Game #53 - January 27, 2026 - Vegas 2 at Montreal 3 (OT)
Game #53 - January 27, 2026
  Vegas   2   at     Montreal   3     (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 Suzuki85 Texier
 9:45 9:45 0:00 0:00 +1
76 Bolduc71 Evans77 Dach
 8:16 8:16 0:00 0:00 E
20 Slafkovsky91 Kapanen93 Demidov
 8:12 8:12 0:00 0:00 -1
17 Anderson24 Danault11 Gallagher
 6:29 6:29 0:00 0:00 E
13 Caufield - 14 Suzuki - 20 Slafkovsky - 93 Demidov 5:22 0:00 5:22 0:00 E
17 Anderson71 Evans77 Dach
 2:54 2:51 0:03 0:00 E
24 Danault71 Evans
 2:46 0:00 0:00 2:46 E
11 Gallagher - 76 Bolduc - 85 Texier - 91 Kapanen 1:17 0:00 1:17 0:00 E
71 Evans85 Texier
 1:09 1:09 0:00 0:00 +1
14 Suzuki71 Evans
 1:01 0:00 0:00 1:01 E
Others 16:47 13:16 1:18 2:13 E
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
  8 Matheson53 Dobson
 12:48 11:58 0:26 0:24 +1
48 Hutson21 Guhle
 7:32 7:32 0:00 0:00 E
  8 Matheson45 Carrier
 7:19 3:28 0:00 3:51 E
48 Hutson45 Carrier
 5:58 5:58 0:00 0:00 -1
48 Hutson
 5:45 0:09 5:36 0:00 E
21 Guhle53 Dobson
 4:36 3:04 0:00 1:32 E
21 Guhle45 Carrier
 4:04 4:04 0:00 0:00 -1
72 A. Xhekaj45 Carrier
 3:13 3:13 0:00 0:00 E
72 A. Xhekaj48 Hutson
 2:25 2:20 0:00 0:05 E
  8 Matheson21 Guhle
 1:45 1:40 0:00 0:05 +1
  8 Matheson48 Hutson
 1:40 1:39 0:00 0:01 E
72 A. Xhekaj21 Guhle
 1:32 1:32 0:00 0:00 E
48 Hutson53 Dobson
 1:21 1:19 0:02 0:00 E
 
 1:07 0:00 1:07 0:00 E
Others 2:53 2:02 0:49 0:02 +1

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 13CC
14NS
85AT		 76ZB
71JE
77KD		 20JS
91OK
93ID		 17JA
24PD
11BG		 13CC
14NS
20JS
93ID		 17JA
71JE
77KD		 24PD
71JE		 8MM
53ND		 48LH
21KG		 8MM
45AC		 48LH
45AC		 48LH 21KG
53ND		 21KG
45AC		 72AX
45AC		 72AX
48LH
19 Smith - 9 Eichel - 61 Stone 6:47 0:50 0:32 0:51       7:37   0:40 0:16   1:32 0:23 0:09  
16 Dorofeyev - 93 Marner - 42 Bowman 0:38 0:59 4:58 1:13   0:37     4:42 1:14 1:38   0:23 1:06   0:55
49 Barbashev - 48 Hertl - 55 Kolesar 0:46 4:55 0:05 1:28   0:47   0:24 1:09 0:19 2:37 0:02 0:03 1:41 2:03 0:14
9 Eichel - 48 Hertl - 16 Dorofeyev - 61 Stone - 93 Marner             2:01 0:24   3:17     0:47      
23 Reinhardt - 28 Laczynski - 26 Holtz 0:21 0:48   1:50       0:39 0:56   0:35       0:42  
55 Kolesar - 93 Marner         0:56     0:06       1:34        
9 Eichel - 61 Stone         2:23             2:23        
9 Eichel         1:04             0:26        
5 Lauzon - 27 Theodore 5:11 3:24 1:25 1:11 2:29 0:02   4:48 2:11 0:46 2:17 1:45 0:06 1:13 1:37 0:36
4 Andersson - 15 Hanifin 3:54 2:07 3:11 1:55 1:12 0:03   4:14 2:53 1:20 1:50 1:27 1:03 0:20 0:40 0:39
6 Korczak - 17 Hutton   2:18 2:01 2:53   2:03   2:09 2:19 0:56 0:43   0:27 2:11 0:53 0:05
            2:01 0:24   3:17     0:47      
6 Korczak - 15 Hanifin   0:01 0:08 0:09 0:53     0:03 0:01 0:07 0:04 1:04 0:40 0:01   0:07
4 Andersson - 27 Theodore 0:19   0:01       0:45 0:24 0:01 0:22     0:57     0:06
15 Hanifin - 27 Theodore 0:09 0:04 1:09   0:01     0:10     0:20 0:14       0:45

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 53.7% 53.7%    
Bolduc-Texier-Kapanen 10.6%   10.6%  
Caufield-Danault 6.8% 6.8%    
Bolduc-Danault 5.9% 5.9%    
Bolduc-Texier 5.0% 4.4% 0.6%  
Others 18.0% 13.3% 4.7%  
Totals   84.1% 15.9%  
13 Caufield
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Suzuki-Texier 50.1% 50.1%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Demidov 27.6%   27.6%  
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 4.9% 3.2% 1.7%  
Danault-Gallagher 4.2% 4.2%    
Kapanen-Demidov 3.4% 3.2% 0.3%  
Others 9.8% 8.2% 1.5%  
Totals   68.9% 31.1%  
14 Suzuki
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Texier 50.6% 50.6%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Demidov 27.8%   27.8%  
Evans 5.3%     5.3%
Caufield-Slafkovsky 4.9% 3.2% 1.7%  
Caufield-Dach 2.9% 2.9%    
Others 8.5% 6.9% 1.5% 0.1%
Totals   63.6% 31.0% 5.4%
17 Anderson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Danault-Gallagher 51.6% 51.6%    
Evans-Dach 23.1% 22.7% 0.4%  
Danault 6.6%     6.6%
Kapanen 6.2%     6.2%
Slafkovsky-Danault 3.2% 3.2%    
Others 9.3% 9.0%   0.3%
Totals   86.5% 0.4% 13.1%
20 Slafkovsky
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kapanen-Demidov 45.8% 45.8%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Demidov 30.0%   30.0%  
Caufield-Suzuki 5.3% 3.4% 1.9%  
Danault-Anderson 2.2% 2.2%    
Suzuki 2.0% 2.0%    
Others 14.6% 11.3% 2.9% 0.5%
Totals   64.8% 34.7% 0.5%
24 Danault
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Anderson-Gallagher 42.7% 42.7%    
Evans 18.2%     18.2%
Anderson 5.5%     5.5%
Caufield-Gallagher 5.4% 5.4%    
Bolduc-Gallagher 4.7% 4.7%    
Others 23.6% 20.0% 0.3% 3.3%
Totals   72.7% 0.3% 27.0%
71 Evans
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bolduc-Dach 42.6% 42.6%    
Anderson-Dach 15.0% 14.7% 0.3%  
Danault 14.3%     14.3%
Texier 5.9% 5.9%    
Suzuki 5.2%     5.2%
Others 16.9% 16.6%   0.3%
Totals   79.9% 0.3% 19.9%
76 Bolduc
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Evans-Dach 67.8% 67.8%    
Gallagher-Texier-Kapanen 10.5%   10.5%  
Danault-Gallagher 5.9% 5.9%    
Texier-Gallagher 4.9% 4.4% 0.5%  
Evans-Demidov 2.9% 2.9%    
Others 8.1% 7.8% 0.3%  
Totals   88.7% 11.3%  
77 Dach
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bolduc-Evans 58.7% 58.7%    
Anderson-Evans 20.6% 20.2% 0.4%  
Texier-Evans 5.1% 5.1%    
Caufield-Suzuki 4.0% 4.0%    
Anderson-Gallagher 2.7% 2.7%    
Others 8.9% 8.9%    
Totals   99.6% 0.4%  
85 Texier
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 58.2% 58.2%    
Gallagher-Bolduc-Kapanen 7.7%   7.7%  
Evans 6.9% 6.9%    
Kapanen-Evans 4.8% 4.8%    
Evans-Dach 4.3% 4.3%    
Others 18.2% 15.1% 3.1%  
Totals   89.3% 10.7%  
91 Kapanen
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Slafkovsky-Demidov 53.7% 53.7%    
Gallagher-Bolduc-Texier 8.4%   8.4%  
Evans-Texier 5.2% 5.2%    
Anderson 5.1%     5.1%
Danault 4.6% 1.5%   3.1%
Others 22.9% 19.0% 3.8% 0.1%
Totals   79.5% 12.2% 8.3%
93 Demidov
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Slafkovsky-Kapanen 50.1% 50.1%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky 32.8%   32.8%  
Caufield-Kapanen 4.1% 3.8% 0.3%  
Kapanen 3.5% 3.5%    
Bolduc-Evans 2.1% 2.1%    
Others 7.5% 5.0% 2.2% 0.3%
Totals   64.4% 35.3% 0.3%

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

8 Matheson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Dobson 52.4% 49.0% 1.8% 1.6%
Carrier 30.0% 14.2%   15.8%
Guhle 7.2% 6.8%   0.3%
Hutson 6.8% 6.8%   0.1%
A. Xhekaj 2.0% 2.0%    
Others 1.6% 1.5%   0.1%
Totals   80.3% 1.8% 18.0%
21 Guhle
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hutson 38.2% 38.2%    
Dobson 23.4% 15.6%   7.8%
Carrier 20.6% 20.6%    
Matheson 8.9% 8.5%   0.4%
A. Xhekaj 7.8% 7.8%    
Others 1.1% 1.1%    
Totals   91.8%   8.2%
45 Carrier
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 34.2% 16.2%   18.0%
Hutson 27.9% 27.9%    
Guhle 19.0% 19.0%    
A. Xhekaj 15.0% 15.0%    
Dobson 2.5% 2.5%    
Others 1.3% 1.3%    
Totals   82.0%   18.0%
48 Hutson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Guhle 30.1% 30.1%    
Carrier 23.8% 23.8%    
  22.9% 0.6% 22.3%  
A. Xhekaj 9.6% 9.3%   0.3%
Matheson 6.6% 6.6%   0.1%
Others 6.9% 6.8% 0.1%  
Totals   77.1% 22.5% 0.4%
53 Dobson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 61.9% 57.9% 2.1% 1.9%
Guhle 22.2% 14.8%   7.4%
Hutson 6.5% 6.4% 0.2%  
  4.0% 0.1% 3.9%  
Carrier 2.6% 2.6%    
Others 2.7% 2.7%    
Totals   84.4% 6.2% 9.3%
72 A. Xhekaj
Partner Total EV PP SH
Carrier 38.9% 38.9%    
Hutson 29.2% 28.2%   1.0%
Guhle 18.5% 18.5%    
Dobson 6.0% 6.0%    
Matheson 5.8% 5.8%    
Others 1.4% 1.4%    
Totals   99.0%   1.0%
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