Game #08 - October 23, 2006 - Buffalo 4 at Montreal 1
Game #08 - October 23, 2006
  Buffalo   4   at     Montreal   1

All times below are approximate and are based on data from NHL.com.
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Lines and defensive pairings        [Lines for Buffalo]

Line Time EV PP SH +/-
21 Higgins11 Koivu73 Ryder
11:40 10:07 1:33 0:00 -2
15 Samsonov35 Plekanec27 Kovalev
10:13 8:00 2:13 0:00 E
42 Perezhogin14 Bonk20 Johnson
7:13 7:07 0:07 0:00 +1
84 Latendresse22 Begin57 Murray
5:40 5:40 0:00 0:00 E
14 Bonk20 Johnson
4:53 0:00 0:00 4:53 E
21 Higgins11 Koivu
3:53 0:53 0:07 2:53 E
22 Begin57 Murray
2:47 0:20 0:00 2:27 E
21 Higgins - 11 Koivu - 73 Ryder - 27 Kovalev 2:07 0:00 2:07 0:00 -1
84 Latendresse35 Plekanec27 Kovalev
1:20 1:20 0:00 0:00 E
20 Johnson42 Perezhogin27 Kovalev
1:00 0:00 1:00 0:00 E
Others 9:13 8:00 0:27 0:47 -1
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
44 Souray52 Rivet
12:40 10:07 0:00 2:33 E
79 Markov  8 Komisarek
9:53 8:20 0:00 1:33 -1
  6 Niinimaa  8 Komisarek
7:33 4:20 0:13 3:00 E
  6 Niinimaa32 Streit
7:27 7:20 0:07 0:00 E
79 Markov52 Rivet
6:20 3:47 0:07 2:27 -1
44 Souray32 Streit
6:00 4:13 1:13 0:33 E
79 Markov44 Souray
3:47 0:00 3:47 0:00 -1
32 Streit52 Rivet
2:07 0:07 2:00 0:00 E
79 Markov32 Streit
1:27 1:27 0:00 0:00 E
44 Souray  8 Komisarek
1:00 0:47 0:00 0:13 E
Others 1:40 1:00 0:07 0:33 E

Shift chart: same idea as the shift charts at NHL.com, but for lines/pairs instead of individual players
(green = even-strength, red = power-play, blue = short-handed)


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

11 Koivu
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-Ryder 60.3% 52.3% 8.0%  
Higgins 20.1% 4.6% 0.6% 14.9%
Higgins-Ryder-Kovalev 10.9%   10.9%  
Higgins-Kovalev 2.9% 1.7% 1.1%  
Latendresse-Ryder 1.7% 1.1% 0.6%  
Others 4.0% 3.4%   0.6%
Totals   63.2% 21.3% 15.5%
14 Bonk
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Perezhogin-Johnson 48.1% 47.4% 0.7%  
Johnson 32.6%     32.6%
Samsonov-Kovalev 3.0% 3.0%    
Johnson-Kovalev 3.0% 3.0%    
Perezhogin-Kovalev 1.5% 1.5%    
Others 11.9% 10.4%   1.5%
Totals   65.2% 0.7% 34.1%
15 Samsonov
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Plekanec-Kovalev 84.4% 66.1% 18.3%  
Bonk-Kovalev 3.7% 3.7%    
Plekanec-Murray 3.7% 3.7%    
Plekanec-Ryder 2.8% 2.8%    
Plekanec-Johnson 1.8% 1.8%    
Others 3.7% 3.7%    
Totals   81.7% 18.3%  
20 Johnson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Perezhogin-Bonk 48.9% 48.1% 0.8%  
Bonk 33.1%     33.1%
Perezhogin-Kovalev 6.8%   6.8%  
Bonk-Kovalev 3.0% 3.0%    
Latendresse-Begin 2.3% 2.3%    
Others 6.0% 4.5%   1.5%
Totals   57.9% 7.5% 34.6%
21 Higgins
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Koivu-Ryder 58.3% 50.6% 7.8%  
Koivu 19.4% 4.4% 0.6% 14.4%
Koivu-Ryder-Kovalev 10.6%   10.6%  
Begin-Ryder 2.8% 2.8%    
Koivu-Kovalev 2.8% 1.7% 1.1%  
Others 6.1% 5.6% 0.6%  
Totals   65.0% 20.6% 14.4%
22 Begin
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Latendresse-Murray 53.7% 53.7%    
Murray 26.3% 3.2%   23.2%
Higgins-Ryder 5.3% 5.3%    
Latendresse-Ryder 4.2% 4.2%    
Latendresse-Johnson 3.2% 3.2%    
Others 7.4% 6.3% 1.1%  
Totals   75.8% 1.1% 23.2%
27 Kovalev
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Samsonov-Plekanec 57.1% 44.7% 12.4%  
Higgins-Koivu-Ryder 11.8%   11.8%  
Latendresse-Plekanec 7.5% 7.5%    
Johnson-Perezhogin 5.6%   5.6%  
Plekanec 3.1% 0.6%   2.5%
Others 14.9% 13.0% 1.9%  
Totals   65.8% 31.7% 2.5%
35 Plekanec
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Samsonov-Kovalev 71.3% 55.8% 15.5%  
Latendresse-Kovalev 9.3% 9.3%    
Kovalev 3.9% 0.8%   3.1%
Perezhogin-Latendresse 3.1% 3.1%    
Samsonov-Murray 3.1% 3.1%    
Others 9.3% 9.3%    
Totals   81.4% 15.5% 3.1%
42 Perezhogin
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bonk-Johnson 72.2% 71.1% 1.1%  
Johnson-Kovalev 10.0%   10.0%  
Plekanec-Latendresse 4.4% 4.4%    
Koivu-Latendresse 3.3% 3.3%    
Begin-Murray 3.3% 3.3%    
Others 6.7% 6.7%    
Totals   88.9% 11.1%  
57 Murray
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Latendresse-Begin 57.3% 57.3%    
Begin 28.1% 3.4%   24.7%
Samsonov-Plekanec 4.5% 4.5%    
Perezhogin-Begin 3.4% 3.4%    
Perezhogin-Bonk 2.2% 2.2%    
Others 4.5% 3.4%   1.1%
Totals   74.2%   25.8%
73 Ryder
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-Koivu 72.9% 63.2% 9.7%  
Higgins-Koivu-Kovalev 13.2%   13.2%  
Higgins-Begin 3.5% 3.5%    
Latendresse-Begin 2.8% 2.8%    
Latendresse-Koivu 2.1% 1.4% 0.7%  
Others 5.6% 5.6%    
Totals   76.4% 23.6%  
84 Latendresse
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Begin-Murray 58.0% 58.0%    
Plekanec-Kovalev 13.6% 13.6%    
Perezhogin-Plekanec 4.5% 4.5%    
Begin-Ryder 4.5% 4.5%    
Perezhogin-Koivu 3.4% 3.4%    
Others 15.9% 13.6% 1.1% 1.1%
Totals   97.7% 1.1% 1.1%

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

6 Niinimaa
Partner Total EV PP SH
Komisarek 47.6% 27.3% 1.4% 18.9%
Streit 46.9% 46.2% 0.7%  
Rivet 4.2% 0.7%   3.5%
Souray-Streit 0.7% 0.7%    
Markov-Rivet 0.7% 0.7%    
Totals   75.5% 2.1% 22.4%
8 Komisarek
Partner Total EV PP SH
Markov 51.7% 43.6%   8.1%
Niinimaa 39.5% 22.7% 1.2% 15.7%
Souray 5.2% 4.1%   1.2%
Markov-Souray 2.3% 2.3%    
Streit 1.2% 0.6% 0.6%  
Totals   73.3% 1.7% 25.0%
32 Streit
Partner Total EV PP SH
Niinimaa 42.9% 42.3% 0.6%  
Souray 34.6% 24.4% 7.1% 3.2%
Rivet 12.2% 0.6% 11.5%  
Markov 8.3% 8.3%    
Komisarek 1.3% 0.6% 0.6%  
Others 0.6% 0.6%    
Totals   76.9% 19.9% 3.2%
44 Souray
Partner Total EV PP SH
Rivet 52.5% 41.9%   10.6%
Streit 24.9% 17.5% 5.1% 2.3%
Markov 15.7%   15.7%  
Komisarek 4.1% 3.2%   0.9%
Markov-Komisarek 1.8% 1.8%    
Others 0.9% 0.9%    
Totals   65.4% 20.7% 13.8%
52 Rivet
Partner Total EV PP SH
Souray 57.6% 46.0%   11.6%
Markov 28.8% 17.2% 0.5% 11.1%
Streit 9.6% 0.5% 9.1%  
Niinimaa 3.0% 0.5%   2.5%
Markov-Souray 0.5% 0.5%    
Others 0.5% 0.5%    
Totals   65.2% 9.6% 25.3%
79 Markov
Partner Total EV PP SH
Komisarek 44.7% 37.7%   7.0%
Rivet 28.6% 17.1% 0.5% 11.1%
Souray 17.1%   17.1%  
Streit 6.5% 6.5%    
Souray-Komisarek 2.0% 2.0%    
Others 1.0% 1.0%    
Totals   64.3% 17.6% 18.1%

Ice time together for all pairs of skaters

Forwards Defencemen
11 14 15 20 21 22 27 35 42 57 73 84 6 8 32 44 52 79
  11        0:07  0:07 18:27    2:47  0:07  0:20   14:13  0:47  4:13  7:00  2:53  8:47  7:27  8:40
  14        0:40 13:07  0:20    1:20  0:07  7:47  0:33  0:13  0:40  3:07  6:00  2:40  5:27  6:27  6:27
  15    0:07  0:40    0:27    0:07 10:47 11:13    0:33  0:20    4:07  0:53  7:53  4:53  3:40  2:47
  20    0:07 13:07  0:27      0:20  1:27  0:20  8:13      0:33  3:00  6:00  3:00  5:13  5:53  6:20
  21   18:27  0:20        0:47  3:07  0:33     14:47  0:07  4:00  6:47  3:47 10:00  7:13  8:47
  22        0:07  0:20  0:47    0:20    0:20  8:53  1:00  6:33  3:47  4:53  2:13  2:53  3:27  3:53
  27    2:47  1:20 10:47  1:27  3:07  0:20   12:27  1:20    2:07  1:40  4:07  0:47 10:20 10:20  4:47  5:33
  35    0:07  0:07 11:13  0:20  0:33   12:27    0:33  0:27  0:40  1:47  4:53  1:20  8:33  6:07  4:47  3:07
  42    0:20  7:47    8:13    0:20  1:20  0:33    0:33  0:07  0:47  2:20  4:40  2:33  3:20  3:00  4:13
  57      0:33  0:33      8:53    0:27  0:33      5:53  3:53  4:33  1:47  2:13  3:33  3:47
  73   14:13  0:13  0:20   14:47  1:00  2:07  0:40  0:07      0:47  2:13  4:33  3:20  8:20  6:20  7:13
  84    0:47  0:40    0:33  0:07  6:33  1:40  1:47  0:47  5:53  0:47    3:40  4:00  2:20  3:00  3:33  2:47
  6    4:13  3:07  4:07  3:00  4:00  3:47  4:07  4:53  2:20  3:53  2:13  3:40    7:33  7:33  0:07  0:47  0:07
  8    7:00  6:00  0:53  6:00  6:47  4:53  0:47  1:20  4:40  4:33  4:33  4:00  7:33    0:13  1:27   10:20
  32    2:53  2:40  7:53  3:00  3:47  2:13 10:20  8:33  2:33  1:47  3:20  2:20  7:33  0:13    6:07  2:07  1:27
  44    8:47  5:27  4:53  5:13 10:00  2:53 10:20  6:07  3:20  2:13  8:20  3:00  0:07  1:27  6:07   12:47  4:20
  52    7:27  6:27  3:40  5:53  7:13  3:27  4:47  4:47  3:00  3:33  6:20  3:33  0:47    2:07 12:47    6:33
  79    8:40  6:27  2:47  6:20  8:47  3:53  5:33  3:07  4:13  3:47  7:13  2:47  0:07 10:20  1:27  4:20  6:33  

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