Bo Horvat
#14 · Center · New York Islanders
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19:11 |
| Last season | 68 | 31 | 26 | 57 | 226 | 20:46 |

Role
Where he fits on NY Islanders right now.
- Line
L1 with K. Palmieri and E. Heineman · 9:17 a game together
- Power play
PP1 Trigger
- Penalty kill
Second wave 12 of 14 kills · 0:47 a kill · starts only 1
- Ice time
19:11 a game, most among NY Islanders forwards · 11:56 5-on-5 · 3:44 PP · 2:22 PK
- Competition
Tougher opponents than 93% of forwards · home 89%, road 92%
Easier opponents than 63% of forwards
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Shooting volume
15.4 shot attempts /60better than 94% of centers
Creating his own chances
0.90 expected goals /60better than 93% of centers
Creating chances
+0.25 expected goals /60better than 93% of forwards
Hardest shot
93.4 mphharder than 93% of centers
Behind most at his position
Shot blocking
blocking score 701.77 blocks /60behind 79% of centersfewer than 79% of centers
Preventing chances
+0.07 expected goals against /60behind 76% 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
Top speed
22.7 mphfaster than 91% of forwards
Shorthanded threat
0.98 expected goals for /60better than 77% of 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.
This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 68, 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 chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
+0.25 expected goals /60top 7%
+0.01 expected goals /60average
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
+0.07 expected goals against /60bottom 24%
no measurable changebottom 42%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
15.4 shot attempts /60top 6%
12.7 shot attempts /60top 30%
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.90 expected goals /60top 7%
0.73 expected goals /60top 38%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotstop 15%
−0.2 goals above expected /100 shotstop 31%
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.47 first assists /60bottom 15%
0.54 first assists /60average
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
2.03 expected goals /60top 13%
1.92 expected goals /60top 26%
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
1.07 expected goals for /60top 13%
0.98 expected goals for /60top 23%
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 93top 41%2.42 hits /60bottom 31%
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 70bottom 21%1.77 blocks /60bottom 21%
blocking score 88bottom 44%1.56 blocks /60bottom 12%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 89bottom 37%0.81 takeaways /60bottom 38%
takeaway score 99top 44%0.78 takeaways /60bottom 35%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.69 penalties drawn /60bottom 32%
0.90 penalties drawn /60top 32%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.62 penalties taken /60top 43%
0.71 penalties taken /60bottom 43%
- FaceoffsLoses drawsWins draws
56.8% wontop 10%
53.3% wontop 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.
331 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 5 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
18 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
94 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
23.1 mphtop 19%
22.7 mphtop 9%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
8.0 bursts /60top 25%
7.0 bursts /60top 36%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
93.4 mphtop 7%
84.2 mphtop 16%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
9.48 miles /60bottom 27%
9.60 miles /60bottom 42%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
41.4% of his timetop 43%
39.4% of his timebottom 34%
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.