Canadiens Year to Date (by the Numbers)

Habs powerplay and defensive-play carrying the team to a successful start
Through the first 6 games of the season, the Montreal Canadiens have a 4-2 record.
Overall

• They are averaging 0.5 more goals per-game
• They are giving up 0.12 less goals per-game
• They have a lower team save-percentage this season
• They are giving up over 3 less shots per-game

Special teams

• A key to the powerplay has been an ability to get more shots through to the net
• They have gotten 7.1% more of their PP shot attempts through to the net
• They have averaged 1 more PP goal per-game than last season
• They have scored a PP goal in each of their 6 games
• They are blocking more shots while short-handed
• They are blocking a higher percentage of opposition passes while short-handed
• They are giving up more PP goals against per-game
• They are giving up 1.5 more PP chances against per-game

POSSESSION AND DEFENSIVE SUCCESS-RATES
Montreal has been less successful this season maintaining possession in the offensive and neutral-zone while at even-strength But, they have been substantially better maintaining possession while moving out of the defensive-zone.
The Habs have been incredibly more successful defensively in all 3 zones.

2011-122012-13

GF2.503.00GF

GA2.622.50GA

SAVE%0.9130.905SAVE%

SF27.9027.87SF

SA30.2427.00SA

EVEN-STRENGTH SCORING CHANCES FORN/A7.17EVEN-STRENGTH SCORING CHANCES FOR

EVEN-STRENGTH SCORING CHANCES AGAINSTN/A6.50EVEN-STRENGTH SCORING CHANCES AGAINST

OZ PP  PASS %80.2180.76OZ PP  PASS %

PP SHOTS THRU%49.0056.10PP SHOTS THRU%

PPG FOR0.511.50PPG FOR

PP CHANCES FOR3.625.50PP CHANCES FOR

SH SHOTS BLOCKED3.274.83SH SHOTS BLOCKED

SH PASS BLOCKED%52.0667SH PASS BLOCKED%

SH DUMP %67.1468SH DUMP %

PPG AGAINST0.451.17PPG AGAINST

PP CHANCES AGAINST3.845.33PP CHANCES AGAINST

2011-122012-13

SUCCESS-RATE MAINTAINING O-ZONE POSSESSION56.552.48SUCCESS-RATE MAINTAINING O-ZONE POSSESSION

SUCCESS-RATE MAINTAINING N-ZONE POSSESSION69.767.27SUCCESS-RATE MAINTAINING N-ZONE POSSESSION

SUCCESS-RATE MAINTAINING D-ZONE POSSESSION67.572.36SUCCESS-RATE MAINTAINING D-ZONE POSSESSION

2011-122012-13

SUCCESS-RATE REMOVING POSSESSION IN O-ZONE71.276.12SUCCESS-RATE REMOVING POSSESSION IN O-ZONE

SUCCESS-RATE REMOVING POSSESSION IN N-ZONE71.681.03SUCCESS-RATE REMOVING POSSESSION IN N-ZONE

SUCCESS-RATE REMOVING POSSESSION IN D-ZONE68.580.56SUCCESS-RATE REMOVING POSSESSION IN D-ZONE

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