Zachary Bolduc

#76Center6'0"185 lb

0.0 in 2 days

2026-27 regular season

SOG

50.0% SH

11:04

TOI/GP

C · MTL · NHL id 8482737

Zachary Bolduc has played 1 game for the Montreal Canadiens in 2026-27, scoring 1 goal and 0 assists (1 points) on 2 shots while averaging 11:04 a night (9:24 at even strength, 1:28 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 88% of his 5v5 minutes with Jake Evans and 84% with Josh Anderson in his only game so far, and the Canadiens have controlled 65% of shot attempts with Bolduc on the ice (1-0 in goals, 0% offensive-zone starts). In the Canadiens' most recent game against TOR he was on L4 with Josh Anderson and Jake Evans and on PP2.

Right now

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

Line

Josh Anderson Jake Evans

Power play

PP2

Chris Kreider Alexandre Texier Noah Dobson Alex Newhook

Penalty kill

No PK unit

Last 1: L4/PP2

Ascension50Steadylast 1 games vs previous 20 (incl. last season), through Oct 1, 2026

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, 10:52 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 speed38th3822.0 mph

Bursts 20+ mph82nd82134

Hardest shot68th6887.8 mph

Offensive-zone time66th6743.3%

Distance skated65th66172.8 mi

High-danger SOG64th6541

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 · 2 attempts, 2 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 · 78 GP · 30 points vs 35.9 expected

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Luck meter-37

Last 20 games: -21. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

Shooting−3.7 G

On-ice SH%+0.5 G

On-ice SV%−1.4 G

IPP−1.8 G

Points vs expected−5.9 P

: 11.9%
: 100.4
: 58.8%
G vs xG: 12 / 15.7

Goals against expected goals

Actual goals
Expected
±1σ
Above expected
Below expected

Player analytics

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

2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.

Fantasy box score

Games played78
Goals12256th of 715
Assists18292nd of 715
Points30292nd of 715
Power-play points6237th of 715
Shorthanded points0227th of 715
Shots on goal101298th of 715
Hits17047th of 715
Blocked shots43304th of 715
Plus/minus−6472nd of 715
Penalty minutes28321st of 715
Faceoffs won19268th of 715

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

Corsi (CF%)49.1%375th of 719
Fenwick (FF%)50.2%300th of 719
Expected goals (xGF%)53.5%160th of 719
Sequence xG (sxGF%)53.8%145th of 719
High-danger chances (HDCF%)49.9%356th of 719
Scoring chances (SCF%)51.5%234th of 719

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Transition attempts /601.11249th of 719
Turnover Ledger /60+0.01068th of 719
Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.32238th of 719
Faceoff win %50.0%
Draw Equity /100+0.050

Usage

Ice time per game13:38512th of 715
Power-play time per game1:36248th of 715
Power-play share38.5%250th of 713
Ice-time share22.3%515th of 715
Offensive-zone start %51.9%312th of 719

Special teams & discipline

Net penalties drawn /60+0.5637th of 719

Luck & trend

On-ice PDO1004294th of 719
Goals above expected−3.7651st of 715
Luck Meter−37646th of 828
Ascension score50180th of 428

NHL EDGE tracking

Top skating speed22.0470th of 715
20+ mph bursts134118th of 715
Hardest shot87.8379th of 715
Offensive-zone time43.3%207th of 715

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 · 77 of 78 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)

Method Leaders

: −0.043
Season net: −0.66xG

Offensive TK/600.72 (11)

Offensive GV/601.56 (24)

Neutral TK/600.00 (0)

Neutral GV/600.98 (15)

Defensive TK/600.46 (7)

Defensive GV/601.30 (20)

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

Method Leaders

Per 100 draws: +0.050
Season: +0.02G
: 50.0%38 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 9-9 · NZ 3-7 · DZ 7-3

Method Leaders

Per 60: 1.11
Attempts: 17
: 0.036

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

Method Leaders

Season: +2.04G
Per 60: +0.115
Drawn / taken: 24 / 14minors

Method Leaders

: 53.8%
: 49.9%
: 53.5%
Transition CF/60: 4.2
Turnovers won/60: 21.4
Turnovers lost/60: 19.2

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

Method Leaders

More of his shots than the league
Fewer

101 shots on goal, 12 goals, all situations
Area	His share	League	G
Low Slot	32%	23%	5
R Point	0%	6%	0
High Slot	11%	7%	3
Center Point	5%	9%	0
L Point	2%	5%	0
R Circle	16%	12%	0
Outside L	2%	4%	0

Role changes

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

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Moved up to PP1 from PP2Jan 1, 2026 alerts →
Moved down to L4 from L2Dec 3, 2025 alerts →
Played 6:58 less than his 5-game averageDec 3, 2025 alerts →
Moved up to L2 from L4Nov 1, 2025 alerts →
Dropped off PP1 to PP2Oct 23, 2025 alerts →
Dropped off PP1 to PP2Oct 14, 2025 alerts →
Dropped off PP1 to PP2Apr 30, 2025 alerts →
Moved down to L4 from L3Mar 29, 2025 alerts →

How his goals happened

40 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	28.7	—
May 18, 2026 @ BUF	Forecheck turnover	—	1*	68.3	one-timer
May 10, 2026 vs BUF	Odd-man rush	loose	1	36.7	1-on-0, one-timer
Apr 26, 2026 vs TBL	Deflection	carry	3	11.0	1-on-0
Apr 12, 2026 @ NYI	Rebound	—	0	15.8	rebound
Mar 26, 2026 vs CBJ	Odd-man rush	carry	2*	67.7	4-on-2
Dec 23, 2025 @ BOS	Rebound	carry	0	47.9	rebound
Dec 18, 2025 vs CHI	Deflection	—	2	37.2	deflection
Dec 18, 2025 vs CHI	Cycle	—	5*	63.0	one-timer
Dec 13, 2025 @ NYR	Odd-man rush	carry	3*	20.1	3-on-2
Nov 28, 2025 @ VGK	Cycle	pass	4*	36.2	4-on-2
Nov 26, 2025 @ UTA	Cycle	—	4*	69.0	one-timer
Oct 22, 2025 @ CGY	Cycle	—	5	76.5	one-timer
Oct 11, 2025 @ CHI	Rebound	—	0	20.7	rebound
Oct 9, 2025 @ DET	Odd-man rush	loose	0	59.3	2-on-1
Oct 8, 2025 @ TOR	Rebound	loose	0	32.3	rebound
Apr 15, 2025 vs UTA	Cycle	pass	5*	62.0	5-on-4, one-timer
Apr 5, 2025 vs COL	Forecheck turnover	—	0	65.2	—
Apr 5, 2025 vs COL	Forecheck turnover	—	0	57.4	—
Mar 29, 2025 @ COL	Forecheck turnover	—	0	61.0	one-timer
Mar 25, 2025 vs MTL	Forecheck turnover	—	1	51.1	—
Mar 22, 2025 vs CHI	Odd-man rush	loose	2	33.2	2-on-1
Mar 20, 2025 vs VAN	Deflection	—	0	31.0	deflection
Mar 13, 2025 @ PIT	Forecheck turnover	pass	1	68.0	5-on-4, one-timer
Mar 7, 2025 @ ANA	Rush	pass	3	9.8	—
Mar 2, 2025 @ DAL	Rebound	—	0	3.8	rebound
Mar 1, 2025 vs LAK	Odd-man rush	carry	0	80.3	1-on-0
Feb 25, 2025 vs SEA	Deflection	carry	4	57.0	deflection
Feb 25, 2025 vs SEA	Odd-man rush	pass	0	51.2	3-on-2
Feb 6, 2025 vs FLA	Rebound	—	0	27.8	rebound
Dec 27, 2024 vs NSH	Odd-man rush	carry	0	68.3	2-on-1
Dec 10, 2024 @ VAN	Dump and chase	dump	1	61.9	one-timer
Dec 5, 2024 @ CGY	Forecheck turnover	—	2	57.4	one-timer
Nov 25, 2024 @ NYR	Forecheck turnover	—	0	63.7	—
Nov 25, 2024 @ NYR	Forecheck turnover	—	0	8.3	—
Apr 12, 2024 vs CAR	Forecheck turnover	—	0	66.8	one-timer
Apr 10, 2024 vs CHI	Rebound	carry	0	24.3	2-on-1, rebound
Apr 7, 2024 @ ANA	Odd-man rush	carry	1*	51.9	3-on-2
Mar 28, 2024 vs CGY	Rush	carry	0	23.5	—
Feb 24, 2024 @ DET	Cycle	carry	2	71.0	—

* 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 Bolduc

Teammate	Pos	GP		Share	CF% together	GF% together	CF% Bolduc apart	CF% mate apart
Jake Evans	C	1	8:16	88%	64.7%	100% (1-0)	66.7% 1:08	20.0% 2:11
Josh Anderson	RW	1	7:53	84%	64.7%	100% (1-0)	66.7% 1:31	66.7% 2:12
Mike Matheson	D	1	4:31	48%	70.0%	100% (1-0)	60.0% 4:53	40.0% 13:43
Noah Dobson	D	1	3:13	34%	62.5%	100% (1-0)	66.7% 6:11	31.8% 12:28
Alexandre Carrier	D	1	2:57	31%	62.5%	— (0-0)	66.7% 6:27	50.0% 14:05
Arber Xhekaj	D	1	2:43	29%	75.0%	— (0-0)	62.5% 6:41	37.5% 8:08
Jayden Struble	D	1	2:42	29%	80.0%	— (0-0)	60.0% 6:42	60.0% 8:20
Lane Hutson	D	1	2:41	29%	40.0%	— (0-0)	73.3% 6:43	55.2% 17:14
Chris Kreider	C	1	1:11	13%	50.0%	— (0-0)	66.7% 8:13	44.4% 10:53

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	0	1	+1	2	0	0	0	—	11:04	9:24	1:28	—

Season splits by strength

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

Strength	GP		TOI/GP						SA	GF	GF%
All situations	1	11:04	11:04	15	7	68.2%	64.7%	7	3	1	100%	0.9	0.3	25%
Even strength	1	9:24	9:24	13	7	65.0%	62.5%	7	3	1	100%	0.8	0.3	0%
5v5	1	9:24	9:24	13	7	65.0%	62.5%	7	3	1	100%	0.8	0.3	0%
Power play	1	1:28	1:28	2	0	100.0%	100.0%	0	0	0	—	0.1	0.0	100%

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	0	1	+1	0	2	50.0%	0	0	11:04
2025-26Playoffs	MTL	19	3	4	7	-3	22	18	16.7%	47	8	11:23
2025-26	MTL	78	12	18	30	-6	28	101	11.9%	170	43	13:38
2024-25Playoffs	STL	7	0	1	1	-1	16	7	0.0%	19	2	13:17
2024-25	STL	72	19	17	36	+20	37	120	15.8%	108	36	12:48
2023-24	STL	25	5	4	9	0	6	38	13.2%	12	12	12:01

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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.

Right now

Deployment timeline

NHL EDGE tracking

Shot map

Luck

Player analytics

Fantasy box score

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

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

Beyond the box score

Turnover LedgerTurnover Ledger (TO±)Takeaways credited and giveaways charged at the league xG value of the zone where possession changed, per 60.Glossary →

Draw EquityDraw Equity (DrEq)Faceoff results in goals: each win or loss scored against a coin flip and weighted by the zone. 100 extra offensive- or defensive-zone wins are worth about 1.9 goals.Σ (win − 0.5) × V(zone)Glossary →

Transition attemptsTransition attempt (TRN)An attempt within 10 s of a turnover, recovery, hit-forced recovery or faceoff win in the neutral or defensive zone, in the same play.Glossary →

Penalty ValuePenalty Value (PenV)Minor penalties drawn minus taken, times the net xG of a power play (about 0.20 per two-minute minor).(minors drawn − minors taken) × 0.20Glossary →

On-ice sequence resultsSequence xG (sxG)xG adjusted for flurries: a rebound only counts for the chance that the earlier shots in the same play did not already score.sxG_i = xG_i × Π (1 − xG_j) over earlier same-team shots in the playGlossary →

Shot DietShot diet (ixG/att)Average xG per individual unblocked attempt: how dangerous a player's typical shot is. One of the most stable traits we measure (split-half r 0.68).Shot diet = ixG / iFFGlossary →

Role changes

How his goals happened

Linemates

Game log

Season splits by strength

Career by season

Zachary Bolduc news