C · MTL · NHL id 8480074
Alexandre Texier has played 1 game for the Montreal Canadiens in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 0 shots while averaging 12:13 a night (10:39 at even strength, 1:34 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 96% of his 5v5 minutes with Kirby Dach and 91% with Phillip Danault in his only game so far, and the Canadiens have controlled 41% of shot attempts with Texier on the ice (1-1 in goals, 20% offensive-zone starts). In the Canadiens' most recent game against TOR he was on L3 with Phillip Danault and Kirby Dach and on PP2.
Right now
From the Sep 29 game vs TOR, detected from shift data
- On-ice xGF/60 0.19 (was 2.81)
- −2:05 5v5 TOI
- 0% of 5v5 TOI with top players (was 80%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 12:13 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 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 · 2 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at MTL: 2 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals, 0.02 expected goals; best chance Alexandre Texier at 0.02 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 51 GP · 21 points vs 20.2 expected
Last 20 games: -42. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 10.8%
- 103.4
- 70.0%
- G vs xG
- 8 / 8.8
- 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, 0 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played51
- Goals8344th of 715
- Assists13401st of 715
- Points21393rd of 715
- Power-play points1380th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal74421st of 715
- Hits65309th of 715
- Blocked shots15646th of 715
- Plus/minus+9129th of 715
- Penalty minutes26351st of 715
- Faceoffs won3392nd of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)51.8%197th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)51.0%249th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)50.8%281st of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)51.1%264th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)48.8%410th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)49.3%384th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.7557th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.117676th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.30311th of 719
- Faceoff win %18.8%
- Draw Equity /100−0.347
Usage
- Ice time per game13:39510th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:58344th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %50.0%357th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.34506th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO103467th of 719
- Goals above expected−0.8431st of 715
- Luck Meter+23229th of 828
- Ascension score40345th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed21.9493rd of 715
- 20+ mph bursts30526th of 715
- Hardest shot88.1368th of 715
- Offensive-zone time41.9%339th 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 · 50 of 51 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.025
- Season net
- −0.26xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 1.75
- Attempts
- 18
- 0.070
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 up to PP1 from PP2Jan 12, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to L3 from L4Oct 28, 2025 alerts →
- Played 6:29 more than his 5-game averageOct 28, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L4Dec 29, 2023 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Feb 11, 2021 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Feb 8, 2021 alerts →
- Played 6:53 less than his 5-game averageFeb 8, 2021 alerts →
How his goals happened
29 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 @ CAR | Forecheck turnover | loose | 2* | 58.0 | one-timer | |
| May 14, 2026 @ BUF | Deflection | dump | 2* | 32.7 | one-timer | |
| Apr 29, 2026 @ TBL | Rush | pass | 2 | 31.2 | — | |
| Apr 24, 2026 vs TBL | Rush | pass | 0 | 60.8 | — | |
| Mar 11, 2026 @ OTT | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 8.7 | — | |
| Jan 8, 2026 vs FLA | Rebound | carry | 0 | 23.8 | 2-on-1, rebound | |
| Jan 8, 2026 vs FLA | Deflection | — | 1* | 41.6 | — | |
| Jan 8, 2026 vs FLA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 36.8 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 7, 2026 vs CGY | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 36.5 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 16, 2025 vs PHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 3* | 64.2 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 14, 2025 vs EDM | Rush | carry | 0 | 74.7 | — | |
| Dec 11, 2025 @ PIT | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 39.4 | — | |
| Mar 25, 2025 vs MTL | Cycle | — | 1* | 15.1 | — | |
| Mar 23, 2025 vs NSH | Deflection | — | 2* | 40.9 | — | |
| Feb 2, 2025 @ UTA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 41.4 | — | |
| Dec 23, 2024 @ DET | Rush | carry | 0 | 62.0 | — | |
| Oct 24, 2024 @ TOR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 66.4 | — | |
| Apr 13, 2024 @ NSH | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 25.3 | 1-on-0 | |
| Mar 19, 2024 @ DET | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 27.6 | 1-on-0 | |
| Mar 9, 2024 vs NSH | Rebound | — | 0 | 14.0 | rebound | |
| Mar 2, 2024 @ CHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 73.2 | — | |
| Jan 27, 2024 @ VAN | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 53.3 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 25, 2024 @ CGY | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 15.1 | 2-on-1 | |
| Dec 16, 2023 vs NJD | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 50.2 | — | |
| Dec 8, 2023 vs STL | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 62.7 | 1-on-0 | |
| Nov 19, 2023 @ PHI | Rush | carry | 1* | 58.7 | — | |
| Nov 14, 2023 vs PIT | Rebound | loose | 0 | 54.7 | rebound | |
| Nov 11, 2023 @ DET | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 64.7 | 1-on-0 | |
| Nov 6, 2023 @ FLA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 13.0 | 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 Texier
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Texier apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby Dach | C | 1 | 9:53 | 96% | 40.0% | 50% (1-1) | 50.0% 0:27 | 100.0% 1:13 |
| Phillip Danault | LW | 1 | 9:27 | 91% | 42.9% | 50% (1-1) | 33.3% 0:53 | 75.0% 3:09 |
| Jayden Struble | D | 1 | 4:12 | 41% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 33.3% 6:08 | 70.0% 6:50 |
| Arber Xhekaj | D | 1 | 3:38 | 35% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 38.5% 6:42 | 50.0% 7:13 |
| Alexandre Carrier | D | 1 | 3:32 | 34% | 37.5% | 50% (1-1) | 44.4% 6:48 | 58.3% 13:30 |
| Lane Hutson | D | 1 | 3:22 | 33% | 57.1% | 50% (1-1) | 30.0% 6:58 | 51.9% 16:33 |
| Mike Matheson | D | 1 | 3:18 | 32% | 16.7% | — (0-0) | 54.5% 7:02 | 55.2% 14:56 |
| Noah Dobson | D | 1 | 2:38 | 25% | 25.0% | — (0-0) | 46.2% 7:42 | 42.3% 13:03 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 12:13 | 10:39 | 1:34 | — |
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 | 12:13 | 12:13 | 9 | 10 | 47.4% | 38.5% | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.1 | 0.6 | 33% |
| Even strength | 1 | 10:39 | 10:39 | 7 | 10 | 41.2% | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.6 | 20% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 10:20 | 10:20 | 7 | 10 | 41.2% | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.6 | 20% |
| Power play | 1 | 1:34 | 1:34 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 12:13 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | MTL | 19 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +6 | 4 | 19 | 21.1% | 23 | 4 | 12:52 |
| 2025-26 | MTL, STL | 51 | 8 | 13 | 21 | +9 | 26 | 74 | 10.8% | 65 | 15 | 13:39 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | STL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 8 | 0 | 12:03 |
| 2024-25 | STL | 31 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 10 | 50 | 12.0% | 20 | 11 | 12:29 |
| 2023-24 | CBJ | 78 | 12 | 18 | 30 | -5 | 38 | 109 | 11.0% | 57 | 36 | 15:11 |
| 2021-22 | CBJ | 36 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 59 | 18.6% | 13 | 12 | 14:36 |
| 2020-21 | CBJ | 49 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -13 | 22 | 75 | 5.3% | 49 | 19 | 15:50 |
| 2019-20 | CBJ | 36 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +3 | 10 | 49 | 12.2% | 20 | 7 | 12:45 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | CBJ | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | 8 | 25.0% | 4 | 2 | 11:25 |
| 2018-19 | CBJ | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 6 | 16.7% | 2 | 1 | 12:46 |
Alexandre Texier news
- Major Canadiens roster battle puts Alexandre Texier in difficult positionMarkerzone.com
- Canadiens Trade Package for Kirill Marchenko — Would You Accept?NHL Trade Talk
- 3 Canadiens Who Could Be Traded Before Opening NightThe Hockey Writers
- Video - Canadiens' Alexandre Texier Ready For A Career Year?The Hockey News
- Canadiens' Alexandre Texier Ready For A Career Year?Yahoo Sports
- Kreider Adds Another Layer of Competition to Canadiens’ Forward GroupThe Hockey Writers
- Alexandre Texier HomeNHL.com
- Alexandre Texier StatsNHL.com
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
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.