A list of all the events tracked within my system can be found here.
A successful offensive-touch is described as any successful attempt to maintain puck-possession by way of a pass, or deke; a successful shot through to the net is also counted as a successful offensive-touch. A successful defensive-touch is classified as any successful attempt to remove puck-possession from the opposition by way of a stick-check, body-check, or blocked pass.
The higher the bubble appears in the graph, the more successful defensive-touches each player has contributed per-60. The further the bubble is to the right, the more successful offensive-touches (plays with possession) each player has contributed per-60.
- Only even-strength events were used in this calculation.
- The larger player's bubble appears, the more total offensive-zone possession events that player engaged in per-60.
HABS FORWARDS
Michael Bournival was the Habs most productive forechecker, as he led all players in successful defensive-touches in the offensive-zone. Expressed more simply, Bournival created more opposition turnovers in the offensive-zone per-60 than any other Montreal player. Other forwards with strong forechecking numbers include Lars Eller, Brendan Gallagher, and Max Pacioretty.
The Habs least-productive forecheckers included George Parros, Thomas Vanek, Ryan White, and Travis Moen.
Max Pacioretty was Montreal's most productive possession player in the offensive-zone, as he produced more successful puck-possession plays per-60 than any other Habs player. Other forwards with solid possession totals include Bournival, Gallagher, and Eller.
The Habs least-productive o-zone possession players included Parros, Vanek, White, and Moen.
HABS DEFENSEMEN
Surprisingly, Douglas Murray was actually the Habs most productive defensemen when it came to engaging the opposition defensively in the offensive-zone. Expressed simply, Murray successfully pinched-in at the offensive blueline more often than any other Habs defenseman. Outside of Murray, Andrei Markov was the most active defensively in the offensive-zone, while Francis Bouillon and PK Subban were the least active. This data does a great job of disparaging the false portrayal of Subban as a risk-taker, as only Bouillon took less chances than Subban pinching-in at the offensive-blueline.
Subban contributed the most successful plays with possession in the offensive-zone per-60, while Markov produced the second-most. Jarred Tinordi, Mike Weaver, and Douglas Murray contributed the fewest successful puck-possession plays per-60 among Habs d-men.
DEFENSIVE SUCCESS-RATE IN THE OFFENSIVE-ZONE
This graph represents each Habs players success-rate when attempting to remove puck-possession from the opposition in the offensive-zone. Events used in this calculation include blocked passes, stick-checks, and body-checks. The calculation is made simply by dividing the number of successful attempts by the total number of attempts.
PUCK-POSSESSION SUCCESS-RATE IN THE OFFENSIVE-ZONE
This graph represents each Habs players success-rate when attempting to make a play while in possession of the puck in the offensive-zone. Events used in this calculation include passes, dekes, and shots. The calculation is made simply by dividing the number of successful attempts by the total number of attempts.
