Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division

Montréal Canadiens

2017–18·29–40–13·71 points·6th in the Atlantic, 14th in the Eastern

Seasons

Points: 71#28
Goal differential: −51#29
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 51.0%#14
Power play: 21.2%#12
Penalty kill: 74.1%#30
GSAx: −11.8#23

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

37 of 37 lines


Pacioretty – Shaw – Danault	249:45	29	60.8%	55.4%	15	11
Plekanec – Gallagher – Hudon	209:09	27	61.2%	53.4%	10	7
Plekanec – Byron – Gallagher	198:47	32	59.0%	54.6%	9	7
Byron – Gallagher – Drouin	180:04	33	52.1%	55.9%	8	6
Plekanec – Gallagher – Lehkonen	156:18	20	62.3%	56.0%	4	7
Deslauriers – Froese – Carr	142:51	18	51.4%	45.8%	7	4
Galchenyuk – de la Rose – Lehkonen	140:55	16	51.2%	52.0%	5	2
Byron – Pacioretty – Hudon	115:27	13	50.5%	48.7%	7	6
Galchenyuk – Lehkonen – Drouin	115:20	32	46.9%	50.2%	1	5
Pacioretty – Lehkonen – Drouin	89:52	18	40.4%	50.6%	3	3

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

30 of 30 pairs


Petry – Alzner	734:14	79	54.5%	52.2%	28	34
Alzner – Juulsen	310:10	22	45.0%	48.1%	8	9
Benn – Morrow	246:59	34	46.1%	46.9%	7	8
Schlemko – Mete	232:16	20	59.4%	49.6%	14	9
Weber – Mete	186:30	21	55.4%	52.5%	7	12
Weber – Benn	178:51	25	53.4%	54.4%	4	8
Petry – Reilly	173:50	18	42.2%	46.4%	11	10
Benn – Jerabek	157:59	21	47.5%	46.8%	6	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 5 to Apr 7

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.

	Morrow	Pacioretty	Danault	Shaw	Lehkonen	Galchenyuk	Drouin	Byron	Petry	Alzner	Gallagher	Plekanec	Benn	Hudon	de la Rose	Deslauriers	Mete	Schlemko
Morrow D		40	49	44	51	45	43	39	47	56	55	49	46	42	63	50	33	56
Pacioretty F	40		60	60	44	41	45	46	50	49	51	16	45	55	83	57	61	64
Danault F	49	60		55	39	45	47	38	54	51	52	8	52	61	92	54	59	49
Shaw F	44	60	55		63	39	41	46	49	51	5	46	58	52	52	53	51	48
Lehkonen F	51	44	39	63		50	50	52	54	52	60	59	50	58	51	36	57	61
Galchenyuk F	45	41	45	39	50		44	45	48	40	54	58	48	46	48	47	50	50
Drouin F	43	45	47	41	50	44		54	44	45	51	27	47	43	36	42	53	53
Byron F	39	46	38	46	52	45	54		51	50	56	56	51	43	50	43	57	60
Petry D	47	50	54	49	54	48	44	51		54	62	63	52	54	57	52	62	51
Alzner D	56	49	51	51	52	40	45	50	54		57	59	52	54	35	52	54	49
Gallagher F	55	51	52	5	60	54	51	56	62	57		59	54	58	60	29	59	60
Plekanec F	49	16	8	46	59	58	27	56	63	59	59		53	62	41	40	58	55
Benn D	46	45	52	58	50	48	47	51	52	52	54	53		48	53	51	57	57
Hudon F	42	55	61	52	58	46	43	43	54	54	58	62	48		38	61	56	49
de la Rose F	63	83	92	52	51	48	36	50	57	35	60	41	53	38		44	61	66
Deslauriers F	50	57	54	53	36	47	42	43	52	52	29	40	51	61	44		56	50
Mete D	33	61	59	51	57	50	53	57	62	54	59	58	57	56	61	56		59
Schlemko D	56	64	49	48	61	50	53	60	51	49	60	55	57	49	66	50	59

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