Josh Anderson

Shoots right · 32 years old

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	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	4	1	2	3	10	12:59
Last season	72	14	9	23	89	14:01

Role

Where he fits on Montréal right now.

Line: L3 with C. Kreider and A. Newhook · 8:20 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Second wave 10 of 14 kills · 0:44 a kill · starts only 1
Ice time: 12:59 a game, 10th-most among Montréal forwards · 10:55 5-on-5 · 1:50 PK
Competition: About average among forwards · home about average, road tougher than 60%
Tougher opponents than 85% of forwards

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Fast burstsTop 10
15.4 bursts /60more often than 98% of forwards
Drawing penalties
1.43 penalties drawn /60better than 97% of forwards
Creating his own chances
0.98 expected goals /60better than 94% of wingers
Top speed
23.3 mphfaster than 88% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Staying out of the box
1.87 penalties taken /60behind 99% 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 burstsTop 10
18.5 bursts /60more often than 97% of forwards
Distance skatedTop 10
10.29 miles /60farther than 96% of wingers
Time in the offensive zone
48.0% of his timemore than 96% of forwards
Creating his own chancesTop 10
1.00 expected goals /60better than 95% of wingers

Behind most at his position

Staying out of the box
1.03 penalties taken /60behind 85% of forwards

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.

Josh AndersonAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 72, 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 chances
Along for the rideDrives play
+0.06 expected goals /60top 40%
+0.15 expected goals /60top 19%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
+0.02 expected goals against /60bottom 39%
−0.08 expected goals against /60top 29%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
14.5 shot attempts /60top 29%
16.3 shot attempts /60top 16%
Creating his own chancesTop 10
Few chancesDangerous
0.98 expected goals /60top 6%
1.00 expected goals /60top 5%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
−0.5 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 43%
−0.5 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 37%
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.46 first assists /60bottom 10%
0.59 first assists /60top 32%

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
0.93 expected goals for /60top 32%
0.85 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 158top 20%7.86 hits /60top 23%
hitting score 146top 23%11.55 hits /60top 12%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 102top 41%3.05 blocks /60top 21%
blocking score 79bottom 28%0.00 blocks /60bottom 1%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 73bottom 12%0.51 takeaways /60bottom 7%
takeaway score 105top 36%1.15 takeaways /60top 25%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
1.43 penalties drawn /60top 3%
0.84 penalties drawn /60top 43%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
1.87 penalties taken /60bottom 1%
1.03 penalties taken /60bottom 15%
Faceoffs
Loses drawsWins draws
55.9% wontoo few games
50.6% 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.

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145 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 7 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left22
Wide right20
Over the net8
Off the post or crossbar3
Short or other1

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

Wide left2
Wide right1
Over the net1
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

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 speed
SlowerBurner
23.3 mphtop 12%
22.0 mphtop 23%
Fast burstsTop 10Top 10
RareFrequent
15.4 bursts /60top 2%
18.5 bursts /60top 3%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
87.5 mphbottom 42%
75.6 mphbottom 30%
Distance skatedTop 10
ShorterCovers ground
9.75 miles /60top 35%
10.29 miles /60top 4%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
40.0% of his timebottom 23%
48.0% of his timetop 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.