Jonathan Marchessault
#81 · Right wing · Nashville Predators
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16:16 |
| Last season | 62 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 132 | 16:42 |
Role
Where he fits on Nashville right now.
- Line
L4 with M. Bourque and R. Schaefer
- Power play
PP2 Trigger
- Penalty kill
Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 10 kills
- Ice time
16:16 a game, 4th-most among Nashville forwards · 13:04 5-on-5 · 2:29 PP
- Competition
Easier opponents than 56% of forwards · home tougher than 57%, road 71%
Easier opponents than 60% of forwards
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Power-play chances
2.05 expected goals /60better than 88% of forwards
Behind most at his position
Preventing chances
+0.32 expected goals against /60behind 99% of forwards
Shot blocking
blocking score 350.76 blocks /60behind 99% of wingersfewer than 99% of wingers
Creating his own chances
0.52 expected goals /60behind 98% of wingers
Top speed
21.1 mphslower than 98% 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
Nothing yet where we can be confident he is above most forwards.
Behind most at his position
Time in the offensive zone
35.2% of his timeless than 96% of forwards
Creating chances
−0.09 expected goals /60behind 76% of forwards
Shot blocking
blocking score 760.00 blocks /60behind 75% of wingersfewer than 99% 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 62, 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 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
−0.01 expected goals /60bottom 40%
−0.09 expected goals /60bottom 24%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
+0.32 expected goals against /60bottom 1%
+0.04 expected goals against /60bottom 33%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
12.4 shot attempts /60average
12.6 shot attempts /60average
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.52 expected goals /60bottom 2%
0.69 expected goals /60bottom 32%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
−0.9 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 10%
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.61 first assists /60top 28%
0.54 first assists /60average
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
2.05 expected goals /60top 12%
1.79 expected goals /60too few games
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 62bottom 44%4.31 hits /60average
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 35bottom 1%0.76 blocks /60bottom 1%
blocking score 76bottom 25%0.00 blocks /60bottom 1%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 79bottom 22%0.82 takeaways /60bottom 39%
takeaway score 87bottom 34%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.65 penalties drawn /60bottom 26%
0.71 penalties drawn /60bottom 36%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.79 penalties taken /60bottom 35%
0.87 penalties taken /60bottom 26%
- FaceoffsLoses drawsWins draws
46.3% wontoo few games
48.9% 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.
211 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 12 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
10 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. 2 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
76 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
5 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
21.1 mphbottom 2%
20.6 mphbottom 17%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
1.4 bursts /60bottom 5%
4.6 bursts /60bottom 43%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
89.6 mphtop 33%
79.2 mphaverage
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
9.63 miles /60average
9.69 miles /60average
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
40.8% of his timebottom 41%
35.2% of his timebottom 4%
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.