Game #02 - October 3, 2026 - Montreal 5 at Pittsburgh 6 (OT)
Game #02 - October 3, 2026
  Montreal   5   at     Pittsburgh   6     (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 Suzuki22 Kreider
 10:21 10:21 0:00 0:00 +1
20 Slafkovsky15 Newhook93 Demidov
 7:55 7:55 0:00 0:00 E
76 Bolduc71 Evans17 Anderson
 7:15 7:15 0:00 0:00 E
85 Texier24 Danault77 Dach
 6:17 6:17 0:00 0:00 -1
13 Caufield14 Suzuki
 2:24 2:24 0:00 0:00 +1
13 Caufield14 Suzuki20 Slafkovsky
 2:24 2:24 0:00 0:00 E
15 Newhook71 Evans
 2:03 0:00 0:00 2:03 E
13 Caufield - 14 Suzuki - 20 Slafkovsky - 22 Kreider - 93 Demidov 1:33 0:33 1:00 0:00 +1
20 Slafkovsky93 Demidov
 1:16 1:16 0:00 0:00 E
15 Newhook - 22 Kreider - 76 Bolduc - 85 Texier 1:08 0:06 1:02 0:00 E
13 Caufield - 14 Suzuki - 20 Slafkovsky - 93 Demidov 1:07 0:00 1:07 0:00 E
24 Danault71 Evans
 1:06 0:00 0:00 1:06 E
Others 16:44 13:54 0:52 1:58 -1
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
  8 Matheson53 Dobson
 13:48 11:49 0:00 1:59 -1
48 Hutson45 Carrier
 6:05 6:05 0:00 0:00 E
48 Hutson47 Struble
 5:54 5:54 0:00 0:00 E
48 Hutson53 Dobson
 5:38 5:38 0:00 0:00 E
47 Struble72 A. Xhekaj
 4:35 4:00 0:00 0:35 +2
  8 Matheson72 A. Xhekaj
 4:30 3:28 0:00 1:02 E
48 Hutson
 4:28 1:24 3:04 0:00 +2
48 Hutson72 A. Xhekaj
 4:28 4:25 0:00 0:03 -1
  8 Matheson47 Struble
 3:19 2:22 0:00 0:57 E
  8 Matheson48 Hutson
 2:12 2:12 0:00 0:00 E
47 Struble53 Dobson
 1:47 1:47 0:00 0:00 E
  8 Matheson45 Carrier
 1:24 1:24 0:00 0:00 E
53 Dobson
 1:03 0:06 0:57 0:00 E
Others 2:22 1:51 0:00 0:31 -1

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 13CC
14NS
22CK		 20JS
15AN
93ID		 76ZB
71JE
17JA		 85AT
24PD
77KD		 13CC
14NS
20JS		 13CC
14NS		 15AN
71JE		 8MM
53ND		 48LH
45AC		 48LH
47JS		 48LH
53ND		 47JS
72AX		 8MM
72AX		 48LH
72AX		 48LH 8MM
47JS		 8MM
48LH
14 Robertson - 87 Crosby - 67 Rakell 2:29 3:01 0:28 1:11 1:08     4:12 0:38 0:44 1:20 0:20 0:01 1:17   0:31 1:13
71 Malkin - 18 Novak - 59 Chinakhov 1:05 1:44 2:44 1:34 0:18     3:09 2:02 1:31 0:28   0:35     0:59 0:10
62 Kuzmenko - 81 Kindel - 22 Lapierre 1:20 1:18 1:58 1:21       2:09 1:41 0:43 0:13 0:59 0:34 0:01     0:02
11 Hallander - 46 Lizotte - 19 Dewar 1:58 1:07 0:59 1:59 0:23     0:14 1:09 0:03 0:51 1:52 1:10 1:45   0:01 0:09
19 Dewar - 46 Lizotte           0:30             0:30   2:07 0:36 0:20
18 Novak - 81 Kindel - 87 Crosby - 67 Rakell             1:34 1:59         1:02     0:01  
87 Crosby - 67 Rakell           0:59       0:50 0:39       0:03    
62 Kuzmenko - 22 Lapierre - 71 Malkin - 59 Chinakhov             0:29         0:40       0:54  
6 Korczak - 49 Girard 3:59 4:18 1:37 0:53 0:07 0:21   2:05 3:24 1:16 2:33 0:19 1:25 2:03 0:17 0:04 0:03
65 Karlsson - 72 Carlile 1:12 1:29 1:26 3:32   0:50   3:44 0:19 2:14 1:40 1:43 0:35     0:01 0:08
57 Van Riemsdyk - 58 Letang 1:27 1:13 2:53 1:36 0:54     4:00 1:24 1:11 0:35 1:01 0:57 0:06   0:07 1:06
57 Van Riemsdyk - 72 Carlile 0:20                 0:02       1:15 3:04    
58 Letang - 72 Carlile 1:23 0:04   0:04 0:32 0:30   0:09   0:33 0:09 0:48 0:02 0:35   1:19 0:06
65 Karlsson           0:42 1:34 1:59       0:07 1:02   0:45 0:04  
58 Letang             0:29         0:33       0:53  
49 Girard - 65 Karlsson 1:17 0:19   0:03 0:47     0:19   0:15 0:18 0:03 0:01     0:49 0:31

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-Kreider 45.3% 45.3%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 10.5% 10.5%    
Suzuki 10.5% 10.5%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Kreider-Demidov 6.8% 2.4% 4.4%  
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Demidov 4.9%   4.9%  
Others 22.0% 18.3% 3.6%  
Totals   87.1% 12.9%  
14 Suzuki
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Kreider 45.6% 45.6%    
Caufield 10.6% 10.6%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky 10.6% 10.6%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Kreider-Demidov 6.8% 2.4% 4.4%  
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Demidov 4.9%   4.9%  
Others 21.6% 16.0% 3.7% 1.9%
Totals   85.1% 13.0% 1.9%
15 Newhook
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Slafkovsky-Demidov 50.4% 50.4%    
Evans 13.0%     13.0%
Kreider-Bolduc-Texier 7.2% 0.6% 6.6%  
Evans-Anderson 5.6% 5.6%    
Slafkovsky 5.5% 5.5%    
Others 18.2% 12.4% 0.2% 5.6%
Totals   74.5% 6.8% 18.7%
17 Anderson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bolduc-Evans 59.6% 59.6%    
Newhook-Evans 7.3% 7.3%    
Danault 7.3%     7.3%
Texier-Evans 6.3% 6.3%    
Dach-Evans 5.5% 5.5%    
Others 14.1% 14.1%    
Totals   92.7%   7.3%
20 Slafkovsky
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Newhook-Demidov 43.5% 43.5%    
Caufield-Suzuki 13.2% 13.2%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Kreider-Demidov 8.5% 3.0% 5.5%  
Demidov 7.0% 7.0%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Demidov 6.1%   6.1%  
Others 21.7% 17.1% 4.5% 0.1%
Totals   83.8% 16.1% 0.1%
22 Kreider
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 69.2% 69.2%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Demidov 10.4% 3.7% 6.7%  
Newhook-Bolduc-Texier 7.6% 0.7% 6.9%  
Caufield-Dach 4.0% 4.0%    
Bolduc-Suzuki 3.7% 3.7%    
Others 5.1% 4.9% 0.2%  
Totals   86.2% 13.8%  
24 Danault
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Texier-Dach 55.0% 55.0%    
Evans 9.6%     9.6%
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Demidov 8.2% 1.0% 7.2%  
Anderson 7.7%     7.7%
Bolduc-Dach 7.0% 7.0%    
Others 12.4% 11.4% 0.1% 0.9%
Totals   74.5% 7.3% 18.2%
71 Evans
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bolduc-Anderson 49.7% 49.7%    
Newhook 14.0%     14.0%
Danault 7.5%     7.5%
Newhook-Anderson 6.1% 6.1%    
Texier-Anderson 5.3% 5.3%    
Others 17.5% 17.5%    
Totals   78.4%   21.6%
76 Bolduc
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Evans-Anderson 63.0% 63.0%    
Newhook-Kreider-Texier 9.8% 0.9% 9.0%  
Danault-Dach 6.9% 6.9%    
Suzuki-Kreider 4.8% 4.8%    
Caufield-Evans 3.0% 3.0%    
Others 12.4% 12.2% 0.3%  
Totals   90.7% 9.3%  
77 Dach
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Texier-Danault 53.9% 53.9%    
Slafkovsky-Demidov 8.3% 8.3%    
Bolduc-Danault 6.9% 6.9%    
Evans-Anderson 5.7% 5.7%    
Caufield-Kreider 5.1% 5.1%    
Others 20.1% 14.1%   6.0%
Totals   94.0%   6.0%
85 Texier
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Danault-Dach 68.1% 68.1%    
Newhook-Kreider-Bolduc 12.3% 1.1% 11.2%  
Evans-Anderson 8.3% 8.3%    
Bolduc-Kreider 2.9% 2.9%    
Danault-Anderson 2.3% 2.3%    
Others 6.1% 6.1%    
Totals   88.8% 11.2%  
93 Demidov
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Slafkovsky-Newhook 49.3% 49.3%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Kreider 9.7% 3.4% 6.2%  
Slafkovsky 7.9% 7.9%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky 7.0%   7.0%  
Slafkovsky-Dach 6.0% 6.0%    
Others 20.1% 14.8% 5.3%  
Totals   81.5% 18.5%  

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

8 Matheson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Dobson 52.3% 44.8%   7.5%
A. Xhekaj 17.0% 13.1%   3.9%
Struble 12.6% 9.0%   3.6%
Hutson 8.3% 8.3%    
Carrier 5.3% 5.3%    
Others 4.5% 4.4%   0.1%
Totals   84.9%   15.1%
45 Carrier
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hutson 71.3% 71.3%    
Matheson 16.4% 16.4%    
Struble 6.2% 6.3%    
Dobson 5.7%     5.7%
A. Xhekaj 0.4% 0.4%    
Totals   94.3%   5.7%
47 Struble
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hutson 36.5% 36.5%    
A. Xhekaj 28.4% 24.8%   3.6%
Matheson 20.5% 14.7%   5.9%
Dobson 11.0% 11.0%    
Carrier 3.3% 3.3%    
Others 0.2%     0.2%
Totals   90.3%   9.7%
48 Hutson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Carrier 20.9% 20.9%    
Struble 20.3% 20.3%    
Dobson 19.4% 19.4%    
  15.3% 4.8% 10.5%  
A. Xhekaj 15.3% 15.2%   0.2%
Others 8.8% 8.6%   0.1%
Totals   89.2% 10.5% 0.3%
53 Dobson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 59.8% 51.2%   8.6%
Hutson 24.4% 24.4%    
Struble 7.7% 7.7%    
  4.6% 0.4% 4.1%  
Carrier 2.1%     2.1%
Others 1.4% 1.4%    
Totals   85.2% 4.1% 10.7%
72 A. Xhekaj
Partner Total EV PP SH
Struble 33.4% 29.2%   4.3%
Matheson 32.8% 25.3%   7.5%
Hutson 32.6% 32.2%   0.4%
Hutson-Dobson 0.9% 0.9%    
Carrier 0.2% 0.2%    
Others 0.1%     0.1%
Totals   87.7%   12.3%
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