Game #01 - October 10, 2008 - Montreal 1 at Buffalo 2 (SO)
Game #01 - October 10, 2008
  Montreal   1   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 +/-
46 A. Kostitsyn14 Plekanec27 Kovalev
 12:27 10:17 2:10 0:00 E
84 Latendresse11 Koivu13 Tanguay
 10:39 10:39 0:00 0:00 E
  6 Kostopoulos20 Lang74 S. Kostitsyn
 9:27 9:27 0:00 0:00 +1
22 Begin40 Lapierre25 Dandenault
 6:50 6:50 0:00 0:00 E
20 Lang27 Kovalev
 3:09 1:50 0:52 0:27 E
11 Koivu13 Tanguay
 2:53 1:26 0:00 1:27 E
22 Begin40 Lapierre
 2:15 0:10 0:00 2:05 E
  6 Kostopoulos20 Lang
 1:59 0:00 0:00 1:59 E
14 Plekanec27 Kovalev
 1:29 0:10 0:00 1:19 E
20 Lang11 Koivu27 Kovalev
 1:17 0:00 1:17 0:00 E
25 Dandenault40 Lapierre
 1:10 0:00 0:00 1:10 E
Others 11:25 8:35 1:34 1:16 -1
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
79 Markov  8 Komisarek
 18:24 14:22 0:00 4:02 E
44 Hamrlik  3 O'Byrne
 14:34 13:19 0:00 1:15 E
26 Gorges71 Brisebois
 7:58 7:58 0:00 0:00 E
44 Hamrlik26 Gorges
 3:54 2:40 0:00 1:14 E
44 Hamrlik  8 Komisarek
 3:37 2:10 0:00 1:27 E
79 Markov71 Brisebois
 3:29 1:33 1:37 0:19 E
26 Gorges  3 O'Byrne
 3:27 3:27 0:00 0:00 E
13 Tanguay79 Markov
 3:13 0:00 3:13 0:00 E
79 Markov  3 O'Byrne
 1:59 1:05 0:00 0:54 E
44 Hamrlik71 Brisebois
 1:43 0:57 0:46 0:00 E
79 Markov26 Gorges
 1:17 1:17 0:00 0:00 E
Others 1:25 0:36 0:17 0:32 E

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 46AK
14TP
27AK		 84GL
11SK
13AT		 6TK
20RL
74SK		 22SB
40ML
25MD		 20RL
27AK		 11SK
13AT		 22SB
40ML		 79AM
8MK		 44RH
3RO		 26JG
71PB		 44RH
26JG		 44RH
8MK		 79AM
71PB		 26JG
3RO		 13AT
79AM
26 Vanek - 9 Roy - 21 Stafford 1:00 5:52 2:15 0:55 0:24 1:24 1:59 9:08 3:37 0:17 1:04 1:42 1:00    
20 Paille - 55 Hecht - 29 Pominville 6:13 0:39 1:36 0:08       1:56 3:32 3:08 0:14 0:14   0:46  
12 Kotalik - 22 Mair - 61 Afinogenov 1:37 2:09 3:21 1:56       1:46 3:21 2:45 0:18 0:08 0:16 1:20  
76 Peters - 41 MacArthur - 36 Kaleta 0:28 0:21 1:24 3:01       1:56 1:29 0:12   1:07   0:14  
12 Kotalik - 55 Hecht - 61 Afinogenov 0:04   0:07     0:01   0:01 1:11 0:11 0:19 0:01      
10 Tallinder - 52 Rivet 4:07 3:37 3:27 2:02 0:39 0:31   5:08 1:52 4:07 1:10 1:27 0:54 0:48 0:53
5 Lydman - 27 Numminen 3:22 3:23 4:31 1:46 0:20 0:02   3:51 4:13 2:52 1:23 0:16 0:20 2:19 0:43
6 Spacek - 44 Sekera 4:17 3:36 0:34 2:59 0:49 0:30 0:46 4:37 6:38 0:24   1:00 1:37 0:14 0:45
6 Spacek         0:24 1:24 1:13 3:10 0:04   0:50 0:21      
44 Sekera - 52 Rivet         0:03 0:01   0:52 1:11   0:03        

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
Lang-S. Kostitsyn 63.9% 63.9%    
Lang 13.4%     13.4%
S. Kostitsyn 4.8% 4.8%    
Begin-Lang 4.8% 4.8%    
Lang-Latendresse 4.7% 4.7%    
Others 8.3% 8.3%    
Totals   86.6%   13.4%
11 Koivu
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Latendresse-Tanguay 56.1% 56.1%    
Tanguay 15.2% 7.6%   7.6%
Lang-Kovalev 6.8%   6.8%  
Kovalev 5.1% 0.6% 4.5%  
Latendresse-Lang 3.8%   3.8%  
Others 13.1% 10.4%   2.7%
Totals   74.6% 15.0% 10.4%
13 Tanguay (F)
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Latendresse-Koivu 57.2% 57.2%    
Koivu 15.5% 7.7%   7.8%
A. Kostitsyn-Plekanec 2.9% 2.9%    
Begin-Lapierre 1.5% 1.5%    
Koivu-S. Kostitsyn 1.2% 1.2%    
Others 4.6% 4.6%    
Totals   75.0% 17.3% 7.8%
14 Plekanec
Linemates Total EV PP SH
A. Kostitsyn-Kovalev 72.7% 60.0% 12.6%  
Kovalev 8.7% 1.0%   7.7%
A. Kostitsyn 5.0% 5.0%    
S. Kostitsyn 4.2% 0.5%   3.7%
A. Kostitsyn-Tanguay 3.1% 3.1%    
Others 6.4% 6.4%    
Totals   76.0% 12.6% 11.4%
20 Lang
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kostopoulos-S. Kostitsyn 50.0% 50.0%    
Kovalev 16.7% 9.7% 4.6% 2.4%
Kostopoulos 10.5%     10.5%
Koivu-Kovalev 6.8%   6.8%  
Begin-Kostopoulos 3.8% 3.8%    
Others 12.3% 7.9% 3.8% 0.6%
Totals   71.4% 15.2% 13.5%
22 Begin
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Lapierre-Dandenault 60.7% 60.7%    
Lapierre 20.0% 1.5%   18.5%
Lang-Kostopoulos 6.4% 6.4%    
Koivu-S. Kostitsyn 3.8% 3.8%    
Lapierre-Tanguay 2.5% 2.5%    
Others 6.7% 5.6%   1.0%
Totals   80.5%   19.5%
25 Dandenault
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Begin-Lapierre 78.4% 78.4%    
Lapierre 13.4%     13.4%
Latendresse-Lapierre 4.4% 4.4%    
Begin-Koivu 2.5% 2.5%    
Kostopoulos-Lang 1.0% 1.0%    
Others 0.4% 0.4%    
Totals   86.6%   13.4%
27 Kovalev
Linemates Total EV PP SH
A. Kostitsyn-Plekanec 59.1% 48.9% 10.3%  
Lang 15.0% 8.7% 4.1% 2.1%
Plekanec 7.0% 0.8%   6.3%
Lang-Koivu 6.1%   6.1%  
Koivu 4.6% 0.6% 4.0%  
Others 8.2% 8.2%    
Totals   67.1% 24.5% 8.4%
40 Lapierre
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Begin-Dandenault 60.0% 60.0%    
Begin 19.8% 1.5%   18.3%
Dandenault 10.2%     10.2%
Latendresse-Dandenault 3.4% 3.4%    
Kostopoulos-S. Kostitsyn 2.9% 2.9%    
Others 3.7% 3.7%    
Totals   71.4%   28.6%
46 A. Kostitsyn
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Plekanec-Kovalev 89.0% 73.5% 15.5%  
Plekanec 6.1% 6.1%    
Plekanec-Tanguay 3.8% 3.8%    
Latendresse-Plekanec 1.1% 1.1%    
Totals   84.5% 15.5%  
74 S. Kostitsyn
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Kostopoulos-Lang 74.0% 74.0%    
Kostopoulos 5.6% 5.6%    
Plekanec 5.6% 0.7%   5.0%
Koivu 4.6% 0.5%   4.0%
Begin-Koivu 3.4% 3.4%    
Others 6.8% 6.8%    
Totals   91.0%   9.0%
84 Latendresse
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Koivu-Tanguay 77.6% 77.6%    
Koivu-Lang 5.2%   5.2%  
Kostopoulos-Lang 5.1% 5.1%    
Plekanec-Kovalev 3.5% 3.5%    
Koivu-Kovalev 3.0% 3.0%    
Others 5.5% 5.5%    
Totals   94.8% 5.2%  

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

3 O'Byrne
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hamrlik 71.9% 65.7%   6.2%
Gorges 17.0% 17.0%    
Markov 9.8% 5.3%   4.4%
Hamrlik-Brisebois 0.7% 0.7%    
Brisebois 0.6%   0.6%  
Totals   88.8% 0.6% 10.6%
8 Komisarek
Partner Total EV PP SH
Markov 80.4% 62.8%   17.6%
Hamrlik 15.8% 9.5%   6.3%
Gorges 3.8% 1.5%   2.3%
Totals   73.7%   26.3%
13 Tanguay (D)
Partner Total EV PP SH
Markov 17.3%   17.3%  
Totals   75.0% 17.3% 7.8%
26 Gorges
Partner Total EV PP SH
Brisebois 45.6% 45.6%    
Hamrlik 22.3% 15.3%   7.1%
O'Byrne 19.8% 19.8%    
Markov 7.3% 7.3%    
Komisarek 5.0% 1.9%   3.1%
Totals   89.9%   10.1%
44 Hamrlik
Partner Total EV PP SH
O'Byrne 60.8% 55.6%   5.2%
Gorges 16.3% 11.1%   5.1%
Komisarek 15.1% 9.0%   6.1%
Brisebois 7.2% 4.0% 3.2%  
O'Byrne-Brisebois 0.6% 0.6%    
Totals   80.4% 3.2% 16.4%
71 Brisebois
Partner Total EV PP SH
Gorges 58.8% 58.8%    
Markov 25.7% 11.4% 11.9% 2.3%
Hamrlik 12.7% 7.0% 5.7%  
Hamrlik-O'Byrne 1.1% 1.1%    
O'Byrne 0.9%   0.9%  
Others 0.9% 0.9%    
Totals   79.2% 18.5% 2.3%
79 Markov
Partner Total EV PP SH
Komisarek 64.5% 50.4%   14.1%
Brisebois 12.2% 5.4% 5.7% 1.1%
Tanguay 11.3%   11.3%  
O'Byrne 7.0% 3.8%   3.2%
Gorges 4.5% 4.5%    
Others 0.6%   0.6%  
Totals   64.1% 17.5% 18.4%
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