Montreal Canadiens — Power play units · 2026-27
Measured through 12 October 2026 · Source: NHL shift charts
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Montreal's first unit has not scored a power-play goal yet. The best, Utah, scores 1.500 a game.
2026-27 · 5 games measured · ranks of 32 first units by goals per team game
First unit
20:02 on the ice as a first unit · 0 goals · a shot every 1:20 · the same five 68% of the time
Slot held, out of the lineup: Ivan Demidov. His last measured game is older than the club’s, and an absence neither breaks nor extends a unit run.
Second unit
26.6% of PP time7:19 on the ice as a second unit · 1 goal · a goal every 7:19
Unit by game · last 5
- PP1
- PP2
- Played, not on PP
- Did not play
| Skater | Games → 10 Oct | PP min/gm | PP1 share | PP P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Caufield | 4:01 | 100% | 0 | |
| Juraj Slafkovský | 3:59 | 100% | 0 | |
| Lane Hutson | 4:13 | 100% | 0 | |
| Nick Suzuki | 4:00 | 100% | 0 | |
| Chris Kreider | 3:38 | 60% | 0 | |
| Ivan Demidov held | 2:40 | 100% | 0 | |
| Alex Newhook | 1:24 | 0% | 1 | |
| Alexandre Texier | 1:27 | 0% | 1 | |
| Noah Dobson | 1:21 | 0% | 0 | |
| Zachary Bolduc | 1:22 | 0% | 1 | |
| Kirby Dach | 0:44 | 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 · 10 Oct2nd power-play unit
the five from the last game · 10 OctWho is on Montreal's power play?
The season's most-used first unit is Chris Kreider, Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson and Juraj Slafkovský — together 13:38 as this exact five, 68% of the club's first-unit time.
The season's most-used second unit is Alexandre Texier, Noah Dobson, Kirby Dach, Alex Newhook and Zachary Bolduc — together 2:45 as this exact five, 38% of the club's second-unit time.
The club's power play
| measure | value |
|---|---|
| Power plays drawn per game | 3.40 |
| Power-play time per game | 5:30 |
| Games measured | 5 |
| Times shorthanded per game | 4.20 |
First power-play unit — the five
| player | pos | PP min/gm | streak | PP1 share | PP G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Kreider | L | 3:38 | 3 | 60% | 0 |
| Nick Suzuki | C | 4:00 | 5 | 100% | 0 |
| Cole Caufield | R | 4:01 | 5 | 100% | 0 |
| Lane Hutson | D | 4:13 | 5 | 100% | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovský | L | 3:59 | 5 | 100% | 0 |
What PP1 produces
| measure | value | rank of 32 PP1s | computed over |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring pace | no goals yet | T-30th of 32 | 0 goals in 20:02 on the ice |
| Goals per team game | 0.000 | T-30th of 32 | 0 goals across the club's 5 games |
| Share of the club's power-play time | 72.8% | 12th of 32 | of every power-play second the club had, this unit was out for 72.8% |
| Same five | 68% | 12th of 32 | this exact five: 13:38 of the line's 20:02 |
| Shooting pace | a shot every 1:20 | — | 15 shots in 20:02 on the ice |
| High-danger chances | a chance every 3:20 | — | 6 high-danger chances — shots from the slot, measured from shot locations — in 20:02 on the ice |
Second power-play unit — the five
| player | pos | PP min/gm | streak | PP2 share | PP G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Texier | L | 1:27 | 5 | 100% | 0 |
| Noah Dobson | D | 1:21 | 5 | 100% | 0 |
| Kirby Dach | C | 0:44 | 3 | 60% | 0 |
| Alex Newhook | C | 1:24 | 5 | 100% | 0 |
| Zachary Bolduc | R | 1:22 | 5 | 100% | 1 |
What PP2 produces
| measure | value | rank of 32 PP2s | computed over |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring pace | a goal every 7:19 | 7th of 32 | 1 goal in 7:19 on the ice |
| Goals per team game | 0.200 | T-8th of 32 | 1 goal across the club's 5 games |
| Share of the club's power-play time | 26.6% | 19th of 32 | of every power-play second the club had, this unit was out for 26.6% |
| Same five | 38% | 17th of 32 | this exact five: 2:45 of the line's 7:19 |
| Shooting pace | a shot every 7:19 | — | 1 shot in 7:19 on the ice |
| High-danger chances | a chance every 3:40 | — | 2 high-danger chances — shots from the slot, measured from shot locations — in 7:19 on the ice |
What a first-unit spot is worth here
| term | value | rank |
|---|---|---|
| Power plays drawn per game | 3.40 | 14th of 32 |
| First-unit minutes per game | 4:00 | 13th of 32 |
| Share of the club's power-play time | 72.8% | 12th of 32 |
| Scoring pace as a five | — | T-30th of 32 |
| First-unit goals per game | 0.000 | T-30th of 32 |
| Same five | 68% | 12th of 32 |
Every skater
| player | pos | unit | streak | PP1 share | PP min/gm | PK time/gm | PP G | PP A | PP P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Caufield | R | PP1 | 5 | 100% | 4:01 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovský | L | PP1 | 5 | 100% | 3:59 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Hutson | D | PP1 | 5 | 100% | 4:13 | 0:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Suzuki | C | PP1 | 5 | 100% | 4:00 | 0:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Kreider | L | PP1 | 3 | 60% | 3:38 | 0:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Demidov | R | PP1 held | 2 | 100% | 2:40 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Newhook | C | PP2 | 5 | 0% | 1:24 | 2:35 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alexandre Texier | L | PP2 | 5 | 0% | 1:27 | 0:01 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Noah Dobson | D | PP2 | 5 | 0% | 1:21 | 2:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zachary Bolduc | R | PP2 | 5 | 0% | 1:22 | 0:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kirby Dach | C | PP2 | 3 | 0% | 0:44 | 0:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre Carrier | D | — | — | 0% | 0:01 | 3:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arber Xhekaj | D | — | — | 0% | 0:02 | 1:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Evans | C | — | — | 0% | 0:00 | 3:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Anderson | R | — | — | 0% | 0:02 | 1:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Matheson | D | — | — | 0% | 0:16 | 4:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Danault | C | — | — | 0% | 0:15 | 3:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Engstrom | D | — | — | 0% | 0:00 | 0:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Florian Xhekaj | L | — | — | 0% | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiden Guhle | D | — | — | 0% | 0:15 | 2:44 | 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 — 5 this season
| date | opp | PP1 time | PP1 G | PP1 SOG | PP1 SAT | PP1 HDC | PP2 time | PP2 G | PP2 SAT | PP2 HDC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 games | 4:00/gm | 0 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 1:28/gm | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 10 Oct | DET | 6:08 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 Oct | NSH | 3:02 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 Oct | CAR | 5:33 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1:31 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 Oct | PIT | 2:56 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1:04 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 Sep | TOR | 2:23 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1:36 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Measured from the NHL's own shift charts: 89 games in 2026-27.