Game #50 - February 1, 2009 - Boston 3 at Montreal 1
Game #50 - February 1, 2009
  Boston   3   at     Montreal   1

All times below are based on data from NHL.com.               
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Lines and defensive pairings

Line Time EV PP SH +/-
21 Higgins40 Lapierre  6 Kostopoulos
11:01 10:37 0:00 0:24 E
84 Latendresse14 Plekanec46 A. Kostitsyn
10:56 9:57 0:59 0:00 -1
67 Pacioretty11 Koivu36 D'Agostini
9:35 8:37 0:58 0:00 E
74 S. Kostitsyn20 Lang27 Kovalev
6:01 6:01 0:00 0:00 E
40 Lapierre  6 Kostopoulos
1:57 0:00 0:00 1:57 E
20 Lang11 Koivu27 Kovalev
1:38 0:00 1:38 0:00 E
14 Plekanec46 A. Kostitsyn
1:16 0:57 0:00 0:19 E
14 Plekanec21 Higgins
1:10 0:00 0:00 1:10 E
11 Koivu21 Higgins
1:08 0:00 0:00 1:08 E
20 Lang27 Kovalev
1:08 0:36 0:00 0:32 -1
67 Pacioretty40 Lapierre36 D'Agostini
1:04 0:59 0:05 0:00 E
Others 13:06 5:56 3:48 3:22 -1
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
79 Markov  8 Komisarek
13:55 12:12 0:12 1:31 -1
44 Hamrlik  3 O'Byrne
11:37 9:44 0:00 1:53 E
51 Bouillon24 Henry
5:08 4:49 0:00 0:19 -1
44 Hamrlik51 Bouillon
4:45 3:04 0:42 0:59 E
79 Markov74 S. Kostitsyn
4:19 0:00 4:18 0:01 E
51 Bouillon  3 O'Byrne
4:06 3:46 0:00 0:20 E
51 Bouillon  8 Komisarek
4:06 4:06 0:00 0:00 E
79 Markov51 Bouillon
3:06 0:44 0:17 2:05 E
44 Hamrlik  8 Komisarek
2:59 1:23 0:00 1:36 E
79 Markov46 A. Kostitsyn
2:11 0:22 1:49 0:00 -1
44 Hamrlik24 Henry
2:03 2:03 0:00 0:00 E
Others 1:45 1:27 0:10 0:08 E

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 21CH
40ML
6TK
84GL
14TP
46AK
67MP
11SK
36MD
74SK
20RL
27AK
79AM
8MK
44RH
3RO
51FB
24AH
44RH
51FB
79AM
74SK
51FB
8MK
51FB
3RO
79AM
51FB
44RH
8MK
79AM
46AK
44RH
24AH
26 Wheeler - 46 Krejci - 73 Ryder 0:38 3:08 2:33   1:32 4:51 0:18 2:08   0:07 1:08 1:54 0:09    
11 Axelsson - 37 Bergeron - 12 Kobasew 2:52 1:44 1:24 3:02 2:50 3:47 0:42     2:23 0:43   0:22    
17 Lucic - 91 Savard - 81 Kessel 3:02 1:35 1:46 1:16 5:07 0:39 0:08 0:35     0:07 0:34 0:37   0:07
22 Thornton - 18 Yelle - 61 Bitz 1:37 3:08 1:27 1:40 0:21   3:54 0:36   1:09 0:08 0:01     1:53
17 Lucic - 37 Bergeron - 81 Kessel 0:08   0:15   1:04 1:04   0:03       0:05 1:36    
26 Wheeler - 46 Krejci         1:20     0:11 0:39            
6 Wideman - 21 Ference 0:27 6:59 3:01 0:40 3:10 3:52 0:57 2:33 1:01 2:09 1:20 1:37 0:36   0:50
33 Chara - 44 Ward 2:02 1:40 3:59 5:17 4:24 2:00 2:12 0:52 1:35 1:36 1:22 0:04 0:32 0:26 1:13
34 Hnidy - 45 Stuart 5:24 0:49 1:23   2:44 2:51 1:13 0:50 0:13   0:51        
6 Wideman - 33 Chara   0:13 0:09   0:36 0:24 0:11   0:26     0:59   1:45  
33 Chara 0:04       1:00 0:49   0:03       0:11 1:36    

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
Higgins-Lapierre 71.2% 68.6%   2.6%
Lapierre 12.6%     12.6%
Pacioretty-Lapierre 6.4% 6.4%    
Pacioretty-Koivu 2.8% 2.8%    
Koivu-Higgins-D'Agostini 2.4% 2.4%    
Others 4.6% 1.0% 3.6% 0.1%
Totals   81.1% 3.6% 15.3%
11 Koivu
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Pacioretty-D'Agostini 55.2% 49.7% 5.6%  
Lang-Kovalev 9.4%   9.4%  
Higgins 6.5%     6.5%
S. Kostitsyn 5.0%     5.0%
Pacioretty-S. Kostitsyn 4.3% 4.3%    
Others 19.5% 10.8% 6.6% 2.1%
Totals   64.7% 21.6% 13.6%
14 Plekanec
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Latendresse-A. Kostitsyn 60.7% 55.3% 5.5%  
A. Kostitsyn 7.0% 5.3%   1.8%
Higgins 6.5%     6.5%
Lapierre 5.3%     5.3%
A. Kostitsyn-Kovalev 5.3% 5.3%    
Others 15.2% 3.1% 9.5% 2.5%
Totals   69.0% 15.0% 16.0%
20 Lang
Linemates Total EV PP SH
S. Kostitsyn-Kovalev 48.8% 48.8%    
Koivu-Kovalev 13.3%   13.3%  
Kovalev 9.2% 4.9%   4.3%
S. Kostitsyn 6.5%     6.5%
Latendresse-Higgins 5.4%   5.4%  
Others 16.8% 6.4% 10.4%  
Totals   60.1% 29.1% 10.8%
21 Higgins
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Lapierre-Kostopoulos 68.0% 65.5%   2.5%
Plekanec 7.2%     7.2%
Koivu 7.0%     7.0%
Latendresse-Lang 4.1%   4.1%  
Koivu-Pacioretty 2.8% 2.8%    
Others 10.9% 4.4% 4.9% 1.5%
Totals   72.7% 9.1% 18.2%
27 Kovalev
Linemates Total EV PP SH
S. Kostitsyn-Lang 52.8% 52.8%    
Lang-Koivu 14.3%   14.3%  
Lang 9.9% 5.3%   4.7%
A. Kostitsyn-Plekanec 8.3% 8.3%    
Plekanec-Lang 4.1%   4.1%  
Others 10.5% 2.9% 7.5% 0.1%
Totals   69.3% 25.9% 4.8%
36 D'Agostini
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Pacioretty-Koivu 81.6% 73.3% 8.2%  
Pacioretty-Lapierre 9.1% 8.4% 0.7%  
Koivu-Higgins-Kostopoulos 3.1% 3.1%    
Latendresse-Plekanec 3.0% 3.0%    
Koivu 2.1% 0.7% 1.4%  
Others 1.1% 1.1%    
Totals   89.6% 10.4%  
40 Lapierre
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Higgins-Kostopoulos 66.4% 64.0%   2.4%
Kostopoulos 11.8%     11.8%
Pacioretty-D'Agostini 6.4% 5.9% 0.5%  
Pacioretty-Kostopoulos 5.9% 5.9%    
Plekanec 5.7%     5.7%
Others 3.7% 0.2% 1.7% 1.8%
Totals   76.1% 2.2% 21.7%
46 A. Kostitsyn (F)
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Latendresse-Plekanec 61.9% 56.3% 5.6%  
Plekanec 7.2% 5.4%   1.8%
Plekanec-Kovalev 5.4% 5.4%    
Plekanec-Koivu 3.6%   3.6%  
Lang-Kovalev 2.5%   2.5%  
Others 7.2% 5.2% 2.0%  
Totals   74.3% 23.9% 1.8%
67 Pacioretty
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Koivu-D'Agostini 70.1% 63.0% 7.1%  
Lapierre-D'Agostini 7.8% 7.2% 0.6%  
Lapierre-Kostopoulos 7.2% 7.2%    
Koivu-S. Kostitsyn 5.5% 5.5%    
Higgins-Koivu 3.3% 3.3%    
Others 6.1% 5.1% 1.0%  
Totals   91.3% 8.7%  
74 S. Kostitsyn (F)
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Lang-Kovalev 43.5% 43.5%    
Koivu 6.3%     6.3%
Lang 5.8%     5.8%
Pacioretty-Koivu 5.4% 5.4%    
A. Kostitsyn-Lang 1.9% 1.9%    
Others 2.2% 1.3%   0.8%
Totals   55.9% 31.1% 13.0%
84 Latendresse
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Plekanec-A. Kostitsyn 84.8% 77.1% 7.6%  
Lang-Higgins 5.2%   5.2%  
Plekanec-Higgins 3.1%   3.1%  
Plekanec-D'Agostini 2.7% 2.7%    
Lang-A. Kostitsyn 1.4% 1.4%    
Others 2.8% 2.5% 0.4%  
Totals   83.7% 16.3%  

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

3 O'Byrne
Partner Total EV PP SH
Hamrlik 69.6% 58.3%   11.3%
Bouillon 24.6% 22.6%   2.0%
Markov 4.7% 3.9%   0.8%
Markov-Komisarek 1.0%   1.0%  
Hamrlik-Komisarek 0.2% 0.2%    
Totals   84.9% 1.0% 14.1%
8 Komisarek
Partner Total EV PP SH
Markov 65.6% 57.5% 0.9% 7.2%
Bouillon 19.3% 19.3%    
Hamrlik 14.1% 6.5%   7.5%
Markov-O'Byrne 0.8%   0.8%  
Hamrlik-O'Byrne 0.2% 0.2%    
Totals   83.6% 1.7% 14.7%
24 Henry
Partner Total EV PP SH
Bouillon 69.1% 64.8%   4.3%
Hamrlik 27.6% 27.6%    
Markov 3.4% 3.4%    
Totals   95.7%   4.3%
44 Hamrlik
Partner Total EV PP SH
O'Byrne 52.9% 44.3%   8.6%
Bouillon 21.6% 14.0% 3.2% 4.5%
Komisarek 13.6% 6.3%   7.3%
Henry 9.3% 9.3%    
S. Kostitsyn 2.4% 2.4%    
Others 0.2% 0.2%    
Totals   76.5% 3.2% 20.3%
46 A. Kostitsyn (D)
Partner Total EV PP SH
Markov 12.4% 2.1% 10.3%  
Totals   74.3% 23.9% 1.8%
51 Bouillon
Partner Total EV PP SH
Henry 24.2% 22.7%   1.5%
Hamrlik 22.4% 14.5% 3.3% 4.6%
Komisarek 19.4% 19.4%    
O'Byrne 19.4% 17.8%   1.6%
Markov 14.6% 3.5% 1.3% 9.8%
Totals   77.8% 4.6% 17.5%
74 S. Kostitsyn (D)
Partner Total EV PP SH
Markov 31.2%   31.1% 0.1%
Hamrlik 3.7% 3.7%    
Totals   55.9% 31.1% 13.0%
79 Markov
Partner Total EV PP SH
Komisarek 56.3% 49.4% 0.8% 6.1%
S. Kostitsyn 17.5%   17.4% 0.1%
Bouillon 12.5% 3.0% 1.1% 8.4%
A. Kostitsyn 8.8% 1.5% 7.3%  
O'Byrne 3.2% 2.6%   0.5%
Others 1.7% 1.0% 0.7%  
Totals   57.5% 27.4% 15.2%

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