Nathan MacKinnon

Shoots right · 31 years old

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	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	4	3	5	8	15	18:43
Last season	80	53	74	127	352	22:16

Role

Where he fits on Colorado right now.

Line: L2 with N. Kadri and A. Lehkonen · 12:08 a game together
Power play: PP1 Trigger
Penalty kill: Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 10 kills
Ice time: 18:43 a game, 2nd-most among Colorado forwards · 14:50 5-on-5 · 3:25 PP
Competition: About average among forwards · home easier than 56%, road about average
Easier opponents than 94% of forwards · road 99%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Shooting volume3rd
19.5 shot attempts /60better than 99% of centers
Creating his own chances2nd
1.11 expected goals /60better than 99% of centers
Setting up goals2nd
1.07 first assists /60better than 99% of forwards
Creating chances1st
+0.58 expected goals /60better than 99% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Shot blocking
blocking score 441.36 blocks /60behind 98% of centersfewer than 93% of centers
Preventing chances
+0.13 expected goals against /60behind 85% of forwards
Hitting
hitting score 282.13 hits /60behind 80% of forwardsfewer than 75% 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 bursts3rd
29.6 bursts /60more often than 99% of forwards
Top speed
22.9 mphfaster than 97% of forwards
Shooting volumeTop 10
15.9 shot attempts /60better than 95% of centers
Setting up goals
0.69 first assists /60better than 88% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Shot blocking
blocking score 730.00 blocks /60behind 76% of centersfewer than 99% 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.

Nathan MacKinnonAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 80, 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 chances1st
Along for the rideDrives play
+0.58 expected goals /60top 1%
+0.04 expected goals /60average
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
+0.13 expected goals against /60bottom 15%
+0.02 expected goals against /60bottom 39%

Scoring

Shooting volume3rdTop 10
Rarely shootsFires away
19.5 shot attempts /60top 1%
15.9 shot attempts /60top 5%
Creating his own chances2nd
Few chancesDangerous
1.11 expected goals /60top 1%
0.83 expected goals /60top 16%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
+0.5 goals above expected /100 shotstop 5%
−0.2 goals above expected /100 shotstop 31%
Setting up goals2nd
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
1.07 first assists /60top 1%
0.69 first assists /60top 12%

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
1.88 expected goals /60top 31%
1.81 expected goals /60average
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.88 expected goals for /60too few games
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 28bottom 20%2.13 hits /60bottom 25%
hitting score 37bottom 27%1.60 hits /60bottom 16%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 44bottom 2%1.36 blocks /60bottom 7%
blocking score 73bottom 24%0.00 blocks /60bottom 1%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 88bottom 36%0.84 takeaways /60bottom 43%
takeaway score 99average0.80 takeaways /60bottom 37%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.82 penalties drawn /60average
0.91 penalties drawn /60top 32%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.54 penalties taken /60top 29%
0.72 penalties taken /60bottom 43%
Faceoffs
Loses drawsWins draws
49.3% wonaverage
48.7% wonbottom 40%

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

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

How his misses miss

Wide left50
Wide right39
Over the net23
Off the post or crossbar8
Short or other8

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

Wide left2
Wide right4
Over the net2
Off the post or crossbar1
Short or other0

9 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 speed2nd
SlowerBurner
24.8 mphtop 1%
22.9 mphtop 3%
Fast burstsTop 103rd
RareFrequent
15.9 bursts /60top 1%
29.6 bursts /60top 1%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
91.0 mphtop 15%
80.7 mphtop 38%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
9.56 miles /60bottom 36%
9.93 miles /60top 32%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
43.0% of his timetop 14%
43.0% of his timetop 27%

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.