Zemgus Girgensons

Shoots left · 32 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	4	0	1	1	2	12:44
Last season	74	9	11	20	89	14:46

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Role

Where he fits on Tampa Bay right now.

Line: L3 with P. Holmberg and I. Mikheyev · 9:20 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Second wave 8 of 9 kills · 0:42 a kill · starts only 2
Ice time: 12:44 a game, 9th-most among Tampa Bay forwards · 10:37 5-on-5 · 1:24 PK
Competition: Tougher opponents than 92% of forwards · home 90%, road 84%
Tougher opponents than 74% of forwards · home 78%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Hitting
hitting score 21210.91 hits /60better than 89% of forwardsmore than 87% of forwards
Hardest shot
91.2 mphharder than 86% of centers

Behind most at his position

Setting up goals
0.41 first assists /60behind 98% of forwards
Shorthanded threat
0.61 expected goals for /60behind 96% of forwards
Takeaways
takeaway score 610.37 takeaways /60behind 96% of forwardsfewer than 97% of forwards
Creating chances
−0.17 expected goals /60behind 90% 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

Fast bursts
13.0 bursts /60more often than 89% of forwards
Hitting
hitting score 18715.32 hits /60better than 87% of forwardsmore than 95% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Hardest shot
61.3 mphsofter than 95% of centers

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.

Zemgus GirgensonsAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 74, 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 4 games only, pulled toward the average forward. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

Creating chances
Along for the rideDrives play
−0.17 expected goals /60bottom 10%
+0.00 expected goals /60bottom 43%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
no measurable changeaverage
no measurable changeaverage

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
9.4 shot attempts /60bottom 20%
9.7 shot attempts /60bottom 26%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.62 expected goals /60bottom 29%
0.66 expected goals /60bottom 42%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
−0.7 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 23%
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.41 first assists /60bottom 2%
0.55 first assists /60average

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
1.84 expected goals /60too few games
1.83 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.61 expected goals for /60bottom 4%
0.90 expected goals for /60top 39%

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 212top 11%10.91 hits /60top 13%
hitting score 187top 13%15.32 hits /60top 5%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 128top 18%2.94 blocks /60top 34%
blocking score 122top 25%5.89 blocks /60top 1%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 61bottom 4%0.37 takeaways /60bottom 3%
takeaway score 105top 37%1.18 takeaways /60top 24%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.78 penalties drawn /60average
0.84 penalties drawn /60top 42%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.80 penalties taken /60bottom 33%
0.76 penalties taken /60bottom 38%
Faceoffs
Loses drawsWins draws
46.8% wonbottom 25%
49.3% wonbottom 44%

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.

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

3 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

Wide left17
Wide right22
Over the net6
Off the post or crossbar4
Short or other4

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

Wide left0
Wide right0
Over the net0
Off the post or crossbar1
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
22.5 mphaverage
21.9 mphtop 28%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
7.1 bursts /60top 32%
13.0 bursts /60top 11%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
91.2 mphtop 14%
61.3 mphbottom 5%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
9.65 miles /60average
9.47 miles /60bottom 34%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
40.4% of his timebottom 31%
40.6% of his timeaverage

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.