Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division

Montréal Canadiens

2015–16·38–38–6·82 points·6th in the Atlantic, 13th in the Eastern

Seasons

Points: 82#22
Goal differential: −17#20
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 51.2%#11
Power play: 16.2%#25
Penalty kill: 81.9%#12
GSAx: −19.6#26

Forward lines

Trios of forwards together at 5-on-5. Raise the minimum to see only the regular lines. A defenceman who played forward still counts as a defenceman.

Minimum 5v5 time together

41 of 41 lines


Plekanec – Pacioretty – Gallagher	427:12	43	57.6%	59.3%	24	13
Fleischmann – Desharnais – Weise	326:34	41	53.2%	54.5%	17	9
Mitchell – Smith-Pelly – Flynn	175:21	26	52.7%	46.0%	4	3
Desharnais – Pacioretty – Weise	132:22	32	54.6%	51.6%	1	4
Eller – Galchenyuk – Andrighetto	127:07	23	58.2%	57.2%	7	1
Semin – Eller – Galchenyuk	111:58	14	59.4%	59.3%	5	5
Plekanec – Gallagher – Galchenyuk	107:13	17	52.6%	52.5%	8	2
Pacioretty – Galchenyuk – Andrighetto	99:44	19	59.2%	53.7%	6	4
Plekanec – Mitchell – Eller	82:28	10	55.1%	48.3%	5	1
Eller – Galchenyuk – Carr	71:53	11	44.8%	55.6%	4	5

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

31 of 31 pairs


Markov – Subban	870:57	66	51.7%	52.0%	45	37
Emelin – Petry	461:08	39	53.2%	54.5%	10	18
Gilbert – Beaulieu	300:23	39	45.9%	46.4%	10	10
Subban – Beaulieu	200:05	49	54.5%	56.7%	7	4
Petry – Beaulieu	195:34	38	53.6%	57.8%	6	7
Emelin – Pateryn	194:22	28	51.2%	50.6%	6	10
Markov – Emelin	184:07	52	54.0%	49.1%	4	4
Pateryn – Beaulieu	115:55	20	36.7%	45.1%	3	8

Who plays with whom

Model-based

Linemates pull together. Drag the handles to watch combinations form and break up during the season; click a player to open their page.

Games 1–82 · Oct 7 to Apr 9

Forward Defence Pair xGF%: red below 50, blue aboveThicker lines, more time together. Showing pairs with 20+ shared minutes.

With or without you

Model-based

Every pair of regulars. Some players lift everyone they play with; others depend on a particular partner.

	Pateryn	Mitchell	Flynn	Fleischmann	Desharnais	Weise	Beaulieu	Gilbert	Byron	Markov	Subban	Gallagher	Pacioretty	Plekanec	Galchenyuk	Eller	Emelin	Petry
Pateryn D		57	22	48	54	61	37	62	30	52	73	46	46	41	46	56	51	57
Mitchell F	57		51	22	36	62	48	53	42	45	45	14	36	45	51	53	55	58
Flynn F	22	51		22	29	40	43	44	41	44	42	52	36	20	27	31	51	59
Fleischmann F	48	22	22		51	56	47	46	53	48	50	40	40	42	46	61	53	49
Desharnais F	54	36	29	51		53	48	53	54	56	56	55	58	46	54	52	52	46
Weise F	61	62	40	56	53		50	50	35	52	56		53	48	46	50	46	47
Beaulieu D	37	48	43	47	48	50		46	36	37	54	50	50	52	48	47	35	54
Gilbert D	62	53	44	46	53	50	46		47	49	42	57	54	46	56	51	49	56
Byron F	30	42	41	53	54	35	36	47		45	46	14	48	48	52	49	50	54
Markov D	52	45	44	48	56	52	37	49	45		51	53	55	51	51	51	54	36
Subban D	73	45	42	50	56	56	54	42	46	51		56	56	54	55	55	49	67
Gallagher F	46	14	52	40	55		50	57	14	53	56		57	56	53	54	55	55
Pacioretty F	46	36	36	40	58	53	50	54	48	55	56	57		54	55	53	54	52
Plekanec F	41	45	20	42	46	48	52	46	48	51	54	56	54		54	51	49	54
Galchenyuk F	46	51	27	46	54	46	48	56	52	51	55	53	55	54		53	52	50
Eller F	56	53	31	61	52	50	47	51	49	51	55	54	53	51	53		55	53
Emelin D	51	55	51	53	52	46	35	49	50	54	49	55	54	49	52	55		53
Petry D	57	58	59	49	46	47	54	56	54	36	67	55	52	54	50	53	53

Hover a cell to compare each player with and without the other. Numbers are the pair's 5-on-5 xGF%; blue above 50, red below. Cells are grey until the pair has 100 minutes together.

Line blender

Model-based

How much the forward trios changed each game. Low values mean settled lines; high values mean a coach searching for a spark.

Line-blender index by game