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2005-06 to 2017-18 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #4 JOSH GORGES Montréal Canadiens · Defense
EX-MT Career
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Card #CAREER-08470324
Josh Gorges in action
4 D Defense
70 OVR
Josh Gorges Montréal Canadiens
14 NHL seasons · 2005-06 to 2017-18
2017-18

Career Report

6 Excellent–Mint 6

Graded on the Game Score of their best 5 seasons, ranked among retired defense.

Season Team GP P OVR Grade
2008-09 MTL 81 23 88 6
2013-14 MTL 66 14 71 6
2011-12 MTL 82 16 70 6
2012-13 MTL 48 9 65 6
2007-08 MTL 62 9 55 5

Connections

Every goal of his career he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

R 65OVR Matt D'Agostini Blues 3 of his goals D 94OVR Roman Hamrlik Lightning 2 of his goals R 95OVR Alex Kovalev Rangers 2 of his goals C 93OVR Saku Koivu Canadiens 2 of his goals

Set up most

L 97OVR Max Pacioretty Canadiens Set up 11 goals C 90OVR Tomas Plekanec Canadiens Set up 9 goals R 88OVR Brian Gionta Devils Set up 5 goals L 82OVR Andrei Kostitsyn Canadiens Set up 5 goals

Most time together

D 97OVR P.K. Subban Canadiens 1,898 min together R 88OVR Brian Gionta Devils 1,847 min together D 75OVR Rasmus Ristolainen Flyers 1,738 min together C 90OVR Tomas Plekanec Canadiens 1,239 min together

Best with

R 89OVR Kyle Okposo Islanders 10–4 in goals together L 94OVR Erik Cole Hurricanes 36–16 in goals together R 46OVR Brendan Gallagher Canucks 23–11 in goals together C 83OVR David Desharnais Canadiens 51–25 in goals together
Scored on most
Ryan Miller 2 goals Michal Neuvirth 2 goals Dominik Hasek 1 goal
Best game
April 04, 2009 vs TOR: 1G · 1A

Rivals

His fights, hit rivals, and faceoff duels across his career, from the play-by-play (hits and faceoffs from 2009-10 on).

Hit most

C 89OVR John Tavares Maple Leafs Hit him 9 times L 72OVR Justin Abdelkader Red Wings Hit him 8 times L 88OVR Milan Michalek Senators Hit him 7 times R 89OVR David Backes Blues Hit him 7 times

Hit most by

L 87OVR Alex Ovechkin Capitals Hit by him 17 times R 62OVR Chris Neil Senators Hit by him 12 times R 79OVR Troy Brouwer Capitals Hit by him 10 times L 91OVR Milan Lucic Bruins Hit by him 10 times

Faced most on the draw

C 83OVR Matt Stajan Flames Won 0 of 1 C 60OVR Jori Lehtera Blues Won 0 of 1
11 fights with 11 opponents
Chris Gratton 1 fight Shean Donovan 1 fight Darcy Tucker 1 fight Pavel Kubina 1 fight Sean Avery 1 fight Mark Rycroft 1 fight Justin Abdelkader 1 fight Frazer McLaren 1 fight Jordie Benn 1 fight Jonathan Huberdeau 1 fight Robby Fabbri 1 fight