Measuring Up: Habs & Caps Individual Ice Time, Plus / Minus and Face Off Percentages

This section of Measuring Up: Habs & Caps takes a closer look at the ice time matchups for both the Capitals and Canadiens top three forwards and defensemen over four regular season games, face off percentages for four centermen a side plus / minus leaders in games played against each other over the season.

Individual Ice Time of Top 6 Players by Game

Game 1 November 20, 2009 Montreal 3 Washington 2

Hamrlik 22:35 / 26:21 Green

Mara 22:52 / 19:07 Schultz

Gorges 21:35 / 17:24 Carlson

Plekanec 20:36 / 23:26 Ovechkin

Cammalleri 20:43 / 21:48 Backstrom

Moen 19:36 / 22:05 Fleischmann

Game 2 November 28, 2009 Washington 4 Montreal 3 (SO)

Hamrlik 25:07 / 27:47 Green

Mara 23:08 / 20:38 Pothier

Spacek 21:39 / 20:05 Alzner

Plekanec 25:56 / 25:32 Ovechkin

Cammalleri 26:17 / 24:22 Backstrom

Metropolit 20:43 / 20:39 Laich

Game 3 January 5, 2010 Washington 4 Montreal 2

Markov 23:57 / 30:28 Green

Hamrlik 22:10 / 21:30 Poti

Gorges 19:28 / 19:03 Schultz

Plekanec 21:33 / 23:05 Ovechkin

Cammalleri 19:48 / 20:35 Backstrom

Gionta 19:52 / 18:36 Laich

Game 4 February 10, 2010 Montreal 6 Washington 5 (OT)

Markov 30:58 / 30:52 Green

Hamrlik 28:14 / 23:03 Schultz

Spacek 25:44 / 21:39 Pothier

Plekanec 22:21 / 29:30 Ovechkin

Gionta 25:38 / 26:14 Backstrom

Gomez 25:08 / 20:04 Fleischmann

Plus / Minus Leaders per Team

Top 3 + / - per team

Montreal: Markov +2, S. Kostitsyn +2, Moen +1

Washington: Green +5, Fehr +3, Schultz +3

Bottom 3 + / - per team

Montreal: Mara -4, White -2, Gomez -1

Washington: Erskine -3, Poti -2, Jurcina -1

Face Off % in games against

58.5% Steckle 24/15

57.7% Morrison 26/15

54.5% Lapierre 12/10

50.9% Gomez 28/27

46.6 Backstrom 42/48

45.8% Plekanec 49/58

44.0% Metropolit 22/28

41.7% Fleischmann 10/14

57.4% All others Washington

38.5% All others Montreal

52.6% Total Washington

47.3% Total Montreal