CBJ Blue Jackets at MTL Canadiens: Assists

Settlement uses the official game scorekeeping: up to two players can be credited with assists on a single goal as recorded by the NHL's official scoring. The market settles based on the league's official game statistics after the contest is final.

'Closes: TBD' indicates the market closing time has not been set publicly; single-game assists markets commonly close at puck drop or shortly before the game begins. Check the market page for an official close time and any last-minute updates from the exchange.

Late scratches and lineup changes can materially change expected assist totals by removing or inserting primary playmakers, altering power-play units, and changing line matchups — traders often react quickly, so monitor official lineup releases up to game start.

Primary playmakers — top-line centers and wingers who run the power play, plus puck-moving defensemen who join the rush — are the main contributors to assist totals; monitoring who is quarterbacking the power play and which players have recent assists streaks is useful.

Relevant trends include recent team assist rates, head-to-head assist patterns between these clubs, each team’s power-play opportunities per game, home/away splits for playmaking production, and how lineup consistency or injuries have affected assist generation over the last several games.