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NHL Time on Ice Leaders: Montreal Canadiens
2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games
This board ranks every NHL skater by average time on ice per game this season, regular season only.
Average time on ice per game, all situations. Number-one defensemen top the board at 24 to 27 minutes a night; the leading forwards play 21 to 23. Ice time is opportunity: more minutes mean more shots, points, hits and blocks. A jump in a player's last-10 TOI is often the first sign of a promotion.
Leader for the Montreal Canadiens in 2025-26: Mike Matheson (MTL), 24:10 TOI/GP.
Ice time leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | TOI/GP | GP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike MathesonDMTL | MTL | 24:10 | 78 | 85%▼7.8 |
| 2 | Lane HutsonDMTL | MTL | 23:46 | 82 | 99%▲3.1 |
| 3 | Noah DobsonDMTL | MTL | 22:29 | 80 | 98%▼1.2 |
| 4 | Nick SuzukiFMTL | MTL | 20:49 | 82 | 100%▲0.5 |
| 5 | Kaiden GuhleDMTL | MTL | 19:28 | 39 | 19%▲18 |
| 6 | Alexandre CarrierDMTL | MTL | 19:05 | 73 | 14%▲12 |
| 7 | Juraj SlafkovskýFMTL | MTL | 18:32 | 82 | 100%▲1.5 |
| 8 | Cole CaufieldFMTL | MTL | 18:11 | 81 | 100%▲1.2 |
| 9 | Phillip DanaultFMTL | MTL | 15:34 | 75 | 4.9%▲4.5 |
| 10 | Ivan DemidovFMTL | MTL | 15:30 | 82 | 91%▲22 |
| 11 | Jake EvansFMTL | MTL | 15:21 | 68 | 5.7%▲5.2 |
| 12 | Alex NewhookFMTL | MTL | 14:29 | 42 | 26%▲23 |
| 13 | Oliver KapanenFMTL | MTL | 14:28 | 82 | 29%▲25 |
| 14 | Josh AndersonFMTL | MTL | 14:01 | 72 | 10%▲9.2 |
| 15 | Jayden StrubleDMTL | MTL | 14:01 | 59 | 3.3%▲2.9 |
| 16 | Kirby DachFMTL | MTL | 13:39 | 37 | 12%▲12 |
| 17 | Alexandre TexierFMTL | MTL | 13:39 | 51 | 4.9%▲4.3 |
| 18 | Zachary BolducFMTL | MTL | 13:38 | 78 | 21%▲19 |
| 19 | Brendan GallagherFMTL | MTL | 12:21 | 77 | 3.3%▲2.8 |
| 20 | Joseph VelenoFMTL | MTL | 12:05 | 61 | 4.1%▲3.9 |
| 21 | Arber XhekajDMTL | MTL | 11:25 | 65 | 10%▲6.3 |
| 22 | Sammy BlaisFMTL | MTL | 8:26 | 21 | — |
Minimum sample: 21 games (it scales with games played). 229 below the minimum are hidden.
How to read it
Minutes per game, all situations (m:ss).
How reliable is it?
Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.
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