Game #23 - November 29, 2008 - Buffalo 2 at Montreal 3
Game #23 - November 29, 2008
  Buffalo   2   at     Montreal   3
All times below are based on data from NHL.com.               
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Lines and defensive pairings

Line Time EV PP SH +/-
21 Higgins11 Koivu36 D'Agostini
 11:46 9:25 2:21 0:00 E
84 Latendresse20 Lang27 Kovalev
 7:57 7:57 0:00 0:00 E
22 Begin14 Plekanec  6 Kostopoulos
 6:46 6:46 0:00 0:00 -1
46 A. Kostitsyn40 Lapierre74 S. Kostitsyn
 6:18 6:07 0:11 0:00 +1
20 Lang27 Kovalev
 4:17 0:32 0:00 3:45 E
14 Plekanec  6 Kostopoulos
 2:43 0:00 0:00 2:43 E
11 Koivu21 Higgins
 2:33 0:04 0:00 2:29 E
20 Lang11 Koivu27 Kovalev
 2:20 0:20 2:00 0:00 E
84 Latendresse14 Plekanec27 Kovalev
 2:00 0:00 2:00 0:00 E
46 A. Kostitsyn14 Plekanec  6 Kostopoulos
 1:32 1:32 0:00 0:00 E
22 Begin20 Lang27 Kovalev
 1:17 1:17 0:00 0:00 E
46 A. Kostitsyn14 Plekanec27 Kovalev
 1:11 0:02 1:09 0:00 E
84 Latendresse40 Lapierre74 S. Kostitsyn
 1:10 1:10 0:00 0:00 E
Others 8:10 7:09 0:19 0:42 +2
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
79 Markov26 Gorges
 16:38 12:47 0:00 3:51 E
44 Hamrlik71 Brisebois
 15:52 15:06 0:11 0:35 E
51 Bouillon25 Dandenault
 11:53 11:51 0:02 0:00 +1
44 Hamrlik51 Bouillon
 4:53 0:11 0:00 4:42 +1
79 Markov71 Brisebois
 2:25 0:13 2:12 0:00 E
79 Markov46 A. Kostitsyn
 2:20 0:20 2:00 0:00 E
79 Markov20 Lang
 2:14 0:00 2:14 0:00 E
44 Hamrlik26 Gorges
 1:03 0:32 0:00 0:31 E
Others 2:42 1:21 1:21 0:00 E

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 21CH
11SK
36MD		 84GL
20RL
27AK		 22SB
14TP
6TK		 46AK
40ML
74SK		 20RL
27AK		 14TP
6TK		 11SK
21CH		 20RL
11SK
27AK		 84GL
14TP
27AK		 79AM
26JG		 44RH
71PB		 51FB
25MD		 44RH
51FB		 79AM
71PB		 79AM
46AK		 79AM
20RL
28 Gaustad - 55 Hecht - 29 Pominville 1:56 2:09 2:06 1:10       0:02   1:35 4:35 2:57   0:13 0:02  
26 Vanek - 9 Roy - 21 Stafford 2:30 1:13 3:52             6:25 1:08 0:23        
26 Vanek - 9 Roy - 41 MacArthur         1:13 1:38 1:50     3:21     1:50      
20 Paille - 41 MacArthur - 25 Mancari 2:02 1:30 0:28 0:01           1:18 1:00 2:48        
25 Mancari - 41 MacArthur - 61 Afinogenov 0:40     1:38             1:40 1:34        
36 Kaleta - 22 Mair - 61 Afinogenov 0:11 0:42   1:50             1:54 0:41        
9 Roy               2:00             2:00  
5 Lydman - 52 Rivet 1:24 4:45 1:19 2:21       2:00 1:55 3:08 5:11 2:36 0:10 0:49 2:00 1:55
6 Spacek - 44 Sekera 3:52 2:50 2:55 3:12 0:41     0:02 0:05 3:59 7:10 2:00   1:20 0:02 0:05
10 Tallinder - 27 Numminen 5:11 0:11 1:13 0:45     0:04     3:27 1:14 6:11        
6 Spacek         1:56 0:52 1:50     2:37     2:13      
52 Rivet         0:40 1:05 0:39     0:40     1:44      

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
Begin-Plekanec 57.7% 57.7%    
Plekanec 23.2%     23.2%
A. Kostitsyn-Plekanec 13.1% 13.1%    
Latendresse-Lang 2.8% 2.8%    
Lapierre 1.6%     1.6%
Others 1.7% 1.7%    
Totals   75.3%   24.7%
11 Koivu
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-D'Agostini 61.3% 49.0% 12.2%  
Higgins 13.3% 0.3%   12.9%
Lang-Kovalev 12.2% 1.7% 10.4%  
A. Kostitsyn 4.3% 4.3%    
A. Kostitsyn-D'Agostini 3.6% 3.2% 0.4%  
Others 5.4% 4.2% 1.2%  
Totals   62.8% 24.3% 12.9%
14 Plekanec
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Begin-Kostopoulos 41.9% 41.9%    
Kostopoulos 16.8%     16.8%
Latendresse-Kovalev 12.4%   12.4%  
A. Kostitsyn-Kostopoulos 9.5% 9.5%    
A. Kostitsyn-Kovalev 7.3% 0.2% 7.1%  
Others 12.2% 10.8%   1.3%
Totals   62.4% 19.5% 18.1%
20 Lang (F)
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Latendresse-Kovalev 40.3% 40.3%    
Kovalev 21.7% 2.7%   19.0%
Koivu-Kovalev 11.8% 1.7% 10.1%  
Begin-Kovalev 6.5% 6.5%    
Latendresse-Kostopoulos 1.7% 1.7%    
Others 3.0% 3.0%    
Totals   56.0% 25.0% 19.0%
21 Higgins
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Koivu-D'Agostini 75.8% 60.6% 15.1%  
Koivu 16.4% 0.4%   16.0%
Plekanec-D'Agostini 3.4% 3.4%    
Koivu-Kovalev 2.3% 0.8% 1.5%  
A. Kostitsyn-Koivu 1.2% 1.2%    
Others 1.0% 1.0%    
Totals   67.4% 16.6% 16.0%
22 Begin
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Plekanec-Kostopoulos 67.6% 67.6%    
Lang-Kovalev 12.8% 12.8%    
A. Kostitsyn-Lapierre 5.7% 5.7%    
Plekanec-Kovalev 4.2% 4.2%    
Lapierre 3.0%     3.0%
Others 6.8% 6.8%    
Totals   97.0%   3.0%
27 Kovalev
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Latendresse-Lang 37.8% 37.8%    
Lang 20.4% 2.5%   17.8%
Lang-Koivu 11.1% 1.6% 9.5%  
Latendresse-Plekanec 9.5%   9.5%  
Begin-Lang 6.1% 6.1%    
Others 15.1% 7.5% 6.6% 1.0%
Totals   55.5% 25.6% 18.9%
36 D'Agostini
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-Koivu 84.9% 67.9% 16.9%  
A. Kostitsyn-Koivu 5.0% 4.4% 0.6%  
Higgins-Plekanec 3.8% 3.8%    
A. Kostitsyn-Lapierre 3.0% 3.0%    
Begin-Koivu 1.4% 1.4%    
Others 1.8% 1.8%    
Totals   82.5% 17.5%  
40 Lapierre
Linemates Total EV PP SH
A. Kostitsyn-S. Kostitsyn 60.9% 59.1% 1.8%  
Latendresse-S. Kostitsyn 11.3% 11.3%    
Latendresse-A. Kostitsyn 9.3% 9.3%    
A. Kostitsyn-Begin 5.5% 5.5%    
A. Kostitsyn-D'Agostini 4.0% 4.0%    
Others 9.0% 4.3%   4.7%
Totals   93.6% 1.8% 4.7%
46 A. Kostitsyn (F)
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Lapierre-S. Kostitsyn 41.2% 40.0% 1.2%  
Plekanec-Kostopoulos 10.0% 10.0%    
Plekanec-Kovalev 7.7% 0.2% 7.5%  
Latendresse-Lapierre 6.3% 6.3%    
Koivu 5.3% 5.3%    
Others 14.1% 13.5% 0.5%  
Totals   77.6% 22.4%  
74 S. Kostitsyn
Linemates Total EV PP SH
A. Kostitsyn-Lapierre 77.6% 75.4% 2.3%  
Latendresse-Lapierre 14.4% 14.4%    
Lang-Kovalev 3.7% 3.7%    
Begin-Lapierre 1.6% 1.6%    
A. Kostitsyn-Lang 1.4% 1.4%    
Others 1.2% 1.2%    
Totals   97.7% 2.3%  
84 Latendresse
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Lang-Kovalev 62.3% 62.3%    
Plekanec-Kovalev 15.7%   15.7%  
Lapierre-S. Kostitsyn 9.1% 9.1%    
Lapierre-A. Kostitsyn 7.6% 7.6%    
Lang-Kostopoulos 2.6% 2.6%    
Others 2.7% 2.7%    
Totals   84.3% 15.7%  

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

20 Lang (D)
Partner Total EV PP SH
Markov 11.3%   11.3%  
Gorges 3.7% 0.2% 3.5%  
Totals   56.0% 25.0% 19.0%
25 Dandenault
Partner Total EV PP SH
Bouillon 94.1% 93.8% 0.3%  
Hamrlik 3.3% 3.3%    
Markov 2.6% 2.6%    
Totals   99.7% 0.3%  
26 Gorges
Partner Total EV PP SH
Markov 87.0% 66.9%   20.1%
Hamrlik 5.5% 2.8%   2.7%
Lang 3.8% 0.2% 3.7%  
Brisebois 3.4%   3.4%  
Bouillon 0.3% 0.3%    
Totals   70.1% 7.1% 22.8%
44 Hamrlik
Partner Total EV PP SH
Brisebois 71.4% 68.0% 0.8% 2.6%
Bouillon 22.0% 0.8%   21.2%
Gorges 4.7% 2.4%   2.3%
Dandenault 1.9% 1.9%    
Totals   73.1% 0.8% 26.1%
46 A. Kostitsyn (D)
Partner Total EV PP SH
Markov 15.3% 2.2% 13.1%  
Totals   77.6% 22.4%  
51 Bouillon
Partner Total EV PP SH
Dandenault 68.6% 68.4% 0.2%  
Hamrlik 28.2% 1.1%   27.1%
Brisebois 3.0% 3.0%    
Gorges 0.3% 0.3%    
Totals   72.7% 0.2% 27.1%
71 Brisebois
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hamrlik 81.6% 77.6% 0.9% 3.0%
Markov 12.4% 1.1% 11.3%  
Gorges 3.3%   3.3%  
Bouillon 2.7% 2.7%    
Totals   81.4% 15.6% 3.0%
79 Markov
Partner Total EV PP SH
Gorges 69.5% 53.4%   16.1%
Brisebois 10.1% 0.9% 9.2%  
A. Kostitsyn 9.7% 1.4% 8.4%  
Lang 9.3%   9.3%  
Dandenault 1.4% 1.4%    
Totals   57.1% 26.9% 16.1%
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