Game #29 - December 12, 2024 - Pittsburgh 9 at Montreal 2
Game #29 - December 12, 2024
  Pittsburgh   9   at     Montreal   2
All times below are based on data from NHL.com.               
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Lines and defensive pairings

Line Time EV PP SH +/-
17 Anderson28 Dvorak11 Gallagher
 7:54 7:33 0:21 0:00 -2
51 Heineman71 Evans40 Armia
 7:00 7:00 0:00 0:00 E
13 Caufield14 Suzuki15 Newhook
 6:09 6:09 0:00 0:00 +1
13 Caufield14 Suzuki20 Slafkovsky
 5:44 5:44 0:00 0:00 E
20 Slafkovsky77 Dach92 Laine
 5:22 5:22 0:00 0:00 E
13 Caufield - 14 Suzuki - 20 Slafkovsky - 92 Laine 5:13 0:00 5:13 0:00 E
15 Newhook77 Dach92 Laine
 4:52 4:52 0:00 0:00 E
17 Anderson71 Evans40 Armia
 2:53 2:53 0:00 0:00 -1
11 Gallagher - 15 Newhook - 51 Heineman - 77 Dach 2:21 0:08 2:13 0:00 E
40 Armia71 Evans
 2:14 0:01 0:00 2:13 E
28 Dvorak40 Armia
 1:19 0:00 0:00 1:19 E
Others 8:59 7:20 0:13 1:26 -3
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
72 Xhekaj21 Guhle
 12:33 12:19 0:00 0:14 -2
48 Hutson  8 Matheson
 10:38 10:26 0:12 0:00 E
47 Struble52 Barron
 7:48 7:48 0:00 0:00 E
21 Guhle  8 Matheson
 6:53 3:40 0:14 2:59 -1
48 Hutson
 4:56 0:04 4:52 0:00 E
48 Hutson72 Xhekaj
 3:35 3:35 0:00 0:00 E
  8 Matheson
 2:48 0:06 2:42 0:00 E
72 Xhekaj47 Struble
 1:58 1:58 0:00 0:00 -1
47 Struble21 Guhle
 1:48 1:48 0:00 0:00 E
72 Xhekaj52 Barron
 1:47 0:52 0:00 0:55 +1
  8 Matheson52 Barron
 1:39 1:39 0:00 0:00 E
48 Hutson47 Struble
 1:19 1:19 0:00 0:00 -2
72 Xhekaj  8 Matheson
 1:00 0:11 0:00 0:49 E
Others 1:18 1:17 0:00 0:01 E

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 17JA
28CD
11BG		 51EH
71JE
40JA		 13CC
14NS
15AN		 13CC
14NS
20JS		 20JS
77KD
92PL		 13CC
14NS
20JS
92PL		 15AN
77KD
92PL		 17JA
71JE
40JA		 11BG
15AN
51EH
77KD		 40JA
71JE		 72AX
21KG		 48LH
8MM		 47JS
52JB		 21KG
8MM		 48LH 48LH
72AX		 8MM
8 Bunting - 71 Malkin - 53 Tomasino 1:49 1:57 0:58 1:03 1:34   1:07 1:14     5:01 1:32 0:14 0:48   1:46  
17 Rust - 87 Crosby - 67 Rakell 1:38 1:01 2:45 2:28 0:01   0:51 0:36     3:12 5:06 0:36 1:36   0:05  
10 O'Connor - 19 Glass - 72 Beauvillier 0:30 1:21 0:38 1:20 2:32   1:07 0:27     2:13 0:36 2:57     0:37  
83 Nieto - 46 Lizotte - 55 Acciari 1:37 1:53 0:22   0:31   1:11 0:17     0:37 0:54 3:08     0:11 0:02
83 Nieto - 55 Acciari           2:43     0:31           2:11   1:03
8 Bunting - 87 Crosby - 67 Rakell                   1:05       1:42      
28 Pettersson - 65 Karlsson 2:09 2:44 2:50 1:15 1:30   1:04 1:21   0:13 5:49 2:32 2:21 0:35   1:16  
38 Pickering - 58 Letang 1:35 1:29 1:58 3:17 1:40 0:02 1:29     0:01 3:32 3:49 2:39 0:51 0:02 0:20 0:02
24 Grzelcyk - 27 Graves 2:26 1:25 0:09 0:53 1:21   1:49       1:10 2:41 2:04 0:03   0:30  
28 Pettersson - 58 Letang     0:10   0:06 2:37   0:17 1:10   0:19 0:15 0:06 0:08 1:29   2:21
24 Grzelcyk - 58 Letang     0:18 0:01     0:15     1:05 0:02 0:18   2:05     0:01
27 Graves - 38 Pickering 0:16 1:01 0:01   0:01 0:34     0:20   0:18 0:12   0:07 0:34 0:01 0:20
28 Pettersson - 38 Pickering   0:02 0:11     0:46   0:25           0:03 0:46 0:46 0:01

Shift chart:
(green = even-strength, red = power-play, blue = short-handed)

For each forward: most common linemates
(as a percentage of total ice time)

11 Gallagher
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Anderson-Dvorak 60.6% 57.9% 2.7%  
Newhook-Heineman-Dach 18.0% 1.0% 17.0%  
Heineman-Newhook 4.9% 4.9%    
Heineman-Evans 4.6% 4.6%    
Caufield-Suzuki 2.8% 2.8%    
Others 9.1% 8.4% 0.6%  
Totals   79.7% 20.3%  
13 Caufield
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Suzuki-Newhook 31.1% 31.1%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 29.0% 29.0%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Laine 26.4%   26.4%  
Suzuki-Armia 4.5% 4.5%    
Dvorak-Slafkovsky 2.6% 2.6%    
Others 6.4% 6.3% 0.1%  
Totals   73.5% 26.5%  
14 Suzuki
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Newhook 30.1% 30.1%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky 28.1% 28.1%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Laine 25.6%   25.6%  
Caufield-Armia 4.3% 4.3%    
Dvorak 3.3%     3.3%
Others 8.6% 7.0% 0.8% 0.7%
Totals   69.6% 26.4% 4.0%
15 Newhook
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 40.4% 40.4%    
Dach-Laine 32.0% 32.0%    
Gallagher-Heineman-Dach 15.4% 0.9% 14.6%  
Heineman-Gallagher 4.2% 4.2%    
Heineman-Slafkovsky 2.3% 2.3%    
Others 5.7% 5.6% 0.1%  
Totals   85.3% 14.7%  
17 Anderson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Dvorak-Gallagher 62.4% 59.6% 2.8%  
Evans-Armia 22.8% 22.8%    
Dvorak 4.7%     4.7%
Dvorak-Armia 3.9% 3.9%    
Suzuki-Gallagher 2.5% 2.5%    
Others 3.7% 3.6% 0.1%  
Totals   92.4% 2.9% 4.7%
20 Slafkovsky
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 31.6% 31.6%    
Dach-Laine 29.6% 29.6%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Laine 28.8%   28.8%  
Caufield-Dvorak 2.8% 2.8%    
Heineman-Newhook 1.9% 1.9%    
Others 5.2% 4.4% 0.8%  
Totals   70.4% 29.6%  
28 Dvorak
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Anderson-Gallagher 65.0% 62.1% 2.9%  
Armia 10.8%     10.8%
Suzuki 5.5%     5.5%
Anderson 4.9%     4.9%
Caufield-Slafkovsky 4.3% 4.3%    
Others 9.5% 8.5% 1.0%  
Totals   74.9% 3.8% 21.3%
40 Armia
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Heineman-Evans 44.8% 44.8%    
Anderson-Evans 18.4% 18.4%    
Evans 14.3% 0.1%   14.2%
Dvorak 8.4%     8.4%
Caufield-Suzuki 5.7% 5.7%    
Others 8.4% 8.3%   0.1%
Totals   77.3%   22.7%
51 Heineman
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Evans-Armia 61.2% 61.2%    
Gallagher-Newhook-Dach 20.6% 1.2% 19.4%  
Newhook-Gallagher 5.5% 5.5%    
Evans-Gallagher 5.2% 5.2%    
Newhook-Slafkovsky 3.1% 3.1%    
Others 4.4% 4.4%    
Totals   80.6% 19.4%  
71 Evans
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Heineman-Armia 50.0% 50.0%    
Anderson-Armia 20.6% 20.6%    
Armia 16.0% 0.1%   15.8%
Heineman-Gallagher 4.3% 4.3%    
Dach-Armia 2.1% 2.1%    
Others 7.0% 6.0%   1.1%
Totals   83.1%   16.9%
77 Dach
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Slafkovsky-Laine 38.4% 38.4%    
Newhook-Laine 34.8% 34.8%    
Gallagher-Newhook-Heineman 16.8% 1.0% 15.9%  
Evans-Armia 2.1% 2.1%    
Slafkovsky-Gallagher 1.2% 1.2%    
Others 6.6% 6.0% 0.6%  
Totals   83.5% 16.5%  
92 Laine
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Slafkovsky-Dach 33.1% 33.1%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky 32.1%   32.1%  
Newhook-Dach 30.0% 30.0%    
Slafkovsky-Suzuki 1.3% 1.3%    
Slafkovsky-Dvorak 0.6% 0.4% 0.2%  
Others 2.9% 2.3% 0.6%  
Totals   67.0% 33.0%  

For each D-man: most common partners
(as a percentage of total ice time)

8 Matheson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hutson 46.2% 45.3% 0.9%  
Guhle 29.9% 15.9% 1.0% 13.0%
  12.2% 0.4% 11.7%  
Barron 7.2% 7.2%    
Xhekaj 4.3% 0.8%   3.5%
Others 0.2% 0.2%    
Totals   69.9% 13.6% 16.5%
21 Guhle
Partner Total EV PP SH
Xhekaj 56.2% 55.1%   1.0%
Matheson 30.8% 16.4% 1.0% 13.4%
Struble 8.1% 8.1%    
Barron 4.3% 4.3%    
Hutson-Xhekaj 0.3% 0.3%    
Others 0.4% 0.3%   0.1%
Totals   84.5% 1.0% 14.5%
47 Struble
Partner Total EV PP SH
Barron 60.5% 60.5%    
Xhekaj 15.3% 15.3%    
Guhle 14.0% 14.0%    
Hutson 10.2% 10.2%    
Totals   100.0%    
48 Hutson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 51.1% 50.2% 1.0%  
  23.7% 0.3% 23.4%  
Xhekaj 17.2% 17.2%    
Struble 6.3% 6.3%    
Barron 0.7% 0.7%    
Others 0.9% 0.9%    
Totals   75.6% 24.4%  
52 Barron
Partner Total EV PP SH
Struble 63.2% 63.2%    
Xhekaj 14.4% 7.0%   7.4%
Matheson 13.4% 13.4%    
Guhle 7.7% 7.7%    
Hutson 1.2% 1.2%    
Others 0.1%     0.1%
Totals   92.4%   7.6%
72 Xhekaj
Partner Total EV PP SH
Guhle 59.7% 58.6%   1.1%
Hutson 17.0% 17.0%    
Struble 9.4% 9.4%    
Barron 8.5% 4.1%   4.4%
Matheson 4.8% 0.9%   3.9%
Others 0.6% 0.6%   0.1%
Totals   90.6%   9.4%
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