RW · MTL · NHL id 8481540
Cole Caufield has played 1 game for the Montreal Canadiens in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 3 shots while averaging 15:55 a night (13:08 at even strength, 2:23 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 96% of his 5v5 minutes with Nick Suzuki and 84% with Chris Kreider in his only game so far, and the Canadiens have controlled 45% of shot attempts with Caufield on the ice (0-1 in goals, 75% offensive-zone starts). In the Canadiens' most recent game against TOR he was on L1 with Chris Kreider and Nick Suzuki and on PP1.
Right now
From the Sep 29 game vs TOR, detected from shift data
- On-ice xGF/60 0.99 (was 3.60)
- −1:16 PP TOI
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 15:31 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
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 · 5 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at MTL: 5 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals, 0.23 expected goals; best chance Cole Caufield at 0.10 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 81 GP · 88 points vs 78.8 expected
Last 20 games: +52. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 19.8%
- 104.2
- 68.8%
- G vs xG
- 51 / 43.2
- 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 forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played81
- Goals512nd of 715
- Assists3780th of 715
- Points8815th of 715
- Power-play points2919th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal25814th of 715
- Hits50394th of 715
- Blocked shots21576th of 715
- Plus/minus+2922nd of 715
- Penalty minutes14548th of 715
- Faceoffs won6349th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)52.9%139th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)54.9%68th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)53.8%145th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)53.8%140th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)49.3%390th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)51.9%216th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.6576th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.016197th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.33200th of 719
- Faceoff win %33.3%
- Draw Equity /100−0.259
Usage
- Ice time per game18:11226th of 715
- Power-play time per game3:2143rd of 715
- Offensive-zone start %62.5%116th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.3788th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO104235th of 719
- Goals above expected+7.87th of 715
- Luck Meter+6729th of 828
- Ascension score38375th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.6248th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts90227th of 715
- Hardest shot88.0371st of 715
- Offensive-zone time46.2%35th 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 · 81 of 81 games through the sequence engine
- −0.019
- Season net
- −0.34xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 1.65
- Attempts
- 30
- 0.086
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved down to L4 from L1Mar 10, 2026 alerts →
- Played 7:49 less than his 5-game averageMar 10, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 1, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Oct 14, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 11, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Dec 23, 2024 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Dec 9, 2024 alerts →
- Moved down to L2 from L1Nov 11, 2024 alerts →
How his goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 @ CAR | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 29.8 | — | |
| May 21, 2026 @ CAR | Rebound | dump | 0 | 46.6 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| May 14, 2026 @ BUF | Rebound | dump | 2* | 21.8 | rebound | |
| May 12, 2026 vs BUF | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 42.1 | — | |
| May 10, 2026 vs BUF | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 32.1 | — | |
| Apr 26, 2026 vs TBL | Cycle | — | 2 | 23.1 | — | |
| Apr 11, 2026 vs CBJ | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 60.7 | 4-on-3 | |
| Apr 9, 2026 vs TBL | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 52.8 | 2-on-1 | |
| Apr 2, 2026 @ NYR | Rush | carry | 2 | 43.9 | — | |
| Apr 2, 2026 @ NYR | Cycle | — | 4* | 72.4 | — | |
| Mar 31, 2026 @ TBL | Rebound | carry | 0 | 45.4 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Mar 29, 2026 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 2* | 65.4 | 3-on-2 | |
| Mar 28, 2026 @ NSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 66.6 | — | |
| Mar 24, 2026 vs CAR | Rebound | — | 0 | 66.8 | rebound | |
| Mar 21, 2026 vs NYI | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 53.3 | 5-on-4 | |
| Mar 21, 2026 vs NYI | Cycle | — | 4 | 34.9 | — | |
| Mar 21, 2026 vs NYI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 48.4 | — | |
| Mar 17, 2026 vs BOS | Deflection | — | 3 | 20.9 | — | |
| Mar 15, 2026 vs ANA | Rush | pass | 2 | 54.4 | — | |
| Mar 14, 2026 vs SJS | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 66.3 | 3-on-2 | |
| Mar 6, 2026 @ ANA | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 23.9 | — | |
| Mar 6, 2026 @ ANA | Deflection | — | 2* | 41.7 | deflection | |
| Feb 28, 2026 vs WSH | Rebound | dump | 1* | 22.4 | rebound | |
| Feb 28, 2026 vs WSH | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 53.5 | 1-on-0 | |
| Feb 26, 2026 vs NYI | Cycle | — | 4 | 21.6 | one-timer | |
| Jan 31, 2026 @ BUF | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 21.1 | — | |
| Jan 31, 2026 @ BUF | Deflection | — | 2 | 33.4 | deflection | |
| Jan 27, 2026 vs VGK | Cycle | — | 0 | 4.7 | — | |
| Jan 24, 2026 @ BOS | Cycle | — | 4 | 44.2 | — | |
| Jan 24, 2026 @ BOS | Cycle | — | 5 | 58.6 | one-timer | |
| Jan 24, 2026 @ BOS | Rush | carry | 0 | 58.6 | — | |
| Jan 22, 2026 vs BUF | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 74.0 | one-timer | |
| Jan 20, 2026 vs MIN | Cycle | — | 2 | 55.0 | — | |
| Jan 17, 2026 @ OTT | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 21.1 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 17, 2026 @ OTT | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 70.2 | — | |
| Jan 15, 2026 @ BUF | Rebound | pass | 0 | 39.3 | 2-on-1, rebound | |
| Jan 7, 2026 vs CGY | Rush | carry | 3* | 55.5 | — | |
| Jan 1, 2026 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 55.5 | 3-on-1, one-timer | |
| Dec 30, 2025 @ FLA | Cycle | — | 2* | 45.0 | — | |
| Dec 23, 2025 @ BOS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 10.3 | — |
* 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 Caufield
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Caufield apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Suzuki | C | 1 | 12:00 | 96% | 45.0% | 0% (0-1) | 50.0% 0:29 | 0.0% 1:50 |
| Chris Kreider | C | 1 | 10:31 | 84% | 44.4% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 1:58 | 50.0% 1:33 |
| Lane Hutson | D | 1 | 7:01 | 56% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 20.0% 5:28 | 45.5% 12:54 |
| Noah Dobson | D | 1 | 5:28 | 44% | 30.0% | 0% (0-1) | 58.3% 7:01 | 45.0% 10:13 |
| Mike Matheson | D | 1 | 5:16 | 42% | 36.4% | 0% (0-1) | 54.5% 7:13 | 54.2% 12:58 |
| Alexandre Carrier | D | 1 | 5:12 | 42% | 55.6% | — (0-0) | 38.5% 7:17 | 52.2% 11:50 |
| Jayden Struble | D | 1 | 1:02 | 8% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 47.6% 11:27 | 71.4% 10:00 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | @ TOR | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 100% | 15:55 | 13:08 | 2:23 | — |
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 | 15:55 | 15:55 | 17 | 12 | 58.6% | 52.0% | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.5 | 0.7 | 80% |
| Even strength | 1 | 13:08 | 13:08 | 11 | 12 | 47.8% | 42.9% | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.2 | 0.7 | 75% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 12:29 | 12:29 | 10 | 12 | 45.5% | 40.0% | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.2 | 0.7 | 75% |
| Power play | 1 | 2:23 | 2:23 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.3 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 5v4 | 1 | 2:23 | 2:23 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.3 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0.0% | 3 | 0 | 15:55 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | MTL | 19 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 0 | 43 | 14.0% | 27 | 3 | 18:23 |
| 2025-26 | MTL | 81 | 51 | 37 | 88 | +29 | 14 | 258 | 19.8% | 50 | 21 | 18:11 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | MTL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 0 | 24 | 12.5% | 5 | 0 | 19:35 |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 82 | 37 | 33 | 70 | +9 | 14 | 240 | 15.4% | 66 | 31 | 18:05 |
| 2023-24 | MTL | 82 | 28 | 37 | 65 | -4 | 16 | 314 | 8.9% | 56 | 22 | 19:25 |
| 2022-23 | MTL | 46 | 26 | 10 | 36 | -10 | 2 | 158 | 16.5% | 18 | 12 | 18:03 |
| 2021-22 | MTL | 67 | 23 | 20 | 43 | -24 | 10 | 188 | 12.2% | 18 | 7 | 16:41 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | MTL | 20 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 0 | 48 | 8.3% | 7 | 4 | 15:14 |
| 2020-21 | MTL | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 2 | 30 | 13.3% | 3 | 0 | 13:58 |
Cole Caufield news
- Canadiens vs. Senators Top Six Minutes: Cole Caufield keeps Habs perfect in pre-seasonHabs Eyes on the Prize
- Cole Caufield Secures Another Overtime Win for the CanadiensDose.ca
- Cole Caufield News: Two goals including GWGRotoWire
- Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Two goals including GWGCBS Sports
- BARN BURNER: Montreal Canadiens DOMINATE Preseason as Cole Caufield Stuns Senators in Overtimekens5.com
- Chris Kreider’s Confused Reaction to Canadiens Tradition Goes Viral For All the Right ReasonsNHL Trade Talk
- The Canadiens Aren’t Chasing Last Year. They’re Building on ItNHL Trade Talk
- NHL Player Media Tour with Cole CaufieldNHL.com
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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.