Montreal Canadiens
1-0-0 · 2 pts · GF 3 · GA 2
#8
deepest of 25 teams, 2026-27
Shot depth
.542
7th in the NHL · 7th over the last 10
CF depth
.678
5th in the NHL · 5th over the last 10
xG depth
.384
21st in the NHL · 21st over the last 10
TOI depth
.850
17th in the NHL · 17th over the last 10
Only 1 game into the season, so expect these numbers to move a lot.
How spread out was the offence?
The further the curve sags below the diagonal, the more a few players carried the team. Measured on season totals, xG depth is .384.
xG depth, game average, 2026-27
Canadiens
.384
League average
.447
Least deep (CAR)
.265
Biggest contributors · all four stats · season
Top 3: 32% of team output (an even split across 18 regulars would be 17%)
J. Anderson R
11.3%
of team output · 1 GP · 1G 1A
J. Slafkovský L
11.3%
of team output · 1 GP · 0G 0A
N. Dobson D
9.6%
of team output · 1 GP · 0G 0A
3 skaters produced half of the team's xG. With an even split across its 18 regulars it would take 10.
#SkaterGPxG
Share%Cum.
1
J. Slafkovský L
1
0.8
21.5%
22%
2
J. Anderson R
1
0.7
21.2%
43%
3
N. Dobson D
1
0.6
15.9%
59%
4
Z. Bolduc R
1
0.3
7.9%
66%
5
C. Caufield R
1
0.2
6.4%
73%
6
J. Evans C
1
0.2
6.3%
79%
7
I. Demidov R
1
0.2
5.7%
85%
8
A. Carrier D
1
0.2
4.7%
90%
9
A. Newhook C
1
0.1
4.3%
94%
10
C. Kreider L
1
0.1
3.5%
97%
11
M. Matheson D
1
0.0
1.3%
99%
12
L. Hutson D
1
0.0
0.4%
99%
13
N. Suzuki C
1
0.0
0.3%
99%
14
A. Texier L
1
0.0
0.3%
100%
15
K. Dach C
1
0.0
0.3%
100%
16
P. Danault C
1
0.0
0.0%
100%
17
A. Xhekaj D
1
0.0
0.0%
100%
18
J. Struble D
1
0.0
0.0%
100%
Every skater who played. Faded rows played under a quarter of the games. The dashed line marks where the running total passes 50%.
GoalieGPSASV%TOI/GPGSAx
J. Dobes128
.92959:36
+0.6
Who carried the load, game by game
Each regular's share of team xG in every game (season).
Share of team xG in each of the last 1 games. The full window shows on larger screens.
#PlayerPosGPSeason
Sep
Result
Forwards
20J. SlafkovskýL
121.5%
17J. AndersonR
121.2%
76Z. BolducR
17.9%
13C. CaufieldR
16.4%
71J. EvansC
16.3%
93I. DemidovR
15.7%
15A. NewhookC
14.3%
22C. KreiderL
13.5%
14N. SuzukiC
10.3%
85A. TexierL
10.3%
77K. DachC
10.3%
24P. DanaultC
10.0%
Defense
53N. DobsonD
115.9%
45A. CarrierD
14.7%
8M. MathesonD
11.3%
48L. HutsonD
10.4%
47J. StrubleD
10.0%
72A. XhekajD
10.0%
WinLossOT/SO loss
Did not playRegulars only · bar height = share of the team's total that game