Game #31 - December 13, 2025 - Montreal 4 at N.Y. Rangers 5 (OT)
Game #31 - December 13, 2025
  Montreal   4   at     N.Y. Rangers   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 +/-
13 Caufield14 Suzuki76 Bolduc
 14:22 14:22 0:00 0:00 E
20 Slafkovsky91 Kapanen93 Demidov
 10:08 10:08 0:00 0:00 E
90 Veleno71 Evans11 Gallagher
 9:29 9:29 0:00 0:00 +1
85 Texier62 Beck17 Anderson
 7:42 7:42 0:00 0:00 +1
13 Caufield14 Suzuki
 1:52 1:52 0:00 0:00 E
13 Caufield - 14 Suzuki - 20 Slafkovsky - 93 Demidov 1:15 0:00 1:15 0:00 E
90 Veleno14 Suzuki76 Bolduc
 1:11 1:11 0:00 0:00 E
71 Evans91 Kapanen
 1:01 1:01 0:00 0:00 E
85 Texier93 Demidov
 1:01 1:01 0:00 0:00 E
Others 14:55 11:53 0:45 2:17 E
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
  8 Matheson45 Carrier
 21:03 19:50 0:00 1:13 E
48 Hutson53 Dobson
 20:21 20:21 0:00 0:00 +1
72 A. Xhekaj42 Engstrom
 7:21 7:21 0:00 0:00 E
48 Hutson
 2:26 1:05 1:21 0:00 E
  8 Matheson53 Dobson
 2:21 1:22 0:17 0:42 E
48 Hutson42 Engstrom
 2:11 2:11 0:00 0:00 E
  8 Matheson
 1:24 1:24 0:00 0:00 E
72 A. Xhekaj48 Hutson
 1:13 1:13 0:00 0:00 E
  8 Matheson72 A. Xhekaj
 1:08 0:46 0:00 0:22 E
Others 3:28 3:06 0:22 0:00 +1

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 13CC
14NS
76ZB		 20JS
91OK
93ID		 90JV
71JE
11BG		 85AT
62OB
17JA		 8MM
45AC		 48LH
53ND		 72AX
42AE		 48LH 8MM
53ND		 48LH
42AE
10 Panarin - 93 Zibanejad - 13 LafreniÈre 1:59 5:07 3:13 1:07 5:47 6:17 0:01   0:42 0:34
43 Sheary - 16 Trocheck - 8 Miller 10:07 1:28 0:01 0:26 8:04 3:54 0:22   0:08  
50 Cuylle - 42 Laba - 65 Berard 0:34 1:29 1:41 3:46 0:04 2:57 4:00   0:02 0:59
14 Raddysh - 39 Carrick - 49 Chmelar   0:35 3:21 1:40 1:43 2:11 1:21     0:22
4 Schneider - 44 Gavrikov 5:25 3:43 3:55 2:05 5:31 9:53 1:34   0:02 0:48
17 Borgen - 29 Robertson 2:31 2:37 0:51 1:32 4:39 4:02 1:15 0:33 0:20  
18 Vaakanainen - 24 Soucy 0:46 0:44 1:48 1:45 2:08 1:10 1:55   0:07 0:41
17 Borgen - 24 Soucy 2:53 1:26 0:38 0:08 3:29 1:08 0:10 0:05 0:23  
18 Vaakanainen - 29 Robertson 0:02 0:35 0:47 1:53 0:16 1:18 1:25     0:20
24 Soucy - 44 Gavrikov 1:29 0:08 0:55   1:05 1:10       0:14
4 Schneider - 29 Robertson 0:52     0:01 0:47 0:43   0:42 0:08  
        1:13       0:25  

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
Veleno-Evans 78.9% 78.9%    
Veleno-Suzuki 5.1% 5.1%    
Texier-Kapanen 4.3% 1.9% 2.4%  
Caufield-Suzuki 3.3% 3.3%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Demidov 2.9%   2.9%  
Others 5.4% 4.4% 1.0%  
Totals   93.8% 6.2%  
13 Caufield
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Suzuki-Bolduc 73.9% 73.9%    
Suzuki 9.6% 9.6%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Demidov 6.4%   6.4%  
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 4.2% 4.2%    
Suzuki-Gallagher 2.1% 2.1%    
Others 3.8% 3.8%    
Totals   93.6% 6.4%  
14 Suzuki
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Bolduc 58.5% 58.5%    
Caufield 7.6% 7.6%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Demidov 5.1%   5.1%  
Veleno-Bolduc 4.8% 4.8%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky 3.3% 3.3%    
Others 20.6% 17.4% 1.4% 1.8%
Totals   91.6% 6.5% 1.8%
17 Anderson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Texier-Beck 65.2% 65.2%    
Texier-Veleno 7.5% 7.5%    
Evans 6.9%     6.9%
Veleno-Evans 6.6% 6.6%    
Slafkovsky-Kapanen 4.1% 4.1%    
Others 9.7% 9.7%    
Totals   93.1%   6.9%
20 Slafkovsky
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kapanen-Demidov 64.5% 64.5%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Demidov 8.0%   8.0%  
Caufield-Suzuki 5.2% 5.2%    
Beck-Demidov 4.5% 4.5%    
Texier-Suzuki 4.1% 4.1%    
Others 13.8% 11.6% 2.2%  
Totals   89.8% 10.2%  
62 Beck
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Texier-Anderson 84.2% 84.2%    
Slafkovsky-Demidov 7.7% 7.7%    
Texier-Demidov 2.2% 2.2%    
Texier-Bolduc 2.0% 2.0%    
Texier-Caufield 1.5% 1.5%    
Others 2.6% 2.6%    
Totals   100.0%    
71 Evans
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Veleno-Gallagher 68.2% 68.2%    
Kapanen 7.3% 7.3%    
Anderson 5.9%     5.9%
Veleno-Anderson 5.6% 5.6%    
Veleno-Kapanen 4.0% 4.0%    
Others 9.0% 7.2%   1.8%
Totals   92.3%   7.7%
76 Bolduc
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 83.4% 83.4%    
Veleno-Suzuki 6.9% 6.9%    
Texier-Suzuki 3.7% 3.7%    
Slafkovsky-Suzuki 2.0% 2.0%    
Texier-Beck 1.1% 1.1%    
Others 3.0% 2.3% 0.7%  
Totals   99.3% 0.7%  
85 Texier
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Beck-Anderson 59.8% 59.8%    
Demidov 7.9% 7.9%    
Veleno-Anderson 6.9% 6.9%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 5.0% 5.0%    
Suzuki-Bolduc 4.9% 4.9%    
Others 15.5% 12.4% 3.1%  
Totals   96.9% 3.1%  
90 Veleno
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Evans-Gallagher 59.8% 59.8%    
Suzuki-Bolduc 7.5% 7.5%    
Texier-Anderson 5.6% 5.6%    
Evans-Anderson 4.9% 4.9%    
Kapanen 4.8%     4.8%
Others 17.4% 15.8%   1.6%
Totals   93.6%   6.4%
91 Kapanen
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Slafkovsky-Demidov 66.7% 66.7%    
Evans 6.7% 6.7%    
Veleno 5.0%     5.0%
Veleno-Evans 3.6% 3.6%    
Texier-Gallagher 3.4% 1.5% 1.9%  
Others 14.6% 13.8% 0.8%  
Totals   92.3% 2.6% 5.0%
93 Demidov
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Slafkovsky-Kapanen 66.2% 66.2%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky 8.2%   8.2%  
Texier 6.6% 6.6%    
Slafkovsky-Beck 4.6% 4.6%    
Veleno-Kapanen 3.3% 3.3%    
Others 11.1% 8.8% 2.3%  
Totals   89.5% 10.5%  

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

8 Matheson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Carrier 76.9% 72.4%   4.4%
Dobson 8.6% 5.0% 1.0% 2.6%
  5.1% 5.1%    
A. Xhekaj 4.1% 2.8%   1.3%
Engstrom 3.2% 3.2%    
Others 2.1% 2.1%    
Totals   90.6% 1.0% 8.3%
42 Engstrom
Partner Total EV PP SH
A. Xhekaj 65.2% 65.2%    
Hutson 19.4% 19.4%    
Matheson 7.7% 7.7%    
Dobson 4.0% 4.0%    
Carrier 3.0% 3.0%    
Others 0.7% 0.7%    
Totals   100.0%    
45 Carrier
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 94.3% 88.8%   5.4%
A. Xhekaj 1.9% 1.9%    
Engstrom 1.5% 1.5%    
Hutson 0.9% 0.9%    
Hutson-Dobson 0.4% 0.4%    
Others 1.0% 1.0%    
Totals   94.6%   5.4%
48 Hutson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Dobson 75.5% 75.5%    
  9.0% 4.0% 5.0%  
Engstrom 8.1% 8.1%    
A. Xhekaj 4.5% 4.5%    
Matheson 1.7% 1.7%    
Others 1.2% 1.2%    
Totals   95.0% 5.0%  
53 Dobson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hutson 85.7% 85.7%    
Matheson 9.9% 5.8% 1.2% 2.9%
Engstrom 1.9% 1.9%    
  1.6% 0.1% 1.5%  
Hutson-Carrier 0.4% 0.4%    
Others 0.5% 0.5%    
Totals   94.3% 2.7% 2.9%
72 A. Xhekaj
Partner Total EV PP SH
Engstrom 71.9% 71.9%    
Hutson 11.9% 11.9%    
Matheson 11.1% 7.5%   3.6%
Carrier 4.1% 4.1%    
Engstrom-Carrier 0.5% 0.5%    
Others 0.5% 0.5%    
Totals   96.4%   3.6%
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