Sean Monahan

Shoots left · 31 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	3	1	0	1	5	16:12
Last season	78	13	23	36	131	17:07

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Role

Where he fits on Columbus right now.

Line: L3 with V. Nichushkin and D. Voronkov · 7:46 a game together
Power play: PP2 Distributor
Penalty kill: Starts the kill 8 of 9 kills · 0:38 a kill · starts 5 · takes the draw
Ice time: 16:12 a game, 5th-most among Columbus forwards · 12:21 5-on-5 · 1:23 PP · 1:42 PK
Competition: Tougher opponents than 80% of forwards · home 67%, road 91%
Tougher opponents than 92% of forwards · home 90%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Staying out of the box
0.33 penalties taken /60better than 95% of forwards
Takeaways
takeaway score 1441.21 takeaways /60better than 94% of forwardsmore than 79% of forwards
Creating chances
+0.12 expected goals /60better than 75% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Drawing penalties
0.56 penalties drawn /60behind 86% of forwards
Hitting
hitting score 262.04 hits /60behind 82% of forwardsfewer than 77% 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

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is below most 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.

Sean MonahanAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 3 games blended with last season’s 78, 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 3 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
+0.12 expected goals /60top 25%
+0.00 expected goals /60bottom 44%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
+0.04 expected goals against /60bottom 32%
−0.04 expected goals against /60average

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
9.7 shot attempts /60bottom 26%
10.1 shot attempts /60bottom 31%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.67 expected goals /60bottom 44%
0.68 expected goals /60average
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
−0.9 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 8%
−0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 42%
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.46 first assists /60bottom 11%
0.55 first assists /60average

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
1.71 expected goals /60bottom 21%
1.85 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.97 expected goals for /60top 25%
0.89 expected goals for /60top 42%

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 26bottom 18%2.04 hits /60bottom 23%
hitting score 39bottom 30%1.23 hits /60bottom 11%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 76bottom 27%2.04 blocks /60bottom 33%
blocking score 89average1.23 blocks /60bottom 5%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 144top 6%1.21 takeaways /60top 21%
takeaway score 124top 18%2.47 takeaways /60top 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.56 penalties drawn /60bottom 14%
0.73 penalties drawn /60bottom 38%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.33 penalties taken /60top 5%
0.62 penalties taken /60top 44%
Faceoffs
Loses drawsWins draws
48.8% wonbottom 41%
47.3% wonbottom 30%

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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180 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 19 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left20
Wide right17
Over the net3
Off the post or crossbar2
Short or other4

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

Wide left0
Wide right2
Over the net0
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

2 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
21.9 mphbottom 18%
21.3 mphbottom 42%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
5.0 bursts /60average
3.7 bursts /60bottom 31%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
82.7 mphbottom 21%
80.5 mphtop 39%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
9.42 miles /60bottom 24%
9.92 miles /60top 33%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
40.5% of his timebottom 34%
41.5% 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.