Montreal Canadiens 2008-09: Most common linemates for each forward Montreal Canadiens 2008-09 season data
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For each forward: most common linemates
(as a percentage of total ice time)

6 Kostopoulos
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Latendresse-Lapierre 28.7% 27.5% 1.2%  
Higgins-Lapierre 6.2% 6.0% 0.1%  
Pacioretty-Lapierre 6.1% 5.9% 0.2%  
Lapierre 4.0% 0.3%   3.7%
Begin-Lapierre 3.7% 3.5% 0.2%  
Others 51.3% 40.8% 0.9% 9.6%
Totals   84.0% 2.6% 13.3%
11 Koivu
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-D'Agostini 14.7% 12.1% 2.6%  
Tanguay-Kovalev 13.5% 9.8% 3.7%  
Latendresse-Tanguay 9.8% 9.7% 0.1%  
Higgins-Tanguay 8.5% 8.1% 0.4%  
Higgins 5.3% 1.0%   4.2%
Others 48.2% 30.6% 14.3% 3.4%
Totals   71.3% 21.1% 7.6%
13 Tanguay
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Koivu-Kovalev 21.0% 15.3% 5.7%  
Latendresse-Koivu 15.3% 15.1% 0.2%  
Higgins-Koivu 13.2% 12.6% 0.7%  
Koivu-A. Kostitsyn 6.9% 5.7% 1.2%  
Lang-D'Agostini 6.8% 5.7% 1.0%  
Others 36.8% 29.3% 5.0% 2.6%
Totals   83.6% 13.8% 2.6%
14 Plekanec
Linemates Total EV PP SH
A. Kostitsyn-Kovalev 29.2% 22.7% 6.4%  
Pacioretty-Kovalev 9.6% 8.2% 1.4%  
Kovalev 7.8% 2.5% 0.1% 5.2%
S. Kostitsyn-Kovalev 5.0% 4.3% 0.7%  
Higgins-Kovalev 2.9% 2.2% 0.6%  
Others 45.5% 33.5% 8.2% 3.8%
Totals   73.5% 17.5% 9.0%
15 Metropolit
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-Dandenault 17.1% 16.8% 0.3%  
Stewart-Laraque 13.9% 13.9% 0.1%  
Higgins 12.9% 0.6%   12.3%
Stewart-Dandenault 7.6% 7.6%    
Kostopoulos 4.2% 0.6%   3.6%
Others 44.2% 37.1% 0.6% 6.5%
Totals   76.6% 1.0% 22.4%
17 Laraque
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Begin-Lapierre 14.7% 14.7%    
Stewart-Metropolit 13.5% 13.4% 0.1%  
Dandenault-Lapierre 11.5% 11.4%    
Kostopoulos-Begin 8.0% 7.9% 0.1%  
S. Kostitsyn-Begin 5.9% 5.9%    
Others 46.4% 42.7% 3.7% 0.1%
Totals   96.0% 3.9% 0.1%
20 Lang
Linemates Total EV PP SH
A. Kostitsyn-S. Kostitsyn 16.7% 14.4% 2.3%  
Latendresse-S. Kostitsyn 5.9% 5.9%    
Tanguay-D'Agostini 5.8% 5.0% 0.9%  
Tanguay-Kovalev 5.3% 4.7% 0.6%  
Kostopoulos-S. Kostitsyn 4.9% 4.7% 0.2%  
Others 61.3% 35.6% 13.8% 11.9%
Totals   70.3% 17.8% 11.9%
21 Higgins
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Koivu-D'Agostini 16.9% 13.9% 3.0%  
Koivu-Tanguay 9.7% 9.2% 0.5%  
Lapierre-Kostopoulos 7.0% 6.9% 0.1%  
Koivu 6.0% 1.2%   4.8%
Metropolit-Dandenault 4.3% 4.2% 0.1%  
Others 56.1% 39.2% 9.0% 7.9%
Totals   74.6% 12.7% 12.7%
22 Begin
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Lapierre-Dandenault 10.7% 10.5% 0.2%  
Lapierre-Kostopoulos 9.0% 8.4% 0.6%  
Chipchura-D'Agostini 8.3% 8.3%    
Lapierre-Laraque 8.2% 8.1%    
Lapierre 4.6% 0.2%   4.4%
Others 59.3% 51.0% 0.7% 7.6%
Totals   86.5% 1.5% 12.0%
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%    
25 Dandenault
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Begin-Lapierre 13.9% 13.6% 0.3%  
Higgins-Metropolit 11.8% 11.7% 0.2%  
Lapierre-Laraque 8.2% 8.2%    
Stewart-Metropolit 5.3% 5.3%    
Higgins-Plekanec 5.1% 5.1% 0.1%  
Others 55.6% 43.6% 0.3% 11.7%
Totals   87.4% 0.9% 11.7%
26 Gorges
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Lapierre-Laraque 35.2% 35.2%    
D'Agostini-Chipchura 22.0% 22.0%    
Plekanec-Dandenault 18.0% 18.0%    
Koivu-Laraque 9.9% 9.9%    
D'Agostini-Dandenault 5.1% 5.1%    
Others 9.7% 9.7%    
Totals   100.0%    
27 Kovalev
Linemates Total EV PP SH
A. Kostitsyn-Plekanec 27.0% 21.0% 6.0%  
Tanguay-Koivu 10.0% 7.3% 2.7%  
Pacioretty-Plekanec 8.9% 7.6% 1.3%  
Plekanec 7.2% 2.3% 0.1% 4.8%
S. Kostitsyn-Plekanec 4.6% 4.0% 0.6%  
Others 42.2% 29.2% 9.9% 3.2%
Totals   71.4% 20.6% 8.0%
28 Chipchura
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Begin-D'Agostini 28.1% 28.1%    
Stewart-Dandenault 7.8% 7.8%    
Dandenault-Laraque 6.9% 6.9%    
Lang-Kostopoulos 6.5% 6.5%    
Begin 4.8% 0.1%   4.6%
Others 45.9% 41.6% 0.6% 3.7%
Totals   91.0% 0.7% 8.4%
36 D'Agostini
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-Koivu 23.0% 18.9% 4.1%  
A. Kostitsyn-Koivu 8.2% 6.7% 1.5%  
Tanguay-Lang 6.8% 5.7% 1.0%  
Begin-Chipchura 5.3% 5.3%    
Pacioretty-Plekanec 5.0% 4.1% 0.9%  
Others 51.8% 42.7% 7.7% 1.4%
Totals   83.4% 15.2% 1.4%
40 Lapierre
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Latendresse-Kostopoulos 27.1% 25.9% 1.2%  
Higgins-Kostopoulos 5.8% 5.7% 0.1%  
Pacioretty-Kostopoulos 5.8% 5.6% 0.2%  
Begin-Dandenault 4.2% 4.1% 0.1%  
Kostopoulos 3.8% 0.3%   3.5%
Others 53.4% 41.9% 1.4% 10.1%
Totals   83.5% 3.0% 13.6%
46 A. Kostitsyn
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Plekanec-Kovalev 35.4% 27.6% 7.8%  
Lang-S. Kostitsyn 12.1% 10.4% 1.7%  
Koivu-D'Agostini 5.1% 4.2% 1.0%  
Tanguay-Koivu 4.3% 3.5% 0.7%  
Pacioretty-Plekanec 3.0% 2.4% 0.6%  
Others 40.2% 32.0% 7.1% 1.0%
Totals   80.1% 18.9% 1.0%
51 Bouillon
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Lapierre-Dandenault 69.4% 69.4%    
Lapierre-Kovalev 20.1% 20.1%    
Koivu-Tanguay 5.6% 5.6%    
Plekanec-Kovalev 2.6% 2.6%    
Lapierre-Tanguay 2.2% 2.2%    
Totals   100.0%    
67 Pacioretty
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Plekanec-Kovalev 30.9% 26.3% 4.6%  
Lapierre-Kostopoulos 15.7% 15.2% 0.4%  
Plekanec-D'Agostini 8.3% 6.8% 1.5%  
Plekanec-A. Kostitsyn 7.9% 6.4% 1.5%  
Koivu-D'Agostini 7.1% 6.2% 0.9%  
Others 30.1% 27.4% 2.5% 0.2%
Totals   88.4% 11.5% 0.2%
68 Weber
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-Metropolit 47.8% 47.8%    
D'Agostini-Chipchura 18.5% 17.0% 1.5%  
Higgins-Plekanec 8.4% 8.4%    
A. Kostitsyn-Lapierre 8.0% 8.0%    
Pacioretty-Chipchura 7.7% 7.7%    
Others 9.5% 7.7% 1.7%  
Totals   96.7% 3.3%  
70 Stewart
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Metropolit-Laraque 19.7% 19.6% 0.1%  
Lapierre-Kostopoulos 17.5% 17.1% 0.5%  
Metropolit-Dandenault 10.8% 10.8%    
Begin-D'Agostini 9.9% 9.9%    
Chipchura-Dandenault 6.1% 6.1%    
Others 35.9% 33.9% 1.4% 0.6%
Totals   97.4% 2.0% 0.6%
74 S. Kostitsyn
Linemates Total EV PP SH
A. Kostitsyn-Lang 19.3% 16.6% 2.7%  
Plekanec-Kovalev 9.7% 8.4% 1.3%  
Latendresse-Lang 6.8% 6.8%    
Kostopoulos-Lang 5.6% 5.4% 0.2%  
Lang 4.5% 0.7% 0.1% 3.6%
Others 54.0% 45.2% 4.5% 4.3%
Totals   83.3% 8.8% 7.9%
80 Maxwell
Linemates Total EV PP SH
A. Kostitsyn-D'Agostini 19.8% 18.4% 1.4%  
Begin-S. Kostitsyn 13.1% 13.1%    
Begin-Laraque 12.1% 12.1%    
Tanguay-D'Agostini 8.9% 8.9%    
Begin-D'Agostini 7.9% 7.9%    
Others 38.3% 36.9% 0.5% 0.9%
Totals   97.2% 1.9% 0.9%
84 Latendresse
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Lapierre-Kostopoulos 41.7% 39.9% 1.8%  
Koivu-Tanguay 14.3% 14.1% 0.2%  
Lang-S. Kostitsyn 6.4% 6.4%    
Plekanec-Kovalev 3.9% 1.3% 2.7%  
Plekanec-A. Kostitsyn 3.5% 3.1% 0.4%  
Others 30.1% 24.0% 6.1% 0.1%
Totals   88.8% 11.2% 0.1%
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