Game #51 - February 3, 2009 - Pittsburgh 2 at Montreal 4
Game #51 - February 3, 2009
  Pittsburgh   2   at     Montreal   4
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
 14:41 12:19 2:22 0:00 +1
21 Higgins11 Koivu36 D'Agostini
 13:29 12:18 1:11 0:00 E
67 Pacioretty40 Lapierre74 S. Kostitsyn
 8:03 8:03 0:00 0:00 +1
24 Henry22 Begin  6 Kostopoulos
 3:54 3:54 0:00 0:00 -1
11 Koivu21 Higgins
 2:47 0:00 0:00 2:47 +1
14 Plekanec27 Kovalev
 2:33 0:00 0:00 2:33 E
67 Pacioretty40 Lapierre  6 Kostopoulos
 2:03 2:00 0:03 0:00 +1
40 Lapierre  6 Kostopoulos
 1:53 0:22 0:00 1:31 E
74 S. Kostitsyn40 Lapierre  6 Kostopoulos
 1:06 1:06 0:00 0:00 E
22 Begin74 S. Kostitsyn
 1:05 0:23 0:00 0:42 E
Others 8:26 7:53 0:24 0:09 E
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
79 Markov  8 Komisarek
 14:25 14:25 0:00 0:00 E
51 Bouillon26 Gorges
 13:44 12:46 0:00 0:58 E
44 Hamrlik  3 O'Byrne
 13:41 13:13 0:00 0:28 +2
44 Hamrlik26 Gorges
 3:39 0:56 0:04 2:39 +2
79 Markov26 Gorges
 3:19 0:14 3:05 0:00 E
44 Hamrlik  8 Komisarek
 2:39 1:01 0:00 1:38 E
51 Bouillon  8 Komisarek
 1:57 1:54 0:03 0:00 E
51 Bouillon  3 O'Byrne
 1:46 1:46 0:00 0:00 -1
79 Markov  3 O'Byrne
 1:41 1:18 0:00 0:23 E
79 Markov51 Bouillon
 1:31 0:00 0:00 1:31 E
Others 1:38 0:45 0:48 0:05 E

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 46AK
14TP
27AK		 21CH
11SK
36MD		 67MP
40ML
74SK		 24AH
22SB
6TK		 11SK
21CH		 14TP
27AK		 67MP
40ML
6TK		 79AM
8MK		 51FB
26JG		 44RH
3RO		 44RH
26JG		 79AM
26JG		 44RH
8MK
24 Cooke - 87 Crosby - 71 Malkin 4:04 1:33 1:50         7:24 0:03 0:10     0:21
9 Dupuis - 87 Crosby - 25 Talbot 1:22 1:46 0:10 0:43       4:26   0:30     0:08
61 Caputi - 71 Malkin - 17 Sykora 1:27 1:18 0:36 0:11     0:44 0:10   3:46      
9 Dupuis - 25 Talbot - 81 Satan 0:49 0:51 1:08           3:18        
24 Cooke - 11 Staal - 81 Satan 0:41 0:30 1:07 0:10       0:02 1:44 0:46      
9 Dupuis - 25 Talbot - 14 Minard   0:29 1:42       0:03   0:44 2:01 0:01    
17 Sykora - 11 Staal - 81 Satan   2:04   0:40         2:09 0:42 0:01    
61 Caputi - 11 Staal - 17 Sykora 0:57     0:36     0:49   0:21 2:10 0:11    
71 Malkin - 87 Crosby - 17 Sykora         1:06 1:02         1:18   1:02
13 Goligoski - 19 Whitney 1:53 4:02 3:25 0:25 2:02 2:33 1:38 2:54 2:57 5:08 1:53   1:50
7 Eaton - 58 Letang 6:05 4:47 0:44 1:43     0:09 6:59 4:21 2:28 0:17 1:58 0:10
4 Scuderi - 44 Orpik 3:45 3:12 1:51 1:40     0:08 2:38 4:10 2:57 0:05 0:10 0:17
19 Whitney - 58 Letang 0:38 0:34 0:29 0:04 0:45   0:05 0:48 1:23 1:10 0:57    
7 Eaton - 44 Orpik 1:24 0:37               0:24 0:15 1:11 0:22

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
Henry-Begin 34.8% 34.8%    
Pacioretty-Lapierre 18.3% 17.9% 0.4%  
Lapierre 16.8% 3.3%   13.5%
S. Kostitsyn-Lapierre 9.8% 9.8%    
Higgins-Begin 8.2% 8.2%    
Others 12.1% 12.1%    
Totals   86.0% 0.4% 13.5%
11 Koivu
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-D'Agostini 77.5% 70.7% 6.8%  
Higgins 16.0%     16.0%
Higgins-Kovalev 2.3% 1.3% 1.0%  
Begin-Kostopoulos 2.0% 2.0%    
A. Kostitsyn-Kovalev 1.3%   1.3%  
Others 0.9% 0.9%    
Totals   74.9% 9.1% 16.0%
14 Plekanec
Linemates Total EV PP SH
A. Kostitsyn-Kovalev 76.6% 64.3% 12.3%  
Kovalev 13.3%     13.3%
A. Kostitsyn-D'Agostini 3.3% 3.3%    
A. Kostitsyn-Kostopoulos 1.7% 1.7%    
Higgins-D'Agostini 1.3% 1.3%    
Others 3.8% 3.0%   0.8%
Totals   73.6% 12.3% 14.1%
21 Higgins
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Koivu-D'Agostini 71.1% 64.9% 6.2%  
Koivu 14.7%     14.7%
Begin-Kostopoulos 4.8% 4.8%    
Lapierre-D'Agostini 3.3% 3.3%    
Koivu-Kovalev 2.1% 1.2% 0.9%  
Others 4.0% 4.0%    
Totals   78.2% 7.1% 14.7%
22 Begin
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Henry-Kostopoulos 42.5% 42.5%    
S. Kostitsyn 11.8% 4.2%   7.6%
Higgins-Kostopoulos 10.0% 10.0%    
Pacioretty-D'Agostini 7.6% 7.6%    
Henry-S. Kostitsyn 7.6% 7.6%    
Others 20.4% 20.4%    
Totals   92.4%   7.6%
24 Henry
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Begin-Kostopoulos 68.4% 68.4%    
Begin-S. Kostitsyn 12.3% 12.3%    
Pacioretty-Begin 11.1% 11.1%    
Begin-Kovalev 4.4% 4.4%    
Plekanec-Kovalev 2.0% 2.0%    
Others 1.8% 1.8%    
Totals   100.0%    
27 Kovalev
Linemates Total EV PP SH
A. Kostitsyn-Plekanec 78.4% 65.7% 12.6%  
Plekanec 13.6%     13.6%
Higgins-Koivu 2.1% 1.2% 0.9%  
Henry-Begin 1.3% 1.3%    
A. Kostitsyn-Koivu 1.2%   1.2%  
Others 3.3% 3.3%    
Totals   71.6% 14.8% 13.6%
36 D'Agostini (F)
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-Koivu 81.0% 73.9% 7.1%  
Pacioretty-Begin 4.2% 4.2%    
A. Kostitsyn-Plekanec 3.8% 3.8%    
Higgins-Lapierre 3.7% 3.7%    
Pacioretty-Lapierre 3.6% 3.6%    
Others 2.3% 2.3%    
Totals   91.5% 8.5%  
40 Lapierre
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Pacioretty-S. Kostitsyn 55.1% 55.1%    
Pacioretty-Kostopoulos 14.0% 13.7% 0.3%  
Kostopoulos 12.9% 2.5%   10.4%
S. Kostitsyn-Kostopoulos 7.5% 7.5%    
Higgins-D'Agostini 4.2% 4.2%    
Others 6.3% 6.3%    
Totals   89.3% 0.3% 10.4%
46 A. Kostitsyn
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Plekanec-Kovalev 89.7% 75.3% 14.5%  
Plekanec-D'Agostini 3.9% 3.9%    
Plekanec-Kostopoulos 1.9% 1.9%    
Koivu-Kovalev 1.4%   1.4%  
Begin-Kostopoulos 1.1% 1.1%    
Others 1.9% 1.9%    
Totals   84.1% 15.9%  
67 Pacioretty
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Lapierre-S. Kostitsyn 64.0% 64.0%    
Lapierre-Kostopoulos 16.3% 15.9% 0.4%  
Begin-D'Agostini 5.6% 5.6%    
Begin-Henry 5.0% 5.0%    
Lapierre-D'Agostini 4.8% 4.8%    
Others 4.4% 4.4%    
Totals   99.6% 0.4%  
74 S. Kostitsyn (F)
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Pacioretty-Lapierre 68.2% 68.2%    
Lapierre-Kostopoulos 9.3% 9.3%    
Begin 9.2% 3.2%   5.9%
Henry-Begin 5.9% 5.9%    
Pacioretty-Plekanec 1.3% 1.3%    
Others 1.3%     1.3%
Totals   88.0% 4.8% 7.2%

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

3 O'Byrne
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hamrlik 77.5% 74.9%   2.6%
Bouillon 10.0% 10.0%    
Markov 9.5% 7.4%   2.2%
Hamrlik-Komisarek 2.2% 2.2%    
Hamrlik-Markov 0.8% 0.8%    
Totals   95.2%   4.8%
8 Komisarek
Partner Total EV PP SH
Markov 74.3% 74.3%    
Hamrlik 13.7% 5.2%   8.4%
Bouillon 10.1% 9.8% 0.3%  
Hamrlik-O'Byrne 2.0% 2.0%    
Totals   91.3% 0.3% 8.4%
26 Gorges
Partner Total EV PP SH
Bouillon 65.6% 61.0%   4.6%
Hamrlik 17.4% 4.5% 0.3% 12.7%
Markov 15.8% 1.1% 14.7%  
Markov-Bouillon 1.1% 1.1%    
Totals   67.7% 15.0% 17.3%
36 D'Agostini (D)
Partner Total EV PP SH
Markov 1.4%   1.4%  
Totals   91.5% 8.5%  
44 Hamrlik
Partner Total EV PP SH
O'Byrne 64.7% 62.5%   2.2%
Gorges 17.3% 4.4% 0.3% 12.5%
Komisarek 12.5% 4.8%   7.7%
S. Kostitsyn 2.7%   2.7%  
O'Byrne-Komisarek 1.8% 1.8%    
Others 1.0% 0.6%   0.4%
Totals   74.2% 3.0% 22.9%
51 Bouillon
Partner Total EV PP SH
Gorges 71.2% 66.2%   5.0%
Komisarek 10.1% 9.9% 0.3%  
O'Byrne 9.2% 9.2%    
Markov 7.9%     7.9%
Markov-Gorges 1.2% 1.2%    
Others 0.4%     0.4%
Totals   86.4% 0.3% 13.3%
74 S. Kostitsyn (D)
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hamrlik 4.8%   4.8%  
Totals   88.0% 4.8% 7.2%
79 Markov
Partner Total EV PP SH
Komisarek 67.0% 67.0%    
Gorges 15.4% 1.1% 14.3%  
O'Byrne 7.8% 6.0%   1.8%
Bouillon 7.0%     7.0%
Bouillon-Gorges 1.1% 1.1%    
Others 1.7% 0.6% 1.1%  
Totals   75.8% 15.4% 8.8%
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