Chris Kreider
#22 · Left wing · Montréal Canadiens
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14:42 |
| Last season | 75 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 139 | 17:03 |
Role
Where he fits on Montréal right now.
- Line
L3 with J. Anderson and A. Newhook · 8:20 a game together
- Power play
PP1 · often stays on for the second unit
Power-play role tags count only games with his current team, and he has too few power-play shots with Montréal yet to earn one.
- Penalty kill
Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 14 kills
- Ice time
14:42 a game, 7th-most among Montréal forwards · 10:36 5-on-5 · 2:41 PP
- Competition
Easier opponents than 62% of forwards · home 62%, road 63%
Tougher opponents than 89% of forwards
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Setting up goals
0.67 first assists /60better than 84% of forwards
Creating chances
+0.15 expected goals /60better than 81% of forwards
Behind most at his position
Drawing penalties
0.33 penalties drawn /60behind 99% of forwards
Distance skated
8.88 miles /60less far than 92% of wingers
Shooting volume
10.1 shot attempts /60behind 87% of wingers
Creating his own chances
0.66 expected goals /60behind 79% of wingers
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
Fast bursts
14.3 bursts /60more often than 93% of forwards
Setting up goals
0.65 first assists /60better than 81% of forwards
Behind most at his position
Shooting volume
10.5 shot attempts /60behind 79% of wingers
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 4 games blended with last season’s 75, and pulled toward the average forward by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.
He played for Anaheim Ducks last season. Habits that travel with a player (shooting, hitting, penalties) still use that season in full; setting up goals, finishing, faceoffs and power-play chances depend more on linemates and role, so they lean on it less. We measured how much each one carries over for players who change teams.
Shooting volume, creating his own chances, shot blocking, hardest shot and distance skated compare wingers with wingers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.
This season’s 4 games only, pulled toward the average forward. Expect wide ranges this early.
Driving play at 5-on-5
- Creating chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
+0.15 expected goals /60top 19%
+0.01 expected goals /60average
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
+0.01 expected goals against /60bottom 41%
+0.07 expected goals against /60bottom 25%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
10.1 shot attempts /60bottom 13%
10.5 shot attempts /60bottom 21%
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.66 expected goals /60bottom 21%
0.71 expected goals /60bottom 37%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
−0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 40%
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.67 first assists /60top 16%
0.65 first assists /60top 19%
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
1.78 expected goals /60bottom 39%
1.83 expected goals /60average
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.98 expected goals for /60top 24%
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 118top 32%3.50 hits /60bottom 43%
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 88bottom 40%2.06 blocks /60bottom 42%
blocking score 95average2.04 blocks /60bottom 41%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 90bottom 39%0.81 takeaways /60bottom 38%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.33 penalties drawn /60bottom 1%
0.72 penalties drawn /60bottom 36%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.67 penalties taken /60average
0.61 penalties taken /60top 41%
- FaceoffsLoses drawsWins draws
46.3% wontoo few games
49.4% wontoo few games
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.
233 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 3 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
9 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
94 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
6 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 26%
21.7 mphtop 35%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
4.8 bursts /60bottom 44%
14.3 bursts /60top 7%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
86.9 mphbottom 37%
80.8 mphtop 44%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
8.88 miles /60bottom 8%
9.17 miles /60bottom 19%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
42.2% of his timetop 26%
41.7% of his timetop 43%
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.