Montreal Canadiens 2008-09: Most common linemates for each forward Montreal Canadiens 2008-09 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
Latendresse-Lapierre 64.1% 64.1%    
Lapierre 8.9%     8.9%
Plekanec 3.7%     3.7%
Latendresse-Metropolit 3.2% 3.2%    
Metropolit 2.9%     2.9%
Others 17.2% 16.8% 0.4%  
Totals   84.1% 0.4% 15.5%
11 Koivu
Linemates Total EV PP SH
A. Kostitsyn-Kovalev 39.3% 34.7% 4.6%  
Kovalev-Laraque 25.0% 24.4% 0.5%  
Tanguay-Kovalev 5.9% 3.4% 2.5%  
Kovalev-Tanguay 4.3% 0.8% 3.4%  
Kovalev 4.1% 2.5%   1.5%
Others 21.4% 18.0% 2.3% 1.1%
Totals   84.0% 13.4% 2.7%
13 Tanguay
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-Metropolit 51.5% 51.5%    
Koivu-Kovalev 13.5% 7.9% 5.7%  
Kovalev-Koivu 9.9% 1.9% 7.9%  
Higgins-Koivu 7.2% 7.2%    
Metropolit 3.1% 2.3%   0.8%
Others 14.8% 12.5%   2.3%
Totals   83.4% 13.6% 3.1%
14 Plekanec
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Stewart-D'Agostini 31.1% 31.1%    
A. Kostitsyn-D'Agostini 21.6% 19.0% 2.6%  
Higgins-D'Agostini 14.1% 11.6% 2.6%  
Lapierre 5.8%     5.8%
Kovalev 5.7% 5.7%    
Others 21.6% 9.9% 5.8% 5.9%
Totals   77.3% 11.0% 11.8%
15 Metropolit
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-Laraque 28.0% 28.0%    
Higgins-Tanguay 24.8% 24.8%    
Higgins 21.8% 0.2%   21.6%
A. Kostitsyn-S. Kostitsyn 2.9% 1.6% 1.3%  
Latendresse-Kostopoulos 2.7% 2.7%    
Others 19.7% 15.2% 1.5% 3.0%
Totals   72.5% 2.9% 24.6%
17 Laraque
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-Metropolit 41.1% 41.1%    
Kovalev-Koivu 40.5% 39.6% 0.9%  
Kovalev-Lapierre 4.2% 4.2%    
Stewart-Metropolit 3.6% 3.6%    
Kovalev-Metropolit 2.8% 2.8%    
Others 7.8% 5.9% 1.9%  
Totals   97.1% 2.9%  
21 Higgins
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Metropolit-Laraque 25.6% 25.6%    
Metropolit-Tanguay 22.7% 22.7%    
Metropolit 19.9% 0.2%   19.8%
Plekanec-D'Agostini 8.2% 6.7% 1.5%  
Koivu-Tanguay 3.2% 3.2%    
Others 20.4% 16.8% 2.6% 1.0%
Totals   75.1% 4.1% 20.8%
27 Kovalev
Linemates Total EV PP SH
A. Kostitsyn-Koivu 35.5% 31.3% 4.2%  
Koivu-Laraque 22.5% 22.0% 0.5%  
A. Kostitsyn-S. Kostitsyn 5.3% 5.3%    
Tanguay-Koivu 5.3% 3.1% 2.2%  
Koivu-Tanguay 3.9% 0.8% 3.1%  
Others 27.4% 20.4% 5.6% 1.4%
Totals   83.0% 15.6% 1.4%
36 D'Agostini
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Stewart-Plekanec 35.8% 35.8%    
A. Kostitsyn-Plekanec 24.8% 21.9% 3.0%  
Higgins-Plekanec 16.3% 13.3% 3.0%  
Higgins-Metropolit 3.5% 3.5%    
Higgins-Lapierre 2.7% 2.7%    
Others 17.0% 9.7% 7.2%  
Totals   86.8% 13.2%  
40 Lapierre
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Latendresse-Kostopoulos 60.2% 60.2%    
Kostopoulos 8.3%     8.3%
Plekanec 4.0%     4.0%
A. Kostitsyn-S. Kostitsyn 3.8% 3.7% 0.1%  
Kovalev-Laraque 3.1% 3.1%    
Others 20.5% 15.3% 2.1% 3.2%
Totals   82.4% 2.1% 15.5%
46 A. Kostitsyn
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Koivu-Kovalev 49.0% 43.2% 5.8%  
Plekanec-D'Agostini 15.4% 13.6% 1.8%  
Kovalev-S. Kostitsyn 7.4% 7.4%    
Lapierre-S. Kostitsyn 4.0% 3.9% 0.1%  
Metropolit-S. Kostitsyn 3.3% 1.8% 1.5%  
Others 20.9% 15.7% 5.2%  
Totals   85.6% 14.4%  
70 Stewart
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Plekanec-D'Agostini 74.6% 74.6%    
Metropolit-Laraque 9.3% 9.3%    
Lapierre-Kostopoulos 6.2% 6.2%    
Metropolit-D'Agostini 3.1% 3.1%    
Plekanec-Laraque 2.3% 2.3%    
Others 4.5% 4.5%    
Totals   100.0%    
74 S. Kostitsyn
Linemates Total EV PP SH
A. Kostitsyn-Kovalev 34.5% 34.5%    
A. Kostitsyn-Lapierre 18.6% 18.4% 0.3%  
A. Kostitsyn-Metropolit 15.3% 8.4% 7.0%  
Latendresse-A. Kostitsyn 11.0% 11.0%    
A. Kostitsyn-Koivu 7.5% 7.5%    
Others 13.0% 6.3% 6.7%  
Totals   86.0% 14.0%  
84 Latendresse
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Lapierre-Kostopoulos 76.6% 76.6%    
Metropolit-Kostopoulos 3.8% 3.8%    
Koivu-Kostopoulos 3.3% 3.3%    
S. Kostitsyn-A. Kostitsyn 2.8% 2.8%    
Lapierre-Kovalev 2.8% 2.8%    
Others 10.7% 7.7% 3.0%  
Totals   97.0% 3.0%  
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