Face-off wins are still credited to centremen, despite the importance of both wingers and defensemen during this aspect of the game. This post will communicate the number of loose-pucks generated from face-offs each Montreal Canadiens player has recovered per-minute of EVEN-STRENGTH ice-time.
OFFENSIVE-ZONE
Max Pacioretty leads all players in successful loose-puck recoveries off of face-offs. Other forwards who score well within this metric include Brendan Gallagher, Alex Galchenyuk, and Travis Moen. Among defensemen, both PK Subban, and Andrei Markov lead the group in loose-pucks recovered off of offensive-zone face-offs.
DEFENSIVE-ZONE
Alexei Emelin leads all Habs players in successful loose-puck recoveries off of defensive-zone face-offs. Other players who have produced well within this metric include PK Subban and Jarred Tinordi. Brandon Prust, Gallagher, Brian Gionta, and Micheal Bournival lead all wingers in this category.
NEUTRAL-ZONE
Josh Gorges leads all defensemen in loose-puck recoveries off of neutral-zone face-offs. Pacioretty leads all forwards in this category; followed by Gallagher, and Moen.
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