This post will focus on the number of stick or body-checks each Montreal Canadiens player has attempted pin the defensive-zone er-minute played.
-The black bar shows the number of stick-checks
-The red bar shows the number of body-checks
This second graph represents each player's success-rate when attempting to remove puck-possession by way of a stick or body-check. For either event to be deemed successful, the opposing player must loose puck-possession as a direct result of the stick or body-check.
Interestingly, when we compare body-check success-rates with player size, we see an obvious relationship.
-The black bar shows the stick-check success-rate
-The red bar shows the body-check success-rate
