Every even-strength puck-possession event (both defensive and offensive) is included in the calculations included here.
EVEN-STRENGTH RATING
Ratings (risk/reward rating) represent how many more successful plays than failed plays each player makes 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.
The Canadiens even-strength rating during this year fluctuated from a low of 1.62 during the second round of the playoffs to a high of 1.77 in the first round of the playoffs. Montreal's rating was 1.66 during games played prior to the Olympics, and was 1.65 after the Olympics.
In games the Habs won during the regular season they produced an ES Rating of 1.79, in games they lost their average rating was 1.68. During the playoffs, Montreal produced a rating of 1.81 in games they won, and 1.72 during losses.
PK Subban produced the top rating among Canadiens defensmen prior to the Olympics, after the Olympics, and during each round of the playoffs.
The top rating among centres both before and after the Olympics was produced by Lars Eller. Like Subban, Eller also had the top rating among centres in each successive round of the playoffs.
The top rating among wingers before the Olympics was produced by Michael Bournival, while the top rating after the games was earned by Brendan Gallagher. Prust's rating after the Olympics is not included because injuries produced a small sample size during that period.
The top rating during the first round of the playoffs was also produced by Gallagher, while the top rating in the second round belonged to Bournival. Gallagher came back to earn the top even-strength rating among wingers in the third round of the playoffs.
EVEN-STRENGTH RATIOS
Ratio represents the number of successful events each player produced for every 1 failed event. Ice-time, or number of events per-minute has no impact on players' ratios.
The Canadiens even-strength ratio during this year fluctuated from a low of 2.21 during the third round of the playoffs to a high of 2.50 in the first round of the playoffs. Montreal's ratio was 2.29 during games played prior to the Olympics, and was 2.32 after the Olympics.
In games the Habs won during the regular season they produced an ES ratio of 2.61, in games they lost their average ratio was 2.39. During the playoffs, Montreal produced a ratio of 2.56 in games they won, and 2.37 during losses.
Subban produced the top ratio among Canadiens defensmen prior to the Olympics, as well as after the Olympics. The top ratio among d-men during the first round of the playoffs was earned by Josh Gorges, while Alexei Emelin had the top ratio during the second-round series against the Boston Bruins. The top ratio among d-men during the third round once again belonged to Gorges.
The top ratio among centres before the Olympics was produced by Lars Eller, while the top ratio after the Olympics came from David Desharnais. Desharnais also had the top ratio among centres during the first round of the playoffs, and tied Eller for the top ratio during the second round. The top ratio among centres in the third round of the playoffs actually belonged to Daniel Briere.
The top ratio among wingers before the Olympics was produced by Michael Bournival, while the top ratio after the games was earned by Brendan Gallagher. The top ratio during the first round of the playoffs was produced by Rene Bourque. Dale Weise had the top even-strength ratio among wingers in both the second and third round of the playoffs.
