Game #24 - December 2, 2008 - Atlanta 4 at Montreal 5
Game #24 - December 2, 2008
  Atlanta   4   at     Montreal   5

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

Line Time EV PP SH +/-
21 Higgins20 Lang27 Kovalev
13:05 13:05 0:00 0:00 +1
13 Tanguay14 Plekanec  6 Kostopoulos
12:04 12:04 0:00 0:00 E
46 A. Kostitsyn11 Koivu36 D'Agostini
9:26 9:23 0:03 0:00 +1
22 Begin40 Lapierre17 Laraque
6:28 6:28 0:00 0:00 E
21 Higgins11 Koivu36 D'Agostini
4:09 1:52 2:17 0:00 E
46 A. Kostitsyn14 Plekanec27 Kovalev
1:47 0:36 1:11 0:00 +1
22 Begin40 Lapierre27 Kovalev
1:26 1:26 0:00 0:00 E
22 Begin40 Lapierre
1:22 0:00 0:00 1:22 E
20 Lang27 Kovalev
1:04 0:00 0:00 1:04 E
22 Begin40 Lapierre46 A. Kostitsyn
1:01 1:01 0:00 0:00 E
Others 8:08 5:24 1:02 1:42 -2
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
79 Markov26 Gorges
20:46 19:03 0:00 1:43 -1
44 Hamrlik71 Brisebois
15:25 15:25 0:00 0:00 E
51 Bouillon25 Dandenault
12:05 12:05 0:00 0:00 +1
79 Markov20 Lang
2:27 0:00 2:27 0:00 E
44 Hamrlik51 Bouillon
2:16 0:00 0:00 2:16 E
79 Markov71 Brisebois
1:41 0:13 1:28 0:00 E
44 Hamrlik26 Gorges
1:09 1:00 0:00 0:09 -1
Others 4:11 3:33 0:38 0:00 +2

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 21CH
20RL
27AK
13AT
14TP
6TK
46AK
11SK
36MD
22SB
40ML
17GL
21CH
11SK
36MD
79AM
26JG
44RH
71PB
51FB
25MD
79AM
20RL
44RH
51FB
17 Kovalchuk - 19 Reasoner - 27 Thorburn 2:55 7:16 1:07 0:51   3:57 6:13 2:41    
13 Kozlov - 12 White - 10 Little 3:57 2:19 0:48 0:58 0:56 6:29 1:22 1:17    
14 Williams - 9 Christensen - 20 Armstrong 3:43 0:12 4:56   0:16 1:42 2:21 4:34    
11 Perrin - 23 Slater - 42 Crabb 0:10 1:18 1:40 3:28   2:37 3:01 1:34    
17 Kovalchuk - 9 Christensen - 14 Williams     0:15     1:25   0:45   2:16
2 Exelby - 6 Hainsey 3:07 3:48 4:16 0:43 1:09 4:01 3:54 4:59    
7 Oystrick - 39 Enstrom 3:41 2:39 3:07 2:24 1:27 7:07 4:25 1:38    
28 Havelid - 48 Valabik 4:10 2:34 0:53 2:39   4:40 3:20 3:43    
28 Havelid - 39 Enstrom 1:05 2:58 0:46 0:17 1:10 1:46 2:37 0:52 2:01  
6 Hainsey           1:23 0:20     2:16

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
Tanguay-Plekanec 81.4% 81.4%    
Tanguay-Lapierre 4.2% 4.2%    
Plekanec 4.2%     4.2%
Tanguay-Koivu 3.5% 3.5%    
Higgins-Plekanec 2.2% 2.2%    
Others 4.5% 2.7%   1.8%
Totals   94.0%   6.0%
11 Koivu
Linemates Total EV PP SH
A. Kostitsyn-D'Agostini 61.0% 60.7% 0.3%  
Higgins-D'Agostini 26.8% 12.1% 14.8%  
Tanguay-Kostopoulos 3.3% 3.3%    
A. Kostitsyn-Kovalev 3.0%   3.0%  
Begin-Lapierre 2.4% 2.4%    
Others 3.4% 1.3%   2.2%
Totals   79.7% 18.1% 2.2%
13 Tanguay
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Plekanec-Kostopoulos 82.6% 82.6%    
Lapierre-Kostopoulos 4.2% 4.2%    
Koivu-Kostopoulos 3.5% 3.5%    
A. Kostitsyn-Plekanec-Kovalev 3.1%   3.1%  
Koivu 1.7%     1.7%
Others 4.8% 4.8%    
Totals   95.2% 3.1% 1.7%
14 Plekanec
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Tanguay-Kostopoulos 69.9% 69.9%    
A. Kostitsyn-Kovalev 10.3% 3.5% 6.9%  
Kostopoulos 3.6%     3.6%
Lang-Kovalev 3.5% 3.5%    
Higgins-D'Agostini 2.9% 2.9%    
Others 9.8% 7.2% 2.6%  
Totals   87.0% 9.5% 3.6%
17 Laraque
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Begin-Lapierre 97.2% 97.2%    
Tanguay-Plekanec 1.5% 1.5%    
Begin-Plekanec 1.3% 1.3%    
Totals   100.0%    
20 Lang (F)
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-Kovalev 71.0% 71.0%    
Kovalev 5.8%     5.8%
Plekanec-Kovalev 3.3% 3.3%    
A. Kostitsyn-Kovalev 1.4% 0.8% 0.6%  
A. Kostitsyn-D'Agostini 1.3% 1.3%    
Others 1.5% 0.7%   0.8%
Totals   77.0% 16.4% 6.6%
21 Higgins
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Lang-Kovalev 68.6% 68.6%    
Koivu-D'Agostini 21.8% 9.8% 12.0%  
Plekanec-D'Agostini 2.6% 2.6%    
Lapierre 2.1% 1.0%   1.1%
Plekanec-Kostopoulos 1.7% 1.7%    
Others 3.1% 2.7%   0.4%
Totals   86.5% 12.0% 1.6%
22 Begin
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Lapierre-Laraque 57.2% 57.2%    
Lapierre-Kovalev 12.7% 12.7%    
Lapierre 12.1%     12.1%
Lapierre-A. Kostitsyn 9.0% 9.0%    
Koivu-Lapierre 3.2% 3.2%    
Others 5.8% 4.4%   1.3%
Totals   86.6%   13.4%
27 Kovalev
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-Lang 66.0% 66.0%    
A. Kostitsyn-Plekanec 9.0% 3.0% 6.0%  
Begin-Lapierre 7.2% 7.2%    
Lang 5.4%     5.4%
Plekanec-Lang 3.0% 3.0%    
Others 9.4% 3.6% 5.2% 0.6%
Totals   82.9% 11.2% 6.0%
36 D'Agostini
Linemates Total EV PP SH
A. Kostitsyn-Koivu 64.2% 63.8% 0.3%  
Higgins-Koivu 28.2% 12.7% 15.5%  
Higgins-Plekanec 3.4% 3.4%    
A. Kostitsyn-Lang 1.6% 1.6%    
A. Kostitsyn-Plekanec 1.0% 1.0%    
Others 1.6% 1.6%    
Totals   84.1% 15.9%  
40 Lapierre
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Begin-Laraque 51.5% 51.5%    
Begin-Kovalev 11.4% 11.4%    
Begin 10.9%     10.9%
Begin-A. Kostitsyn 8.1% 8.1%    
Tanguay-Kostopoulos 4.9% 4.9%    
Others 13.3% 8.5%   4.8%
Totals   84.4%   15.6%
46 A. Kostitsyn
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Koivu-D'Agostini 66.2% 65.8% 0.4%  
Plekanec-Kovalev 12.5% 4.2% 8.3%  
Begin-Lapierre 7.1% 7.1%    
Koivu-Kovalev 3.3%   3.3%  
Tanguay-Plekanec-Kovalev 3.2%   3.2%  
Others 7.7% 6.9% 0.8%  
Totals   84.1% 15.9%  

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

20 Lang (D)
Partner Total EV PP SH
Markov 13.3%   13.3%  
  2.4%   2.4%  
Totals   77.0% 16.4% 6.6%
25 Dandenault
Partner Total EV PP SH
Bouillon 89.0% 89.0%    
Markov 6.7% 6.7%    
Hamrlik 4.3% 4.3%    
Totals   100.0%    
26 Gorges
Partner Total EV PP SH
Markov 89.2% 81.8%   7.4%
Hamrlik 4.9% 4.3%   0.6%
Brisebois 3.4% 2.6% 0.8%  
Bouillon 2.5% 2.5%    
Totals   91.2% 0.8% 8.0%
44 Hamrlik
Partner Total EV PP SH
Brisebois 77.9% 77.9%    
Bouillon 11.5%     11.5%
Gorges 5.8% 5.1%   0.8%
Dandenault 2.9% 2.9%    
Markov 1.9% 1.9%    
Totals   87.8%   12.2%
51 Bouillon
Partner Total EV PP SH
Dandenault 78.3% 78.3%    
Hamrlik 14.7%     14.7%
Gorges 3.8% 3.8%    
Brisebois 3.2% 3.2%    
Totals   85.3%   14.7%
71 Brisebois
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hamrlik 83.9% 83.9%    
Markov 9.2% 1.2% 8.0%  
Gorges 4.3% 3.3% 1.0%  
Bouillon 2.7% 2.7%    
Totals   91.0% 9.0%  
79 Markov
Partner Total EV PP SH
Gorges 79.3% 72.8%   6.6%
Lang 9.4%   9.4%  
Brisebois 6.4% 0.8% 5.6%  
Dandenault 3.5% 3.5%    
Hamrlik 1.4% 1.4%    
Totals   78.5% 15.0% 6.6%

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