Game #48 - January 15, 2026 - Montreal 3 at Buffalo 5
Game #48 - January 15, 2026
  Montreal   3   at     Buffalo   5
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 Suzuki85 Texier
 10:47 10:47 0:00 0:00 E
20 Slafkovsky91 Kapanen93 Demidov
 8:14 8:14 0:00 0:00 E
76 Bolduc24 Danault17 Anderson
 7:55 7:55 0:00 0:00 -1
27 Blais90 Veleno11 Gallagher
 6:05 6:05 0:00 0:00 E
13 Caufield - 14 Suzuki - 20 Slafkovsky - 93 Demidov 3:46 1:25 2:21 0:00 E
17 Anderson24 Danault
 2:14 0:02 0:00 2:12 E
13 Caufield14 Suzuki
 1:52 1:52 0:00 0:00 E
20 Slafkovsky91 Kapanen
 1:40 1:40 0:00 0:00 E
90 Veleno91 Kapanen
 1:35 0:00 0:00 1:35 E
76 Bolduc24 Danault11 Gallagher
 1:06 1:06 0:00 0:00 E
20 Slafkovsky14 Suzuki93 Demidov
 1:00 1:00 0:00 0:00 E
Others 13:46 10:57 1:08 1:41 -1
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
  8 Matheson53 Dobson
 13:18 12:26 0:19 0:33 E
48 Hutson45 Carrier
 12:18 12:18 0:00 0:00 E
21 Guhle72 A. Xhekaj
 6:57 6:57 0:00 0:00 E
  8 Matheson45 Carrier
 6:02 1:58 0:00 4:04 E
48 Hutson53 Dobson
 5:11 5:01 0:00 0:10 E
48 Hutson72 A. Xhekaj
 3:02 3:02 0:00 0:00 E
48 Hutson
 2:50 0:29 2:21 0:00 -1
21 Guhle  8 Matheson
 2:07 1:27 0:00 0:40 E
21 Guhle48 Hutson
 2:03 2:03 0:00 0:00 E
21 Guhle45 Carrier
 2:01 2:01 0:00 0:00 E
21 Guhle53 Dobson
 1:39 1:39 0:00 0:00 E
Others 2:32 1:42 0:49 0:01 -1

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 13CC
14NS
85AT		 20JS
91OK
93ID		 76ZB
24PD
17JA		 27SB
90JV
11BG		 13CC
14NS
20JS
93ID		 17JA
24PD		 8MM
53ND		 48LH
45AC		 21KG
72AX		 8MM
45AC		 48LH
53ND		 48LH
72AX		 48LH 21KG
8MM		 21KG
48LH		 21KG
45AC
6 Benson - 72 Thompson - 89 Tuch 5:05 0:45 0:40 1:26 0:13   5:55 1:48   0:58 0:13   0:27 0:12 0:02 0:39
19 Krebs - 86 Ostlund - 91 Doan 1:42 0:43 4:05     0:02 2:21 2:03 1:29 0:32 0:02 0:53 0:01   0:07 0:16
17 Zucker - 71 McLeod - 22 Quinn 0:04 2:55 0:53 1:49     0:15 2:11 2:06   0:39 0:26   0:49 0:11 0:38
12 Greenway - 48 Kozak - 29 Malenstyn 1:51 1:46 0:48 1:13     1:18 2:39 1:25 0:03 0:47 0:01   0:02 0:19 0:10
17 Zucker - 72 Thompson - 86 Ostlund - 91 Doan           2:12 0:28     3:33 0:02     0:39    
71 McLeod - 89 Tuch         1:28   0:20 1:44         1:29      
4 Byram - 23 Samuelsson 1:39 2:05 2:49 0:57 2:13   2:12 1:51 2:15   1:52 0:15 1:56 0:17   0:39
23 Samuelsson - 26 Dahlin 4:41 1:05   1:34     4:12 1:13 0:42 0:04 1:21 0:23   0:04 0:21  
25 Power - 26 Dahlin 1:50 0:29   1:46 0:44   3:00 3:06 0:26 0:09 0:45 0:27 0:19 0:30 0:11 0:11
4 Byram - 25 Power 1:50 3:48 1:31 0:10     1:43 4:29 1:19 0:45 0:04 0:18     0:20 0:13
26 Dahlin           2:12 0:28     4:06 0:03     0:39    
73 Metsa - 78 Bryson 0:20 0:03 1:55 0:41     0:28 0:35 1:33     0:30 0:01 0:35 0:05 0:27
23 Samuelsson - 25 Power 0:17 0:25 0:07   0:34   0:14 0:31 0:26 0:19 0:12   0:34   0:07  

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
Blais-Veleno 55.5% 55.5%    
Bolduc-Danault 10.0% 10.0%    
Demidov-Veleno 7.6% 7.6%    
Bolduc-Texier-Kapanen 7.4%   7.4%  
Demidov-Kapanen 3.3% 3.3%    
Others 16.1% 13.4% 1.8% 0.9%
Totals   89.8% 9.3% 0.9%
13 Caufield
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Suzuki-Texier 55.9% 55.9%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Demidov 19.5% 7.3% 12.2%  
Suzuki 9.7% 9.7%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 4.8% 4.2% 0.6%  
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Danault-Demidov 2.3% 2.3%    
Others 7.7% 7.7%    
Totals   87.2% 12.8%  
14 Suzuki
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Texier 48.4% 48.4%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Demidov 16.9% 6.4% 10.5%  
Caufield 8.4% 8.4%    
Slafkovsky-Demidov 4.5% 4.5%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky 4.2% 3.7% 0.5%  
Others 17.7% 10.2%   7.5%
Totals   81.5% 11.1% 7.5%
17 Anderson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bolduc-Danault 58.9% 58.9%    
Danault 16.6% 0.2%   16.4%
Bolduc-Veleno 6.2% 6.2%    
Suzuki 5.2%     5.2%
Slafkovsky-Danault 4.1% 4.1%    
Others 9.0% 9.0%    
Totals   78.4%   21.6%
20 Slafkovsky
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kapanen-Demidov 45.2% 45.2%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Demidov 20.7% 7.8% 12.9%  
Kapanen 9.1% 9.1%    
Suzuki-Demidov 5.5% 5.5%    
Caufield-Suzuki 5.1% 4.5% 0.6%  
Others 14.4% 14.4%    
Totals   86.5% 13.5%  
24 Danault
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bolduc-Anderson 52.9% 52.9%    
Anderson 14.9% 0.2%   14.7%
Bolduc-Gallagher 7.3% 7.3%    
Blais-Anderson 3.7% 3.7%    
Veleno-Kapanen 3.7% 3.6%   0.1%
Others 17.5% 17.5%    
Totals   85.2%   14.8%
27 Blais
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Veleno-Gallagher 81.3% 81.3%    
Danault-Anderson 7.3% 7.3%    
Kapanen-Gallagher 4.2% 4.2%    
Kapanen-Demidov 2.2% 2.2%    
Suzuki-Texier 2.0% 2.0%    
Others 2.9% 2.9%    
Totals   100.0%    
76 Bolduc
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Danault-Anderson 65.6% 65.6%    
Danault-Gallagher 9.1% 9.1%    
Veleno-Anderson 6.9% 6.9%    
Gallagher-Texier-Kapanen 6.8%   6.8%  
Kapanen-Demidov 1.7% 1.7%    
Others 9.9% 8.3% 1.7%  
Totals   91.6% 8.4%  
85 Texier
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 78.4% 78.4%    
Gallagher-Bolduc-Kapanen 5.9%   5.9%  
Kapanen-Suzuki 3.0% 3.0%    
Slafkovsky-Kapanen 2.8% 2.8%    
Caufield-Veleno 1.8% 1.8%    
Others 8.0% 6.5% 1.5%  
Totals   92.6% 7.4%  
90 Veleno
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Blais-Gallagher 54.3% 54.3%    
Kapanen 14.1%     14.1%
Demidov-Gallagher 7.4% 7.4%    
Bolduc-Anderson 7.4% 7.4%    
Danault-Kapanen 4.9% 4.8%   0.1%
Others 11.8% 8.3%   3.4%
Totals   82.3%   17.7%
91 Kapanen
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Slafkovsky-Demidov 51.4% 51.4%    
Slafkovsky 10.4% 10.4%    
Veleno 9.9%     9.9%
Gallagher-Bolduc-Texier 5.1%   5.1%  
Veleno-Danault 3.4% 3.3%   0.1%
Others 19.9% 19.9%    
Totals   84.9% 5.1% 10.0%
93 Demidov
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Slafkovsky-Kapanen 50.9% 50.9%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky 23.3% 8.8% 14.5%  
Slafkovsky-Suzuki 6.2% 6.2%    
Veleno-Gallagher 5.2% 5.2%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Danault 2.8% 2.8%    
Others 11.6% 11.6%    
Totals   85.5% 14.5%  

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

8 Matheson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Dobson 59.0% 55.2% 1.4% 2.4%
Carrier 26.8% 8.7%   18.0%
Guhle 9.4% 6.4%   3.0%
Hutson 2.1% 2.1%    
A. Xhekaj 2.0% 2.0%    
Others 0.7% 0.7%   0.1%
Totals   75.1% 1.4% 23.5%
21 Guhle
Partner Total EV PP SH
A. Xhekaj 46.5% 46.5%    
Matheson 14.2% 9.7%   4.5%
Hutson 13.7% 13.7%    
Carrier 13.5% 13.5%    
Dobson 11.0% 11.0%    
Others 1.0% 1.0%    
Totals   95.5%   4.5%
45 Carrier
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hutson 58.6% 58.6%    
Matheson 28.7% 9.4%   19.4%
Guhle 9.6% 9.6%    
Dobson 2.5% 2.5%    
A. Xhekaj 0.2% 0.2%    
Others 0.4% 0.4%    
Totals   80.6%   19.4%
48 Hutson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Carrier 47.5% 47.5%    
Dobson 20.0% 19.4%   0.6%
A. Xhekaj 11.7% 11.7%    
  10.9% 1.9% 9.1%  
Guhle 7.9% 7.9%    
Others 2.0% 2.0%    
Totals   90.3% 9.1% 0.6%
53 Dobson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 61.4% 57.4% 1.5% 2.5%
Hutson 23.9% 23.2%   0.8%
Guhle 7.6% 7.6%    
  3.8%   3.8%  
Carrier 2.5% 2.5%    
Others 0.8% 0.8%    
Totals   91.5% 5.2% 3.3%
72 A. Xhekaj
Partner Total EV PP SH
Guhle 66.3% 66.3%    
Hutson 28.9% 28.9%    
Matheson 4.3% 4.3%    
Carrier 0.3% 0.3%    
  0.2% 0.2%    
Totals   100.0%    
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