Rangers and Canadiens: Measuring and Comparing the "time" Each Player Spent with Possession in the Offensive-zone (includes Games 1 and 2)

Puck-management is about making the necessary plays in order to gain, and maintain puck-possession in the offensive-zone. This post will communicate how well each player, position, and team performed managing the puck. The graphs included displays the percentage of all events (defensive and offensive/ all 3 zones) each player engaged in while in possession of the puck in the offensive-zone. Those with a higher percentage spent more time with possession in the o-zone. Consequently, they spent less time defending in the defensive-zone.
Offensive-zone possession plays include all passes, dekes, and shots that are attempted while positioned in the offensive-zone.
A list of all events tracked can be found here.
NEW YORK RANGERS
The New York Rangers engaged in more overall events with possession of the puck in the offensive-zone in game 2 than they did in game 1. That said, Rangers defensemen engaged in a higher percentage of events in game 1. Forwards produced a higher percentage in game 2.
Kevin Klein engaged in a higher percentage of events with possession in the offensive-zone than any other Rangers defensemen during both game 1 and game 2. Marc Staal engaged in the lowest percentage of events with the puck in the offensive-zone during the first game, while Dan Girardi did it during the second game.
Among forwards (not including Brassard's small sample size), Benoit Pouliot engaged in the highest percentage of his overall events while in possession of the puck in the offensive-zone during game 1, while Dominic Moore did it in the second game. Brian Boyle had the lowest percentage during the first game of the series, with Martin St. Louis surprisingly engaging in the lowest percentage of overall events with possession of the puck in the offensive-zone during game 2.

 MONTREAL CANADIENS
The Montreal Canadiens engaged in a higher percentage of their overall events with possession of the puck in the offensive-zone during game 2 than they did in game 1. Similarly, both Habs defensemen and forwards  produced a higher percentage in game 2.
Josh Gorges engaged in the highest percentage of his overall events while in possession of the puck in the offensive-zone among Habs d-men in game 1, while PK Subban did it in game 2. Gorges then produced the lowest percentage in game 2, with the lowest percentage in game 1 having been produced by Mike Weaver.
Michael Bournival engaged in the highest percentage of his overall events with possession of the puck in the offensive-zone during game 1, but did not play in game 2. Max Pacioretty had the top percentage among both forwards and defensemen in game 2.  The lowest percentage of events with possession in the offensive-zone among forwards in both games 1 and 2 was produced by Dale Weise.

COMPARING THE TEAM AND POSITION NUMBERS
GAME 1
The Canadiens had the edge in game 1, as they engaged in 31% of their overall events with possession of the puck in game 1, while the Rangers engaged in 25.2%.
The Habs defensemen engaged 18.2% of their overall events with possession of the puck in game 1, while the Rangers engaged in 13.9% .
Habs forwards engaged in 41.5% of their overall events with possession of the puck in game 1, while  Rangers forwards engaged in 33.2%.
GAME 2
The Canadiens also had the edge in game 2, as they engaged in 33.9% of their overall events with possession of the puck, while the Rangers engaged in 25.8%.
The Habs defensemen engaged 22.5% of their overall events with possession of the puck in game 2, while the Rangers engaged in 12.8% .
Habs forwards engaged in 44% of their overall events with possession of the puck in game 2, while Rangers forwards engaged in 34%.
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