Montreal Canadiens key statistics

NHL.com is providing in-depth analysis for each of its 31 teams from Nov. 16-Dec. 16. Today, three key statistics for the Montreal Canadiens.

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1. Jake Allen's even-strength save percentage

Allen was fourth in the NHL in even-strength save percentage (.932) last season behind Anton Khudobin of the Dallas Stars (.945), Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins (.939) and Darcy Kuemper of the Arizona Coyotes (.934) among those to play at least 24 games. Canadiens goalie Carey Price had a .914 save percentage at even strength, tied for 36th with Alexandar Georgiev of the New York Rangers. Allen should be able to lessen Price's workload, which could help the Montreal No. 1 goalie increase his save percentage this season.

2. Tyler Toffoli's goals per 60

Toffoli ranked 25th in the NHL in 5-on-5 goals per 60 minutes (1.09) among skaters to play at least 65 games last season and was seventh among right wings under the same parameters, behind David Pastrnak of the Bruins (1.49), Travis Konecny of the Philadelphia Flyers (1.27), Conor Garland of the Coyotes (1.23), William Nylander of the Toronto Maple Leafs (1.20), Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning (1.19) and Craig Smith of the Nashville Predators (1.12; signed with the Bruins on Oct. 10). Toffoli, who agreed to a four-year contract with Montreal on Oct. 12 after playing for the Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks last season, should provide additional goal support for the Canadiens, who were 19th in goals per game (2.93) in the regular season and 17th in the postseason (2.30).

3. Shot attempts differential

Montreal was second in the NHL in shot attempts differential last season (plus-595), behind the Vegas Golden Knights (plus-621). The Canadiens attempted the most shots in the League (3,656), were 20th in shot attempts allowed (3,061), and had three of the top four forwards in the League in SAT: Tomas Tatar was first (plus-385), Phillip Danault was second (plus-373) and Brendan Gallagher was fourth (plus-349). Among their defensemen, Jeff Petry was second in the NHL (plus-330), Brett Kulak was eighth (plus-233), Ben Chiarot was ninth (plus-224) and Shea Weber was 11th (plus-210). The addition of Toffoli, who was plus-228 with Los Angeles and Vancouver last season, should help Montreal maintain its strong possession statistics.