Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division

Montréal Canadiens

2018–19·44–30–8·96 points·4th in the Atlantic, 9th in the Eastern

Seasons

Points: 96#14
Goal differential: +10#16
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 53.5%#6
Power play: 13.2%#30
Penalty kill: 80.9%#13
GSAx: −11.0#22

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

32 of 32 lines


Tatar – Gallagher – Danault	673:32	76	61.7%	61.0%	39	20
Shaw – Drouin – Domi	291:26	51	47.9%	51.6%	22	15
Gallagher – Danault – Drouin	188:19	59	44.7%	54.5%	12	13
Deslauriers – Chaput – Agostino	161:32	22	55.3%	57.6%	4	5
Armia – Lehkonen – Kotkaniemi	145:57	33	61.8%	61.6%	8	6
Shaw – Lehkonen – Domi	131:11	23	60.5%	51.6%	10	5
Byron – Armia – Kotkaniemi	118:10	25	52.4%	50.7%	7	2
Byron – Lehkonen – Kotkaniemi	103:21	24	50.5%	59.0%	4	3
Lehkonen – Drouin – Domi	102:49	39	52.5%	47.2%	6	1
Armia – Drouin – Kotkaniemi	101:49	32	48.6%	51.5%	1	3

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

28 of 28 pairs


Weber – Mete	666:37	48	53.3%	51.6%	27	19
Petry – Reilly	449:59	55	53.5%	56.2%	18	19
Benn – Kulak	329:04	47	56.7%	55.2%	19	13
Petry – Kulak	317:04	55	58.8%	57.6%	16	15
Petry – Benn	307:53	66	51.8%	53.3%	19	22
Benn – Folin	213:56	17	48.5%	52.2%	9	9
Reilly – Juulsen	202:37	17	44.6%	49.0%	12	9
Weber – Kulak	163:10	42	54.8%	59.3%	10	4

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 3 to Apr 6

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.

	Deslauriers	Agostino	Tatar	Danault	Gallagher	Mete	Weber	Byron	Petry	Reilly	Shaw	Domi	Drouin	Benn	Kulak	Lehkonen	Kotkaniemi	Armia
Deslauriers F		54	56	61	4	46	54	100	44	45	40	44	59	50	57	45	43	29
Agostino F	54		84	68	79	53	58	87	46	50	49	9	0	52	59	60	60	0
Tatar F	56	84		60	61	60	56	52	63	60	49	59	69	62	61	64	58	68
Danault F	61	68	60		57	55	53	56	57	58	41	39	43	56	57	55	74	44
Gallagher F	4	79	61	57		54	53	43	62	61	60	53	48	59	58	60	58	100
Mete D	46	53	60	55	54		53	56	49	53	55	55	47	64	57	60	58	54
Weber D	54	58	56	53	53	53		62	43	78	52	54	49	50	55	58	61	54
Byron F	100	87	52	56	43	56	62		49	49	67	56	54	58	60	55	49	51
Petry D	44	46	63	57	62	49	43	49		53	50	51	48	51	58	54	56	54
Reilly D	45	50	60	58	61	53	78	49	53		49	52	48	49	58	49	54	55
Shaw F	40	49	49	41	60	55	52	67	50	49		54	48	49	56	58	62	9
Domi F	44	9	59	39	53	55	54	56	51	52	54		50	51	55	55	84	47
Drouin F	59	0	69	43	48	47	49	54	48	48	48	50		49	51	50	50	50
Benn D	50	52	62	56	59	64	50	58	51	49	49	51	49		56	55	55	53
Kulak D	57	59	61	57	58	57	55	60	58	58	56	55	51	56		62	57	52
Lehkonen F	45	60	64	55	60	60	58	55	54	49	58	55	50	55	62		59	54
Kotkaniemi F	43	60	58	74	58	58	61	49	56	54	62	84	50	55	57	59		56
Armia F	29	0	68	44	100	54	54	51	54	55	9	47	50	53	52	54	56

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