A list of all the puck-possession events tracked can be found here.
EVEN-STRENGTH RATING
Rating (risk/reward rating) represents how many more successful plays each player makes than successful plays per-minute played. Rating are impacted by how involved a player is in the play. The more events they are involved in per-minute the higher their rating can become.
As a team, the Canadiens have actually produced a higher even-strength rating through 3 games against the New York Rangers than they did in the Boston Bruins series.
Montreal defensemen have also produced a better rating in the current series than they did against the Bruins. Nathan Beaulieu is the only Habs d-man with a lower rating in the current series than he contributed during the season, or during the second round.
Centremen ratings in the current series are better than they were at any other point in the season or playoffs. David Desharnais is the only centreman who has produced ratings in the current series that is lower than previous rounds.
Wingers produced their lowest ratings of the playoffs in the current series while producing their top rating during the Tampa Bay series. No winger has produced his top rating of the playoffs in the current series. Through 3 games against the Rangers, Thomas Vanek has produced his lowest rating of the year, while also producing the team's lowest even-strength player rating of any round.
EVEN-STRENGTH RATIOS
Ratio represents the number of successful events each player produced for every 1 failed event.
The Habs ratio in the current series is their lowest of the playoffs
Montreal defensemen have contributed their lowest ratio of the playoffs in the current series. Josh Gorges has the top rating in the current series, while Beaulieu has the lowest.
Habs centremen have a slightly lower ratio in the current series. Plekanec has the top ratio in the 3 games against the Rangers, while Desharnais has the lowest.
Habs wingers have produced a better ratio against New York than they had versus the Bruins; but a lower rating than the Tampa Bay series. Max Pacioretty has the top ratio against New York, while Thomas Vanek has the lowest.
