Alexandre Carrier

#45Defenseman5'11"172 lb

+12.2 in 3 days

2026-27 regular season

SOG

33.3% SH

21:54

TOI/GP

D · MTL · NHL id 8478851

Alexandre Carrier has played 1 game for the Montreal Canadiens in 2026-27, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist (2 points) on 3 shots while averaging 21:54 a night (18:23 at even strength, 0:00 on the power play and 3:21 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 83% of his 5v5 minutes with Lane Hutson and 33% with Nick Suzuki in his only game so far, and the Canadiens have controlled 53% of shot attempts with Carrier on the ice (2-1 in goals, 33% offensive-zone starts). In the Canadiens' most recent game against TOR he was on D1 with Lane Hutson and off the power play.

Right now

From the Sep 29 game vs TOR, detected from shift data

Pair

Lane Hutson

Power play

No PP unit

Penalty kill

PK1D

Mike Matheson

Last 1: D2

Ascension65Risinglast 1 games vs previous 20 (incl. last season), through Oct 2, 2026

2 P in last 1 (0.30/GP before)
+4:10 TOI a game
Top-four D in 1 of last 1 (was 6 of 20)
33% of 5v5 TOI with Suzuki (was 22%)

Deployment timeline

2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
5-game average
Did not play
▲ promoted · ▼ demoted

1 games shown, 21:44 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE

Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.

Top speed50th5121.7 mph

Bursts 20+ mph57th5727

Hardest shot27th2785.9 mph

Offensive-zone time18th1839.5%

Distance skated68th69198.8 mi

High-danger SOG64th655

Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.

Shot map

2026-27 · 4 attempts, 3 on goal, 1 goal

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Luck

2025-26 · 73 GP · 22 points vs 20.0 expected

Luck Meter →

Hold(softened from Sell high by the sustainability check)

Luck meter+57

Last 20 games: +57. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

Shooting+3.6 G

On-ice SH%+10.1 G

On-ice SV%−6.2 G

IPP−0.6 G

Points vs expected+2.0 P

: 12.5%
: 101.0
: 35.5%
G vs xG: 7 / 3.4

• Role rose over the last 10 games (5 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.

Goals against expected goals

Actual goals
Expected
±1σ
Above expected
Below expected

Player analytics

Compare with another player →

2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.

2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.

Fantasy box score

Games played73
Goals7376th of 715
Assists15354th of 715
Points22379th of 715
Power-play points0437th of 715
Shorthanded points0227th of 715
Shots on goal56521st of 715
Hits35501st of 715
Blocked shots15512th of 715
Plus/minus+2256th of 715
Penalty minutes34238th of 715
Faceoffs won0451st of 715

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Corsi (CF%)48.0%460th of 719
Fenwick (FF%)48.6%425th of 719
Expected goals (xGF%)49.9%324th of 719
Sequence xG (sxGF%)50.1%309th of 719
High-danger chances (HDCF%)46.0%548th of 719
Scoring chances (SCF%)48.7%420th of 719

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Transition attempts /600.32602nd of 719
Turnover Ledger /60−0.033302nd of 719
Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.34179th of 719
Faceoff win %—
Draw Equity /100—

Usage

Ice time per game19:05174th of 715
Power-play time per game0:01641st of 715
Power-play share2.7%658th of 713
Ice-time share31.3%176th of 715
Offensive-zone start %35.6%644th of 719

Special teams & discipline

Net penalties drawn /60−0.34505th of 719

Luck & trend

On-ice PDO1010234th of 719
Goals above expected+3.653rd of 715
Luck Meter+5728th of 828
Ascension score6521st of 526

NHL EDGE tracking

Top skating speed21.7552nd of 715
20+ mph bursts27551st of 715
Hardest shot85.9471st of 715
Offensive-zone time39.5%589th of 715

Compare head to head

Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).

Beyond the box score

2025-26 regular season · 70 of 73 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)

Method Leaders

: −0.025
Season net: −0.47xG

Offensive TK/600.21 (4)

Offensive GV/600.48 (9)

Neutral TK/600.37 (7)

Neutral GV/600.43 (8)

Defensive TK/600.75 (14)

Defensive GV/601.39 (26)

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

Method Leaders

Per 60: 0.32
Attempts: 6
: 0.016

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

Method Leaders

Season: −1.63G
Per 60: −0.070
Drawn / taken: 9 / 17minors

Method Leaders

: 50.1%
: 46.0%
: 49.9%
Transition CF/60: 3.9
Turnovers won/60: 19.7
Turnovers lost/60: 18.6

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

Method Leaders

More of his shots than the league
Fewer

56 shots on goal, 7 goals, all situations
Area	His share	League	G
Outside R	20%	4%	1
L Circle	0%	13%	0
Low Slot	11%	23%	3
R Point	16%	6%	1
Outside L	0%	4%	0
Center Point	13%	9%	1
L Point	2%	5%	0

Role changes

Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch

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Moved up to D1 from D2Mar 28, 2025 alerts →
Moved down to D3 from D1Nov 6, 2024 alerts →
Moved down to D2 from D1Mar 21, 2024 alerts →
Moved up to D2 from D3Mar 8, 2022 alerts →
Moved up to D1 from D2Dec 30, 2021 alerts →
Moved down to D3 from D1Nov 10, 2021 alerts →
Played 12:19 less than his 5-game averageNov 10, 2021 alerts →

How the goals happened

17 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation

Method

Goal anatomy
Game	Play	Entry	Passes	Shot mph	Notes
Sep 29, 2026 @ TOR	Forecheck turnover	—	0	62.0	—
May 8, 2026 @ BUF	Odd-man rush	carry	0	57.3	2-on-1
Mar 6, 2026 @ ANA	Forecheck turnover	—	0	51.5	—
Jan 29, 2026 vs COL	Odd-man rush	carry	0	58.9	2-on-1
Jan 20, 2026 vs MIN	Deflection	carry	3	45.4	deflection
Jan 17, 2026 @ OTT	Point shot	carry	2*	61.1	2-on-1, one-timer
Jan 12, 2026 vs VAN	Rebound	pass	0	19.1	rebound
Jan 12, 2026 vs VAN	Cycle	—	0	22.0	—
Oct 9, 2025 @ DET	Point shot	—	3*	56.5	—
Apr 25, 2025 vs WSH	Forecheck turnover	—	0	73.3	—
Feb 5, 2025 @ LAK	Rush	carry	0	53.2	—
Jan 25, 2025 vs NJD	Off the faceoff	—	1	73.3	one-timer
Oct 26, 2024 vs CBJ	Forecheck turnover	carry	0	64.7	4-on-2
Apr 30, 2024 @ VAN	Forecheck turnover	—	1	71.4	—
Jan 25, 2024 @ MIN	Odd-man rush	loose	1*	75.3	2-on-1
Jan 13, 2024 vs NYI	Deflection	—	2*	27.3	—
Jan 9, 2024 vs ANA	Odd-man rush	carry	0	41.7	2-on-1

* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.

Linemates

2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Carrier

Teammate	Pos	GP		Share	CF% together	GF% together	CF% Carrier apart	CF% mate apart
Lane Hutson	D	1	14:10	83%	45.8%	50% (1-1)	75.0% 2:52	70.0% 5:45
Nick Suzuki	C	1	5:33	33%	55.6%	— (0-0)	52.2% 11:29	26.7% 8:17
Chris Kreider	C	1	5:14	31%	55.6%	— (0-0)	52.2% 11:48	36.4% 6:50
Cole Caufield	RW	1	5:12	31%	55.6%	— (0-0)	52.2% 11:50	38.5% 7:17
Alex Newhook	C	1	5:12	31%	40.0%	— (0-0)	55.6% 11:50	58.3% 7:04
Phillip Danault	LW	1	4:30	26%	50.0%	67% (2-1)	55.0% 12:32	50.0% 8:06
Juraj Slafkovský	LW	1	4:09	24%	66.7%	— (0-0)	51.7% 12:53	43.8% 8:38
Ivan Demidov	RW	1	3:57	23%	66.7%	— (0-0)	51.7% 13:05	50.0% 7:39
Kirby Dach	C	1	3:54	23%	54.5%	67% (2-1)	52.4% 13:08	42.9% 7:12
Josh Anderson	RW	1	3:42	22%	54.5%	100% (1-0)	52.4% 13:20	75.0% 6:23
Alexandre Texier	LW	1	3:32	21%	37.5%	50% (1-1)	58.3% 13:30	44.4% 6:48
Jake Evans	C	1	3:11	19%	50.0%	— (0-0)	54.2% 13:51	57.1% 7:16
Zachary Bolduc	RW	1	2:57	17%	62.5%	— (0-0)	50.0% 14:05	66.7% 6:27
Mike Matheson	D	1	2:20	14%	71.4%	100% (1-0)	48.0% 14:42	42.9% 15:54

Linemate and opposition quality

2025-26 · 5v5 · 1,121 min on ice · ranked against 270 defencemen · last season, until this season has enough games to rank

49.8%

teammates' average xGF%

46th percentile · higher = stronger linemates

28.8%

opponents' average ice-time share

50th percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes

Middle-of-the-lineup deployment: average linemates and opposition.

QoT averages the season xGF% of Carrier's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Carrier's opponents get, so a high QoC means facing top lines. Both are weighted by time shared on the ice, lean on last season for small samples, and are ranked within forwards or defence.

Game log

1 game in 2026-27, newest first

Season

Date	Opp	Result	G	A	P	+/-		PIM	HIT	BLK			EV	PP	PK
Sep 29	@ TOR	W 3-2	1	1	2	+1	3	0	1	1	—	21:54	18:23	—	3:21

Season splits by strength

2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

Strength	GP		TOI/GP						SA	GF	GA	GF%
All situations	1	21:54	21:54	20	21	48.8%	56.7%	11	11	2	1	67%	1.2	1.1	22%
Even strength	1	18:23	18:23	19	15	55.9%	59.3%	11	9	2	1	67%	1.0	0.7	33%
5v5	1	17:02	17:02	17	15	53.1%	56.0%	10	9	2	1	67%	0.9	0.7	33%
Penalty kill	1	3:21	3:21	0	5	0.0%	0.0%	0	2	0	0	—	0.0	0.4	0%
4v5	1	3:21	3:21	0	5	0.0%	0.0%	0	2	0	0	—	0.0	0.4	0%

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM			HIT	BLK	TOI/GP
2026-27	MTL	1	1	1	2	+1	0	3	33.3%	1	1	21:54
2025-26Playoffs	MTL	19	1	6	7	+2	26	7	14.3%	21	52	22:01
2025-26	MTL	73	7	15	22	+2	34	56	12.5%	35	155	19:05
2024-25Playoffs	MTL	5	1	1	2	0	0	8	12.5%	7	15	20:44
2024-25	MTL, NSH	79	3	22	25	-10	40	82	3.7%	75	169	20:35
2023-24Playoffs	NSH	6	1	2	3	-1	0	8	12.5%	3	19	21:07
2023-24	NSH	73	4	16	20	+7	44	77	5.2%	60	137	18:48
2022-23	NSH	43	2	7	9	0	27	48	4.2%	57	67	17:53
2021-22Playoffs	NSH	4	0	3	3	-1	2	4	0.0%	17	13	21:22
2021-22	NSH	77	3	27	30	+26	50	95	3.2%	95	124	20:59
2020-21Playoffs	NSH	6	0	2	2	+1	4	16	0.0%	9	10	25:16
2020-21	NSH	19	1	2	3	+3	8	31	3.2%	22	31	20:03
2019-20	NSH	3	0	0	0	+2	2	4	0.0%	3	0	10:47