Game #05 - October 23, 2023 - Montreal 3 at Buffalo 1
Game #05 - October 23, 2023
  Montreal   3   at     Buffalo   1
All times below are based on data from NHL.com.               
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Lines and defensive pairings

Line Time EV PP SH +/-
22 Caufield14 Suzuki49 Harvey-Pinard
 9:35 9:35 0:00 0:00 E
17 Anderson15 Newhook20 Slafkovsky
 9:07 9:07 0:00 0:00 E
55 Pezzetta71 Evans56 Ylonen
 7:00 6:55 0:05 0:00 E
70 Pearson91 Monahan11 Gallagher
 6:17 6:17 0:00 0:00 +2
14 Suzuki - 17 Anderson - 22 Caufield - 91 Monahan 3:49 0:00 3:49 0:00 E
56 Ylonen71 Evans
 2:48 0:03 0:00 2:45 E
70 Pearson91 Monahan
 2:15 0:03 0:00 2:12 E
22 Caufield14 Suzuki91 Monahan
 1:53 1:50 0:03 0:00 E
17 Anderson91 Monahan20 Slafkovsky
 1:21 1:21 0:00 0:00 E
49 Harvey-Pinard71 Evans
 1:14 0:00 0:00 1:14 E
11 Gallagher - 15 Newhook - 20 Slafkovsky - 70 Pearson 1:10 0:00 1:10 0:00 E
49 Harvey-Pinard15 Newhook20 Slafkovsky
 1:01 1:01 0:00 0:00 E
49 Harvey-Pinard91 Monahan
 1:00 0:00 0:00 1:00 E
Others 11:30 9:44 0:49 0:57 E
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
54 Harris26 Kovacevic
 16:47 14:12 0:00 2:35 E
  8 Matheson58 Savard
 15:52 10:45 0:00 5:07 +1
72 Xhekaj52 Barron
 14:07 14:07 0:00 0:00 +1
  8 Matheson
 4:03 0:00 4:03 0:00 E
  8 Matheson26 Kovacevic
 2:08 2:08 0:00 0:00 E
72 Xhekaj
 1:39 0:00 1:39 0:00 E
72 Xhekaj54 Harris
 1:05 1:05 0:00 0:00 E
Others 4:19 3:39 0:14 0:26 E

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 22CC
14NS
49RH		 17JA
15AN
20JS		 55MP
71JE
56JY		 70TP
91SM
11BG		 14NS
17JA
22CC
91SM		 56JY
71JE		 70TP
91SM		 54JH
26JK		 8MM
58DS		 72AX
52JB		 8MM 8MM
26JK
12 Greenway - 72 Thompson - 24 Cozens 1:38 4:07 1:22 0:22       5:00 2:01 0:31   0:41
53 Skinner - 37 Mittelstadt - 89 Tuch 1:26 2:10   1:55       0:58 4:26 2:13    
71 Olofsson - 19 Krebs - 77 Peterka 0:19 0:49 4:02 0:58       1:16 1:26 4:31    
28 Girgensons - 17 Jost - 21 Okposo 3:21 0:23   2:14       2:48 0:37 2:40    
53 Skinner - 24 Cozens - 72 Thompson - 89 Tuch           1:02 2:15 0:13 4:55      
10 Jokiharju - 25 Power 2:20 4:49 1:22 0:55   0:03   3:57 3:03 3:51   0:01
23 Samuelsson - 26 Dahlin 0:52 3:03 3:31 1:41       2:50 3:17 4:40   0:06
6 Johnson - 75 Clifton 4:17 0:42 0:42 2:21 0:05     2:29 2:32 2:33 0:13 0:33
26 Dahlin 0:02         1:50 2:15 1:03 4:55     1:20
6 Johnson - 23 Samuelsson   0:15     3:44         0:15 3:44  
25 Power - 26 Dahlin 0:36 0:09 1:00 0:02   0:13   2:17 0:23 0:12   0:07
25 Power - 75 Clifton 0:01 0:01 0:21         0:44 0:02 0:10 0:06  

Shift chart:
(green = even-strength, red = power-play, blue = short-handed)

For each forward: most common linemates
(as a percentage of total ice time)

11 Gallagher
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Pearson-Monahan 55.9% 55.9%    
Newhook-Slafkovsky-Pearson 10.4%   10.4%  
Pearson-Evans 7.3% 7.3%    
Caufield-Suzuki 6.8% 6.8%    
Pearson-Suzuki 5.0% 5.0%    
Others 14.5% 9.5% 5.0%  
Totals   84.6% 15.4%  
14 Suzuki
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Harvey-Pinard 50.3% 50.3%    
Anderson-Caufield-Monahan 20.0%   20.0%  
Caufield-Monahan 9.9% 9.6% 0.3%  
Caufield-Gallagher 4.0% 4.0%    
Pearson-Gallagher 3.0% 3.0%    
Others 12.8% 6.2% 3.6% 3.0%
Totals   73.1% 23.9% 3.0%
15 Newhook
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Anderson-Slafkovsky 61.7% 61.7%    
Gallagher-Slafkovsky-Pearson 7.9%   7.9%  
Harvey-Pinard-Slafkovsky 6.9% 6.9%    
Pezzetta-Slafkovsky 4.4% 4.4%    
Gallagher-Suzuki-Pearson 3.4%   3.4%  
Others 15.7% 13.9% 1.5% 0.3%
Totals   86.9% 12.8% 0.3%
17 Anderson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Newhook-Slafkovsky 60.1% 60.1%    
Suzuki-Caufield-Monahan 25.2%   25.2%  
Monahan-Slafkovsky 8.9% 8.9%    
Evans-Slafkovsky 2.0% 2.0%    
Evans-Newhook 1.0% 1.0%    
Others 2.9% 2.5% 0.3%  
Totals   74.5% 25.5%  
20 Slafkovsky
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Anderson-Newhook 62.4% 62.4%    
Anderson-Monahan 9.2% 9.2%    
Gallagher-Newhook-Pearson 8.0%   8.0%  
Harvey-Pinard-Newhook 7.0% 7.0%    
Pezzetta-Newhook 4.5% 4.5%    
Others 8.9% 8.0% 0.9%  
Totals   91.1% 8.9%  
22 Caufield
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Suzuki-Harvey-Pinard 54.6% 54.6%    
Suzuki-Anderson-Monahan 21.7%   21.7%  
Suzuki-Monahan 10.7% 10.4% 0.3%  
Suzuki-Gallagher 4.4% 4.4%    
Newhook-Harvey-Pinard 2.7% 2.7%    
Others 6.0% 5.8% 0.2%  
Totals   77.8% 22.2%  
49 Harvey-Pinard
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 61.3% 61.3%    
Evans 7.9%     7.9%
Newhook-Slafkovsky 6.5% 6.5%    
Monahan 6.4%     6.4%
Evans-Ylonen 6.2% 6.2%    
Others 11.7% 10.2%   1.5%
Totals   84.2%   15.8%
55 Pezzetta
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Evans-Ylonen 78.4% 77.4% 0.9%  
Newhook-Slafkovsky 7.3% 7.3%    
Suzuki-Ylonen 5.0% 5.0%    
Pearson-Harvey-Pinard 4.9% 4.9%    
Suzuki-Harvey-Pinard 2.4% 2.4%    
Others 2.1% 2.1%    
Totals   99.1% 0.9%  
56 Ylonen
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Pezzetta-Evans 54.5% 53.9% 0.6%  
Evans 21.8% 0.4%   21.4%
Harvey-Pinard-Evans 7.5% 7.5%    
Pezzetta-Suzuki 3.5% 3.5%    
Newhook-Evans 2.5% 2.5%    
Others 10.1% 9.0% 0.8% 0.4%
Totals   76.8% 1.4% 21.8%
70 Pearson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Monahan-Gallagher 46.9% 46.9%    
Monahan 16.8% 0.4%   16.4%
Gallagher-Newhook-Slafkovsky 8.7%   8.7%  
Evans-Gallagher 6.1% 6.1%    
Suzuki-Gallagher 4.2% 4.2%    
Others 17.3% 8.8% 4.2% 4.2%
Totals   66.4% 12.9% 20.6%
71 Evans
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Pezzetta-Ylonen 45.2% 44.7% 0.5%  
Ylonen 18.1% 0.3%   17.8%
Harvey-Pinard 8.0%     8.0%
Harvey-Pinard-Ylonen 6.2% 6.2%    
Pearson-Gallagher 5.3% 5.3%    
Others 17.2% 13.9% 0.9% 2.5%
Totals   70.4% 1.4% 28.2%
91 Monahan
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Pearson-Gallagher 33.7% 33.7%    
Suzuki-Anderson-Caufield 20.5%   20.5%  
Pearson 12.1% 0.3%   11.8%
Caufield-Suzuki 10.1% 9.8% 0.3%  
Anderson-Slafkovsky 7.2% 7.2%    
Others 16.4% 9.7% 1.0% 5.6%
Totals   60.8% 21.7% 17.4%

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

8 Matheson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Savard 65.8% 44.6%   21.2%
  16.8%   16.8%  
Kovacevic 8.9% 8.9%    
Barron 3.7% 3.7%    
Xhekaj 2.7% 2.5% 0.2%  
Others 2.1% 0.6%   1.6%
Totals   60.2% 17.0% 22.8%
26 Kovacevic
Partner Total EV PP SH
Harris 82.3% 69.6%   12.7%
Matheson 10.5% 10.5%    
Xhekaj 4.2% 3.3% 0.9%  
Barron 1.3% 1.3%    
Savard 1.0% 0.8%   0.2%
Others 0.7% 0.7%    
Totals   86.3% 0.9% 12.8%
52 Barron
Partner Total EV PP SH
Xhekaj 89.3% 89.3%    
Matheson 5.6% 5.6%    
Savard 2.4% 2.4%    
Kovacevic 1.7% 1.7%    
Harris-Kovacevic 0.4% 0.4%    
Others 0.6% 0.6%    
Totals   100.0%    
54 Harris
Partner Total EV PP SH
Kovacevic 90.5% 76.5%   13.9%
Xhekaj 5.8% 5.8%    
Matheson 2.2% 0.1%   2.1%
Kovacevic-Barron 0.4% 0.4%    
Matheson-Barron 0.3% 0.3%    
Others 0.9% 0.8%   0.1%
Totals   83.9%   16.1%
58 Savard
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 93.9% 63.6%   30.3%
Barron 2.3% 2.3%    
Xhekaj 2.1% 2.1%    
Kovacevic 1.2% 1.0%   0.2%
Matheson-Harris 0.2% 0.2%    
Others 0.4% 0.3%   0.1%
Totals   69.4%   30.6%
72 Xhekaj
Partner Total EV PP SH
Barron 75.1% 75.1%    
  8.8%   8.8%  
Harris 5.8% 5.8%    
Kovacevic 4.6% 3.6% 1.0%  
Matheson 3.5% 3.2% 0.3%  
Others 2.3% 2.3%    
Totals   90.0% 10.0%  
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