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Canadiens Analytics

NHL · 2026-27 · Atlantic DivisionUpdated every 30 minutes
Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens

2026-27: 4-3-1 · 9 pts · 19th in the NHL · 6th in the Atlantic · L10 4-3-1 · W1
2025-26: 48-24-10 · 106 pts · 6th in the NHL · 3rd in the Atlantic
Next game · Tue, Oct 20vs Sharks · 7:00 PM ET
Record4-3-1Points9Goal diff-3Last 104-3-1PP14.8%PK82.4%
Points %.56316th in the league
Goals for273.38 per game · 15th
Goals against303.75 per game · 24th
Goal difference-321st in the NHL
Power play14.8%25th in the league
Penalty kill82.4%12th in the league
Team Profile per game: GF goals for, GA goals against, SOG shots on goal, SA shots against
GF3.38
GA3.75
SOG29.1
SA25.9
PP14.8%
PK82.4%
FO%53.1%
SV%.855
Home3-2-0
Road1-1-1

Source: official NHL data, regular season, 8 games played. Ranks are among the 32 NHL teams. More team analytics (luck, splits, shot profile) coming soon.

The read · 2026-27 · 8 games

Winning the shot battle, but goaltending is leaking goals

The Canadiens are 4-3-1 with 9 points, 0.9 above what their goal difference (-3) is worth. They take 54.3% of all shot attempts and 54.9% of the high-danger ones.

What is driving results

Six numbers that explain the record

DriverShot attempt share54.3%

495 attempts for and 416 against, 61.9 to 52.0 per game.

DriverHigh-danger share54.9%

202 attempts from the crease and low slot for, 166 against.

EvenShooting percentage10.7%

25 goals on 233 shots on goal. League average is 11.3%.

DragTeam save percentage.855

30 goals allowed on 207 shots on goal. League average is .887.

DragPDO96.2

PDO is shooting plus save percentage. Near 100 is normal, so a number this low often rises over time.

DragSpecial teams net-2

4 power play goals for, 6 against.

Game by game

The trend, not just the total

Cumulative goal difference

Running total after each game1-5TOR: 1TORPIT: 0PITCAR: -2CARNSH: -5NSHDET: -4DETBUF: -3BUFWSH: -4WSHBUF: -3BUF

Shot attempt share

Above the line means the Canadiens out-attempted the opponentTOR: 52.4%TORPIT: 57%PITCAR: 35.8%CARNSH: 59.1%NSHDET: 58.9%DETBUF: 57.6%BUFWSH: 56.7%WSHBUF: 55.4%BUF50%

High-danger share

Crease and low slot attempts, for vs againstTOR: 46.2%TORPIT: 54%PITCAR: 39.1%CARNSH: 57.4%NSHDET: 57.1%DETBUF: 55.3%BUFWSH: 70.2%WSHBUF: 57.7%BUF50%
Form

Results in order

Sep 29W 3-2@ TOR
Oct 3OTL 5-6@ PIT (OT)
Oct 6L 4-6vs CAR
Oct 8L 2-5vs NSH
Oct 10W 1-0vs DET (SO)
Oct 13W 4-3vs BUF (SO)
Oct 14L 4-5@ WSH
Oct 17W 4-3vs BUF (OT)
Player drivers

Who is producing per minute played

Rates per 60 minutes of ice time, skaters with at least 3 games.

Points per 60

  • 3.43Nick Suzuki10 points · 21:52 a game
  • 3.29Josh Anderson6 points · 13:40 a game
  • 3.25Zachary Bolduc6 points · 13:50 a game
  • 2.29Cole Caufield6 points · 19:41 a game
  • 2.27Lane Hutson8 points · 26:28 a game

Shots per 60

  • 11.0Cole Caufield29 shots · 19:41 a game
  • 9.3Josh Anderson17 shots · 13:40 a game
  • 9.0Juraj Slafkovský23 shots · 19:04 a game
  • 8.7Zachary Bolduc16 shots · 13:50 a game
  • 7.5Nick Suzuki22 shots · 21:52 a game

Shot attempts, high-danger areas and shot locations come from NHL play-by-play (regular season, shootouts excluded). High-danger means the crease and low slot. League averages come from NHL team statistics.

Luck and splits · 2026-27

Points in line with the goal difference

Three views derived from the 2026-27 results.

Expected vs actual points

Actual9
Goal difference worth8.1
Difference+0.9
Actual
9
GD worth
8.1

Points the goal difference is worth = GF^1.8 / (GF^1.8 + GA^1.8) × 2 × GP × 1.114, the league points a game, from 27 goals for and 30 against in 8 games. Last season: 106 points against 100.9.

Close games

One-goal games4-1-1.750
Overtime1-0-1.750
Shootout2-0-01.000
Scored first0-2-1.167
Trailed after two0-1-1.250
Led after two3-0-01.000

Splits

Home3-2-0.600
Road1-1-1.500
Back-to-backs0-1-0.000
Two or more days rest4-2-1.643
vs last season playoff teams2-1-1.625
vs non-playoff teams2-2-0.500
Special teams · 2026-27

A 25th power play and a 12th penalty kill

Last season: power play 23.1%, penalty kill 78.2%.

2026-27

Power play
14.8% · 25th
Penalty kill
82.4% · 12th

Dashed line: league average. Scale 0-100%.

PP opportunities273.38 per game
PP goals415% of all goals
Times shorthanded344.25 per game
Net special teams-24 PPG for, 6 against
Shots · 8 games with located shots

Where the shots come from

495 attempts for, 416 against. 233 on goal for, 207 against. High-danger attempts (crease and low slot): 202 for, 166 against.

Canadiens shots

Shots against

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone (shots for)

Crease
21 att · 1 G
Slot
181 att · 15 G
Wing
149 att · 5 G
Point
126 att · 4 G
Neutral zone
18 att · 0 G

By shot type (shots for)

Snap
181
Other
132
Wrist
67
Tip in
47
Slap
33
Backhand
24
Deflected
5
Bat
3
Wrap around
2
Poke
1
Speed · NHL EDGE tracking

How fast the Canadiens skate and shoot

Ranked against the other 31 teams.

Top speed, mph23.1514th in the NHL
22+ mph bursts429th · average 10
Hardest shot, mph93.9620th in the NHL
Average shot, mph61.48th in the NHL

Fastest skaters

  • 23.15Juraj Slafkovskývs Red Wings · Oct 10
  • 22.35Zachary Bolducvs Hurricanes · Oct 6
  • 22.17Arber Xhekajvs Sabres · Oct 13
  • 22.09Nick Suzuki@ Penguins · Oct 3
  • 21.99Josh Andersonvs Predators · Oct 8

Hardest shots

  • 93.96Mike Matheson@ Maple Leafs · Sep 29
  • 92.55Arber Xhekajvs Sabres · Oct 13
  • 92.28Mike Matheson@ Penguins · Oct 3
  • 91.51Juraj Slafkovský@ Maple Leafs · Sep 29
  • 88.78Mike Mathesonvs Red Wings · Oct 10

What they allow 8 games, per game

Opponent shooters

PositionAtt / GMLow slot / GM
Centers14.37.4
Left wings8.84.4
Right wings12.04.6
Defensemen17.04.4

Where opponents shoot from

AreaPer gameShare
Crease and low slot20.839.9%
High slot5.510.6%
Left side8.816.8%
Right side9.418.0%
Point and long range7.614.7%

Shot locations and types come from NHL play-by-play, speed from NHL EDGE tracking. High-danger means the crease and low slot. Regular season only, shootouts excluded.

Players

Every Canadiens skater, ranked

Tap a name to open the full analytics for that player below. Ranks are against all NHL skaters with at least 5 games.

PlayerGPGAPTSP/GPP/60S/60S%TOIPPPHits/60NHL pts rank
Nick Suzuki C846101.253.437.518.221:5224.824th
Lane Hutson D82681.002.275.410.526:2820.046th
Cole Caufield R85160.752.2911.017.219:4112.392nd
Zachary Bolduc R84260.753.258.725.013:5024.992nd
Josh Anderson R84260.753.299.323.513:4009.992nd
Juraj Slafkovský L81450.631.979.04.319:0422.8139th
Alexandre Carrier D81340.501.563.910.019:1302.3190th
Alex Newhook C81340.501.854.610.016:1513.2190th
Chris Kreider L81340.502.013.514.314:5707.0190th
Alexandre Texier L81230.381.747.57.712:5715.8263rd
Noah Dobson D80220.250.705.90.021:3404.5345th
Ivan Demidov R21121.003.847.725.015:3705.8345th
Mike Matheson D50110.200.504.50.024:0901.0432nd
Kaiden Guhle D40110.250.692.80.021:4006.9432nd
Phillip Danault C80110.130.474.70.015:5302.4432nd
Kirby Dach C80110.130.772.30.09:46010.0432nd
Jayden Struble D70000.000.000.00.015:09012.5506th
Jake Evans C80000.000.003.30.013:3004.4506th
Arber Xhekaj D80000.000.001.90.012:0006.3506th
Oliver Kapanen C10000.000.0015.40.011:4005.1506th
Adam Engstrom D40000.000.004.10.011:0101.4506th
David Reinbacher D10000.000.006.60.09:09013.1506th
Florian Xhekaj L20000.000.007.90.07:36011.8506th
Owen Beck C20000.000.008.10.07:2308.1506th
Player analytics · 2026-27

Alex Newhook

#15 · C · shoots L · 8 games · 16:15 a game

The read

Producing at a steady rate

4 points in 8 games, 1.85 per 60 minutes (200th among NHL forwards). 4.6 shots per 60 and a 10.0% shooting percentage. He plays 23% of his team power-play time and has 1 power-play points.

Only 8 games so far, so ranks and percentiles can swing a lot until about 20 games are played.

Games8MTL
Goals1MTL 6th · NHL 214th
Assists3MTL 4th · NHL 138th
Points4MTL 7th · NHL 190th
Points a game0.50MTL 7th · NHL 198th
Shots10MTL 9th · NHL 305th
Shooting %10.0%MTL 7th · NHL 264th
Ice time a game16:15MTL 8th · NHL 299th
Season view

Where he ranks among NHL forwards

Percentile against forwards with at least 5 games. The dashed line is the median.

Production and play

Ice time
61st pct
Points a game
52nd pct
Points per 60
47th pct
Goals per 60
32nd pct
Shots per 60
23rd pct
Takeaways per 60
32nd pct
Hits per 60
41st pct
Blocks per 60
82nd pct
Penalties drawn per 60
29th pct

Ice time and special teams

Even strength a game12:33
Power play a game1:11
Short-handed a game2:32
Shifts a game21.9
Time per shift0:45
Power play points1
Power play goals0
Power play points per 606.33
Share of team PP time23.0%
Short-handed goals0
Scoring detail

How the points come

Goals by situation, assists by type and rates per 60 minutes.

Goals

Even strength1
Power play0
Short-handed0
Game-winning0
Overtime0
First goal of the game0
Empty net0

Assists

Primary3
Secondary0
Power play1

Per 60 minutes

Points1.85
Goals0.46
Shots4.6
Plus-minus-4
NHL EDGE

Tracking highlights

Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Badges show his percentile among NHL skaters.

Hardest shot (mph)77.99NHL avg 78.4 · <50th
Max skating speed (mph)21.88NHL avg 21.7 · 61st
Most miles skated in a game2.81NHL avg 2.8 · 53rd
Shots on goal by danger

Where his shots come from

Shots on goal by danger level, against the NHL average for his position group.

Shot typeShots on goalPosition avgGoalsShooting %Percentile (shots)
All locations1012.0110.0%<50th
High-danger54.4120.0%70th
Mid-range33.800.0%55th
Long-range01.00<50th
Zone time

Where he spends his ice time

Share of his ice time in each zone, against the NHL average.

Defensive zone39.4%NHL avg 39.7% · 57th
Neutral zone18.3%NHL avg 18.0% · 61st
Offensive zone42.4%NHL avg 42.3% · 55th
Shot map

Shots on goal by area

Number of shots on goal from each area, from NHL EDGE tracking. Colors show his percentile for shots from that area. G marks goals.

Behind net0L corner0R corner00L net side0R net side1Low slot51 GOutside L1Outside R0L circle1R circle1High slot1L point0R point0Center point0Neutral zone0
Under 50th pct51st to 80th81st and up
Skating and shot power

Speed and distance

NHL EDGE tracking. Percentiles are against all NHL skaters.

Speed and shot power

Top speed 21.9 mph
61st pct
22+ mph bursts (0)
0th pct
20 to 22 mph bursts (16)
76th pct
18 to 20 mph bursts (70)
84th pct
Hardest shot 78.0 mph
36th pct
Average shot 49.5 mph
23rd pct

Distance skated

Distance per 60: 9.6 mi
39th pct
Total distance: 20.8 mi
62nd pct
Physical play and discipline

Hits, puck battles, penalties and faceoffs

Physical and puck

Hits7
Blocked shots7
Takeaways1
Giveaways8
Takeaway to giveaway0.13

Discipline

Penalty minutes4
Minors2
Majors0
Penalties drawn1
Net penalties-1

Faceoffs

Taken82
Won49
Win %59.8%
In the offensive zone24
Consistency

How often he produces

8 games played this season.

Games with a point338% of games
Multi-point games1
Games with a goal1
Longest point streak2Pointless games: 5 (longest run 2)

Last 8 games

GameGAPTS+/-SOGPIMTOI
Oct 17 · vs BUF000-22016:21
Oct 14 · @ WSH022+13015:52
Oct 13 · vs BUF00001215:19
Oct 10 · vs DET00000016:56
Oct 8 · vs NSH101-21017:02
Oct 6 · vs CAR01100016:38
Oct 3 · @ PIT000-12015:43
Sep 29 · @ TOR00001216:11

Season totals and ranks come from NHL official statistics, tracking data from NHL EDGE. Ranks use skaters with at least 5 games.

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