Sidney Crosby
#87 · Center · Pittsburgh Penguins
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 19:09 |
| Last season | 68 | 29 | 45 | 74 | 160 | 19:14 |
Role
Where he fits on Pittsburgh right now.
- Power play
PP1 Distributor
- Penalty kill
Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 12 kills
- Ice time
19:09 a game, 2nd-most among Pittsburgh forwards · 13:45 5-on-5 · 3:23 PP
- Competition
Tougher opponents than 72% of forwards · home 81%, road about average
Tougher opponents than 78% of forwards · road 87%
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Finishing
+0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsbetter than 94% of forwards
Setting up goals
0.75 first assists /60better than 93% of forwards
Time in the offensive zone
43.4% of his timemore than 90% of forwards
Shooting volume
14.1 shot attempts /60better than 84% of centers
Behind most at his position
Shot blocking
blocking score 571.50 blocks /60behind 92% of centersfewer than 88% of centers
Preventing chances
+0.13 expected goals against /60behind 87% of forwards
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.
Better than most at his position
Shooting volume
14.3 shot attempts /60better than 86% of centers
Behind most at his position
Preventing chances
+0.16 expected goals against /60behind 91% of forwards
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 3 games.
All ratings
Every rating, against other forwards.
This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 68, and pulled toward the average forward by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.
Shooting volume, creating his own chances, shot blocking, hardest shot and distance skated compare centers with centers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.
This season’s 5 games only, pulled toward the average forward. Expect wide ranges this early.
Driving play at 5-on-5
- Creating chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
+0.09 expected goals /60top 32%
+0.03 expected goals /60average
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
+0.13 expected goals against /60bottom 13%
+0.16 expected goals against /60bottom 9%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
14.1 shot attempts /60top 16%
14.3 shot attempts /60top 14%
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.70 expected goals /60average
0.74 expected goals /60top 37%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
+0.4 goals above expected /100 shotstop 6%
−0.6 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 28%
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.75 first assists /60top 7%
0.58 first assists /60top 36%
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
1.86 expected goals /60top 37%
1.77 expected goals /60bottom 35%
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.90 expected goals for /60too few games
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 42bottom 32%2.74 hits /60bottom 35%
hitting score 48bottom 36%2.51 hits /60bottom 32%
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 57bottom 8%1.50 blocks /60bottom 12%
blocking score 82bottom 35%1.25 blocks /60bottom 5%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 101top 41%1.07 takeaways /60top 34%
takeaway score 94average0.63 takeaways /60bottom 14%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.73 penalties drawn /60bottom 38%
0.78 penalties drawn /60average
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.61 penalties taken /60top 41%
0.56 penalties taken /60top 33%
- FaceoffsLoses drawsWins draws
54.4% wontop 23%
52.1% wontop 37%
Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average forward); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.
Shots
Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.
256 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 10 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
23 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
83 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
8 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.
Skating and shot
Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).
- Top speedSlowerBurner
22.9 mphtop 27%
22.1 mphtop 18%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
6.1 bursts /60top 43%
2.5 bursts /60bottom 20%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
89.6 mphtop 22%
76.7 mphbottom 41%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
9.48 miles /60bottom 28%
9.25 miles /60bottom 20%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
43.4% of his timetop 10%
43.7% of his timetop 22%
Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.