Montreal Canadiens 2005-06: Most common linemates for each forward Montreal Canadiens 2005-06 playoff data
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For each forward: most common linemates
(as a percentage of total ice time)

11 Koivu
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-Ryder 75.2% 53.7% 21.3% 0.3%
Higgins 5.9% 2.2% 0.9% 2.8%
Ryder-Kovalev 4.2%   4.2%  
Higgins-Kovalev 2.0% 2.0%    
Bulis-Kovalev 1.7% 1.7%    
Others 11.0% 10.0%   1.0%
Totals   69.6% 26.4% 4.0%
14 Bonk
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Murray-Sundstrom 28.2% 28.0%   0.2%
Murray 24.4% 1.5%   22.9%
Higgins-Ryder 18.5% 18.2% 0.1% 0.1%
Murray-Kovalev 5.1% 5.0%   0.1%
Murray-Downey 4.2% 4.2%    
Others 19.6% 10.7% 1.3% 7.6%
Totals   67.6% 1.4% 30.9%
20 Zednik
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Perezhogin-Plekanec 75.1% 73.5% 1.1% 0.5%
Bulis-Ribeiro 3.9% 3.5% 0.4%  
Ryder-Higgins 2.9% 1.3% 1.5%  
Perezhogin-Begin 2.7% 2.6% 0.1%  
Ribeiro-Kovalev 2.4%   2.2% 0.2%
Others 13.1% 10.5% 1.7% 0.9%
Totals   91.5% 7.0% 1.5%
21 Higgins
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Koivu-Ryder 31.9% 22.8% 9.0% 0.1%
Begin-Ryder 17.5% 17.4% 0.1%  
Bonk-Ryder 16.9% 16.6% 0.1% 0.1%
Ryder-Plekanec 5.8% 1.5% 4.2%  
Ribeiro-Kovalev 2.7% 1.6% 1.1%  
Others 25.3% 15.9% 3.1% 6.3%
Totals   75.8% 17.7% 6.5%
22 Begin
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-Ryder 67.0% 66.6% 0.4%  
Perezhogin-Zednik 9.2% 8.8% 0.4%  
Plekanec 7.1% 0.4%   6.7%
Higgins 3.3% 1.0%   2.3%
Higgins-Kovalev 2.5% 2.5%    
Others 10.9% 8.4% 1.0% 1.5%
Totals   87.7% 1.9% 10.4%
27 Kovalev
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bulis-Ribeiro 74.3% 56.0% 18.1% 0.2%
Murray-Bonk 4.1% 4.0%   0.1%
Higgins-Ribeiro 2.3% 1.4% 1.0%  
Zednik-Ribeiro 1.9%   1.7% 0.1%
Ryder-Ribeiro 1.7% 0.6% 1.2%  
Others 15.6% 12.3% 2.3% 1.0%
Totals   74.3% 24.2% 1.5%
32 Streit
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Murray-Sundstrom 80.0% 80.0%    
Plekanec-Sundstrom 10.0% 10.0%    
Murray-Kovalev 10.0% 10.0%    
Totals   100.0%    
35 Plekanec
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Perezhogin-Zednik 62.9% 61.6% 0.9% 0.4%
Sundstrom 9.5% 0.7% 0.3% 8.5%
Ryder-Higgins 5.4% 1.4% 4.0%  
Murray 2.9% 0.8%   2.0%
Higgins-Ryder 1.8% 1.8%    
Others 17.5% 10.3% 2.5% 4.7%
Totals   76.7% 7.7% 15.6%
37 Sundstrom
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Murray-Bonk 55.0% 54.7%   0.3%
Plekanec 21.6% 1.6% 0.7% 19.3%
Bonk 3.8% 0.7%   3.1%
Streit-Murray 3.7% 3.7%    
Murray-Ribeiro 2.8% 2.8%    
Others 13.0% 10.4% 0.7% 2.0%
Totals   73.9% 1.3% 24.8%
38 Bulis
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Ribeiro-Kovalev 86.5% 65.1% 21.1% 0.3%
Ribeiro-Zednik 3.5% 3.2% 0.3%  
Ribeiro-Ryder 2.3% 2.1% 0.2%  
Plekanec-Zednik 2.0% 0.6% 1.3%  
Bonk-Kovalev 1.2% 1.1% 0.1%  
Others 4.5% 3.9% 0.3% 0.4%
Totals   75.9% 23.4% 0.7%
42 Perezhogin
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Plekanec-Zednik 83.2% 81.4% 1.2% 0.5%
Begin-Zednik 3.0% 2.8% 0.1%  
Ribeiro-Zednik 1.9% 1.9%    
Ribeiro-Kovalev 1.8% 1.8%    
Plekanec-Ryder 1.2% 1.0% 0.2%  
Others 8.9% 7.3% 0.7% 0.9%
Totals   96.4% 2.2% 1.4%
47 Downey
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Murray-Bonk 62.5% 62.5%    
Murray-Plekanec 12.5% 12.5%    
Murray-Begin 10.7% 10.7%    
Perezhogin-Plekanec 8.9% 8.9%    
Murray-Plekanec-Ribeiro 1.8% 1.8%    
Others 3.6% 1.8% 1.8%  
Totals   98.2% 1.8%  
57 Murray
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bonk-Sundstrom 34.8% 34.6%   0.2%
Bonk 30.1% 1.8%   28.3%
Bonk-Kovalev 6.3% 6.1%   0.1%
Bonk-Downey 5.1% 5.1%    
Plekanec 4.1% 1.2%   2.9%
Others 19.5% 17.0% 1.7% 0.8%
Totals   66.0% 1.7% 32.4%
71 Ribeiro
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Bulis-Kovalev 78.5% 59.1% 19.2% 0.3%
Bulis-Zednik 3.2% 2.9% 0.3%  
Higgins-Kovalev 2.5% 1.5% 1.0%  
Bulis-Ryder 2.1% 1.9% 0.2%  
Higgins-Ryder 2.1% 1.9% 0.2%  
Others 11.7% 8.1% 3.2% 0.4%
Totals   75.3% 24.1% 0.7%
73 Ryder
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-Koivu 34.2% 24.4% 9.7% 0.1%
Higgins-Begin 18.7% 18.6% 0.1%  
Higgins-Bonk 18.1% 17.9% 0.1% 0.1%
Plekanec-Higgins 6.2% 1.6% 4.6%  
Higgins-Zednik 2.7% 1.3% 1.5%  
Others 20.0% 14.8% 4.6% 0.6%
Totals   78.6% 20.5% 0.9%
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