 21.9%
21 Guhle
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 69.9% 59.9%   10.0%
Carrier 19.2% 11.2%   8.0%
Hutson 6.3% 6.3%    
Dobson 2.8% 2.4%   0.4%
Struble 1.0% 1.0%    
Others 0.8% 0.8%    
Totals   81.6%   18.4%
45 Carrier
Partner Total EV PP SH
Struble 51.5% 51.5%    
Guhle 26.4% 15.4%   11.0%
Matheson 16.7% 5.9%   10.7%
Hutson 3.7% 3.7%    
Matheson-Dobson 1.1% 1.1%    
Others 0.6% 0.6%    
Totals   78.3%   21.7%
47 Struble
Partner Total EV PP SH
Carrier 83.4% 83.4%    
Hutson 5.7% 5.7%    
Dobson 4.6% 4.6%    
Matheson 3.6% 3.6%    
Guhle 2.2% 2.2%    
Others 0.4% 0.4%    
Totals   100.0%    
48 Hutson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Dobson 58.4% 54.8% 0.4% 3.2%
  24.0% 0.2% 23.8%  
Guhle 7.7% 7.7%    
Carrier 3.3% 3.3%    
Struble 3.1% 3.1%    
Others 3.5% 3.5%    
Totals   72.6% 24.2% 3.2%
53 Dobson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hutson 71.3% 66.8% 0.5% 3.9%
Matheson 14.4% 7.1% 2.1% 5.1%
  4.7% 0.2% 4.5%  
Guhle 4.2% 3.6%   0.6%
Struble 3.1% 3.1%    
Others 2.3% 2.3%    
Totals   83.2% 7.1% 9.6%
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