MTL
Balanced environment · 21 published skaters
How to read OverviewQuick guide
Overview describes the team environment around its players. Detailed observed units are explained inside the Deployment tab.
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Team Environment
Edge context describes the environment around fantasy roles. It does not directly alter Expected P/G.
How to read DeploymentQuick guide
These units describe observed NHL usage. Use the rolling shares and evidence labels to distinguish a one-game combination from an established role.
Actual Deployment
Derived from official NHL shift charts + play-by-play. Short transition combinations (<10 s) are excluded from rankings.
Injuries
Validation contextGoalie depth validation 2 goalies
BBS currently infers NHL depth from goalie games played only. This is goalie validation context, not a skater line/depth chart and it does not replace projected lines or PP units.
Published roster
| Player | GP | P/G | xP/G | Driver | Deployment | Trajectory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick SuzukiC · Age 27 | 9 | 1.33 | 1.25 | 90 | 94 | Early season |
| Lane HutsonD · Age 22 | 10 | 0.90 | 0.93 | 85 | 97 | Early season |
| Juraj SlafkovskýL · Age 22 | 10 | 0.70 | 0.91 | 79 | 88 | Early season |
| Cole CaufieldR · Age 25 | 10 | 0.80 | 0.86 | 90 | 90 | Early season |
| Zachary BolducR · Age 23 | 10 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 73 | 58 | Early season |
| Ivan DemidovR · Age 20 | 2 | 1.00 | 0.62 | 34 | 72 | Early season |
| Josh AndersonR · Age 32 | 10 | 0.60 | 0.48 | 85 | 33 | Early season |
| Alex NewhookC · Age 25 | 10 | 0.40 | 0.47 | 61 | 54 | Early season |
| Jake EvansC · Age 30 | 10 | 0.30 | 0.45 | 32 | 23 | Early season |
| Noah DobsonD · Age 26 | 10 | 0.20 | 0.44 | 87 | 80 | Early season |
| Mike MathesonD · Age 32 | 6 | 0.33 | 0.44 | 67 | 74 | Early season |
| Kaiden GuhleD · Age 24 | 6 | 0.50 | 0.43 | 79 | 58 | Early season |
| Chris KreiderL · Age 35 | 10 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 75 | 67 | Early season |
| Alexandre TexierL · Age 27 | 10 | 0.30 | 0.39 | 40 | 43 | Early season |
| Alexandre CarrierD · Age 30 | 10 | 0.50 | 0.31 | 58 | 45 | Early season |
| Phillip DanaultC · Age 33 | 10 | 0.30 | 0.27 | 63 | 47 | Early season |
| Florian XhekajL · Age 22 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 9 | 2 | Early season |
| Kirby DachC · Age 25 | 10 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 36 | 22 | Early season |
| Owen BeckC · Age 22 | 3 | 0.33 | 0.10 | 10 | 5 | Early season |
| Adam EngstromD · Age 22 | 5 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 27 | 35 | Early season |
| Arber XhekajD · Age 25 | 10 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 16 | 11 | Early season |
Player CoverageCurrent NHL roster25 players · NHL roster authority
Game coverage
Postgame interviews
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DET at MTL
Published Oct 11, 2026
Recent Fantasy Events
Florian Xhekaj — Xhekaj (lower body) will return to the lineup on Sunday.
A return can restore the player’s role and redistribute minutes and special-teams usage around the lineup.
Daily Faceoff Player News / Eric Engels ↗Owen Beck — Beck is expected to be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
A healthy scratch is an immediate role warning and can signal reduced short-term lineup security.
Daily Faceoff Player News / Eric Engels ↗Oliver Kapanen power-play role changed
Observed NHL deployment changed from PP2 to PP1. 3 team PP opportunities in the latest game · started 2 of them.
Kaiden Guhle power-play role changed
Observed NHL deployment changed from PP2 to no stable PP unit. 3 team PP opportunities in the latest game.
Zachary Bolduc power-play role changed
Observed NHL deployment changed from PP1 to PP2. 3 team PP opportunities in the latest game.
Kirby Dach power-play role changed
Observed NHL deployment changed from PP3 to no stable PP unit. 3 team PP opportunities in the latest game.

















