Canadiens among the NHL’s elite on special units

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This summer, Martin St-Louis took advantage of Alex Burrows’ departure to take control of the powerplay.

Over the past nine regular-season games, the Canadiens have scored on the powerplay in virtually every game.

That’s something really noteworthy.

  • October 9, Maple Leafs: 1/5, Cole Caufield
  • October 10, Bruins: 1/6, Brendan Gallagher
  • October 12, Senators: 1/4, Emil Heineman
  • October 14, Penguins: 1/2, Juraj Slafkovsky
  • October 17, Kings: 0/5
  • October 19, Islanders: 1/1, Cole Caufield
  • October 22, Rangers: 1/3, Nick Suzuki
  • October 26, Blues: 1/3, Alex Newhook
  • October 27, Flyers: 1/2, Cole Caufield
  • Total: 8/31

With a success rate of 25.8%, the Canadiens are in an excellent position. We’re talking about eighth in the league as of this morning, which is no mean feat. It’s really good to see that the club has scored in eight of its nine games on the powerplay.

Six different scorers have found the back of the net, including some guys from the second wave. But of course, the king remains Cole Caufield, who has three powerplay goals.

And the PK? Here again, the Canadiens have been dominant since the start of the season. Only the Rangers, Islanders and Bruins have scored a goal this season against the Canadiens’ power play. The Habs gave nothing away this weekend.

At 90.3%, the Habs rank third in the league. Only the Stars and Predators are doing better. #JakeEvansEffect

We know that teams like to add up the percentage of the two special units and have a result of at least 100 to tell themselves that their special units are good. I know it’s funny to add up percentages like that, but we understand what we’re trying to do.

The Habs’ figure is 116. That’s excellent.

Even though the club hasn’t had a good start to the season (although it hasn’t been as bad over the last few days, of course), the special units really haven’t been a problem over the last nine games.

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