Game #56 - February 21, 2024 - Buffalo 3 at Montreal 2
Game #56 - February 21, 2024
  Buffalo   3   at     Montreal   2
All times below are based on data from NHL.com.               
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Lines and defensive pairings

Line Time EV PP SH +/-
22 Caufield14 Suzuki20 Slafkovsky
 12:40 12:40 0:00 0:00 E
40 Armia71 Evans11 Gallagher
 8:59 8:59 0:00 0:00 E
89 Roy15 Newhook17 Anderson
 8:17 8:17 0:00 0:00 +2
70 Pearson74 Gignac56 Ylonen
 7:00 7:00 0:00 0:00 -1
14 Suzuki - 15 Newhook - 20 Slafkovsky - 22 Caufield 4:11 0:24 3:47 0:00 -1
40 Armia71 Evans
 3:02 0:00 0:00 3:02 E
14 Suzuki - 15 Newhook - 20 Slafkovsky - 22 Caufield - 89 Roy 1:15 0:07 1:08 0:00 E
Others 14:36 12:05 1:29 1:02 E
Pair Time EV PP SH +/-
  8 Matheson21 Guhle
 16:27 14:38 0:00 1:49 E
72 Xhekaj58 Savard
 13:25 13:25 0:00 0:00 +1
47 Struble54 Harris
 12:20 11:52 0:00 0:28 E
  8 Matheson
 6:03 0:37 5:26 0:00 -1
72 Xhekaj21 Guhle
 2:21 2:21 0:00 0:00 E
72 Xhekaj54 Harris
 1:24 1:24 0:00 0:00 E
21 Guhle58 Savard
 1:14 0:26 0:00 0:48 E
72 Xhekaj
 1:10 0:12 0:58 0:00 E
54 Harris58 Savard
 1:09 0:12 0:00 0:57 E
  8 Matheson58 Savard
 1:03 1:03 0:00 0:00 E
47 Struble58 Savard
 1:02 1:02 0:00 0:00 E
Others 2:22 2:20 0:00 0:02 E

Line match-ups:

Line/Pair 22CC
14NS
20JS		 40JA
71JE
11BG		 89JR
15AN
17JA		 70TP
74BG
56JY		 14NS
15AN
20JS
22CC		 40JA
71JE		 8MM
21KG		 72AX
58DS		 47JS
54JH		 8MM 72AX
21KG
53 Skinner - 72 Thompson - 89 Tuch 7:22 0:53 0:22 0:51 0:24   8:56   0:56 0:07 0:28
12 Greenway - 24 Cozens - 37 Mittelstadt 1:19 4:13 3:02 0:12     0:58 6:45 0:33 0:04  
50 Robinson - 28 Girgensons - 21 Okposo 1:07 0:41 0:55 4:16     0:26 2:29 4:21    
9 Benson - 19 Krebs - 77 Peterka 0:15 3:01 2:27 0:49     1:48 2:05 3:42    
12 Greenway - 24 Cozens 0:01   0:01   2:11     0:01   3:19  
53 Skinner - 24 Cozens - 72 Thompson - 89 Tuch           1:33 1:48        
10 Jokiharju - 26 Dahlin 5:25 3:49 2:11 2:48 0:19 0:14 6:35 4:45 5:21 1:01 0:03
75 Clifton - 78 Bryson 5:49 2:28 0:33 1:41 1:05   4:47 4:22 1:51 1:09  
6 Johnson - 38 Clague 0:27 1:58 4:39 2:01     2:08 3:14 3:23   0:32
6 Johnson - 26 Dahlin     0:07 0:10 2:04   0:10   0:07 3:12  
26 Dahlin           2:07 1:49   0:12    

Shift chart:
(green = even-strength, red = power-play, blue = short-handed)

For each forward: most common linemates
(as a percentage of total ice time)

11 Gallagher
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Armia-Evans 65.8% 65.8%    
Anderson-Newhook 7.2% 7.2%    
Anderson-Evans 5.5% 5.5%    
Anderson-Pearson-Roy 5.3% 0.4% 4.9%  
Pearson-Gignac 3.8% 3.8%    
Others 12.5% 8.8% 3.7%  
Totals   91.5% 8.5%  
14 Suzuki
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Slafkovsky 57.1% 57.1%    
Newhook-Slafkovsky-Caufield 18.8% 1.8% 17.0%  
Newhook-Slafkovsky-Caufield-Roy 5.6% 0.5% 5.1%  
Pearson-Slafkovsky 3.5% 3.5%    
Caufield 3.4% 3.3%   0.1%
Others 11.6% 7.5% 1.6% 2.6%
Totals   73.6% 23.7% 2.6%
15 Newhook
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Roy-Anderson 45.6% 45.6%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Caufield 23.0% 2.2% 20.8%  
Suzuki-Slafkovsky-Caufield-Roy 6.9% 0.6% 6.2%  
Anderson-Gallagher 5.4% 5.4%    
Pearson-Anderson 4.7% 4.7%    
Others 14.4% 12.7% 1.7%  
Totals   71.2% 28.8%  
17 Anderson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Roy-Newhook 56.3% 56.3%    
Newhook-Gallagher 6.7% 6.7%    
Pearson-Newhook 5.8% 5.8%    
Evans-Gallagher 5.1% 5.1%    
Gallagher-Pearson-Roy 4.9% 0.3% 4.5%  
Others 21.3% 15.7% 5.5%  
Totals   89.9% 10.1%  
20 Slafkovsky
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Caufield-Suzuki 58.9% 58.9%    
Suzuki-Newhook-Caufield 19.5% 1.9% 17.6%  
Suzuki-Newhook-Caufield-Roy 5.8% 0.5% 5.3%  
Pearson-Suzuki 3.6% 3.6%    
Caufield-Evans 3.1% 3.1%    
Others 9.1% 7.3% 1.9%  
Totals   75.3% 24.7%  
22 Caufield
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 60.8% 60.8%    
Suzuki-Newhook-Slafkovsky 20.1% 1.9% 18.2%  
Suzuki-Newhook-Slafkovsky-Roy 6.0% 0.6% 5.4%  
Suzuki 3.6% 3.5%   0.1%
Evans-Slafkovsky 3.2% 3.2%    
Others 6.3% 6.3%    
Totals   76.3% 23.6% 0.1%
40 Armia
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Evans-Gallagher 66.0% 66.0%    
Evans 22.3%     22.3%
Newhook-Anderson 3.3% 3.3%    
Caufield-Suzuki 1.7% 1.7%    
Evans-Slafkovsky 1.7% 1.7%    
Others 5.0% 4.7%   0.4%
Totals   77.4%   22.6%
56 Ylonen
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Pearson-Gignac 84.7% 84.7%    
Gignac-Evans 5.8% 5.8%    
Anderson-Newhook 3.8% 3.8%    
Pearson-Suzuki 3.0% 3.0%    
Roy-Newhook 1.0% 1.0%    
Others 1.6% 1.6%    
Totals   100.0%    
70 Pearson
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Gignac-Ylonen 54.0% 54.0%    
Newhook-Anderson 6.6% 6.6%    
Suzuki-Slafkovsky 5.9% 5.9%    
Gignac 5.8% 2.3%   3.5%
Gallagher-Anderson-Roy 5.5% 0.4% 5.1%  
Others 22.2% 15.3% 3.2% 3.7%
Totals   84.4% 8.4% 7.2%
71 Evans
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Armia-Gallagher 59.6% 59.6%    
Armia 20.1%     20.1%
Anderson-Gallagher 5.0% 5.0%    
Caufield-Slafkovsky 4.4% 4.4%    
Gignac-Ylonen 3.2% 3.2%    
Others 7.7% 7.1% 0.4% 0.2%
Totals   79.2% 0.4% 20.3%
74 Gignac
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Pearson-Ylonen 63.8% 63.8%    
Pearson 6.8% 2.7%   4.1%
Pearson-Anderson 4.9% 4.9%    
Pearson-Gallagher 4.7% 4.7%    
Gallagher-Anderson-Pearson 4.6% 1.4% 3.2%  
Others 15.2% 15.2%    
Totals   92.7% 3.2% 4.1%
89 Roy
Linemates Total EV PP SH
Newhook-Anderson 72.3% 72.3%    
Suzuki-Newhook-Slafkovsky-Caufield 10.9% 1.0% 9.9%  
Gallagher-Anderson-Pearson 6.3% 0.4% 5.8%  
Gignac-Anderson 2.6% 2.6%    
Newhook-Slafkovsky 1.6% 1.6%    
Others 6.3% 5.8% 0.4%  
Totals   83.8% 16.2%  

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

8 Matheson
Partner Total EV PP SH
Guhle 65.2% 58.0%   7.2%
  24.0% 2.4% 21.5%  
Savard 4.2% 4.2%    
Struble 3.7% 3.7%    
Guhle-Savard 1.1% 1.1%    
Others 1.8% 1.8%    
Totals   71.2% 21.5% 7.2%
21 Guhle
Partner Total EV PP SH
Matheson 79.3% 70.5%   8.8%
Xhekaj 11.3% 11.3%    
Savard 5.9% 2.1%   3.9%
Harris 1.8% 1.7%   0.2%
Matheson-Savard 1.4% 1.4%    
Others 0.2% 0.2%    
Totals   87.2%   12.8%
47 Struble
Partner Total EV PP SH
Harris 84.6% 81.4%   3.2%
Savard 7.1% 7.1%    
Matheson 6.4% 6.4%    
Xhekaj 1.6% 1.6%    
  0.2% 0.2%    
Others 0.1% 0.1%    
Totals   96.8%   3.2%
54 Harris
Partner Total EV PP SH
Struble 79.7% 76.7%   3.0%
Xhekaj 9.1% 9.1%    
Savard 7.4% 1.3%   6.1%
Guhle 2.5% 2.3%   0.2%
Matheson 1.1% 1.1%    
Others 0.2% 0.2%    
Totals   90.6%   9.4%
58 Savard
Partner Total EV PP SH
Xhekaj 73.7% 73.7%    
Guhle 6.8% 2.4%   4.4%
Harris 6.3% 1.1%   5.2%
Matheson 5.8% 5.8%    
Struble 5.7% 5.7%    
Others 1.8% 1.8%    
Totals   90.4%   9.6%
72 Xhekaj
Partner Total EV PP SH
Savard 71.1% 71.1%    
Guhle 12.5% 12.5%    
Harris 7.4% 7.4%    
  6.2% 1.1% 5.1%  
Matheson 1.4% 1.4%    
Others 1.4% 1.4%    
Totals   94.9% 5.1%  
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