Game #05 - April 17, 2008 - Boston 5 at Montreal 1
Game #05 - April 17, 2008
  Boston   5   at     Montreal   1

All times below are based on data from NHL.com.               
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Lines and defensive pairings

Line Time EV PP SH +/-
46 Kostitsyn14 Plekanec27 Kovalev
12:05 9:40 2:25 0:00 E
22 Begin20 Smolinski  6 Kostopoulos
8:27 8:06 0:21 0:00 E
74 Kostitsyn21 Higgins73 Ryder
8:04 8:04 0:00 0:00 E
84 Latendresse40 Lapierre25 Dandenault
7:15 7:15 0:00 0:00 -1
14 Plekanec27 Kovalev
4:31 2:19 0:00 2:12 +1
20 Smolinski  6 Kostopoulos
2:11 0:02 0:00 2:09 E
25 Dandenault40 Lapierre73 Ryder
1:32 1:32 0:00 0:00 E
21 Higgins14 Plekanec74 Kostitsyn
1:23 0:17 1:06 0:00 E
22 Begin20 Smolinski
1:19 0:36 0:00 0:43 E
84 Latendresse21 Higgins74 Kostitsyn
1:12 0:45 0:27 0:00 E
46 Kostitsyn20 Smolinski27 Kovalev
1:01 0:13 0:48 0:00 E
Others 11:00 7:57 1:27 1:36 -2
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
44 Hamrlik71 Brisebois
14:48 14:25 0:23 0:00 +1
79 Markov  8 Komisarek
13:18 10:59 0:00 2:19 E
26 Gorges  3 O'Byrne
9:17 9:17 0:00 0:00 -1
44 Hamrlik  8 Komisarek
6:17 4:28 1:49 0:00 E
79 Markov71 Brisebois
4:59 0:59 4:00 0:00 -2
44 Hamrlik26 Gorges
4:33 1:05 0:00 3:28 E
79 Markov26 Gorges
2:52 2:52 0:00 0:00 E
44 Hamrlik  3 O'Byrne
1:31 1:31 0:00 0:00 E
Others 2:25 1:10 0:22 0:53 E

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


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

6 Kostopoulos
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Begin-Smolinski 66.6% 63.9% 2.8%  
Smolinski 17.2% 0.3%   17.0%
Latendresse-Smolinski 6.7% 6.7%    
Dandenault-Lapierre 4.3% 4.3%    
Begin-Plekanec 2.8% 2.8%    
Others 2.4% 2.4%    
Totals   80.3% 2.8% 17.0%
14 Plekanec
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kostitsyn-Kovalev 61.3% 49.1% 12.3%  
Kovalev 22.9% 11.8%   11.2%
Higgins-Kostitsyn 7.0% 1.4% 5.6%  
Kostitsyn 3.6% 3.6%    
Latendresse-Kovalev 1.9% 0.7% 1.2%  
Others 3.3% 2.8% 0.5%  
Totals   69.3% 19.5% 11.2%
20 Smolinski
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Begin-Kostopoulos 55.2% 52.9% 2.3%  
Kostopoulos 14.3% 0.2%   14.1%
Begin 8.6% 3.9%   4.7%
Kostitsyn-Kovalev 6.6% 1.4% 5.2%  
Latendresse-Kostopoulos 5.6% 5.6%    
Others 9.7% 6.1% 3.6%  
Totals   70.2% 11.1% 18.7%
21 Higgins
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kostitsyn-Ryder 49.9% 49.9%    
Plekanec-Kostitsyn 8.6% 1.8% 6.8%  
Latendresse-Kostitsyn 7.4% 4.6% 2.8%  
Kostitsyn 5.3% 3.5% 1.0% 0.7%
Lapierre 5.2%     5.2%
Others 23.6% 18.4% 5.3%  
Totals   78.2% 15.9% 5.9%
22 Begin
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Smolinski-Kostopoulos 68.8% 65.9% 2.8%  
Smolinski 10.7% 4.9%   5.8%
Higgins-Kostitsyn 6.6% 6.6%    
Lapierre 5.3%     5.3%
Smolinski-Kovalev 3.3% 3.3%    
Others 5.3% 5.3%    
Totals   86.0% 2.8% 11.1%
25 Dandenault
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Latendresse-Lapierre 72.5% 72.5%    
Lapierre-Ryder 15.3% 15.3%    
Lapierre-Kostopoulos 5.5% 5.5%    
Kostitsyn-Higgins 2.7% 2.7%    
Latendresse-Higgins 1.7% 1.7%    
Others 2.3% 2.3%    
Totals   100.0%    
27 Kovalev
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kostitsyn-Plekanec 60.6% 48.5% 12.1%  
Plekanec 22.7% 11.6%   11.0%
Kostitsyn-Smolinski 5.1% 1.1% 4.0%  
Higgins 3.0% 3.0%    
Begin-Smolinski 2.0% 2.0%    
Others 6.6% 2.4% 4.2%  
Totals   68.6% 20.3% 11.0%
40 Lapierre
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Latendresse-Dandenault 59.1% 59.1%    
Dandenault-Ryder 12.5% 12.5%    
Higgins 6.8%     6.8%
Begin 5.3%     5.3%
Dandenault-Kostopoulos 4.5% 4.5%    
Others 11.8% 11.8%    
Totals   87.9%   12.1%
46 Kostitsyn
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Plekanec-Kovalev 82.7% 66.1% 16.5%  
Smolinski-Kovalev 7.0% 1.5% 5.5%  
Plekanec 4.8% 4.8%    
Lapierre 3.6% 3.6%    
Higgins 0.9% 0.9%    
Others 1.0% 0.3% 0.7%  
Totals   77.3% 22.7%  
73 Ryder
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kostitsyn-Higgins 82.5% 82.5%    
Dandenault-Lapierre 15.7% 15.7%    
Higgins 1.9% 1.9%    
Totals   100.0%    
74 Kostitsyn
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-Ryder 54.9% 54.9%    
Higgins-Plekanec 9.4% 1.9% 7.5%  
Latendresse-Higgins 8.2% 5.1% 3.1%  
Higgins 5.8% 3.9% 1.1% 0.8%
Begin-Higgins 5.6% 5.6%    
Others 16.1% 9.6% 6.5%  
Totals   81.0% 18.2% 0.8%
84 Latendresse
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Lapierre-Dandenault 72.3% 72.3%    
Higgins-Kostitsyn 12.0% 7.5% 4.5%  
Smolinski-Kostopoulos 8.5% 8.5%    
Plekanec-Kovalev 3.7% 1.3% 2.3%  
Higgins-Dandenault 1.7% 1.7%    
Others 2.0% 2.0%    
Totals   93.2% 6.8%  

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

3 O'Byrne
Partner Total EV PP SH
Gorges 79.0% 79.0%    
Hamrlik 12.9% 12.9%    
Markov 8.1% 0.6%   7.5%
Totals   92.5%   7.5%
8 Komisarek
Partner Total EV PP SH
Markov 65.9% 54.4%   11.5%
Hamrlik 31.1% 22.1% 9.0%  
Markov-Gorges 1.2% 1.2%    
Gorges 1.0% 1.0%    
Hamrlik-Brisebois 0.8%   0.8%  
Totals   78.7% 9.8% 11.5%
26 Gorges
Partner Total EV PP SH
O'Byrne 52.2% 52.2%    
Hamrlik 25.6% 6.1%   19.5%
Markov 16.1% 16.1%    
Brisebois 2.6% 2.6%    
Markov-Komisarek 1.3% 1.3%    
Others 2.2% 2.2%    
Totals   80.5%   19.5%
44 Hamrlik
Partner Total EV PP SH
Brisebois 53.4% 52.0% 1.4%  
Komisarek 22.7% 16.1% 6.6%  
Gorges 16.4% 3.9%   12.5%
O'Byrne 5.5% 5.5%    
Markov 0.7%   0.7%  
Others 1.3% 0.7% 0.6%  
Totals   78.2% 9.3% 12.5%
71 Brisebois
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hamrlik 71.8% 69.9% 1.9%  
Markov 24.2% 4.8% 19.4%  
Gorges 2.3% 2.3%    
Hamrlik-Gorges 1.0% 1.0%    
Hamrlik-Komisarek 0.8%   0.8%  
Totals   77.9% 22.1%  
79 Markov
Partner Total EV PP SH
Komisarek 59.0% 48.7%   10.3%
Brisebois 22.1% 4.4% 17.8%  
Gorges 12.7% 12.7%    
O'Byrne 4.2% 0.3%   3.9%
Gorges-Komisarek 1.0% 1.0%    
Others 0.9%   0.9%  
Totals   67.2% 18.6% 14.2%

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