Included in this graph are events that move the puck out of the defensive-zone with possession. These events include; outlet passes, stretch passes and defensive-blueline carries. The more players produced within these metrics, the more often these players helped drive the puck out of the defensive-zone, while also maintaining possession.
A list of all the events tracked within this system can be found here.
DEFENSIVE-ZONE PUCK-MOVING PLAYS PER-60 RELATIVE TO A REPLACEMENT
Among wingers, we find Dale Weise with the most d-zone puck-moving plays per-60 relative to a replacement. That said, Weise has a substantially smaller sample size than many of the Habs other wingers. Among wingers with solid sample-sizes, Brian Gionta, and Brendan Gallagher produced the most d-zone puck-moving plays relative to an average Montreal winger, while Rene Bourque produced nearly 5 fewer d-zone puck-moving plays per-60 than an average winger.
Eller produced the most d-zone puck-moving plays per-60 among centres, while Ryan White produced the fewest.
Among defensemen, PK Subban produced over 5 more d-zone puck-moving plays per-60 than an average Montreal defensman, while Douglas Murray produced over 10 fewer.
