Ratings and ratios for Habs players in the same game can be found here.
A list of all the puck-possession events tracked can be found 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.
As a team, the New York Rangers produced a better rating than the Montreal Canadiens in game 3. New York's rating in game 3 was substantially better than the rating they had in game 2, and marginally better than game 1.
Rangers defensemen earned a substantially better rating than Habs d-men in game 3. John Moore had the top rating among New York defensemen, with Kevin Klein producing the second-best. The lowest rating among Rangers d-men in game 3 belonged to Anton Stralman. That said, ratios are a much better reflection of play for defensemen, as high ratings indicate a large amount of events; and a high amount of events per-minute for d-men usually indicate that a team spent substantial time in the defensive-zone.
Rangers forwards also had a better rating than Montreal forwards in game 3. In fact, New York forwards produced their top rating of the series in game 3. The top rating was produced by Dan Carcillo; but his sample size is substantially smaller than the rest of the group. The top rating among players with substantial ice-time was produced by Carl Hagelin; with Mats Zuccarello, and Derek Stepan earning the second-highest rating. The lowest rating among Rangers forwards in game 3 was earned by Brad Richards.
EVEN-STRENGTH RATIOS
Ratio represents the number of successful events each player produced for every 1 failed event.
As a team, the Rangers produced their second-best ratio of the series in game 3, while producing a better ratio than the Canadiens.
Rangers d-men also produced a better ratio than the Habs in game 3, while producing their second-best ratio of the series. The top ratio among New York defensemen belonged to Kevin Klein, while the lowest ratio was produced by Joe Girardi.
Rangers forwards also earned a better ratio than Habs forwards in game 3. With limited ice-time, the top ratio among New York forwards was produced by Carcillo. The top ratio among other forwards belonged to Dominic Moore, while the lowest ratio was earned by Martin St. Louis. That said, it's important to note where player's events are taking place when looking at ratios. A team-high 53.3% of St. Louis' events took place while in possession of the puck in the offensive-zone. Offensive-zone possession success-rates are generally substantially lower than anywhere else on the ice. Therefore, a low ratio in St. Louis' situation does not indicate poor performance.
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