Montreal Canadiens 2007-08: Most common linemates for each forward Montreal Canadiens 2007-08 playoff data
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For each forward: most common linemates
(as a percentage of total ice time)

6 Kostopoulos
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Begin-Smolinski 58.7% 58.4% 0.2%  
Smolinski 15.2% 0.4%   14.8%
Latendresse-Smolinski 11.3% 8.8% 0.3% 2.3%
Latendresse-Lapierre 1.9% 1.9%    
Kostitsyn-Plekanec 1.6% 1.6%    
Others 11.4% 10.0% 0.2% 1.2%
Totals   81.1% 0.6% 18.3%
11 Koivu
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-Kovalev 51.4% 35.2% 13.7% 2.5%
Higgins-Kostitsyn 29.2% 21.5% 6.5% 1.2%
Higgins 6.9% 3.2%   3.7%
Higgins-Kostitsyn-Kovalev 1.6% 1.1% 0.5%  
Kostitsyn-Kostitsyn 1.2% 1.2%    
Others 9.7% 7.7% 1.1% 0.9%
Totals   69.9% 21.8% 8.2%
14 Plekanec
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kostitsyn-Kovalev 51.2% 38.3% 12.2% 0.6%
Kostitsyn-Kostitsyn 21.6% 18.0% 2.7% 0.9%
Kovalev 12.5% 4.6%   7.8%
Higgins-Kostitsyn 1.5% 0.8% 0.7%  
Higgins-Kovalev 1.4% 0.8% 0.6%  
Others 11.9% 8.2% 2.2% 1.5%
Totals   70.7% 18.4% 10.9%
20 Smolinski
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Begin-Kostopoulos 54.7% 54.5% 0.2%  
Kostopoulos 14.1% 0.3%   13.8%
Latendresse-Kostopoulos 10.5% 8.2% 0.2% 2.1%
Higgins-Kostitsyn 2.6% 1.3% 1.2%  
Begin 2.2% 0.9%   1.3%
Others 15.9% 12.3% 3.0% 0.5%
Totals   77.5% 4.7% 17.7%
21 Higgins
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Koivu-Kovalev 31.8% 21.8% 8.5% 1.5%
Koivu-Kostitsyn 18.1% 13.3% 4.0% 0.8%
Kostitsyn-Ryder 16.8% 14.7% 2.1%  
Latendresse-Kostitsyn 4.4% 3.8% 0.6%  
Koivu 4.3% 2.0%   2.3%
Others 24.6% 16.6% 5.5% 2.5%
Totals   72.2% 20.8% 7.1%
22 Begin
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Smolinski-Kostopoulos 62.4% 62.2% 0.2%  
Lapierre 11.9% 0.4%   11.5%
Streit-Lapierre 7.9% 6.2%   1.7%
Smolinski 2.5% 1.0%   1.5%
Smolinski-Kovalev 2.4% 2.4%    
Others 12.8% 10.6% 0.1% 2.2%
Totals   82.8% 0.3% 16.9%
25 Dandenault
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Latendresse-Lapierre 41.8% 40.0% 1.8%  
Streit-Lapierre 30.6% 30.6% 0.1%  
Kostitsyn-Lapierre 3.9% 3.7% 0.2%  
Kostitsyn-Higgins 3.2% 3.2%    
Higgins-Lapierre 3.1% 3.1%    
Others 17.4% 16.5% 0.4% 0.5%
Totals   97.0% 2.5% 0.5%
27 Kovalev
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kostitsyn-Plekanec 42.5% 31.8% 10.1% 0.5%
Higgins-Koivu 27.0% 18.5% 7.2% 1.3%
Plekanec 10.4% 3.9%   6.5%
Kostitsyn-Higgins 2.0% 0.9% 1.1%  
Begin-Smolinski 1.4% 1.4%    
Others 16.7% 12.0% 3.9% 0.8%
Totals   68.5% 22.3% 9.2%
32 Streit
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Lapierre-Dandenault 47.7% 47.6% 0.1%  
Begin-Lapierre 24.0% 18.9%   5.1%
Latendresse-Lapierre 13.3% 13.3%    
Lapierre-Kovalev 4.1% 4.1%    
Lapierre-Kostopoulos 2.6% 2.6%    
Others 8.2% 6.2% 1.4% 0.6%
Totals   92.8% 1.5% 5.8%
40 Lapierre
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Latendresse-Dandenault 23.6% 22.6% 1.0%  
Streit-Dandenault 17.3% 17.3%    
Begin 13.1% 0.5%   12.6%
Streit-Begin 8.7% 6.9%   1.9%
Latendresse-Streit 4.8% 4.8%    
Others 32.4% 29.2% 0.4% 2.8%
Totals   81.2% 1.5% 17.3%
46 Kostitsyn
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Plekanec-Kovalev 57.6% 43.1% 13.8% 0.7%
Plekanec-Kostitsyn 24.3% 20.2% 3.0% 1.1%
Lapierre-Dandenault 1.6% 1.5% 0.1%  
Smolinski-Kovalev 1.5% 1.0% 0.5%  
Plekanec 1.4% 1.4%    
Others 13.6% 11.2% 2.5%  
Totals   78.4% 19.8% 1.8%
73 Ryder
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kostitsyn-Higgins 86.5% 75.6% 10.9%  
Dandenault-Lapierre 3.6% 3.6%    
Higgins 2.4% 2.0% 0.5%  
Kovalev-Higgins 1.9% 1.9%    
Kostitsyn-Kovalev 1.6% 0.6% 1.0%  
Others 4.0% 4.0%    
Totals   87.6% 12.4%  
74 Kostitsyn
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kostitsyn-Plekanec 25.9% 21.6% 3.2% 1.1%
Higgins-Koivu 22.3% 16.4% 4.9% 0.9%
Higgins-Ryder 20.7% 18.1% 2.6%  
Latendresse-Higgins 5.5% 4.7% 0.8%  
Higgins-Kovalev 2.9% 1.3% 1.6%  
Others 22.7% 18.3% 3.0% 1.3%
Totals   80.5% 16.2% 3.4%
84 Latendresse
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Lapierre-Dandenault 38.2% 36.5% 1.7%  
Smolinski-Kostopoulos 21.3% 16.5% 0.5% 4.3%
Higgins-Kostitsyn 11.4% 9.8% 1.6%  
Lapierre-Streit 7.8% 7.8%    
Lapierre-Kostopoulos 3.6% 3.6%    
Others 17.7% 14.2% 2.8% 0.8%
Totals   88.5% 6.5% 5.0%
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