Friday, May 10, 2013

Ottawa-Montreal Game #5:

Possession Statistics

For completeness: the stats from the final Canadiens game of 20(12)-13:

Ottawa Montreal Game #5:

Montreal Canadiens Bounced Badly

Details



Date: 09/05/2013
Opponent: Senators
Location: Montreal

Loss: 1-6

Habs Goalie: Budaj (L)
Opposition Goalie: Anderson (W)

Habs goalscorers: Subban
Opposition goalscorers: Smith, Conacher (2), Turris, Alfredsson, Condra

Thursday, May 09, 2013

Videos To Remember


Reasons to Believe

What kind of fans would we be if we didn't dust ourselves off, laugh about the state of the NHL and how it really isn't geared to a team built to skate and get ready to celebrate victory in the next game.

In this case, with the 5th game against an opponent that has so far won 3 of 4, it might be helpful to have a few positive ideas to focus the mind and spirit:

Zinedine Zidanejad

Something found from round and about. This is a genius take on our most recent talking point.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Ottawa-Montreal Game #4:

Possession Statistics

Here they are, the possession stats for last night's debacle. All the goals happened at ES, so this pretty much tells the whole story.

Ottawa-Montreal Game #4:

A Real Kick in the Nets

Details



Date: 07/05/2013
Opponent: Senators
Location: Ottawa

Loss: 2-3 (OT)

Habs Goalie:Price, Budaj (L)
Opposition Goalie: Anderson (W)

Habs goalscorers: Subban, Galchenyuk
Opposition goalscorers:Toronto Goal Judge, Conacher, Turris


Tuesday, May 07, 2013

Ottawa-Montreal Game #3:

Possession Statistics

Apologies for the delay on this one. Had some responsibilities.

Have a look at this though, it's amusing, you'd never know it was from that one-sided disaster we just saw. Goes once again to show that these stats must always be used with other measures to provide proper context and balance. 

Monday, May 06, 2013

Ottawa-Montreal Game #3:

Habs Have Trouble Scoring on Innocuous Shots, Sens Do Not

Details



Date: 05/05/2013
Opponent: Senators
Location: Ottawa


Loss: 1-6


Habs Goalie: Price (L)
Opposition Goalie: Anderson (W)

Habs goalscorers: Bourque
Opposition goalscorers:Alfredsson, Pageau (3), Silfverberg, Turris


Friday, May 03, 2013

Ottawa-Montreal Game #2:

Habs Reach Deep For Victory

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Date: 03/05/2013
Opponent: Senators
Location: Montreal

Win: 3-1

Habs Goalie: Price (W)
Opposition Goalie: Anderson (L)

Habs goalscorers:White, Gallagher, Ryder
Opposition goalscorers:Michaelk


Carey Price After Game 1

I must confess, I went back and forth on Price in the dome last night. If I was choosing again, I'd have all the stats I went through this morning to sway me further.

Ottawa-Montreal Game #1:

Possession Statistics

You've all seen the standard boxscore for the game. So you now know who scored (in case you forgot) and who got the penalties. But what beyond that?

Well you know how all the geeky fans are referencing things like possession stats, scoring chances and all that? We decided it was high time that a boxscore illuminated us on this information on a game by game basis. Below you'll find the first prototype. The stats included (all for 5-on-5 play) include:

Thursday, May 02, 2013

Ottawa-Montreal Game #1:

Anderson, Karlsson-led Senators Are For Real, Habs Need to Adjust

Details



Date: 02/05/2013
Opponent: Senators
Location: Montreal

Loss: 2-4

Habs Goalie: Price (L)
Opposition Goalie: Anderson (W)

Habs goalscorers: Bourque, Gallagher
Opposition goalscorers: Karlsson, Silfverberg, Methot, Latendresse

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LIW Game Reports Back for the Playoffs

After considering the many appeals I get through email and comments, I have decided that LIW will be coming out of Game Report retirement and pitching in with our thoughts on the upcoming playoff games.

In addition, we have a few ideas about how to provide greater statisfaction for those who love the deeper analysis that the NHL game summary just can't provide. So stay tuned...

Habs Fans Getting Worked Up

OK, we do all need to chill out just a bit. 16 teams want to win the Cup, and none of them had a top 3 draft pick last year. But because they did the Ole, Ole, Ole choir...

Wednesday, May 01, 2013

Can the Candiens Win Without Price Heroics?

At the beginning of the season, more prognosticators than just myself suggested that the Canadiens would only better their 2012 result if Carey Price were able to turn in a better and more dominant performance.

And from the start it seemed like this may be the case. Carey was more prepared than we'd ever seen him for a season and started the year off with the cool confidence that told his teammates: "you go for goals, I'll take care of the rest."