Montréal Canadiens Lines
The most-used Montréal Canadiens forward line in the Oct 17 game vs BUF was Juraj Slafkovský – Nick Suzuki – Cole Caufield (9:56 together at 5-on-5).
Next game
Tue, Oct 20, 7:00 PM ET · vs San Jose Sharks
Lines, pairs and special teams
In the last game, the team played 44:30 at 5-on-5, 6:37 on the power play and 6:01 on the penalty kill.
Forward lines
| Line | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Juraj Slafkovský – Nick Suzuki – Cole Caufield | 9:56 | 22.3% |
| L2 | Chris Kreider(moved up) – Alex Newhook(moved up) – Josh Anderson(moved up) | 9:44 | 21.9% |
| L3 | Alexandre Texier(moved down) – Phillip Danault(moved down) – Zachary Bolduc(moved down) | 7:31 | 16.9% |
| L4 | Kirby Dach – Jake Evans – Oliver Kapanen(new to the top lines and pairs) | 7:05 | 15.9% |
Defense pairs
| Pair | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Lane Hutson(moved up) – Noah Dobson(moved up) | 15:38 | 35.1% |
| D2 | Kaiden Guhle(moved down) – Alexandre Carrier(moved down) | 14:56 | 33.6% |
| D3 | Arber Xhekaj – David Reinbacher(new to the top lines and pairs) | 7:24 | 16.6% |
Power play
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PP |
|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Juraj Slafkovský – Nick Suzuki – Zachary Bolduc – Cole Caufield – Lane Hutson | 4:04 | 61.5% |
| PP2 | Chris Kreider – Alexandre Texier – Oliver Kapanen – Alex Newhook – Noah Dobson | 0:28 | 7.1% |
Penalty kill
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PK |
|---|---|---|---|
| PK1 | Phillip Danault – Jake Evans – Alexandre Carrier – Kaiden Guhle | 2:33 | 42.4% |
| PK2 | Alex Newhook – Josh Anderson – Noah Dobson – Arber Xhekaj | 1:13 | 20.2% |
NEW: not in the previous game's top four lines or three pairs. ▲ ▼: moved up or down from the previous game.
Over 5 games, the team played 225:29 at 5-on-5, 25:42 on the power play and 36:31 on the penalty kill.
Forward lines
| Line | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Juraj Slafkovský – Nick Suzuki – Cole Caufield | 58:21 | 25.9% | 5 |
| L2 | Alexandre Texier – Phillip Danault – Zachary Bolduc | 48:07 | 21.3% | 5 |
| L3 | Chris Kreider – Alex Newhook – Josh Anderson | 42:43 | 18.9% | 5 |
| L4 | Owen Beck – Kirby Dach – Jake Evans | 10:31 | 4.7% | 2 |
Defense pairs
| Pair | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Lane Hutson – Noah Dobson | 66:37 | 29.5% | 5 |
| D2 | Kaiden Guhle – Alexandre Carrier | 47:04 | 20.9% | 4 |
| D3 | Adam Engstrom – Arber Xhekaj | 26:33 | 11.8% | 4 |
Power play
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PP | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Chris Kreider – Juraj Slafkovský – Nick Suzuki – Cole Caufield – Lane Hutson | 13:22 | 52.0% | 4 |
| PP2 | Alexandre Texier – Kirby Dach – Alex Newhook – Zachary Bolduc – Noah Dobson | 2:43 | 10.6% | 3 |
Penalty kill
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PK | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK1 | Phillip Danault – Jake Evans – Alexandre Carrier – Kaiden Guhle | 7:20 | 20.1% | 3 |
| PK2 | Alex Newhook – Josh Anderson – Noah Dobson – Arber Xhekaj | 4:01 | 11.0% | 4 |
Over 8 games, the team played 357:30 at 5-on-5, 38:57 on the power play and 53:49 on the penalty kill.
Forward lines
| Line | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Juraj Slafkovský – Nick Suzuki – Cole Caufield | 65:48 | 18.4% | 8 |
| L2 | Alexandre Texier – Phillip Danault – Zachary Bolduc | 55:01 | 15.4% | 6 |
| L3 | Chris Kreider – Alex Newhook – Josh Anderson | 42:43 | 11.9% | 5 |
Defense pairs
| Pair | Players | Together | Share of 5v5 | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Lane Hutson – Noah Dobson | 78:36 | 22.0% | 8 |
| D2 | Kaiden Guhle – Alexandre Carrier | 47:04 | 13.2% | 4 |
| D3 | Adam Engstrom – Arber Xhekaj | 26:33 | 7.4% | 4 |
Power play
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PP | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Chris Kreider – Juraj Slafkovský – Nick Suzuki – Cole Caufield – Lane Hutson | 18:21 | 47.1% | 5 |
| PP2 | Alexandre Texier – Kirby Dach – Alex Newhook – Zachary Bolduc – Noah Dobson | 3:32 | 9.1% | 4 |
Penalty kill
| Unit | Players | Together | Share of PK | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK1 | Phillip Danault – Jake Evans – Alexandre Carrier – Kaiden Guhle | 7:20 | 13.6% | 3 |
| PK2 | Alex Newhook – Josh Anderson – Noah Dobson – Arber Xhekaj | 4:01 | 7.5% | 4 |
Goalies
Started the last game (Oct 17 vs BUF): Jacob Fowler
| Goalie | Starts this season |
|---|---|
| Jakub Dobes | 4 |
| Jacob Fowler | 4 |
| Samuel Montembeault | 0 |
Not in the last game
May be injured or a healthy scratch
- #62 Owen Beck, Center
- #93 Ivan Demidov, Right wing
- #63 Florian Xhekaj, Left wing
- #42 Adam Engstrom, Defense
- #8 Mike Matheson, Defense
How these lines are calculated
Lines are rebuilt second by second from the NHL's official shift records. A trio or pair counts only at 5-on-5, and each window shows at most four lines and three pairs that played at least 3% of the team's 5-on-5 time. Read the full method.