Montreal Canadiens — Power play units · 2026-27
Montreal's first unit has not scored a power-play goal yet. The best, Colorado, scores 1.000 a game.
2026-27 · 1 game measured · ranks of 15 first units by goals per team game
First unit
2:23 on the ice as a first unit · 0 goals · a shot every 0:48 · the same five 99% of the time
Second unit
40.0% of PP time1:36 on the ice as a second unit · 0 goals
Unit by game · last 1
- PP1
- PP2
| Skater | Games → 29 Sep | PP min/gm | PP1 share | PP P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Caufield | 2:23 | 100% | 0 | |
| Ivan Demidov | 2:23 | 100% | 0 | |
| Juraj Slafkovský | 2:26 | 100% | 0 | |
| Lane Hutson | 2:32 | 100% | 0 | |
| Nick Suzuki | 2:21 | 100% | 0 | |
| Alex Newhook | 1:24 | 0% | 0 | |
| Alexandre Texier | 1:34 | 0% | 0 | |
| Chris Kreider | 1:36 | 0% | 0 | |
| Noah Dobson | 1:28 | 0% | 0 | |
| Zachary Bolduc | 1:28 | 0% | 0 |
One square per club game, oldest to newest. An ink outline is a game he dressed without a power-play shift; a red slashed box, a game he did not dress; a small dot, a night the club drew no power play; a dashed box, a game before he joined the club or one the data could not read. Hover a square for the game. “Held” marks a skater whose unit slot stands while he is out of the lineup.
On the ice in Montreal's last game
1st power-play unit
the five from the last game · 29 Sep2nd power-play unit
the five from the last game · 29 SepWho is on Montreal's power play?
The season's most-used first unit is Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson, Juraj Slafkovský and Ivan Demidov — together 2:21 as this exact five, 99% of the club's first-unit time.
The season's most-used second unit is Chris Kreider, Alexandre Texier, Noah Dobson, Alex Newhook and Zachary Bolduc — together 1:07 as this exact five, 70% of the club's second-unit time.
Montreal's first unit was the same five players 99% of the time, the most stable first unit in the league.
The club's power play
| measure | value |
|---|---|
| Power plays drawn per game | 2.00 |
| Power-play time per game | 4:00 |
| Games measured | 1 |
| Times shorthanded per game | 3.00 |
First power-play unit — the five
| player | pos | PP min/gm | streak | PP1 share | PP G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Suzuki | C | 2:21 | 1 | 100% | 0 |
| Cole Caufield | R | 2:23 | 1 | 100% | 0 |
| Lane Hutson | D | 2:32 | 1 | 100% | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovský | L | 2:26 | 1 | 100% | 0 |
| Ivan Demidov | R | 2:23 | 1 | 100% | 0 |
What PP1 produces
| measure | value | rank of 15 PP1s | computed over |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring pace | no goals yet | T-6th of 15 | 0 goals in 2:23 on the ice |
| Goals per team game | 0.000 | T-6th of 15 | 0 goals across the club's 1 game |
| Share of the club's power-play time | 59.6% | 13th of 15 | of every power-play second the club had, this unit was out for 59.6% |
| Same five | 99% | 1st of 15 | this exact five: 2:21 of the line's 2:23 |
| Shooting pace | a shot every 0:48 | — | 3 shots in 2:23 on the ice |
| High-danger chances | a chance every 0:48 | — | 3 high-danger chances — shots from the slot, measured from shot locations — in 2:23 on the ice |
Second power-play unit — the five
| player | pos | PP min/gm | streak | PP2 share | PP G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Kreider | L | 1:36 | 1 | 100% | 0 |
| Alexandre Texier | L | 1:34 | 1 | 100% | 0 |
| Noah Dobson | D | 1:28 | 1 | 100% | 0 |
| Alex Newhook | C | 1:24 | 1 | 100% | 0 |
| Zachary Bolduc | R | 1:28 | 1 | 100% | 0 |
What PP2 produces
| measure | value | rank of 15 PP2s | computed over |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring pace | no goals yet | T-4th of 15 | 0 goals in 1:36 on the ice |
| Goals per team game | 0.000 | T-4th of 15 | 0 goals across the club's 1 game |
| Share of the club's power-play time | 40.0% | 3rd of 15 | of every power-play second the club had, this unit was out for 40.0% |
| Same five | 70% | 8th of 15 | this exact five: 1:07 of the line's 1:36 |
| Shooting pace | no shots yet | — | 0 shots in 1:36 on the ice |
| High-danger chances | a chance every 1:36 | — | 1 high-danger chances — shots from the slot, measured from shot locations — in 1:36 on the ice |
What a first-unit spot is worth here
| term | value | rank |
|---|---|---|
| Power plays drawn per game | 2.00 | T-11th of 15 |
| First-unit minutes per game | 2:23 | 12th of 15 |
| Share of the club's power-play time | 59.6% | 13th of 15 |
| Scoring pace as a five | — | T-6th of 15 |
| First-unit goals per game | 0.000 | T-6th of 15 |
| Same five | 99% | 1st of 15 |
Every skater
| player | pos | unit | streak | PP1 share | PP min/gm | PK time/gm | PP G | PP A | PP P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Caufield | R | PP1 | 1 | 100% | 2:23 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Demidov | R | PP1 | 1 | 100% | 2:23 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovský | L | PP1 | 1 | 100% | 2:26 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Hutson | D | PP1 | 1 | 100% | 2:32 | 0:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Suzuki | C | PP1 | 1 | 100% | 2:21 | 0:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Newhook | C | PP2 | 1 | 0% | 1:24 | 2:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre Texier | L | PP2 | 1 | 0% | 1:34 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Kreider | L | PP2 | 1 | 0% | 1:36 | 0:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Dobson | D | PP2 | 1 | 0% | 1:28 | 2:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zachary Bolduc | R | PP2 | 1 | 0% | 1:28 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre Carrier | D | — | — | 0% | 0:00 | 3:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arber Xhekaj | D | — | — | 0% | 0:00 | 1:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Evans | C | — | — | 0% | 0:00 | 2:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Struble | D | — | — | 0% | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Anderson | R | — | — | 0% | 0:01 | 2:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirby Dach | C | — | — | 0% | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Matheson | D | — | — | 0% | 0:21 | 4:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Danault | C | — | — | 0% | 0:03 | 2:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
held — his last measured game is older than the club’s: injured or scratched, and an absence neither breaks nor extends a streak.
Every game — 1 this season
| date | opp | PP1 time | PP1 G | PP1 SOG | PP1 SAT | PP1 HDC | PP2 time | PP2 G | PP2 SAT | PP2 HDC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 game | 2:23/gm | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1:36/gm | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 29 Sep | TOR | 2:23 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1:36 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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8 games measured · 0 quarantined · every threshold published