Montreal Canadiens Stats
2026-27 · 1-0-0 · 2 pts · 3rd Atlantic
The Montreal Canadiens at 5-on-5 in 2025-26 have taken 48.6% of shot attempts (23rd in the NHL) and 50.1% of expected goals, outscoring opponents 184-160.
On the power play they score 8.49 goals per 60 minutes (10th).
Shorthanded they allow 7.66 per 60 (18th).
Nick Suzuki leads the team with 101 points (29 goals) in 82 games, ahead of Cole Caufield with 88.
Showing 2025-26 until the Canadiens have played a few 2026-27 games.
Team on-ice by strength (2025-26)
| Strength | TOI | GF-GA | CF% | SF% | GF% | xGF% | GF/60 | GA/60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 5007:31 | 279-250 | 48.4%24th | 48.6% | 52.8%10th | 50.4%17th | 3.357th | 3.0015th |
| 5-on-5 | 3920:48 | 184-160 | 48.6%23rd | 49.0% | 53.5%8th | 50.1%18th | 2.825th | 2.4515th |
| Even strength | 4078:13 | 194-168 | 48.7%22nd | 49.1% | 53.6%9th | 50.3%19th | 2.866th | 2.4716th |
| Power play | 395:43 | 56-4 | 88.6%15th | 86.1% | 93.3%8th | 91.6%10th | 8.4910th | 0.6111th |
| Penalty kill | 407:25 | 5-52 | 12.0%13th | 15.8% | 8.8%23rd | 10.2%17th | 0.7423rd | 7.6618th |
CF% = share of shot attempts, SF% = shots on goal, GF% = goals. Ranks are among all 32 teams (GA/60: fewest is 1st). Time is mm:ss.
How the Canadiens rank in every stat we compute, out of 32 teams (2025-26 regular season; schedule stats use the 2026-27 schedule). Each stat links to its explainer and the full league table.
Possession & shot quality
- Corsi (CF%)48.6%23rd
- Fenwick (FF%)49.5%17th
- Expected goals (xGF%)50.1%18th
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)50.3%17th
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)46.4%27th
- Scoring chances (SCF%)49.1%22nd
Transition & turnovers
- Transition attempts4.025th
- Turnover Ledger+0.0113th
- Forecheck xG0.3012th
Faceoffs
- Draw Equity+0.00812th
- Faceoff win % (FO%)51.0%11th
Special teams
- Power-play scoring8.4910th
Leaders: Suzuki 43, Caufield 29, Slafkovský 28
- Power-play net xG7.638th
- Penalty kill7.6618th
- Power-play time4:5011th
- Penalty Value−0.3725th
Deployment
Goalies
Leaders: Dobes +11.6, Fowler +9.2, Montembeault −2.3
- High-danger save % (HDSV%).81116th
Leaders: Fowler .825, Dobes .820, Montembeault .786
- Rebound control−1.0028th
Leaders: Fowler −0.09, Dobes −0.98, Montembeault −1.70
- Starter workload51.2%26th
Luck & regression
- PDO10196th
- Shooting luck (GF − xGF)+11.56th
- Luck Meter+4.49th
Schedule
2026-27 schedule. Schedule Edge, next games →
- Back-to-backs104th
2026-27 schedule. Schedule Edge, next games →
- Travel distance63,597 km12th
2026-27 schedule. Schedule Edge, next games →
Tracking
- Goal Anatomy: rush goals30.9%21st
- Skating speed bursts26.126th
- Shot speed0.3028th
- Offensive-zone time41.1%14th
Fantasy
- Breakout signals023rd
Skaters (2025-26)
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | Hits | Blk | TOI/GP | PP/GP | SH/GP | FO% | 5v5 CF% | 5v5 GF-GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Suzuki | C | 82 | 29 | 72 | 101 | +37 | 183 | 62 | 62 | 20:49 | 3:32 | 0:42 | 50.4% | 52.6% | 72-39 |
| Cole Caufield | R | 81 | 51 | 37 | 88 | +29 | 258 | 50 | 21 | 18:11 | 3:21 | 0:00 | — | 52.9% | 67-38 |
| Lane Hutson | D | 82 | 12 | 66 | 78 | +36 | 124 | 31 | 137 | 23:46 | 3:18 | 0:28 | — | 52.9% | 92-55 |
| Juraj Slafkovský | L | 82 | 30 | 43 | 73 | +9 | 180 | 105 | 78 | 18:32 | 3:17 | 0:01 | 32.8% | 49.2% | 62-42 |
| Ivan Demidov | R | 82 | 19 | 43 | 62 | +3 | 127 | 28 | 26 | 15:30 | 3:00 | 0:00 | — | 45.2% | 53-46 |
| Noah Dobson | D | 80 | 12 | 35 | 47 | +5 | 158 | 62 | 188 | 22:29 | 1:30 | 2:01 | — | 47.5% | 70-64 |
| Oliver Kapanen | C | 82 | 22 | 15 | 37 | +4 | 131 | 32 | 68 | 14:28 | 0:58 | 1:34 | 45.5% | 43.0% | 51-48 |
| Mike Matheson | D | 78 | 7 | 30 | 37 | +9 | 114 | 59 | 150 | 24:10 | 0:17 | 3:53 | — | 46.4% | 63-61 |
| Zachary Bolduc | R | 78 | 12 | 18 | 30 | -6 | 101 | 170 | 43 | 13:38 | 1:36 | 0:01 | 50.0% | 49.1% | 37-37 |
| Alex Newhook | C | 42 | 13 | 12 | 25 | +9 | 61 | 48 | 17 | 14:29 | 1:01 | 0:57 | 47.5% | 44.4% | 29-22 |
| Jake Evans | C | 68 | 12 | 12 | 24 | -8 | 75 | 89 | 50 | 15:21 | 0:02 | 2:51 | 55.9% | 46.5% | 24-32 |
| Josh Anderson | R | 72 | 14 | 9 | 23 | -4 | 89 | 129 | 43 | 14:01 | 0:05 | 2:14 | 69.7% | 47.8% | 29-38 |
| Brendan Gallagher | R | 77 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 121 | 98 | 20 | 12:21 | 1:21 | 0:00 | — | 50.9% | 36-32 |
| Alexandre Carrier | D | 73 | 7 | 15 | 22 | +2 | 56 | 35 | 155 | 19:05 | 0:01 | 3:00 | — | 48.0% | 54-52 |
| Alexandre Texier | L | 43 | 8 | 12 | 20 | +9 | 67 | 56 | 14 | 14:17 | 1:03 | 0:16 | — | 52.8% | 25-16 |
| Kirby Dach | C | 37 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -2 | 47 | 53 | 30 | 13:39 | 1:22 | 0:01 | 41.4% | 47.5% | 22-22 |
| Phillip Danault | L | 45 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 49 | 41 | 29 | 15:04 | 0:04 | 2:32 | 56.2% | 49.0% | 15-24 |
| Jayden Struble | D | 59 | 2 | 10 | 12 | +4 | 26 | 115 | 32 | 14:01 | 0:01 | 0:08 | — | 50.1% | 35-30 |
| Kaiden Guhle | D | 39 | 2 | 9 | 11 | +5 | 40 | 86 | 63 | 19:28 | 0:01 | 1:40 | — | 45.5% | 22-23 |
| Joseph Veleno | C | 61 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -12 | 52 | 166 | 32 | 12:05 | 0:03 | 1:31 | 51.6% | 47.7% | 15-29 |
| Sammy Blais | L | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +4 | 11 | 50 | 7 | 8:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 51.4% | 5-1 |
| Arber Xhekaj | D | 65 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 40 | 178 | 43 | 11:25 | 0:00 | 0:19 | — | 47.6% | 23-31 |
| Owen Beck | C | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 9:11 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 58.7% | 51.9% | 5-1 |
| David Reinbacher | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13:09 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 51.4% | 1-0 |
| Adam Engstrom | D | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 13:03 | 0:14 | 0:05 | — | 51.1% | 8-6 |
| Patrik Laine | R | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12:36 | 2:26 | 0:00 | — | 34.1% | 1-2 |
| Florian Xhekaj | L | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 37.7% | 1-2 |
| Jared Davidson | C | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 8:43 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 46.6% | 2-6 |
| Joshua Roy | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9:47 | 0:07 | 0:00 | — | 57.1% | 1-1 |
Goalies (2025-26)
| Goalie | GP | GS | W | SV% | GAA | Last start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Dobes | 43 | 42 | 29 | .901 | 2.78 | Apr 14 |
| Samuel Montembeault | 25 | 23 | 10 | .872 | 3.43 | Mar 6 |
| Jacob Fowler | 17 | 17 | 9 | .908 | 2.43 | Apr 12 |