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Cam Fowler

#17 · Defenseman · St. Louis Blues

Shoots left · 34 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season4000522:58
Last season82426309121:05

Role

Where he fits on St. Louis right now.

Line

P1 with B. Carlo · 12:50 a game together

Power play

PP1 Quarterback

Penalty kill

Second wave 12 of 14 kills · 1:01 a kill · starts only 5

Ice time

22:58 a game, most among St. Louis defensemen · 17:21 5-on-5 · 2:23 PP · 3:02 PK

Competition

Easier opponents than 71% of defensemen · home 71%, road 70%

Easier opponents than 75% of defensemen · road 76%

Where he stands out

What he does better or worse than most players at his position.

Better than most at his position

  • Distance skatedTop 10

    9.04 miles /60farther than 97% of defensemen

  • Creating chances

    +0.07 expected goals /60better than 78% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Hitting

    hitting score 40.30 hits /60behind 99% of defensemenfewer than 98% of defensemen

  • Power-play chances

    0.33 expected goals /60behind 98% of defensemen

  • Drawing penalties

    0.20 penalties drawn /60behind 97% of defensemen

  • Hardest shot

    84.3 mphsofter than 97% of defensemen

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.

Better than most at his position

  • Fast burstsTop 10

    5.9 bursts /60more often than 96% of defensemen

  • Distance skated

    9.19 miles /60farther than 93% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Hitting

    hitting score 300.00 hits /60behind 83% of defensemenfewer than 99% of defensemen

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other defensemen.

Cam FowlerAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 82, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

This season’s 4 games only, pulled toward the average defenseman. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

  • Creating chances
    Along for the rideDrives play

    +0.07 expected goals /60top 22%

    +0.02 expected goals /60top 37%

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    +0.02 expected goals against /60bottom 43%

    −0.08 expected goals against /60top 32%

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    9.0 shot attempts /60average

    10.0 shot attempts /60top 41%

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.15 expected goals /60bottom 26%

    0.18 expected goals /60average

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    +0.0 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 31%

    +0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.31 first assists /60bottom 34%

    0.33 first assists /60average

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    0.33 expected goals /60bottom 2%

    0.60 expected goals /60too few games

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.79 expected goals for /60bottom 13%

    0.85 expected goals for /60bottom 42%

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 4bottom 1%0.30 hits /60bottom 2%

    hitting score 30bottom 17%0.00 hits /60bottom 1%

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 71bottom 10%2.57 blocks /60bottom 3%

    blocking score 97average3.92 blocks /60bottom 42%

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 75bottom 14%0.66 takeaways /60bottom 30%

    takeaway score 97average0.65 takeaways /60bottom 29%

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.20 penalties drawn /60bottom 3%

    0.39 penalties drawn /60bottom 38%

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    0.50 penalties taken /60top 26%

    0.79 penalties taken /60bottom 35%

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average defenseman); 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.

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129 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 9 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

1121

6 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

  • Wide left11
  • Wide right14
  • Over the net3
  • Off the post or crossbar0
  • Short or other5

33 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

  • Wide left0
  • Wide right1
  • Over the net0
  • Off the post or crossbar0
  • Short or other0

1 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 speed
    SlowerBurner

    21.9 mphbottom 42%

    21.4 mphtop 21%

  • Fast burstsTop 10
    RareFrequent

    1.7 bursts /60average

    5.9 bursts /60top 4%

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    84.3 mphbottom 3%

    77.0 mphbottom 18%

  • Distance skatedTop 10
    ShorterCovers ground

    9.04 miles /60top 3%

    9.19 miles /60top 7%

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    42.4% of his timetop 41%

    40.7% of his timebottom 34%

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.