Game 4 Vs Boston 5-4 OT loss April 21, 2011

Grades plummet after ten-minute mark of second period

The Montreal Canadiens were cruising along with an overall mark of 72 mid-way through the second period, only to see that grade fall 6 percentage-points, as they eventually lost in overtime to the visiting Boston Bruins. the Habs final mark of 65 was equal to their playoff average, and 2 percentage-points above their regular season average.

Individual player final grades

Hal Gill (73)ended the game with the top mark, while Tomas Plekanec (70)and Jeff Halpern  (70) posted the top grades among forwards.

There was a 3-way tie for the lowest individual grade, as Scott Gomez, Lars Eller and Tom Pyatt each posted a final grade of 56.

	6	11	13	14	15	20	21	32	44	46	52	53	55	58	75	76	81	94	31		TM TOT
WINS	36	50	62	64	31	59	55	34	43	42	24	15	34	46	44	67	25	20	10	WINS	764
EVENTS	60	89	94	92	44	89	86	56	69	61	39	22	52	69	60	110	45	36	11	EVENTS	1184
GRADE	60	56	66	70	70	66	64	61	62	69	62	68	65	67	73	61	56	56	91	GRADE	65
PLAYER	6	11	13	14	15	20	21	32	44	46	52	53	55	58	75	76	81	94	31		TM GR

Player grades by period

Only 3 players grades improved over the final 2 periods. Jaroslav Spacek's grade fell 26 percentage-points over the final 2 periods, while Scott Gomez's grade fell by 21 points over the final 2 frames.

PLAYER	6	11	13	14	15	20	21	32	44	46	52	53	55	58	75	76	81	94	31
AFTER 1ST	86	79	57	64	86	74	82	72	63	80	64	75	76	71	80	59	63	77	100
AFTER 2ND	66	65	60	74	64	70	77	71	68	69	65	68	78	68	77	60	64	64	100
GAME'S END	60	56	66	70	70	66	64	61	62	69	62	68	65	67	73	61	56	56	91
PLAYER	6	11	13	14	15	20	21	32	44	46	52	53	55	58	75	76	81	94	31

Comparing previous games in Boston series

Scott Gomez has the lowest average grade of any player not named Benoit Pouliot.

PLAYER	6	11	13	14	15	20	21	32	44	46	52	53	55	57	58	68	75	76	81	94	31		TM GR
GAME 4 VS BOS	60	56	66	70	70	66	64	61	62	69	62	68	65	N/A	67	N/A	73	61	56	56	91	GAME 4 VS BOS	65
GAME 3 VS BOS	71	52	66	55	N/A	75	64	69	68	69	66	76	75	43	39	N/A	70	65	63	71	71	GAME 3 VS BOS	65
GAME 2 VS BOS	68	57	66	58	N/A	69	70	75	74	0	68	69	58	56	73	67	63	60	75	67	50	GAME 2 VS BOS	66
GAME 1 VS BOS	63	64	65	63	N/A	68	69	62	69	53	65	53	67	45	57	N/A	64	73	65	53	100	GAME 1 VS BOS	64
PLAYOFF AVG	66	58	66	62	70	70	66	66	68	66	66	65	67	49	62	67	68	64	66	62	75	PLAYOFF AVG	65
PLAYER	6	11	13	14	15	20	21	32	44	46	52	53	55	57	58	68	75	76	81	94	31		TM GR

Team percentages by period and zone

The Habs winning percentage for puck-battles in all 3 zones fell substantially over the last 2 periods (and OT). Overall their success-rate for puck battles fell by 17% over the final 2 frames, with the biggest drop coming in the offensive zone (19%).

METRIC	AFTER 1ST	AFTER 2ND	TM WIN%	METRIC
%OZPBW	74	62	55	%OZPBW
OZPASS%	77	74	70	OZPASS%
OZDEAK%	60	63	59	OZDEAK%
SKI%	77	78	83	SKI%
DI%	72	81	83	DI%
OZTA	8	16	20	OZTA
METRIC	AFTER 1ST	AFTER 2ND	TM WIN%	METRIC
%DZPBW	51	42	37	%DZPBW
DZPASS%	75	75	70	DZPASS%
DZDEAK%	33	60	67	DZDEAK%
DZTA	8	13	20	DZTA
DZ-BL-SHOT	4	14	17	DZ-BL-SHOT
DZ-BL-PASS	5	8	12	DZ-BL-PASS
METRIC	AFTER 1ST	AFTER 2ND	TM WIN%	METRIC
%NZPBW	56	41	39	%NZPBW
NZPASS%	75	65	70	NZPASS%
NZDEAK%	100	80	82	NZDEAK%
NZTA	5	11	14	NZTA
METRIC	AFTER 1ST	AFTER 2ND	TM WIN%	METRIC
DZFOW%	33	50	42	DZFOW%
DZPKFOW%	0	0	0	DZPKFOW%
OZPPFOW%	Na	Na	100	OZPPFOW%
OZFOW%	75	60	56	OZFOW%
NZFOW%	56	53	52	NZFOW%
shots thru	76	63	51	shots thru

Offensive-zone team averages by game

The Habs have a better success-rate for offensive-zone passing during their 2 home-losses against Boston, but have won substantially less offensive-zone puck-battles through those same losses.

METRIC	TM WIN%	METRIC	GAME 1 VS BOS	GAME 2 VS BOS	GAME 3 VS BOS	SEASON AVERAGE
%OZPBW	55	%OZPBW	60	59	49	57
OZPASS%	70	OZPASS%	62	65	63	71
OZDEAK%	59	OZDEAK%	50	53	57	59
SKI%	83	SKI%	76	82	82	72
DI%	83	DI%	80	76	84	78
OZTA	20	OZTA	12	9	15
METRIC	TM WIN%	METRIC	GAME 1 VS BOS	GAME 2 VS BOS	TM WIN%	SEASON AVERAGE

Defensive-zone team averages by game

The Habs success-rate for defensive-zone puck-battles has dropped substantially during the last 2 games of the series. The 37% success-rate registered in game 4 is an incredible 22% lower than their regular season average. Equally incredible is the fact that the team had a 74% success-rate during the first period of game 4; fifteen % above their previously mentioned regular season average.

METRIC	TM WIN%	METRIC	GAME 1 VS BOS	GAME 2 VS BOS	GAME 3 VS BOS	SEASON AVERAGE
%DZPBW	37	%DZPBW	48	54	41	59
DZPASS%	70	DZPASS%	66	63	76	71
DZDEAK%	67	DZDEAK%	70	57	77	73
DZTA	20	DZTA	38	36	31
DZ-BL-SHOT	17	DZ-BL-SHOT	26	32	15
DZ-BL-PASS	12	DZ-BL-PASS	4	4	12
METRIC	TM WIN%	METRIC	GAME 1 VS BOS	GAME 2 VS BOS	GAME 3 VS BOS	SEASON AVERAGE

Neutral-zone team averages by game

Only during game 1 in Boston did the Habs have a lower success-rate for neutral-zone puck-battles. Game four's average was 17 percentage-points below their season average.

METRIC	TM WIN%	METRIC	GAME 1 VS BOS	GAME 2 VS BOS	GAME 3 VS BOS	SEASON AVERAGE
%NZPBW	39	%NZPBW	38	43	41	56
NZPASS%	70	NZPASS%	65	72	72	74
NZDEAK%	82	NZDEAK%	50	86	89	77
NZTA	14	NZTA	11	12	5
METRIC	TM WIN%	METRIC	GAME 1 VS BOS	GAME 2 VS BOS	TM WIN%	SEASON AVERAGE

Player averages for game 4 Vs. Boston