Josh Manson
#42 · Defenseman · Colorado Avalanche
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17:08 |
| Last season | 79 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 128 | 17:48 |
Role
Where he fits on Colorado right now.
- Line
P2 with B. Burns · 10:57 a game together
- Power play
Not on either unit
- Penalty kill
Starts the kill 10 of 10 kills · 0:45 a kill · starts 7
- Ice time
17:08 a game, 4th-most among Colorado defensemen · 15:04 5-on-5 · 1:52 PK
- Competition
Easier opponents than 76% of defensemen · home 68%, road 83%
Easier opponents than 94% of defensemen · road 97%
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Setting up goalsTop 10
0.47 first assists /60better than 96% of defensemen
Creating his own chances
0.29 expected goals /60better than 92% of defensemen
Hitting
hitting score 2197.41 hits /60better than 91% of defensemenmore than 93% of defensemen
Preventing chances
−0.18 expected goals against /60better than 90% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Staying out of the box
1.21 penalties taken /60behind 94% 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
Hitting
hitting score 1677.01 hits /60better than 82% of defensemenmore than 92% of defensemen
Creating chances
+0.09 expected goals /60better than 81% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Nothing yet where we can be confident he is below most 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.
This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 79, 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 chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
+0.10 expected goals /60top 17%
+0.09 expected goals /60top 19%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
−0.18 expected goals against /60top 10%
−0.03 expected goals against /60average
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
11.2 shot attempts /60top 23%
9.6 shot attempts /60average
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.29 expected goals /60top 8%
0.20 expected goals /60top 38%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
−0.0 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 29%
+0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 29%
- Setting up goalsTop 10Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.47 first assists /60top 4%
0.36 first assists /60top 29%
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
0.78 expected goals /60too few games
0.73 expected goals /60too few games
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.84 expected goals for /60bottom 40%
0.86 expected goals for /60average
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 108top 34%1.06 takeaways /60top 20%
takeaway score 93bottom 43%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.63 penalties drawn /60top 17%
0.41 penalties drawn /60bottom 41%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
1.21 penalties taken /60bottom 6%
0.59 penalties taken /60top 40%
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.
187 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 7 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
54 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
4 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
22.1 mphaverage
21.1 mphtop 36%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
2.6 bursts /60top 23%
3.5 bursts /60top 18%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
95.4 mphtop 30%
90.0 mphtop 20%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
8.62 miles /60top 35%
8.65 miles /60top 39%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
43.9% of his timetop 14%
43.9% of his timetop 28%
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.