Game #49 - January 17, 2026 - Montreal 6 at Ottawa 5 (OT)
Game #49 - January 17, 2026
  Montreal   6   at     Ottawa   5     (OT)
All times below are based on data from NHL.com.               
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Lines and defensive pairings

Line Time EV PP SH +/-
90 Veleno71 Evans76 Bolduc
 10:29 10:29 0:00 0:00 E
11 Gallagher24 Danault17 Anderson
 7:18 7:18 0:00 0:00 +1
13 Caufield14 Suzuki85 Texier
 6:48 6:48 0:00 0:00 E
20 Slafkovsky91 Kapanen93 Demidov
 6:12 6:12 0:00 0:00 -2
13 Caufield - 14 Suzuki - 20 Slafkovsky - 93 Demidov 5:45 0:00 5:45 0:00 E
13 Caufield14 Suzuki20 Slafkovsky
 4:32 4:32 0:00 0:00 E
11 Gallagher - 76 Bolduc - 85 Texier - 91 Kapanen 1:47 0:05 1:42 0:00 E
20 Slafkovsky91 Kapanen11 Gallagher
 1:33 1:33 0:00 0:00 E
90 Veleno71 Evans17 Anderson
 1:25 1:25 0:00 0:00 E
85 Texier91 Kapanen
 1:07 1:05 0:00 0:02 E
24 Danault90 Veleno
 1:04 0:00 0:00 1:04 E
11 Gallagher90 Veleno17 Anderson
 1:00 1:00 0:00 0:00 E
Others 11:33 8:52 0:20 2:21 +2
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
  8 Matheson53 Dobson
 16:59 15:33 0:11 1:15 E
48 Hutson45 Carrier
 7:06 7:06 0:00 0:00 E
48 Hutson
 6:59 0:49 6:10 0:00 +2
21 Guhle48 Hutson
 5:36 5:29 0:00 0:07 E
21 Guhle45 Carrier
 4:44 4:20 0:00 0:24 E
  8 Matheson45 Carrier
 4:23 2:45 0:00 1:38 +1
21 Guhle72 A. Xhekaj
 3:23 3:23 0:00 0:00 E
48 Hutson72 A. Xhekaj
 3:03 3:03 0:00 0:00 E
48 Hutson53 Dobson
 2:19 2:19 0:00 0:00 -1
53 Dobson
 1:31 0:05 1:26 0:00 E
  8 Matheson48 Hutson
 1:11 1:11 0:00 0:00 E
21 Guhle  8 Matheson
 1:04 1:03 0:00 0:01 E
Others 2:15 2:13 0:00 0:02 -1

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 90JV
71JE
76ZB		 11BG
24PD
17JA		 13CC
14NS
85AT		 20JS
91OK
93ID		 13CC
14NS
20JS
93ID		 13CC
14NS
20JS		 8MM
53ND		 48LH
45AC		 48LH 21KG
48LH		 21KG
45AC		 8MM
45AC		 21KG
72AX		 48LH
72AX		 48LH
53ND
57 Perron - 89 Eller - 21 Cousins 3:01 3:09 0:47       3:48 0:06     1:07 0:51 1:02 1:23 0:04
7 Tkachuk - 18 StÜtzle - 22 Amadio 0:55 0:31 1:12 1:46   0:13 1:46 1:49   1:43   0:28 0:42   0:46
12 Pinto - 71 Greig - 28 Giroux 0:25 0:39 2:11     2:39 2:14 1:20 0:12 1:07   0:08 0:28   0:58
20 Zetterlund - 24 Cozens - 19 Batherson 1:31 0:14   0:43   0:02 0:49 0:43 0:04 1:01   0:48 0:13    
7 Tkachuk - 71 Greig - 24 Cozens 2:21 0:32   0:59     1:52 0:24     1:22     0:22  
12 Pinto - 71 Greig         2:26   0:02   2:47            
20 Zetterlund - 18 StÜtzle - 19 Batherson 1:14 0:36   1:21     1:14 0:23   0:40 1:01        
18 StÜtzle - 28 Giroux         2:00   0:11   2:28            
12 Pinto - 28 Giroux - 22 Amadio   0:28 1:54       1:29     0:11     0:26 0:40  
2 Zub - 85 Sanderson 1:47 0:52 3:30 1:07 3:40 2:55 4:26 3:00 3:52 1:22 0:39 0:22 1:06 0:21 1:08
3 Jensen - 72 Chabot 2:39 3:16 2:04 2:40   1:02 3:39 2:45   2:37 0:14 0:07 1:11 1:26 0:44
10 Spence - 43 Kleven 4:56 2:49   1:32   0:10 4:56 0:42 0:04 0:39 2:52 2:08 0:48 0:18 0:08
85 Sanderson             1:15   0:33   0:32 1:10      
2 Zub - 72 Chabot 0:52 0:06 0:11 0:06 0:29 0:11 1:15 0:08 0:29 0:27 0:02   0:16   0:16
3 Jensen - 85 Sanderson 0:04 0:09 0:53 0:26     0:16 0:25   0:10 0:10     0:44  

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
Danault-Anderson 57.0% 57.0%    
Bolduc-Texier-Kapanen 13.9% 0.7% 13.3%  
Slafkovsky-Kapanen 12.1% 12.1%    
Veleno-Anderson 7.8% 7.8%    
Danault-Texier 1.6% 0.3% 1.3%  
Others 7.6% 6.3% 1.3%  
Totals   84.1% 15.9%  
13 Caufield
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Suzuki-Texier 35.2% 35.2%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Demidov 29.8%   29.8%  
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 23.5% 23.5%    
Kapanen-Demidov 2.8% 2.8%    
Suzuki 2.0% 2.0%    
Others 6.8% 6.8%    
Totals   70.2% 29.8%  
14 Suzuki
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Texier 31.8% 31.8%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Demidov 26.8%   26.8%  
Caufield-Slafkovsky 21.2% 21.2%    
Texier-Anderson 3.1% 3.1%    
Caufield 1.8% 1.8%    
Others 15.3% 14.2% 0.5% 0.6%
Totals   72.0% 27.4% 0.6%
17 Anderson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Gallagher-Danault 56.7% 56.7%    
Veleno-Evans 11.0% 11.0%    
Gallagher-Veleno 7.8% 7.8%    
Texier-Suzuki 5.2% 5.2%    
Evans-Demidov 2.8% 2.8%    
Others 16.6% 15.5%   1.0%
Totals   99.0%   1.0%
20 Slafkovsky
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kapanen-Demidov 31.0% 31.0%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Demidov 28.7%   28.7%  
Caufield-Suzuki 22.7% 22.7%    
Kapanen-Gallagher 7.8% 7.8%    
Kapanen-Bolduc 2.0% 2.0%    
Others 7.8% 7.3% 0.5%  
Totals   70.8% 29.3%  
24 Danault
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Gallagher-Anderson 66.5% 66.5%    
Veleno 9.7%     9.7%
Evans 4.4%     4.4%
Suzuki-Anderson 3.2% 3.2%    
Veleno-Anderson 2.9% 2.9%    
Others 13.4% 11.8% 1.5%  
Totals   84.4% 1.5% 14.1%
71 Evans
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Veleno-Bolduc 68.4% 68.4%    
Veleno-Anderson 9.2% 9.2%    
Kapanen 5.4%     5.4%
  4.6%     4.6%
Danault 3.2%     3.2%
Others 9.2% 8.2%   1.1%
Totals   85.8%   14.2%
76 Bolduc
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Veleno-Evans 77.1% 77.1%    
Gallagher-Texier-Kapanen 13.1% 0.6% 12.5%  
Slafkovsky-Kapanen 2.9% 2.9%    
Veleno-Suzuki 2.6% 2.6%    
Caufield-Suzuki 1.2% 1.2%    
Others 3.1% 2.8% 0.2%  
Totals   87.3% 12.7%  
85 Texier
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 52.6% 52.6%    
Gallagher-Bolduc-Kapanen 13.8% 0.6% 13.1%  
Kapanen 8.6% 8.4%   0.3%
Kapanen-Demidov 7.2% 7.2%    
Suzuki-Anderson 5.2% 5.2%    
Others 12.6% 9.9% 1.7% 1.0%
Totals   83.9% 14.8% 1.3%
90 Veleno
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Evans-Bolduc 67.5% 67.5%    
Evans-Anderson 9.1% 9.1%    
Danault 6.9%     6.9%
Gallagher-Anderson 6.4% 6.4%    
Suzuki-Bolduc 2.3% 2.3%    
Others 7.8% 7.8%    
Totals   93.1%   6.9%
91 Kapanen
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Slafkovsky-Demidov 44.1% 44.1%    
Gallagher-Bolduc-Texier 12.7% 0.6% 12.1%  
Slafkovsky-Gallagher 11.0% 11.0%    
Texier 7.9% 7.7%   0.2%
Texier-Demidov 6.6% 6.6%    
Others 17.7% 10.9% 0.4% 6.4%
Totals   80.9% 12.4% 6.6%
93 Demidov
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Slafkovsky-Kapanen 41.0% 41.0%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky 38.0%   38.0%  
Texier-Kapanen 6.2% 6.2%    
Caufield-Kapanen 3.5% 3.5%    
Anderson-Evans 2.4% 2.4%    
Others 8.8% 7.9% 0.9%  
Totals   61.1% 38.9%  

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

8 Matheson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Dobson 70.9% 64.9% 0.8% 5.2%
Carrier 18.3% 11.5%   6.8%
Hutson 4.9% 4.9%    
Guhle 4.5% 4.4%   0.1%
A. Xhekaj 0.6% 0.6%    
Others 0.8% 0.6%   0.1%
Totals   87.0% 0.8% 12.2%
21 Guhle
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hutson 35.7% 34.9%   0.7%
Carrier 30.1% 27.6%   2.5%
A. Xhekaj 21.5% 21.5%    
Matheson 6.8% 6.7%   0.1%
Dobson 5.3% 5.3%    
Others 0.5% 0.3%   0.2%
Totals   96.4%   3.6%
45 Carrier
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hutson 41.3% 41.3%    
Guhle 27.5% 25.2%   2.3%
Matheson 25.5% 16.0%   9.5%
A. Xhekaj 5.0% 5.0%    
Matheson-Hutson 0.3% 0.3%    
Others 0.4% 0.2%   0.2%
Totals   88.0%   12.0%
48 Hutson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Carrier 26.9% 26.9%    
  26.5% 3.1% 23.4%  
Guhle 21.2% 20.8%   0.4%
A. Xhekaj 11.6% 11.6%    
Dobson 8.8% 8.8%    
Others 5.0% 5.0%    
Totals   76.2% 23.4% 0.4%
53 Dobson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 77.5% 71.0% 0.8% 5.7%
Hutson 10.6% 10.6%    
  6.9% 0.4% 6.5%  
Guhle 3.8% 3.8%    
A. Xhekaj 1.0% 1.0%    
Others 0.2% 0.2%    
Totals   86.9% 7.4% 5.7%
72 A. Xhekaj
Partner Total EV PP SH
Guhle 44.1% 44.1%    
Hutson 39.8% 39.8%    
Carrier 11.3% 11.3%    
Dobson 2.8% 2.8%    
Matheson 2.0% 2.0%    
Totals   100.0%    
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