Loose-puck recoveries are separated tracked by sub-categories depending on the zone.
In the offensive-zone they are categorized, and tracked as either loose-puck recoveries off of dump-ins, loose-puck recoveries off of rebounds, loose-puck recoveries off of face-offs, or loose puck recoveries off of in zone plays; this last category includes loose-pucks that occur off of broken plays, or off of battles along the wall.
In the defensive-zone they are categorized as loose-puck recoveries off of dump-ins, loose-puck recoveries off of face-offs, loose-puck recoveries off of rebounds, and LPR's off of in-zone plays.
In the neutral-zone, all loose-puck recoveries are categorized under the same banner.
LOOSE-PUCK RECOVERIES PER-60
This first graph communicates how many loose-pucks each Montreal Canadiens averaged per-60 minutes of even-strength ice-time. Events from both the regular season and playoffs are included.
Nathan Beaulieu averaged more loose-puck recoveries per-60 than any other Canadiens player; that said, Beaulieu's sample size was substantially smaller than other players. Among players with substantial minutes played, PK Subban recovered the most loose-pucks per-60. Among defensmen, Francis Bouillon recovered the fewest loose-pucks per-60.
Among forwards, Lars Eller recovered the most loose-pucks per-60; followed closely by Brendan Gallagher, Michael Bournival, and Max Pacioretty. George Parros, Thomas Vanek, Travis Moen, and Daniel Briere recovered the fewest LPR's per-60.
LOOSE-PUCK RECOVERIES BY ZONE
This graphs communicates the percentage of each player's total loose-puck recoveries that occurred in each zone. As we can see, defensemen recovered the highest percentage of their loose-puck recoveries in the defensive-zone, while wingers recovered the highest percentage in the offensive-zone.
Which zone loose-pucks are recovered in can tell us alot about players. For example, a defensemen with a higher percentage of overall loose-pucks recovered in the offensive-zone would generally be an offensive-defenseman; producing higher risk through pinch-ins at the offensive-blueline. A forward with a higher percentage of their overall LPR's in the defensive-zone would generally be more of a defensive-forward. A winger with a high percentage of defensive-zone loose-puck recoveries generally points to a winger who tends to collapse down in the defensive-zone, as most d-zone LPR's occur lower in the defensive-zone.
Among defensemen, 72.8% of the LPR's Weaver recovered occurred in the defensive-zone, while only 64.5% of Andrei Markov's loose-puck recoveries occured in the d-zone. Markov recovered the highest percentage of his LPR's in the neutral-zone, as 17.2% of Markov's LPR's occured in the n-zone, while only 13.1% of Douglas Murray's occurred in the neutral-zone. The offensive-zone saw18.5% of Beaulieu's total loose-puck recoveries, and 18% of Markov's total. Only 10% of Weaver's total LPR's occurred in the offensive-zone.
Among forwards, Daniel Briere, George Parros, Rene Bourque, Alex Galchenyuk, and Max Pacioretty produced the team's highest percentage of offensive-zone loose-puck recoveries. Ryay White, and Tomas Plekanec had the lowest percentages in the offensive-zone, but were among the highest in the d-zone. Vanek recovered the highest percentage of his LPR's in the neutral-zone, while Galchenyuk recovered the lowest.
Among forwards, only Plekanec and White recovered a higher percentage of their total loose-pucks in the defensive-zone than they did in the offensive-zone.
