Game #09 - October 4, 2008 - Minnesota 3 at Montreal 0
Game #09 - October 4, 2008
  Minnesota   3   at     Montreal   0
All times below are based on data from NHL.com.               
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Lines and defensive pairings

Line Time EV PP SH +/-
46 A. Kostitsyn14 Plekanec27 Kovalev
 13:35 10:00 3:35 0:00 -2
22 Begin40 Lapierre  6 Kostopoulos
 11:22 11:22 0:00 0:00 -1
84 G. Latendresse20 Lang74 S. Kostitsyn
 9:21 9:10 0:11 0:00 E
21 Higgins11 Koivu13 Tanguay
 8:50 8:50 0:00 0:00 E
14 Plekanec27 Kovalev
 2:26 0:58 0:00 1:28 E
22 Begin40 Lapierre
 1:37 0:00 0:00 1:37 E
46 A. Kostitsyn40 Lapierre  6 Kostopoulos
 1:05 1:05 0:00 0:00 E
74 S. Kostitsyn20 Lang
 1:04 0:00 0:00 1:04 E
Others 10:40 6:35 2:14 1:51 E
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
26 Gorges  8 Komisarek
 16:03 13:41 0:00 2:22 E
44 Hamrlik71 Brisebois
 13:58 13:18 0:00 0:40 -2
25 Dandenault68 Weber
 10:38 9:55 0:43 0:00 -1
44 Hamrlik25 Dandenault
 4:59 2:01 0:00 2:58 E
13 Tanguay68 Weber
 3:24 0:00 3:24 0:00 E
44 Hamrlik68 Weber
 2:16 2:16 0:00 0:00 E
44 Hamrlik  8 Komisarek
 2:10 2:10 0:00 0:00 E
26 Gorges68 Weber
 2:01 2:01 0:00 0:00 E
25 Dandenault71 Brisebois
 1:00 1:00 0:00 0:00 E
Others 3:31 1:38 1:53 0:00 E

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 46AK
14TP
27AK		 22SB
40ML
6TK		 84GL
20RL
74SK		 21CH
11SK
13AT		 14TP
27AK		 26JG
8MK		 44RH
71PB		 25MD
68YW		 44RH
25MD		 13AT
68YW		 44RH
68YW		 44RH
8MK		 26JG
68YW
19 Veilleux - 51 Sheppard - 10 Gaborik 2:27 3:53 1:39 1:49 0:03 1:28 4:41 1:19 2:25   0:24 0:14 0:48
96 Bouchard - 25 Belanger - 11 Nolan 1:04 1:26 1:13 3:51   2:33 2:24 2:07 0:50   1:07 0:19  
18 Gillies - 67 Pouliot - 12 Weller 1:20 3:07 3:19 0:29   2:21 2:19 2:46     0:04   0:45
15 Brunette - 9 Koivu - 20 Miettinen 3:54 1:18 0:45 0:52   3:31 1:20 2:13       0:48 0:03
20 Miettinen - 9 Koivu 1:33   0:11   0:43 0:56       1:36   0:15  
11 Nolan - 25 Belanger 1:22             0:43   1:04      
5 Johnsson - 55 Schultz 5:02 3:17 3:07 3:21 0:50 4:40 4:04 4:26 1:02 1:13 1:21 0:56  
8 Burns - 41 Skoula 6:57 2:34 2:24 2:18 0:08 4:49 5:55 1:37 0:34 2:08   0:17 0:49
2 Reitz - 47 Bergeron 1:01 5:21 3:24 2:16   3:45 3:02 3:58     0:55 0:57 1:12
5 Johnsson - 47 Bergeron 0:07     0:01 1:03 2:03 0:14   1:28        

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-Lapierre 84.1% 84.1%    
A. Kostitsyn-Lapierre 8.0% 8.0%    
Higgins-Lapierre 2.8% 2.8%    
A. Kostitsyn-Plekanec 2.1% 2.1%    
G. Latendresse-Lapierre 1.2% 1.2%    
Others 1.7% 1.7%    
Totals   100.0%    
11 Koivu
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-Tanguay 58.4% 58.4%    
Tanguay 6.2%     6.2%
G. Latendresse-Higgins 6.0% 0.8% 5.2%  
Higgins 5.7% 5.7%    
Lang-Higgins 5.5%   5.5%  
Others 18.2% 15.2% 3.0%  
Totals   80.2% 13.7% 6.2%
13 Tanguay (F)
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-Koivu 60.4% 60.4%    
Koivu 6.4%     6.4%
G. Latendresse-Koivu 1.8% 1.8%    
Higgins-Plekanec 1.0% 1.0%    
Plekanec-Koivu-Higgins 0.6% 0.6%    
Others 0.2%     0.2%
Totals   63.8% 29.6% 6.6%
14 Plekanec
Linemates Total EV PP SH
A. Kostitsyn-Kovalev 76.0% 55.9% 20.0%  
Kovalev 13.6% 5.4%   8.2%
Higgins-Kovalev 2.8% 1.9% 0.9%  
S. Kostitsyn-Kovalev 2.7% 2.7%    
A. Kostitsyn-Kostopoulos 1.6% 1.6%    
Others 3.4% 3.2%   0.2%
Totals   70.6% 21.0% 8.4%
20 Lang
Linemates Total EV PP SH
G. Latendresse-S. Kostitsyn 77.8% 76.3% 1.5%  
S. Kostitsyn 8.9%     8.9%
Koivu-Higgins 6.9%   6.9%  
Kovalev 2.6%     2.6%
G. Latendresse-Kovalev 1.9% 1.9%    
Others 1.8% 1.8%    
Totals   80.0% 8.5% 11.5%
21 Higgins
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Koivu-Tanguay 61.4% 61.4%    
G. Latendresse-Koivu 6.3% 0.8% 5.4%  
Koivu 6.0% 6.0%    
Lang-Koivu 5.8%   5.8%  
Koivu-Kovalev 4.6% 4.6%    
Others 15.9% 10.8% 1.2% 3.9%
Totals   83.7% 12.4% 3.9%
22 Begin
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Lapierre-Kostopoulos 84.0% 84.0%    
Lapierre 11.9%     11.9%
Koivu-Higgins 2.1% 2.1%    
Plekanec-Kostopoulos 1.1% 1.1%    
Lapierre-G. Latendresse 0.9% 0.9%    
Totals   88.1%   11.9%
27 Kovalev (F)
Linemates Total EV PP SH
A. Kostitsyn-Plekanec 68.4% 50.3% 18.0%  
Plekanec 12.2% 4.9%   7.4%
Higgins-Koivu 3.4% 3.4%    
Higgins-Plekanec 2.5% 1.7% 0.8%  
S. Kostitsyn-Plekanec 2.4% 2.4%    
Others 7.9% 5.4% 0.9% 1.6%
Totals   70.3% 20.7% 9.0%
40 Lapierre
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Begin-Kostopoulos 73.9% 73.9%    
Begin 10.5%     10.5%
A. Kostitsyn-Kostopoulos 7.0% 7.0%    
A. Kostitsyn-Kovalev 3.0% 3.0%    
Higgins-Kostopoulos 2.5% 2.5%    
Others 3.0% 3.0%    
Totals   89.5%   10.5%
46 A. Kostitsyn
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Plekanec-Kovalev 85.9% 63.2% 22.7%  
Lapierre-Kostopoulos 6.8% 6.8%    
Lapierre-Kovalev 3.0% 3.0%    
Plekanec-Kostopoulos 1.8% 1.8%    
Koivu-Kovalev 1.4% 0.7% 0.6%  
Others 1.2% 1.2%    
Totals   76.7% 23.3%  
74 S. Kostitsyn (F)
Linemates Total EV PP SH
G. Latendresse-Lang 69.3% 68.0% 1.4%  
Lang 7.9%     7.9%
G. Latendresse-Koivu 5.8% 3.8% 2.0%  
Higgins 4.2%     4.2%
Plekanec-Kovalev 3.6% 3.6%    
Others 4.8% 4.8%    
Totals   80.2% 7.7% 12.1%
84 G. Latendresse
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Lang-S. Kostitsyn 77.9% 76.4% 1.5%  
Koivu-Higgins 7.5% 1.0% 6.5%  
Koivu-S. Kostitsyn 6.5% 4.3% 2.2%  
Koivu-Tanguay 2.2% 2.2%    
Lang-Kovalev 1.9% 1.9%    
Others 3.9% 3.2% 0.7%  
Totals   89.0% 11.0%  

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

8 Komisarek
Partner Total EV PP SH
Gorges 87.1% 74.3%   12.9%
Hamrlik 11.8% 11.8%    
Dandenault 1.1% 1.1%    
Totals   87.1%   12.9%
13 Tanguay (D)
Partner Total EV PP SH
Weber 23.2%   23.2%  
Brisebois 6.4%   6.4%  
Totals   63.8% 29.6% 6.6%
25 Dandenault
Partner Total EV PP SH
Weber 60.1% 56.1% 4.1%  
Hamrlik 28.2% 11.4%   16.8%
Brisebois 5.7% 5.7%    
Gorges 4.9% 3.9% 1.0%  
Komisarek 1.1% 1.1%    
Totals   78.1% 5.1% 16.8%
26 Gorges
Partner Total EV PP SH
Komisarek 83.4% 71.1%   12.3%
Weber 10.5% 10.5%    
Dandenault 4.5% 3.6% 1.0%  
Brisebois 1.6% 1.6%    
Totals   86.7% 1.0% 12.3%
27 Kovalev (D)
Partner Total EV PP SH
Brisebois 2.6% 2.3% 0.3%  
Weber 0.6%   0.6%  
Totals   70.3% 20.7% 9.0%
44 Hamrlik
Partner Total EV PP SH
Brisebois 59.7% 56.9%   2.9%
Dandenault 21.3% 8.6%   12.7%
Weber 9.7% 9.7%    
Komisarek 9.3% 9.3%    
Totals   84.5%   15.5%
68 Weber
Partner Total EV PP SH
Dandenault 57.7% 53.8% 3.9%  
Tanguay 18.4%   18.4%  
Hamrlik 12.3% 12.3%    
Gorges 10.9% 10.9%    
Kovalev 0.6%   0.6%  
Totals   77.0% 23.0%  
71 Brisebois
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hamrlik 80.7% 76.9%   3.9%
Dandenault 5.8% 5.8%    
Tanguay 5.4%   5.4%  
S. Kostitsyn 3.4%   3.4%  
Kovalev 3.0% 2.6% 0.4%  
Others 1.7% 1.7%    
Totals   87.0% 9.2% 3.9%
74 S. Kostitsyn (D)
Partner Total EV PP SH
Brisebois 4.3%   4.3%  
Totals   80.2% 7.7% 12.1%
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