Josh Morrissey

#44 · Defenseman · Winnipeg Jets

Shoots left · 31 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	4	0	3	3	12	20:04
Last season	77	14	41	55	146	24:43

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Role

Where he fits on Winnipeg right now.

Line: Not part of one of the team’s usual pairs over the last 5 games; has played 4 of the team’s 5 games this season.
Power play: PP2 Quarterback
Penalty kill: Spot duty 3 of 11 kills · 0:37 a kill
Ice time: 20:04 a game, 4th-most among Winnipeg defensemen · 16:11 5-on-5 · 2:20 PP · 0:28 PK
Competition: Tougher opponents than 84% of defensemen · home 70%, road 90%
Tougher opponents than 80% of defensemen · road 88%

What’s changed

J. Morrissey is day to day (upper body injury) and missed their last game. He is a top-four defenseman. D. Samberg has taken his spot beside D. DeMelo.

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Setting up goalsTop 10
0.47 first assists /60better than 96% of defensemen
Finishing
+0.8 goals above expected /100 shotsbetter than 95% of defensemen
Distance skated
8.90 miles /60farther than 90% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Takeaways
takeaway score 670.51 takeaways /60behind 96% of defensemenfewer than 88% of defensemen
Hitting
hitting score 281.12 hits /60behind 86% of defensemenfewer than 81% of defensemen
Drawing penalties
0.33 penalties drawn /60behind 78% of defensemen

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen 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 defensemen.

Behind most at his position

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

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other defensemen.

Josh MorrisseyAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 77, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

This season’s 4 games only, pulled toward the average defenseman. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

Creating chances
Along for the rideDrives play
+0.01 expected goals /60top 38%
+0.06 expected goals /60top 26%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
−0.05 expected goals against /60top 40%
+0.02 expected goals against /60bottom 42%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
10.6 shot attempts /60top 33%
10.6 shot attempts /60top 33%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.23 expected goals /60top 28%
0.21 expected goals /60top 32%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
+0.8 goals above expected /100 shotstop 5%
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 41%
Setting up goalsTop 10
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.47 first assists /60top 4%
0.35 first assists /60top 29%

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.61 expected goals /60bottom 35%
0.68 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.87 expected goals for /60average
0.88 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 28bottom 14%1.12 hits /60bottom 19%
hitting score 49bottom 30%0.75 hits /60bottom 7%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 89bottom 36%3.78 blocks /60bottom 37%
blocking score 96average3.74 blocks /60bottom 37%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 67bottom 4%0.51 takeaways /60bottom 12%
takeaway score 91bottom 41%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.33 penalties drawn /60bottom 22%
0.40 penalties drawn /60bottom 40%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.55 penalties taken /60top 36%
0.69 penalties taken /60average

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average defenseman); 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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238 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 8 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left25
Wide right37
Over the net11
Off the post or crossbar6
Short or other2

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

Wide left1
Wide right0
Over the net0
Off the post or crossbar1
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 41%
20.3 mphbottom 26%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
1.7 bursts /60average
1.5 bursts /60average
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
92.8 mphaverage
88.9 mphtop 25%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.90 miles /60top 10%
8.92 miles /60top 19%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
43.0% of his timetop 26%
42.5% 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.