Game #26 - December 6, 2008 - New Jersey 2 at Montreal 1
Game #26 - December 6, 2008
  New Jersey   2   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 A. Kostitsyn11 Koivu36 D'Agostini
12:54 10:04 2:50 0:00 E
21 Higgins20 Lang27 Kovalev
11:37 11:37 0:00 0:00 E
13 Tanguay14 Plekanec  6 Kostopoulos
9:58 9:58 0:00 0:00 E
22 Begin40 Lapierre17 Laraque
5:29 5:29 0:00 0:00 E
21 Higgins14 Plekanec27 Kovalev
3:05 1:27 1:38 0:00 E
22 Begin40 Lapierre  6 Kostopoulos
2:16 2:16 0:00 0:00 E
22 Begin40 Lapierre
1:42 0:24 0:00 1:18 E
14 Plekanec  6 Kostopoulos
1:28 0:00 0:00 1:28 E
46 A. Kostitsyn11 Koivu
1:17 1:17 0:00 0:00 E
36 D'Agostini11 Koivu27 Kovalev
1:10 0:00 1:10 0:00 E
22 Begin40 Lapierre36 D'Agostini
1:09 1:09 0:00 0:00 E
21 Higgins14 Plekanec46 A. Kostitsyn
1:06 0:16 0:50 0:00 E
Others 7:20 5:03 0:48 1:29 E
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
79 Markov26 Gorges
14:44 13:14 0:00 1:30 E
44 Hamrlik71 Brisebois
13:51 13:51 0:00 0:00 E
51 Bouillon25 Dandenault
9:45 9:41 0:04 0:00 E
44 Hamrlik51 Bouillon
4:54 3:49 0:00 1:05 E
44 Hamrlik26 Gorges
4:00 3:20 0:00 0:40 E
13 Tanguay71 Brisebois
2:33 0:00 2:33 0:00 E
79 Markov20 Lang
2:09 0:00 2:09 0:00 E
79 Markov71 Brisebois
1:39 0:18 1:21 0:00 E
51 Bouillon26 Gorges
1:23 0:45 0:00 0:38 E
44 Hamrlik25 Dandenault
1:10 0:48 0:00 0:22 E
Others 4:23 3:14 1:09 0:00 E

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 46AK
11SK
36MD
21CH
20RL
27AK
13AT
14TP
6TK
22SB
40ML
17GL
21CH
14TP
27AK
22SB
40ML
6TK
79AM
26JG
44RH
71PB
51FB
25MD
44RH
51FB
44RH
26JG
13AT
71PB
79AM
20RL
9 Parise - 19 Zajac - 15 Langenbrunner 3:38 1:35 3:01 0:06 0:42 1:02 1:29 4:37 2:19 1:34 0:35    
26 Elias - 8 Zubrus - 14 Gionta 2:05 6:16 0:18 0:01 0:05 0:54 4:20 3:21 0:15 1:00 0:10    
20 Pandolfo - 11 Madden - 12 Rolston 2:34 2:06 4:20 0:15   0:04 2:57 1:27 3:31 0:41 0:07    
23 Clarkson - 16 Holik - 25 Letourneau-Leblond 0:01   0:14 3:23     0:59 1:42 0:56        
20 Pandolfo - 11 Madden 1:17       0:27     0:05       1:06 0:44
9 Parise - 19 Zajac - 26 Elias             1:30     0:01 0:31    
7 Martin - 24 Salvador 5:39 5:15 0:42 3:43 1:09 0:36 5:03 6:38 2:43 0:35 0:12 1:07 0:31
5 White - 29 Oduya 5:37 4:31 1:35 0:10 0:21 0:34 5:22 2:21 3:10 1:32 1:45 0:53 1:08
27 Mottau - 28 Leach 0:59 1:16 6:13 1:22 0:12 0:48 2:43 3:32 3:30 1:17 0:15    
            1:30     0:28      

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
Tanguay-Plekanec 65.1% 65.1%    
Begin-Lapierre 14.8% 14.8%    
Plekanec 9.6%     9.6%
Higgins-Plekanec 5.7% 5.2% 0.4%  
A. Kostitsyn-Koivu 2.0% 2.0%    
Others 2.8% 2.2% 0.7%  
Totals   89.3% 1.1% 9.6%
11 Koivu
Linemates Total EV PP SH
A. Kostitsyn-D'Agostini 74.9% 58.4% 16.4%  
A. Kostitsyn 7.4% 7.4%    
D'Agostini-Kovalev 6.8%   6.8%  
A. Kostitsyn-Kovalev 3.1% 1.8% 1.3%  
D'Agostini 3.1% 2.5% 0.6%  
Others 4.7% 1.7%   3.0%
Totals   72.0% 25.0% 3.0%
13 Tanguay (F)
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Plekanec-Kostopoulos 72.7% 72.7%    
Lapierre 4.5% 4.5%    
Lang-Kovalev 3.5% 3.5%    
Plekanec-Kovalev 0.7% 0.7%    
Totals   81.4% 18.6%  
14 Plekanec
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Tanguay-Kostopoulos 56.8% 56.8%    
Higgins-Kovalev 17.6% 8.3% 9.3%  
Kostopoulos 8.4%     8.4%
Higgins-A. Kostitsyn 6.3% 1.5% 4.8%  
Higgins-Kostopoulos 4.9% 4.6% 0.4%  
Others 6.0% 3.6% 2.4%  
Totals   74.8% 16.8% 8.4%
17 Laraque
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Begin-Lapierre 94.5% 94.5%    
Kovalev-Plekanec 5.5%   5.5%  
Totals   94.5% 5.5%  
20 Lang (F)
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-Kovalev 66.3% 66.3%    
Kovalev 5.4%     5.4%
Tanguay-Kovalev 2.8% 2.8%    
A. Kostitsyn-D'Agostini 2.7% 2.7%    
A. Kostitsyn-Kovalev 1.8% 1.8%    
Others 1.5% 1.4%   0.1%
Totals   76.8% 17.7% 5.5%
21 Higgins
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Lang-Kovalev 68.3% 68.3%    
Plekanec-Kovalev 18.1% 8.5% 9.6%  
Plekanec-A. Kostitsyn 6.5% 1.6% 4.9%  
Plekanec-Kostopoulos 5.1% 4.7% 0.4%  
Lang-Kostopoulos 0.8% 0.8%    
Others 1.3% 1.3%    
Totals   85.1% 14.9%  
22 Begin
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Lapierre-Laraque 48.0% 48.0%    
Lapierre-Kostopoulos 19.8% 19.8%    
Lapierre 14.9% 3.5%   11.4%
Lapierre-D'Agostini 10.1% 10.1%    
Plekanec-Lapierre 2.9% 2.9%    
Others 4.4% 4.4%    
Totals   88.6%   11.4%
27 Kovalev
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-Lang 61.2% 61.2%    
Higgins-Plekanec 16.2% 7.6% 8.6%  
D'Agostini-Koivu 6.1%   6.1%  
Lang 5.0%     5.0%
A. Kostitsyn-Koivu 2.8% 1.7% 1.1%  
Others 8.6% 6.8% 1.7% 0.1%
Totals   77.3% 17.6% 5.1%
36 D'Agostini
Linemates Total EV PP SH
A. Kostitsyn-Koivu 78.8% 61.5% 17.3%  
Koivu-Kovalev 7.1%   7.1%  
Begin-Lapierre 7.0% 7.0%    
Koivu 3.3% 2.6% 0.6%  
A. Kostitsyn-Lang 2.9% 2.9%    
Others 0.9% 0.9%    
Totals   74.9% 25.1%  
40 Lapierre
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Begin-Laraque 45.7% 45.7%    
Begin-Kostopoulos 18.9% 18.9%    
Begin 14.2% 3.3%   10.8%
Begin-D'Agostini 9.6% 9.6%    
Tanguay 5.1% 5.1%    
Others 6.5% 6.4%   0.1%
Totals   89.0%   11.0%
46 A. Kostitsyn
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Koivu-D'Agostini 75.7% 59.1% 16.6%  
Koivu 7.5% 7.5%    
Higgins-Plekanec 6.5% 1.6% 4.9%  
Koivu-Kovalev 3.1% 1.9% 1.3%  
Lang-D'Agostini 2.7% 2.7%    
Others 4.4% 3.8% 0.6%  
Totals   76.6% 23.4%  

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

13 Tanguay (D)
Partner Total EV PP SH
Brisebois 18.6%   18.6%  
Totals   81.4% 18.6%  
20 Lang (D)
Partner Total EV PP SH
Markov 12.3%   12.3%  
Gorges 4.0% 0.5% 3.5%  
Hamrlik 3.3% 1.4% 1.9%  
Totals   76.8% 17.7% 5.5%
25 Dandenault
Partner Total EV PP SH
Bouillon 82.9% 82.3% 0.6%  
Hamrlik 9.9% 6.8%   3.1%
Markov 7.2% 7.2%    
Totals   96.3% 0.6% 3.1%
26 Gorges
Partner Total EV PP SH
Markov 67.8% 60.9%   6.9%
Hamrlik 18.4% 15.3%   3.1%
Bouillon 6.4% 3.5%   2.9%
Brisebois 4.1% 4.1%    
Lang 3.2% 0.4% 2.8%  
Totals   84.3% 2.8% 12.9%
44 Hamrlik
Partner Total EV PP SH
Brisebois 56.5% 56.5%    
Bouillon 20.0% 15.6%   4.4%
Gorges 16.3% 13.6%   2.7%
Dandenault 4.8% 3.3%   1.5%
Lang 2.4% 1.0% 1.4%  
Others 0.1%   0.1%  
Totals   89.9% 1.4% 8.6%
51 Bouillon
Partner Total EV PP SH
Dandenault 56.1% 55.7% 0.4%  
Hamrlik 28.2% 22.0%   6.2%
Gorges 8.0% 4.3%   3.6%
Markov 4.3% 3.7% 0.6%  
Brisebois 2.9% 2.9%    
Others 0.6%   0.6%  
Totals   88.6% 1.5% 9.9%
71 Brisebois
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hamrlik 70.8% 70.8%    
Tanguay 13.0%   13.0%  
Markov 8.4% 1.5% 6.9%  
Gorges 4.6% 4.6%    
Bouillon 2.6% 2.6%    
Others 0.5%   0.5%  
Totals   79.5% 20.5%  
79 Markov
Partner Total EV PP SH
Gorges 72.9% 65.5%   7.4%
Lang 10.6%   10.6%  
Brisebois 8.2% 1.5% 6.7%  
Dandenault 4.2% 4.2%    
Bouillon 3.7% 3.2% 0.5%  
Others 0.4%   0.4%  
Totals   74.4% 18.2% 7.4%

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