Gorges, Desharnais, and Prust with strong numbers against Ottawa this season
This quick hit focuses on individual player's EVEN-STRENGTH ratios, risk/reward ratings, and scoring chance numbers versus the Ottawa Senators this season.
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In terms of defensemen, Josh Gorges and Raphael Diaz have produced higher ratios against Ottawa than they produced over the course of the season. Francis Bouillon and Andrei Markov have produced similar ratios against Ottawa than they did the rest of the year, while PK Subban's ratio against Ottawa is substantially lower than it was during the entire season.
Among the forwards, Brandon Prust, Gabriel Dumont, David Desharnais, Ryan White, and Max Pacioretty all produced substantially higher even-strength ratios against Ottawa than they averaged during the season. Those players with lower ratios against Ottawa include Tomas Plekanec and Brian Gionta.
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Gorges is the only Habs defenseman with a risk/reward rating against Ottawa that is substantially better than his risk/reward rating the entire season. Subban's risk/reward rating against Ottawa is actually substantially lower than his overall rating during the season.
Among forwards, Prust, Ryder, Jeff Halpern, Desharnais, White, Pacioretty and Lars Eller have all produced substantially higher risk/reward ratings against Ottawa than they did over the course of the season. Those players with lower risk/reward rating against Ottawa include Plekanec, and Gionta. Gionta's struggles are the most disconcerting, as his risk/reward rating against Ottawa was 0.50 points lower than his season average.
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Bouillon helped produce substantially more scoring chances per-minute of ice-time in games against Ottawa than he averaged the rest of the way. Other players who have helped produce more scoring-chances per-minute of play against Ottawa than they averaged the rest of the season include Prust, Desharnais, Pacioretty, and Eller.
Players who have struggled producing scoring chances against Ottawa are Gionta and Gallagher.
Raphael Diaz was partly responsible for more scoring chances against per-minute of ice-time than he averaged the rest of the season. As were Kaberle, Diaz, Dumont, White, and Gallagher.
Players who were partly responsible for far less scoring chances against in games against Ottawa include Eller, Desharnais and Rene Bourque.
