Game #31 - December 17, 2024 - Buffalo 1 at Montreal 6
Game #31 - December 17, 2024
  Buffalo   1   at     Montreal   6
All times below are based on data from NHL.com.               
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Lines and defensive pairings

Line Time EV PP SH +/-
13 Caufield14 Suzuki20 Slafkovsky
 8:56 8:56 0:00 0:00 +1
17 Anderson28 Dvorak11 Gallagher
 8:34 8:34 0:00 0:00 +1
51 Heineman71 Evans40 Armia
 8:21 8:21 0:00 0:00 +1
15 Newhook77 Dach92 Laine
 8:01 8:01 0:00 0:00 -1
13 Caufield - 14 Suzuki - 20 Slafkovsky - 92 Laine 3:39 0:01 3:38 0:00 E
11 Gallagher - 15 Newhook - 51 Heineman - 77 Dach 3:21 0:00 3:21 0:00 E
17 Anderson28 Dvorak
 3:09 0:19 0:00 2:50 E
40 Armia71 Evans
 1:43 0:05 0:00 1:38 E
51 Heineman71 Evans11 Gallagher
 1:22 1:22 0:00 0:00 E
17 Anderson28 Dvorak71 Evans
 1:20 0:26 0:54 0:00 E
15 Newhook77 Dach11 Gallagher
 1:05 1:03 0:02 0:00 E
28 Dvorak71 Evans
 1:00 0:05 0:00 0:55 E
Others 9:29 7:18 0:10 2:01 E
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
72 Xhekaj58 Savard
 11:09 11:09 0:00 0:00 +1
48 Hutson  8 Matheson
 10:59 10:59 0:00 0:00 E
21 Guhle52 Barron
 10:38 10:33 0:05 0:00 +1
21 Guhle  8 Matheson
 4:20 3:09 0:00 1:11 E
  8 Matheson58 Savard
 4:16 1:16 0:00 3:00 E
72 Xhekaj21 Guhle
 3:48 1:14 0:00 2:34 E
48 Hutson
 3:38 0:00 3:38 0:00 E
  8 Matheson
 3:26 0:00 3:26 0:00 E
48 Hutson72 Xhekaj
 2:47 2:47 0:00 0:00 E
72 Xhekaj52 Barron
 1:43 0:41 0:33 0:29 E
Others 3:16 2:43 0:23 0:10 E

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 13CC
14NS
20JS		 17JA
28CD
11BG		 51EH
71JE
40JA		 15AN
77KD
92PL		 13CC
14NS
20JS
92PL		 11BG
15AN
51EH
77KD		 17JA
28CD		 72AX
58DS		 48LH
8MM		 21KG
52JB		 21KG
8MM		 8MM
58DS		 72AX
21KG		 48LH 8MM 48LH
72AX
22 Quinn - 24 Cozens - 77 Peterka 1:10 2:19 2:38 2:47       5:00 1:38 2:13     0:01     0:52
29 Malenstyn - 19 Krebs - 96 Aube-Kubel 1:46 0:50 2:20 1:58       3:03 1:16 2:07 0:21 0:34 0:12     0:04
20 Kulich - 72 Thompson - 89 Tuch 2:18 1:14 0:28           3:01   1:32 0:07        
9 Benson - 71 McLeod - 17 Zucker   1:23   1:17       1:13   2:04 0:25   0:25     0:09
9 Benson - 72 Thompson - 22 Quinn - 77 Peterka             2:28       1:11 1:48 0:50      
17 Zucker - 72 Thompson - 89 Tuch 1:01 0:39 0:06 0:36         1:05 0:05     0:10     0:10
9 Benson - 71 McLeod - 20 Kulich 0:31 0:02 1:23           1:17 0:34 0:15         0:26
23 Samuelsson - 25 Power 3:06 2:15 3:24 2:46 0:20     5:55 4:01 2:19 0:46 0:32 0:12 0:20   0:50
4 Byram - 10 Jokiharju 4:44 2:37 2:15 2:25 0:01     1:40 5:20 2:51 1:39   0:57     1:21
8 Gilbert - 75 Clifton   3:11 1:36 2:30       1:51 0:37 4:22 0:15   0:02     0:30
4 Byram             2:28       1:11 1:58 1:12      
25 Power             0:19         1:11 1:21      
8 Gilbert - 25 Power       0:15 0:25 1:29   0:18           0:25 1:32  
23 Samuelsson - 75 Clifton       0:03 1:30 0:27       0:08       1:30 0:27  

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 56.3% 56.3%    
Newhook-Heineman-Dach 22.0%   22.0%  
Heineman-Evans 9.0% 9.0%    
Newhook-Dach 7.1% 6.9% 0.2%  
Anderson-Evans 2.2% 2.2%    
Others 3.4% 3.1% 0.3%  
Totals   77.4% 22.6%  
13 Caufield
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 62.8% 62.8%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Laine 25.7% 0.1% 25.6%  
Suzuki-Dvorak 5.2% 5.2%    
Dach-Slafkovsky 2.2% 2.2%    
Suzuki-Armia 0.8% 0.8%    
Others 3.3% 3.0% 0.2%  
Totals   74.2% 25.8%  
14 Suzuki
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Slafkovsky 61.5% 61.5%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky-Laine 25.1% 0.1% 25.0%  
Caufield-Dvorak 5.0% 5.0%    
Dvorak 3.2% 0.2%   3.0%
Newhook-Laine 1.6% 1.6%    
Others 3.6% 3.3% 0.2%  
Totals   71.8% 25.2% 3.0%
15 Newhook
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Dach-Laine 50.8% 50.8%    
Gallagher-Heineman-Dach 21.2%   21.2%  
Dach-Gallagher 6.9% 6.7% 0.2%  
Heineman-Laine 4.3% 4.3%    
Dach-Slafkovsky 3.4% 3.4%    
Others 13.4% 12.6% 0.7% 0.1%
Totals   77.7% 22.2% 0.1%
17 Anderson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Dvorak-Gallagher 52.6% 52.6%    
Dvorak 19.3% 1.9%   17.4%
Dvorak-Evans 8.2% 2.7% 5.5%  
Evans-Armia 4.8% 4.8%    
Newhook-Dvorak 3.0% 3.0%    
Others 12.1% 8.9% 0.1% 3.1%
Totals   73.9% 5.6% 20.5%
20 Slafkovsky
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 61.3% 61.3%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Laine 25.0% 0.1% 24.9%  
Newhook-Dach 3.7% 3.7%    
Anderson-Dvorak 2.6% 2.6%    
Heineman-Newhook 2.4% 2.4%    
Others 5.0% 4.7% 0.3%  
Totals   74.7% 25.3%  
28 Dvorak
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Anderson-Gallagher 47.7% 47.7%    
Anderson 17.5% 1.8%   15.8%
Anderson-Evans 7.4% 2.4% 5.0%  
Evans 5.6% 0.5%   5.1%
Caufield-Suzuki 4.1% 4.1%    
Others 17.6% 10.5% 0.6% 6.5%
Totals   66.9% 5.7% 27.4%
40 Armia
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Heineman-Evans 70.6% 70.6%    
Evans 14.5% 0.7%   13.8%
Anderson-Evans 6.6% 6.6%    
Anderson-Dvorak 1.8% 1.8%    
Heineman-Dach 1.4% 1.4%    
Others 5.1% 4.5%   0.6%
Totals   85.6%   14.4%
51 Heineman
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Evans-Armia 57.7% 57.7%    
Gallagher-Newhook-Dach 23.2%   23.2%  
Evans-Gallagher 9.4% 9.4%    
Newhook-Laine 4.7% 4.7%    
Newhook-Slafkovsky 2.4% 2.4%    
Others 2.5% 2.2% 0.3%  
Totals   76.5% 23.5%  
71 Evans
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Heineman-Armia 52.5% 52.5%    
Armia 10.8% 0.5%   10.3%
Heineman-Gallagher 8.6% 8.6%    
Anderson-Dvorak 8.4% 2.7% 5.7%  
Dvorak 6.3% 0.5%   5.8%
Others 13.4% 8.2%   5.2%
Totals   73.1% 5.7% 21.3%
77 Dach
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Newhook-Laine 57.1% 57.1%    
Gallagher-Newhook-Heineman 23.9%   23.9%  
Newhook-Gallagher 7.7% 7.5% 0.2%  
Newhook-Slafkovsky 3.8% 3.8%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky 2.3% 2.3%    
Others 5.2% 4.4% 0.8%  
Totals   75.1% 24.9%  
92 Laine
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Newhook-Dach 60.7% 60.7%    
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky 27.7% 0.1% 27.5%  
Heineman-Newhook 5.2% 5.2%    
Newhook-Dvorak 2.0% 2.0%    
Newhook-Suzuki 1.8% 1.8%    
Others 2.7% 2.7%    
Totals   72.5% 27.5%  

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

8 Matheson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hutson 44.5% 44.5%    
Guhle 17.6% 12.8%   4.8%
Savard 17.3% 5.1%   12.2%
  13.9%   13.9%  
Barron 3.3% 3.3%    
Others 3.4% 1.2% 1.6% 0.6%
Totals   67.0% 15.5% 17.6%
21 Guhle
Partner Total EV PP SH
Barron 52.5% 52.1% 0.4%  
Matheson 21.4% 15.6%   5.8%
Xhekaj 18.8% 6.1%   12.7%
Hutson 4.5% 4.4%   0.1%
Savard 1.2% 1.2%    
Others 1.6% 1.2%   0.4%
Totals   80.6% 0.4% 19.0%
48 Hutson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 59.4% 59.4%    
  19.6%   19.6%  
Xhekaj 15.0% 15.0%    
Guhle 5.0% 4.9%   0.1%
Matheson-Savard 0.5% 0.2%   0.4%
Others 0.5% 0.5%    
Totals   79.9% 19.6% 0.5%
52 Barron
Partner Total EV PP SH
Guhle 79.1% 78.4% 0.6%  
Xhekaj 12.8% 5.1% 4.1% 3.6%
Matheson 6.1% 6.1%    
Savard 1.1% 1.1%    
Xhekaj-Guhle 0.2% 0.2%    
Others 0.7% 0.7%    
Totals   91.7% 4.7% 3.6%
58 Savard
Partner Total EV PP SH
Xhekaj 69.0% 69.0%    
Matheson 26.4% 7.8%   18.6%
Guhle 1.5% 1.5%    
Barron 0.9% 0.9%    
Xhekaj-Guhle 0.8% 0.8%    
Others 1.3% 0.7%   0.6%
Totals   80.8%   19.2%
72 Xhekaj
Partner Total EV PP SH
Savard 54.9% 54.9%    
Guhle 18.7% 6.1%   12.6%
Hutson 13.7% 13.7%    
Barron 8.5% 3.4% 2.7% 2.4%
Matheson 3.0% 1.1% 1.9%  
Others 1.2% 1.0%   0.2%
Totals   80.1% 4.6% 15.3%
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