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 offence?

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 last 10 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 · last 10
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

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 (last 10).

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

#PlayerPosGPLast 10
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