Game #25 - December 4, 2008 - N.Y. Rangers 2 at Montreal 6
Game #25 - December 4, 2008
  N.Y. Rangers   2   at     Montreal   6

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. Kostitsyn11 Koivu36 D'Agostini
13:36 11:30 2:06 0:00 +2
21 Higgins20 Lang27 Kovalev
10:24 10:24 0:00 0:00 +1
13 Tanguay14 Plekanec  6 Kostopoulos
9:22 9:22 0:00 0:00 +1
22 Begin40 Lapierre17 Laraque
8:00 8:00 0:00 0:00 +2
21 Higgins14 Plekanec27 Kovalev
2:19 0:00 2:19 0:00 E
46 A. Kostitsyn14 Plekanec36 D'Agostini
1:31 1:31 0:00 0:00 E
20 Lang14 Plekanec27 Kovalev
1:29 0:00 1:29 0:00 E
22 Begin40 Lapierre  6 Kostopoulos
1:08 1:08 0:00 0:00 E
21 Higgins14 Plekanec  6 Kostopoulos
1:07 1:07 0:00 0:00 E
46 A. Kostitsyn40 Lapierre17 Laraque
1:07 1:07 0:00 0:00 E
13 Tanguay40 Lapierre  6 Kostopoulos
1:05 1:05 0:00 0:00 -1
Others 8:52 5:29 0:06 3:17 E
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
79 Markov26 Gorges
17:25 15:16 0:00 2:09 +3
44 Hamrlik71 Brisebois
16:12 16:12 0:00 0:00 +2
51 Bouillon25 Dandenault
15:48 15:48 0:00 0:00 -1
79 Markov20 Lang
2:36 0:00 2:36 0:00 E
79 Markov71 Brisebois
2:17 0:17 2:00 0:00 E
44 Hamrlik51 Bouillon
1:08 0:00 0:00 1:08 E
Others 4:34 3:10 1:24 0:00 +1

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 46AK
11SK
36MD
21CH
20RL
27AK
13AT
14TP
6TK
22SB
40ML
17GL
21CH
14TP
27AK
79AM
26JG
44RH
71PB
51FB
25MD
79AM
20RL
79AM
71PB
91 Naslund - 19 Gomez - 13 Zherdev 1:33 4:54 1:20 2:39   10:39 1:23 0:57   0:01
10 Dawes - 23 Drury - 24 Callahan 6:24 1:01 1:22 0:26   1:09 5:12 3:04    
34 Voros - 17 Dubinsky - 25 Prucha 1:05 0:53 2:30 1:40   0:50 1:44 4:43   0:16
20 Sjostrom - 29 Korpikoski - 28 Orr   0:30 1:11 1:18   0:37 1:38 1:17    
23 Drury - 19 Gomez 1:29       0:31       0:48 0:21
3 Rozsival - 18 Staal 2:13 4:11 3:01 2:03 1:48 6:28 2:24 4:08 1:48 1:25
27 Mara - 45 Kalinin 1:50 1:42 3:12 1:46   0:55 2:34 4:38   0:01
5 Girardi - 6 Redden 3:25 1:44 0:13 1:09 0:31 2:37 3:20 0:44 0:48 0:22
5 Girardi - 27 Mara 1:43 0:32 1:03 0:11   2:39 2:13 1:18   0:13
18 Staal - 45 Kalinin 1:28 0:03   0:29     1:57 1:21    
5 Girardi - 45 Kalinin 0:44   1:16 0:40   2:06 1:22 0:13    
18 Staal - 27 Mara 1:06 0:36 0:28 0:26     0:34 1:58   0:16
5 Girardi - 18 Staal   0:59   0:41   1:04 0:39 0:38    

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
Tanguay-Plekanec 63.7% 63.7%    
Begin-Lapierre 7.7% 7.7%    
Higgins-Plekanec 7.6% 7.6%    
Tanguay-Lapierre 7.4% 7.4%    
Koivu 5.2%     5.2%
Others 8.4% 8.4%    
Totals   94.8%   5.2%
11 Koivu
Linemates Total EV PP SH
A. Kostitsyn-D'Agostini 85.7% 72.5% 13.2%  
Kostopoulos 4.8%     4.8%
Higgins 3.7%     3.7%
A. Kostitsyn-Kostopoulos 2.3% 2.3%    
A. Kostitsyn-Plekanec-D'Agostini 1.7% 1.7%    
Others 1.8% 1.2% 0.6%  
Totals   77.6% 13.9% 8.5%
13 Tanguay (F)
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Plekanec-Kostopoulos 63.7% 63.7%    
Lapierre-Kostopoulos 7.4% 7.4%    
Plekanec 6.5%     6.5%
Lang-Kovalev 6.0% 6.0%    
Higgins-Laraque 3.2% 3.2%    
Others 4.1% 2.8%   1.2%
Totals   84.0% 8.3% 7.7%
14 Plekanec
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Tanguay-Kostopoulos 50.6% 50.6%    
Higgins-Kovalev 12.5%   12.5%  
A. Kostitsyn-D'Agostini 8.2% 8.2%    
Lang-Kovalev 8.0%   8.0%  
Higgins-Kostopoulos 6.0% 6.0%    
Others 14.7% 8.7% 0.5% 5.4%
Totals   73.5% 21.1% 5.4%
17 Laraque
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Begin-Lapierre 72.6% 72.6%    
A. Kostitsyn-Lapierre 10.1% 10.1%    
Higgins-Begin 6.7% 6.7%    
Tanguay-Higgins 4.2% 4.2%    
Begin-Plekanec 4.2% 4.2%    
Others 2.1% 2.1%    
Totals   100.0%    
20 Lang (F)
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-Kovalev 62.1% 62.1%    
Plekanec-Kovalev 8.9%   8.9%  
Tanguay-Kovalev 5.3% 5.3%    
Kovalev 4.2%     4.2%
Tanguay-Kostopoulos 1.5% 1.5%    
Others 2.6% 2.6%    
Totals   71.4% 24.4% 4.2%
21 Higgins
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Lang-Kovalev 64.7% 64.7%    
Plekanec-Kovalev 14.4%   14.4%  
Plekanec-Kostopoulos 6.9% 6.9%    
Begin-Laraque 4.6% 4.6%    
Koivu 3.6%     3.6%
Others 5.8% 5.2% 0.6%  
Totals   81.3% 15.0% 3.6%
22 Begin
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Lapierre-Laraque 70.3% 70.3%    
Lapierre-Kostopoulos 10.0% 10.0%    
Higgins-Laraque 6.4% 6.4%    
Plekanec-Laraque 4.1% 4.1%    
Plekanec-Kostopoulos 2.8% 2.8%    
Others 6.4% 5.6%   0.9%
Totals   99.1%   0.9%
27 Kovalev
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-Lang 63.2% 63.2%    
Higgins-Plekanec 14.1%   14.1%  
Lang-Plekanec 9.0%   9.0%  
Tanguay-Lang 5.4% 5.4%    
Lang 4.3%     4.3%
Others 4.1% 3.5% 0.6%  
Totals   72.1% 23.7% 4.3%
36 D'Agostini
Linemates Total EV PP SH
A. Kostitsyn-Koivu 85.6% 72.4% 13.2%  
A. Kostitsyn-Plekanec 9.5% 9.5%    
Begin-Plekanec 1.9% 1.9%    
A. Kostitsyn-Plekanec-Koivu 1.7% 1.7%    
Higgins-Koivu 0.7% 0.7%    
Others 0.5% 0.5%    
Totals   86.8% 13.2%  
40 Lapierre
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Begin-Laraque 66.0% 66.0%    
Begin-Kostopoulos 9.4% 9.4%    
A. Kostitsyn-Laraque 9.2% 9.2%    
Tanguay-Kostopoulos 8.9% 8.9%    
Higgins-Kovalev 2.1% 2.1%    
Others 4.4% 2.5%   1.9%
Totals   98.1%   1.9%
46 A. Kostitsyn
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Koivu-D'Agostini 78.0% 66.0% 12.0%  
Plekanec-D'Agostini 8.7% 8.7%    
Lapierre-Laraque 6.4% 6.4%    
Koivu-Kostopoulos 2.1% 2.1%    
Plekanec-Koivu-D'Agostini 1.5% 1.5%    
Others 3.3% 3.3%    
Totals   88.0% 12.0%  

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

13 Tanguay (D)
Partner Total EV PP SH
Brisebois 5.1% 0.2% 4.9%  
Gorges 3.2% 0.7% 2.5%  
Markov 0.9%   0.9%  
Totals   84.0% 8.3% 7.7%
20 Lang (D)
Partner Total EV PP SH
Markov 15.5%   15.5%  
Totals   71.4% 24.4% 4.2%
25 Dandenault
Partner Total EV PP SH
Bouillon 96.0% 96.0%    
Hamrlik 3.3% 3.3%    
Markov-Gorges 0.7% 0.7%    
Totals   100.0%    
26 Gorges
Partner Total EV PP SH
Markov 88.0% 77.2%   10.9%
Hamrlik 4.6% 4.6%    
Bouillon 4.4% 4.4%    
Tanguay 2.4% 0.5% 1.9%  
Markov-Dandenault 0.6% 0.6%    
Totals   87.3% 1.9% 10.9%
44 Hamrlik
Partner Total EV PP SH
Brisebois 86.2% 86.2%    
Bouillon 6.0%     6.0%
Gorges 4.9% 4.9%    
Dandenault 2.9% 2.9%    
Totals   94.0%   6.0%
51 Bouillon
Partner Total EV PP SH
Dandenault 85.6% 85.6%    
Hamrlik 6.1%     6.1%
Gorges 4.7% 4.7%    
Brisebois 3.6% 3.2% 0.5%  
Totals   93.4% 0.5% 6.1%
71 Brisebois
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hamrlik 81.4% 81.4%    
Markov 11.5% 1.4% 10.1%  
Tanguay 3.8% 0.2% 3.6%  
Bouillon 3.4% 2.9% 0.4%  
Totals   85.9% 14.1%  
79 Markov
Partner Total EV PP SH
Gorges 76.9% 67.4%   9.5%
Lang 11.5%   11.5%  
Brisebois 10.1% 1.3% 8.8%  
Tanguay 0.6%   0.6%  
Gorges-Dandenault 0.5% 0.5%    
Others 0.4%   0.4%  
Totals   69.2% 21.3% 9.5%

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