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
Season

Only 1 game into the season, so expect these numbers to move a lot.

How spread out was the ice time?

0% 0% 25% 25% 50% 50% 75% 75% 100% 100% share of skaters, least to most perfectly even

The further the curve sags below the diagonal, the more a few players carried the team. Measured on season totals, TOI depth is .850.

TOI depth, game average, 2026-27
Canadiens
.850
League average
.861
Least deep (FLA)
.807
Biggest contributors · all four stats · season
Top 3: 32% of team output (an even split across 18 regulars would be 17%)
J. Anderson
J. Anderson R
11.3%
of team output · 1 GP · 1G 1A
J. Slafkovský
J. Slafkovský L
11.3%
of team output · 1 GP · 0G 0A
N. Dobson
N. Dobson D
9.6%
of team output · 1 GP · 0G 0A

8 skaters produced half of the team's ice time. With an even split across its 18 regulars it would take 10.

#SkaterGPTOI/GP Share%Cum.
1 M. Matheson D 1 25:07
8.6% 9%
2 L. Hutson D 1 24:07
8.2% 17%
3 N. Dobson D 1 21:56
7.5% 24%
4 A. Carrier D 1 21:54
7.5% 32%
5 N. Suzuki C 1 18:43
6.4% 38%
6 J. Slafkovský L 1 17:53
6.1% 44%
7 A. Newhook C 1 16:11
5.5% 50%
8 C. Caufield R 1 15:55
5.4% 55%
9 P. Danault C 1 15:37
5.3% 61%
10 I. Demidov R 1 15:11
5.2% 66%
11 J. Evans C 1 14:50
5.1% 71%
12 C. Kreider L 1 14:21
4.9% 76%
13 J. Anderson R 1 12:53
4.4% 80%
14 A. Xhekaj D 1 12:20
4.2% 84%
15 A. Texier L 1 12:13
4.2% 89%
16 K. Dach C 1 11:07
3.8% 92%
17 Z. Bolduc R 1 11:04
3.8% 96%
18 J. Struble D 1 11:02
3.8% 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 ice time in every game (season).

Share of team ice time in each of the last 1 games. The full window shows on larger screens.

#PlayerPosGPSeason
Sep
Result
Forwards
14N. SuzukiC 16.4%
20J. SlafkovskýL 16.1%
15A. NewhookC 15.5%
13C. CaufieldR 15.4%
24P. DanaultC 15.3%
93I. DemidovR 15.2%
71J. EvansC 15.1%
22C. KreiderL 14.9%
17J. AndersonR 14.4%
85A. TexierL 14.2%
77K. DachC 13.8%
76Z. BolducR 13.8%
Defense
8M. MathesonD 18.6%
48L. HutsonD 18.2%
53N. DobsonD 17.5%
45A. CarrierD 17.5%
72A. XhekajD 14.2%
47J. StrubleD 13.8%
WinLossOT/SO loss Did not playRegulars only · bar height = share of the team's total that game