Game #50 - January 20, 2026 - Minnesota 3 at Montreal 4
Game #50 - January 20, 2026
  Minnesota   3   at     Montreal   4

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
13:05 13:05 0:00 0:00 E
20 Slafkovsky91 Kapanen93 Demidov
10:12 10:12 0:00 0:00 E
17 Anderson24 Danault11 Gallagher
8:54 8:54 0:00 0:00 +1
90 Veleno71 Evans76 Bolduc
8:24 8:24 0:00 0:00 E
13 Caufield - 14 Suzuki - 20 Slafkovsky - 93 Demidov 2:51 0:00 2:51 0:00 E
11 Gallagher - 76 Bolduc - 77 Dach - 91 Kapanen 1:32 0:03 1:29 0:00 E
90 Veleno71 Evans17 Anderson
1:21 1:19 0:02 0:00 E
90 Veleno71 Evans20 Slafkovsky
1:10 1:10 0:00 0:00 E
Others 12:31 9:39 0:04 2:48 +2
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
  8 Matheson53 Dobson
17:30 16:58 0:02 0:30 E
21 Guhle45 Carrier
13:33 12:49 0:00 0:44 E
47 Struble48 Hutson
10:07 10:07 0:00 0:00 +1
  8 Matheson45 Carrier
3:39 2:12 0:00 1:27 +1
48 Hutson53 Dobson
3:06 3:06 0:00 0:00 +1
48 Hutson
3:03 0:00 3:03 0:00 E
21 Guhle48 Hutson
2:37 2:37 0:00 0:00 E
21 Guhle  8 Matheson
2:17 2:17 0:00 0:00 E
53 Dobson
1:24 0:03 1:21 0:00 E
Others 2:44 2:37 0:00 0:07 E

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 13CC
14NS
77KD
20JS
91OK
93ID
17JA
24PD
11BG
90JV
71JE
76ZB
13CC
14NS
20JS
93ID
8MM
53ND
21KG
45AC
47JS
48LH
8MM
45AC
48LH
53ND
48LH 21KG
48LH
21KG
8MM
97 Kaprizov - 38 Hartman - 36 Zuccarello 7:08 3:12   1:38   8:17 4:35 0:42 1:11     0:10 1:01
17 Foligno - 37 Haight - 18 Hinostroza   3:59 0:36 3:08   2:51 2:31 1:45       0:01 0:12
13 Trenin - 22 Yurov - 91 Tarasenko 3:02 1:33 1:19 1:32   1:32 1:59 2:06 0:02 0:53   1:02 0:12
19 Pitlick - 78 Sturm - 39 Jones 0:48   2:25 1:12   1:05 0:19 2:45   0:05     0:13
97 Kaprizov - 36 Zuccarello - 38 Hartman - 91 Tarasenko           0:30 0:44   1:16        
13 Trenin - 78 Sturm - 91 Tarasenko     0:47           0:42 1:38     0:05
7 Faber - 43 Hughes 8:32 3:52 3:03 2:09   8:49 7:01 2:22 1:18 1:48   2:00 0:13
5 Middleton - 46 Spurgeon 2:26 4:44 2:55 3:06   5:53 3:08 2:25 0:37 1:08   0:13 0:58
48 Hunt - 82 Spacek 1:15 0:28 2:26 2:52   1:18 1:41 4:17   0:07   0:17 0:17
5 Middleton - 7 Faber       0:05 2:50 0:06         2:50    
43 Hughes           0:30 0:44   1:01        
46 Spurgeon - 48 Hunt 0:13         0:22     0:08   0:12    

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 74.7% 74.7%    
Bolduc-Dach-Kapanen 12.9% 0.4% 12.4%  
Veleno-Danault 4.3% 4.3%    
Anderson-Suzuki 2.8% 2.8%    
Slafkovsky-Danault 2.5% 2.5%    
Others 2.8% 2.5% 0.3%  
Totals   87.3% 12.7%  
13 Caufield
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Suzuki-Dach 70.3% 70.3%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Demidov 15.3%   15.3%  
Suzuki-Danault 5.1% 5.1%    
Suzuki-Evans 2.8% 2.8%    
Kapanen-Dach 1.6% 1.6%    
Others 4.9% 4.7% 0.2%  
Totals   84.5% 15.5%  
14 Suzuki
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Dach 64.9% 64.9%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Demidov 14.1%   14.1%  
Caufield-Danault 4.7% 4.7%    
Slafkovsky 3.8% 3.8%    
Slafkovsky-Dach 2.7% 2.7%    
Others 9.8% 9.4% 0.3%  
Totals   85.5% 14.5%  
17 Anderson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Danault-Gallagher 73.1% 73.1%    
Veleno-Evans 11.1% 10.8% 0.3%  
Kapanen-Demidov 3.8% 3.8%    
Suzuki-Gallagher 2.7% 2.7%    
Danault-Demidov 2.6% 2.6%    
Others 6.7% 6.7%    
Totals   99.7% 0.3%  
20 Slafkovsky
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kapanen-Demidov 59.5% 59.5%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Demidov 16.6%   16.6%  
Veleno-Evans 6.8% 6.8%    
Suzuki 4.5% 4.5%    
Suzuki-Dach 3.2% 3.2%    
Others 9.3% 9.0% 0.3%  
Totals   83.1% 16.9%  
24 Danault
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Anderson-Gallagher 59.8% 59.8%    
Caufield-Suzuki 6.4% 6.4%    
  5.7%     5.7%
Veleno 5.3% 0.1%   5.2%
Veleno-Gallagher 3.5% 3.5%    
Others 19.4% 16.0%   3.4%
Totals   85.8%   14.2%
71 Evans
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Veleno-Bolduc 59.8% 59.8%    
Veleno-Anderson 9.6% 9.4% 0.2%  
Veleno-Slafkovsky 8.3% 8.3%    
Veleno 6.3% 3.2%   3.1%
Caufield-Suzuki 3.7% 3.7%    
Others 12.3% 8.8%   3.6%
Totals   93.1% 0.2% 6.6%
76 Bolduc
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Veleno-Evans 76.7% 76.7%    
Gallagher-Dach-Kapanen 14.0% 0.5% 13.5%  
Slafkovsky-Kapanen 2.1% 2.1%    
Anderson-Danault 1.8% 1.8%    
Anderson-Evans 1.1% 1.1%    
Others 4.3% 3.7% 0.6%  
Totals   85.8% 14.2%  
77 Dach
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 78.0% 78.0%    
Gallagher-Bolduc-Kapanen 9.1% 0.3% 8.8%  
Slafkovsky-Suzuki 3.3% 3.3%    
Danault-Suzuki 2.9% 2.9%    
Caufield-Kapanen 1.8% 1.8%    
Others 4.9% 4.9%    
Totals   91.2% 8.8%  
90 Veleno
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Evans-Bolduc 60.4% 60.4%    
Evans-Anderson 9.7% 9.5% 0.2%  
Evans-Slafkovsky 8.4% 8.4%    
Evans 6.4% 3.2%   3.1%
Danault 5.6% 0.1%   5.5%
Others 9.5% 7.7%   1.8%
Totals   89.3% 0.2% 10.4%
91 Kapanen
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Slafkovsky-Demidov 76.1% 76.1%    
Gallagher-Bolduc-Dach 11.4% 0.4% 11.1%  
Anderson-Demidov 3.5% 3.5%    
Caufield-Dach 2.2% 2.2%    
Veleno 1.9%     1.9%
Others 4.9% 4.7% 0.1%  
Totals   86.9% 11.2% 1.9%
93 Demidov
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Slafkovsky-Kapanen 67.5% 67.5%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky 18.9%   18.9%  
Anderson-Kapanen 3.1% 3.1%    
Evans 2.9% 2.9%    
Anderson-Danault 2.1% 2.1%    
Others 5.6% 5.6%    
Totals   81.1% 18.9%  

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

8 Matheson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Dobson 73.9% 71.7% 0.1% 2.1%
Carrier 15.4% 9.3%   6.1%
Guhle 9.6% 9.6%    
Hutson-Carrier 0.4% 0.4%    
Hutson 0.3% 0.3%    
Others 0.3% 0.3%    
Totals   91.6% 0.1% 8.2%
21 Guhle
Partner Total EV PP SH
Carrier 69.4% 65.7%   3.8%
Hutson 13.4% 13.4%    
Matheson 11.7% 11.7%    
Dobson 4.4% 4.4%    
Hutson-Carrier 0.6%     0.6%
Others 0.4% 0.4%    
Totals   95.6%   4.4%
45 Carrier
Partner Total EV PP SH
Guhle 75.2% 71.1%   4.1%
Matheson 20.3% 12.2%   8.0%
Dobson 1.5% 1.5%    
Hutson 1.5% 1.5%    
Guhle-Hutson 0.6%     0.6%
Others 0.9% 0.9%    
Totals   87.2%   12.8%
47 Struble
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hutson 90.9% 90.9%    
Dobson 7.6% 7.6%    
Matheson 0.4% 0.4%    
Guhle 0.4% 0.4%    
  0.1% 0.1%    
Others 0.4% 0.4%    
Totals   100.0%    
48 Hutson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Struble 51.9% 51.9%    
Dobson 15.9% 15.9%    
  15.7%   15.7%  
Guhle 13.4% 13.4%    
Carrier 1.4% 1.4%    
Others 1.7% 1.1%   0.6%
Totals   83.7% 15.7% 0.6%
53 Dobson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 72.9% 70.7% 0.1% 2.1%
Hutson 12.9% 12.9%    
  5.8% 0.2% 5.6%  
Guhle 3.6% 3.6%    
Struble 3.5% 3.5%    
Others 1.2% 1.2%    
Totals   92.2% 5.8% 2.1%

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