Vs Florida 4-0 win Mar. 3, 2011

Famine in offensive; feast in defensive-zone

Despite winning only 47% of their offensive-zone puck-battles, the Montreal Canadiens shutout the Florida Panthers 4-0 Thursday night. Carey Price was solid again in the win, while the defensemen carried the load at both ends of the ice.


Team-wise

The Canadiens' winning percentage when engaging in defensive-zone puck-battles (65%) was a full 18 percentage points higher than their winning percentage in the offensive-zone.

METRIC	AFTER 1ST	AFTER 2ND	TM WIN%	METRIC
%OZPBW	33	44	47	%OZPBW
%SKI +	61	67	77	%SKI +
%DI+	90	87	84	%DI+
%DZPBW	63	64	65	%DZPBW
%NZPBW	58	55	52	%NZPBW
%DZFOW	25	33	44	%DZFOW
%DZPKFOW	0	0	50	%DZPKFOW
%OZPPFOW	N/a	50	67	%OZPPFOW
%OZFOW	50	50	50	%OZFOW
%PS THRU	100	83	77	%PS THRU

Period-by-period

Defenseman Hal Gill recovered from a difficult 1st period grade of 33. Gill was solid through the final two frames; finishing with a team-leading 81.

 

PLAYER	6	11	13	14	15	20	21	22	32	44	45	46	47	52	53	55	57	58	63	67	68	75	76	81	94	31
AFTER 1ST		58	55	64	50	43	65		67	67	63	60				25	33	38		50		33	64	64	33
AFTER 2ND		63	54	64	52	47	58		57	71	74	57				44	48	54		52		67	61	54	50
GAME'S END	0	62	55	66	58	74	62	0	72	78	67	74	0	0	0	60	56	60	0	55	0	81	73	71	57	0
PLAYER	6	11	13	14	15	20	21	22	32	44	45	46	47	52	55	53	57	58	63	67	68	75	76	81	94	31

Percentage by metric

Despite the win, the Canadiens were unable to sustain pressure in the offensive zone. Montreal's forwards were able to win more than two offensive-zone puck-battles in a row on only 5 occasions.

Mike Cammalleri stuggled in the offensive-zone. Cammalleri is not engaging in puck-battles; choosing instead to play off the opposing player and block pass attempts with his stick. Although likely a product of his shoulder injury, the strategy is not yielding results; number 13 won only 17% of his OZPBs.

	6	11	13	14	15	20	21	22	32	44	45	46	47	52	53	55	57	58	63	67	68	75	76	81	94	31		TEAM TOT
%OZPBW		48	17	63	31	57	47		56	100	100	53				50	44	50		42		67	43	55	0		%OZPBW	47
%SKI +		100	67	100	100	100	86		75	100	100	60				n/g	50	100		71				33	80		%SKI +	77
%DI+		100	100	60	67	0	100		100	75	100	75				50	100	100		100		100	100	100	50		%DI+	84
%DZPBW		67	83	67	100	63	63		71	58	56	86				50	100	63		50		69	65	63	60		%DZPBW	65
%NZPBW		60	33	75	33	n/g	60		43	50	100	0				n/g	0	57		33		100		50	33		%NZPBW	52
DZTA	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	DZTA	9
DZGA	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	DZGA	16
NZTA	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	2	0	NZTA	15
NZGA	0	2	2	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	NZGA	12
%DZFOW		67		20													100	25						60			%DZFOW	44
%DZPKFOW			100	33	50																						%DZPKFOW	50
%OZPPFOW		50																		100							%OZPPFOW	67
%OZFOW		67		0			100		0									0						67			%OZFOW	50
%PS THRU				100		60				100		100											80				%PS THRU	77
WINS	0	33	22	40	22	25	29	0	28	28	20	31	0	0	0	9	19	24	0	22	0	25	29	35	16	0		457
BATTLES	0	53	40	61	38	34	47	0	39	36	30	42	0	0	0	15	34	40	0	40	0	31	40	49	28	1		698
GRADE	0	62	55	66	58	74	62	0	72	78	67	74	0	0	0	60	56	60	0	55	0	81	73	71	57	0	GRADE	65
PLAYER	6	11	13	14	15	20	21	22	32	44	45	46	47	52	53	55	57	58	63	67	68	75	76	81	94	31		TM GR

Individual stats

 It was a night where the defensemen carried the team's overall grade (65). The Habs group of 6 D-men averaged 72; a full 7 points higher than the overall team average.

	6	11	13	14	15	20	21	22	32	44	45	46	47	52	53	55	57	58	63	67	68	75	76	81	94	31		TM TOT
OZPBW		11	2	12	4	4	7		5	4	1	8				1	7	6		8		2	3	6			OZPBW	91
OZPBL		12	10	7	9	3	8		4			7				1	9	6		11		1	4	5	4		OZPBL	101
SKI +		4	6	4	4	1	6		3	1	3	3					3	2		5				1	4		SKI +	50
SKI-			3				1		1			2					3			2				2	1		SKI-	15
DI+		4	5	3	2		3		5	3	1	3				1	1	1		1		3	3	2	1		DI+	42
DI-				2	1	1				1		1				1									1		DI-	8
DZPBW		4	5	4	7	5	5		5	7	9	6				5	1	5		3		11	13	5	6		DZPBW	106
DZPBL		2	1	2		3	3		2	5	7	1				5		3		3		5	7	3	4		DZPBL	56
NZPBW		3	1	6	1		3		3	2	4							4		1		1		2	1		NZPBW	32
NZPBL		2	2	2	2		2		4	2		1					3	3		2				2	2		NZPBL	29
DZTA		1		2		1				3	1							1									DZTA	9
DZGA					2	2	2			1	3	2								1		2			1		DZGA	16
NZTA			1		1	1				3		1					1			1		1	2	1	2		NZTA	15
NZGA		2	2	1	1		2		1								1					1				1	NZGA	12
DZFOW		2		1													1	1						3			DZFOW	8
DZFOL		1		4														3						2			DZFOL	10
DZPKFOW			1	1	1																						DZPKFOW	3
DZPKFOL				2	1																						DZPKFOL	3
OZPPFOW		1																		1							OZPPFOW	2
OZPPFOL		1																									OZPPFOL	1
OZFOW		2					1																	4			OZFOW	7
OZFOL		1		1					1									2						2			OZFOL	7
PS THRU				1		3				1		1											4				PS THRU	10
OZ PS BL						2																	1				OZ PS BL	3
DZBS					1	1				2						1						1	1	2			DZBS	9
POINTS X2		0				4			4			4					2	2				2		4			POINTS X2	22
+/-		1				2			2	1		3				1	1	1		1		3	1	2	1		+/-	20
SHOTS		0	1	6	1	3	4		1	1	1	2					2	1		1		1	2	3	1		SHOTS	31
WINS	0	33	22	40	22	25	29	0	28	28	20	31	0	0	0	9	19	24	0	22	0	25	29	35	16	0	WINS	457
BATTLES	0	53	40	61	38	34	47	0	39	36	30	42	0	0	0	15	34	40	0	40	0	31	40	49	28	1	BATTLES	698
GRADE	0	62	55	66	58	74	62	0	72	78	67	74	0	0	0	60	56	60	0	55	0	81	73	71	57	0	GRADE	65
PLAYER	6	11	13	14	15	20	21	22	32	44	45	46	47	52	53	55	57	58	63	67	68	75	76	81	94	31		TM GR