Game #27 - December 9, 2023 - Montreal 3 at Buffalo 2 (SO)
Game #27 - December 9, 2023
  Montreal   3   at     Buffalo   2     (SO)
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 Suzuki20 Slafkovsky
 12:34 12:34 0:00 0:00 -1
91 Monahan71 Evans17 Anderson
 6:36 6:36 0:00 0:00 -1
40 Armia13 Stephens56 Ylonen
 4:46 4:43 0:03 0:00 E
14 Suzuki - 20 Slafkovsky - 22 Caufield - 91 Monahan 3:54 0:01 3:53 0:00 E
17 Anderson28 Dvorak11 Gallagher
 3:39 3:25 0:14 0:00 E
40 Armia71 Evans
 3:11 0:00 0:00 3:11 E
91 Monahan71 Evans40 Armia
 2:28 2:28 0:00 0:00 E
11 Gallagher - 17 Anderson - 28 Dvorak - 56 Ylonen 2:08 0:00 2:08 0:00 E
14 Suzuki22 Caufield
 2:07 2:07 0:00 0:00 +1
70 Pearson28 Dvorak11 Gallagher
 1:56 1:56 0:00 0:00 E
71 Evans91 Monahan
 1:33 1:07 0:00 0:26 E
28 Dvorak40 Armia
 1:27 0:05 0:00 1:22 E
11 Gallagher28 Dvorak56 Ylonen
 1:26 1:26 0:00 0:00 E
13 Stephens28 Dvorak
 1:02 0:00 0:00 1:02 E
28 Dvorak71 Evans
 1:02 0:38 0:00 0:24 E
28 Dvorak71 Evans11 Gallagher
 1:02 1:02 0:00 0:00 E
Others 14:09 10:27 0:42 3:00 E
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
21 Guhle52 Barron
 15:08 13:31 0:21 1:16 -1
  8 Matheson27 Lindstrom
 11:32 11:32 0:00 0:00 E
  8 Matheson26 Kovacevic
 9:45 4:24 0:00 5:21 E
47 Struble26 Kovacevic
 8:36 8:36 0:00 0:00 +1
  8 Matheson
 4:35 0:02 4:31 0:02 E
47 Struble52 Barron
 2:46 1:01 0:00 1:45 E
  8 Matheson21 Guhle
 2:41 1:32 0:11 0:58 E
52 Barron
 1:57 0:01 1:56 0:00 E
47 Struble27 Lindstrom
 1:53 1:53 0:00 0:00 -1
21 Guhle27 Lindstrom
 1:33 1:33 0:00 0:00 E
21 Guhle26 Kovacevic
 1:26 1:26 0:00 0:00 E
Others 3:08 3:04 0:01 0:03 E

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 22CC
14NS
20JS		 91SM
71JE
17JA		 40JA
13MS
56JY		 14NS
20JS
22CC
91SM		 17JA
28CD
11BG		 40JA
71JE		 91SM
71JE
40JA		 11BG
17JA
28CD
56JY		 14NS
22CC		 21KG
52JB		 8MM
27GL		 8MM
26JK		 47JS
26JK		 8MM 47JS
52JB		 8MM
21KG
53 Skinner - 37 Mittelstadt - 72 Thompson 3:49 1:02 3:14   1:05   2:26     3:33 4:12 1:55 2:03   0:17 0:54
9 Benson - 24 Cozens - 77 Peterka 0:51 3:23     1:28         0:51 1:59 1:18 2:35   0:16  
53 Skinner - 24 Cozens - 37 Mittelstadt - 72 Thompson           1:59       0:26   3:22   0:02 0:33 0:15
9 Benson - 71 Olofsson - 21 Okposo - 77 Peterka           0:47       0:24   1:04     1:00 0:35
50 Robinson - 19 Krebs - 21 Okposo 2:42 0:03               2:10     0:53     0:04
37 Mittelstadt - 72 Thompson       1:11         1:28 0:48 0:51     1:11    
71 Olofsson - 17 Jost - 63 Rosen     0:30             0:41 0:55   0:37      
10 Jokiharju - 26 Dahlin 1:14 3:25 2:23 0:16 1:56   0:32   0:48 3:51 5:00 1:34 1:16 0:21 0:17 0:38
23 Samuelsson - 25 Power 8:54 0:42     0:53   0:52     4:09 3:46   3:07   0:44 0:19
6 Johnson - 75 Clifton 0:04 0:42 0:26 0:48       1:37   0:16 1:49 0:42 1:19 0:51   0:04
26 Dahlin     0:01     2:10 0:02     0:41 0:03 4:07   0:01 0:31 0:15
23 Samuelsson - 75 Clifton 0:05 1:14   1:11       0:08   0:01   0:03 0:42 1:11    
25 Power           1:00       0:22   0:32 0:01 0:01 1:13 0:35
25 Power - 26 Dahlin 0:34 0:01     0:01 0:01     0:06 1:18 0:01 0:47 0:04   0:01 0:01
23 Samuelsson - 26 Dahlin   0:08           0:22 0:03 0:33 0:03 0:47   0:27   0:23
6 Johnson - 26 Dahlin     1:31             1:01 0:19 0:13 0:21     0:10
10 Jokiharju - 23 Samuelsson 0:59 0:13             0:26 0:39   0:04       0:13
10 Jokiharju - 25 Power 0:03 0:04     0:35       0:41 1:05 0:14 0:19       0:01

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
Anderson-Dvorak 28.4% 26.6% 1.8%  
Anderson-Dvorak-Ylonen 16.6%   16.6%  
Pearson-Dvorak 15.0% 15.0%    
Dvorak-Ylonen 11.1% 11.1%    
Dvorak-Evans 8.0% 8.0%    
Others 20.9% 18.3% 2.6%  
Totals   79.0% 21.0%  
13 Stephens
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Armia-Ylonen 60.3% 59.7% 0.6%  
Dvorak 13.1%     13.1%
Suzuki 6.3% 0.2%   6.1%
Evans 6.3%     6.3%
Armia-Anderson 5.1% 5.1%    
Others 8.9% 7.6% 0.6% 0.6%
Totals   72.6% 1.3% 26.2%
14 Suzuki
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Slafkovsky 56.0% 56.0%    
Slafkovsky-Caufield-Monahan 17.4% 0.1% 17.3%  
Caufield 9.4% 9.4%    
Monahan-Anderson 3.6% 3.6%    
Stephens 2.2% 0.1%   2.2%
Others 11.3% 10.1% 1.2%  
Totals   79.3% 18.5% 2.2%
17 Anderson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Monahan-Evans 38.9% 38.9%    
Dvorak-Gallagher 21.5% 20.1% 1.4%  
Gallagher-Dvorak-Ylonen 12.6%   12.6%  
Evans 5.6% 5.6%    
Monahan-Suzuki 4.8% 4.8%    
Others 16.6% 16.4% 0.2%  
Totals   85.9% 14.1%  
20 Slafkovsky
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 69.2% 69.2%    
Suzuki-Caufield-Monahan 21.5% 0.1% 21.4%  
Caufield-Evans 2.1% 2.1%    
Monahan-Evans 2.0% 2.0%    
Gallagher-Caufield-Monahan 1.7%   1.7%  
Others 3.5% 1.8% 1.7%  
Totals   75.2% 24.8%  
22 Caufield
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 57.7% 57.7%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Monahan 17.9% 0.1% 17.8%  
Suzuki 9.7% 9.7%    
Suzuki-Armia 2.2% 2.2%    
Evans-Slafkovsky 1.8% 1.8%    
Others 10.7% 8.6% 2.1%  
Totals   80.0% 20.0%  
28 Dvorak
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Anderson-Gallagher 21.0% 19.7% 1.3%  
Gallagher-Anderson-Ylonen 12.3%   12.3%  
Pearson-Gallagher 11.1% 11.1%    
Armia 8.4% 0.5%   7.9%
Gallagher-Ylonen 8.3% 8.3%    
Others 38.9% 26.7% 0.6% 11.6%
Totals   66.3% 14.2% 19.5%
40 Armia
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Stephens-Ylonen 32.8% 32.4% 0.3%  
Evans 21.9%     21.9%
Monahan-Evans 17.0% 17.0%    
Dvorak 10.0% 0.6%   9.4%
Dvorak-Gallagher 5.6% 5.6%    
Others 12.8% 10.3%   2.5%
Totals   65.9% 0.3% 33.8%
56 Ylonen
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Armia-Stephens 49.0% 48.5% 0.5%  
Gallagher-Anderson-Dvorak 21.9%   21.9%  
Gallagher-Dvorak 14.7% 14.7%    
Monahan-Evans 8.7% 8.7%    
Armia-Evans 1.7% 1.4%   0.3%
Others 3.9% 2.1% 0.3% 1.5%
Totals   75.3% 22.8% 1.9%
70 Pearson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Dvorak-Gallagher 68.2% 68.2%    
Suzuki-Dvorak 11.2% 11.2%    
Armia 10.0%     10.0%
Suzuki-Gallagher 6.5% 6.5%    
Evans-Anderson 2.4% 2.4%    
Others 1.8% 1.8%    
Totals   90.0%   10.0%
71 Evans
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Monahan-Anderson 30.9% 30.9%    
Armia 14.9%     14.9%
Monahan-Armia 11.6% 11.6%    
Monahan 7.3% 5.2%   2.0%
Dvorak-Gallagher 4.8% 4.8%    
Others 30.5% 21.2%   9.4%
Totals   73.7%   26.3%
91 Monahan
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Evans-Anderson 35.4% 35.4%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Caufield 20.9% 0.1% 20.8%  
Evans-Armia 13.2% 13.2%    
Evans 8.3% 6.0%   2.3%
Evans-Ylonen 4.6% 4.6%    
Others 17.7% 14.3% 3.4%  
Totals   73.5% 24.2% 2.3%

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

8 Matheson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Lindstrom 38.7% 38.7%    
Kovacevic 32.7% 14.8%   18.0%
  15.4% 0.1% 15.2% 0.1%
Guhle 9.0% 5.1% 0.6% 3.2%
Barron 2.6% 2.5% 0.1% 0.1%
Others 1.6% 1.5%   0.1%
Totals   62.7% 15.8% 21.5%
21 Guhle
Partner Total EV PP SH
Barron 68.6% 61.3% 1.6% 5.7%
Matheson 12.2% 7.0% 0.8% 4.4%
Lindstrom 7.0% 7.0%    
Kovacevic 6.5% 6.5%    
Struble 4.0% 4.0%    
Others 1.7% 1.6%   0.1%
Totals   87.4% 2.4% 10.2%
26 Kovacevic
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 46.8% 21.1%   25.7%
Struble 41.3% 41.3%    
Guhle 6.9% 6.9%    
Barron 3.6% 3.6%    
Matheson-Guhle 0.9% 0.9%    
Others 0.6% 0.6%    
Totals   74.3%   25.7%
27 Lindstrom
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 76.1% 76.1%    
Struble 12.4% 12.4%    
Guhle 10.2% 10.2%    
Guhle-Barron 0.6% 0.6%    
Kovacevic 0.3% 0.3%    
Others 0.3% 0.3%    
Totals   100.0%    
47 Struble
Partner Total EV PP SH
Kovacevic 59.5% 59.5%    
Barron 19.1% 7.0%   12.1%
Lindstrom 13.0% 13.0%    
Guhle 6.1% 6.1%    
Matheson 1.7% 1.6%   0.1%
Others 0.5% 0.5%    
Totals   87.8%   12.2%
52 Barron
Partner Total EV PP SH
Guhle 70.4% 62.9% 1.6% 5.9%
Struble 12.9% 4.7%   8.1%
  9.1% 0.1% 9.0%  
Matheson 3.6% 3.4% 0.1% 0.1%
Kovacevic 3.5% 3.5%    
Others 0.6% 0.5%   0.1%
Totals   75.1% 10.7% 14.2%
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