Game #65 - March 6, 2009 - Montreal 0 at Atlanta 2
Game #65 - March 6, 2009
  Montreal   0   at     Atlanta   2

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

Line Time EV PP SH +/-
21 Higgins11 Koivu13 Tanguay
10:58 7:42 3:16 0:00 E
46 A. Kostitsyn14 Plekanec27 Kovalev
10:27 8:10 2:17 0:00 E
67 Pacioretty40 Lapierre  6 Kostopoulos
6:47 6:47 0:00 0:00 E
14 Plekanec27 Kovalev
4:16 1:12 0:00 3:04 E
70 Stewart15 Metropolit25 Dandenault
3:34 3:34 0:00 0:00 E
  6 Kostopoulos40 Lapierre
2:46 0:48 0:00 1:58 E
  6 Kostopoulos15 Metropolit
2:16 0:00 0:00 2:16 E
11 Koivu21 Higgins
2:10 1:02 0:00 1:08 E
67 Pacioretty15 Metropolit  6 Kostopoulos
1:22 1:22 0:00 0:00 E
Others 15:24 9:38 1:26 4:20 -1
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
79 Markov24 Schneider
19:50 12:25 6:06 1:19 -1
26 Gorges  8 Komisarek
11:10 9:50 0:00 1:20 E
44 Hamrlik  3 O'Byrne
9:49 7:55 0:00 1:54 E
44 Hamrlik  8 Komisarek
5:37 0:57 0:00 4:40 E
79 Markov  8 Komisarek
3:10 1:33 0:00 1:37 E
44 Hamrlik26 Gorges
2:26 1:23 0:11 0:52 E
26 Gorges24 Schneider
2:22 2:22 0:00 0:00 E
44 Hamrlik24 Schneider
2:00 1:18 0:42 0:00 E
44 Hamrlik25 Dandenault
1:54 1:54 0:00 0:00 E
26 Gorges  3 O'Byrne
1:02 0:21 0:00 0:41 E
Others 0:40 0:17 0:00 0:23 E

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 21CH
11SK
13AT
46AK
14TP
27AK
67MP
40ML
6TK
14TP
27AK
70GS
15GM
25MD
6TK
40ML
6TK
15GM
11SK
21CH
79AM
24MS
26JG
8MK
44RH
3RO
44RH
8MK
79AM
8MK
44RH
26JG
26JG
24MS
44RH
24MS
17 Kovalchuk - 12 White - 10 Little 2:16 1:44 1:31       0:40 0:44 3:13 0:58 1:08 0:42 0:42     0:10
13 Kozlov - 47 Peverley - 20 Armstrong 1:53 0:31 1:00 0:48 1:02 0:47     2:00 2:27 2:14          
49 Stuart - 19 Reasoner - 11 Perrin   0:40 1:23 0:50 0:06       0:11 1:46 0:40 1:33        
36 Boulton - 23 Slater - 27 Thorburn 0:08 0:43     1:48         1:25 2:00   0:08     0:14
11 Perrin - 47 Peverley - 20 Armstrong 0:13 0:56       1:01     0:30 0:45 1:01   0:55      
13 Kozlov - 12 White - 17 Kovalchuk 0:01     0:47     1:28   0:46   0:03 1:24        
6 Hainsey - 48 Valabik 4:24 1:39 2:57   1:23       5:31 2:37 2:23 0:57 0:13 0:32   0:41
4 Bogosian - 39 Enstrom 2:01 4:12 0:17 0:59 1:02 0:57     5:57 2:00 1:58       0:54 0:38
39 Enstrom       2:25   1:25 2:08 0:57 0:25 1:20 1:02 4:16 1:37      
2 Exelby - 7 Oystrick 1:23 0:34 1:43   0:31     0:09 2:39 2:42 0:06          
7 Oystrick - 39 Enstrom   1:23 0:05       0:08   0:17 0:32 0:45 0:13 0:13   0:33 0:08
4 Bogosian - 6 Hainsey 1:07   0:15     0:24   0:18 1:12 0:20 0:39       0:06 0:14
2 Exelby - 39 Enstrom 0:06 0:13             0:49   0:27 0:05   0:11 0:49  
6 Hainsey - 7 Oystrick   0:07 0:21         0:35 1:13 0:17 0:41          

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
Pacioretty-Lapierre 43.3% 43.3%    
Lapierre 17.6% 5.1%   12.5%
Metropolit 14.5%     14.5%
Pacioretty-Metropolit 8.7% 8.7%    
Higgins-Lapierre 4.1% 4.1%    
Others 11.8% 10.6%   1.2%
Totals   71.8%   28.2%
11 Koivu
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-Tanguay 61.4% 43.1% 18.3%  
Higgins 12.1% 5.8%   6.3%
Higgins-Pacioretty 4.4% 4.4%    
A. Kostitsyn-Kovalev 4.3% 1.4% 2.9%  
Kovalev 4.2%     4.2%
Others 13.5% 7.7% 3.1% 2.7%
Totals   62.5% 24.3% 13.3%
13 Tanguay
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-Koivu 78.8% 55.3% 23.5%  
Lapierre-Kostopoulos 4.3% 4.3%    
Higgins-Plekanec 3.4% 0.7% 2.6%  
Metropolit 2.8% 2.8%    
Higgins-Lapierre 2.8% 2.8%    
Others 8.0% 7.1%   1.0%
Totals   72.9% 26.1% 1.0%
14 Plekanec
Linemates Total EV PP SH
A. Kostitsyn-Kovalev 58.1% 45.4% 12.7%  
Kovalev 23.7% 6.7%   17.1%
Dandenault 3.9%     3.9%
Koivu-A. Kostitsyn-Kovalev 3.9% 3.9%    
  3.0%     3.0%
Others 7.4% 2.2% 2.0% 3.2%
Totals   58.2% 14.7% 27.1%
15 Metropolit
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Stewart-Dandenault 30.2% 30.2%    
Kostopoulos 19.2%     19.2%
Pacioretty-Kostopoulos 11.6% 11.6%    
A. Kostitsyn 7.3% 7.3%    
Pacioretty 5.9% 5.9%    
Others 25.8% 21.2% 4.7%  
Totals   76.2% 4.7% 19.2%
21 Higgins
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Koivu-Tanguay 65.0% 45.6% 19.3%  
Koivu 12.8% 6.1%   6.7%
Koivu-Pacioretty 4.6% 4.6%    
Lapierre-Kostopoulos 3.8% 3.8%    
Koivu-Kovalev 3.0% 3.0%    
Others 10.8% 6.2% 2.2% 2.4%
Totals   69.4% 21.5% 9.1%
25 Dandenault (F)
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Stewart-Metropolit 46.8% 46.8%    
Plekanec 9.2%     9.2%
Koivu 4.6%     4.6%
Pacioretty-Metropolit 4.4% 4.4%    
Higgins-Metropolit 3.5% 3.5%    
Others 6.6% 6.6%    
Totals   86.2%   13.8%
27 Kovalev
Linemates Total EV PP SH
A. Kostitsyn-Plekanec 55.0% 43.0% 12.0%  
Plekanec 22.5% 6.3%   16.1%
A. Kostitsyn-Koivu 4.0% 1.3% 2.7%  
Koivu 3.9%     3.9%
Plekanec-Koivu-A. Kostitsyn 3.7% 3.7%    
Others 10.9% 3.3% 2.9% 4.6%
Totals   57.6% 17.6% 24.7%
40 Lapierre
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Pacioretty-Kostopoulos 49.2% 49.2%    
Kostopoulos 20.1% 5.8%   14.3%
Higgins-Kostopoulos 4.7% 4.7%    
Tanguay-Kostopoulos 4.4% 4.4%    
Kovalev 3.5%     3.5%
Others 18.1% 12.9%   5.2%
Totals   77.0%   23.0%
46 A. Kostitsyn
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Plekanec-Kovalev 74.8% 58.5% 16.3%  
Metropolit 6.2% 6.2%    
Koivu-Kovalev 5.5% 1.8% 3.7%  
Plekanec-Koivu-Kovalev 5.0% 5.0%    
Pacioretty-Metropolit 3.3% 3.3%    
Others 5.1% 4.4%   0.7%
Totals   79.2% 20.0% 0.7%
67 Pacioretty
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Lapierre-Kostopoulos 63.6% 63.6%    
Metropolit-Kostopoulos 12.8% 12.8%    
Higgins-Koivu 7.3% 7.3%    
Metropolit 6.6% 6.6%    
Metropolit-A. Kostitsyn 4.4% 4.4%    
Others 5.3% 5.3%    
Totals   100.0%    
70 Stewart
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Metropolit-Dandenault 78.7% 78.7%    
Lapierre-Kostopoulos 10.3% 10.3%    
Lapierre-Dandenault 3.7% 3.7%    
Koivu-Tanguay 3.3% 3.3%    
Metropolit-Tanguay 2.6% 2.6%    
Others 1.5% 1.5%    
Totals   100.0%    

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

3 O'Byrne
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hamrlik 90.1% 72.6%   17.4%
Gorges 9.5% 3.2%   6.3%
Komisarek 0.5%     0.5%
Totals   75.8%   24.2%
8 Komisarek
Partner Total EV PP SH
Gorges 55.8% 49.2%   6.7%
Hamrlik 28.1% 4.8%   23.3%
Markov 15.8% 7.8%   8.1%
O'Byrne 0.2%     0.3%
Totals   61.7%   38.3%
24 Schneider
Partner Total EV PP SH
Markov 82.0% 51.3% 25.2% 5.4%
Gorges 9.8% 9.8%    
Hamrlik 8.3% 5.4% 2.9%  
Totals   66.5% 28.1% 5.4%
25 Dandenault (D)
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hamrlik 24.9% 24.9%    
Totals   86.2%   13.8%
26 Gorges
Partner Total EV PP SH
Komisarek 64.4% 56.7%   7.7%
Hamrlik 14.0% 8.0% 1.1% 5.0%
Schneider 13.7% 13.7%    
O'Byrne 6.0% 2.0%   3.9%
Markov 1.9%     1.9%
Totals   80.4% 1.1% 18.6%
44 Hamrlik
Partner Total EV PP SH
O'Byrne 44.5% 35.9%   8.6%
Komisarek 25.5% 4.3%   21.2%
Gorges 11.0% 6.3% 0.8% 3.9%
Schneider 9.1% 5.9% 3.2%  
Dandenault 8.6% 8.6%    
Others 1.3% 1.3%    
Totals   62.3% 4.0% 33.7%
79 Markov
Partner Total EV PP SH
Schneider 84.0% 52.6% 25.8% 5.6%
Komisarek 13.4% 6.6%   6.8%
Gorges 1.4%     1.4%
Hamrlik 1.2% 1.2%    
Totals   60.3% 25.8% 13.8%

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