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Ryan Donato

#8 · Center · Chicago Blackhawks

Shoots left · 30 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season5101410:42
Last season8215153012214:44

Role

Where he fits on Chicago right now.

Line

L4 with D. Toninato and O. Moore · 2:25 a game together

Power play

PP2

Penalty kill

Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 11 kills

Ice time

10:42 a game, 11th-most among Chicago forwards · 9:27 5-on-5 · 1:07 PP

Competition

About average among forwards · home about average, road about average

Tougher opponents than 81% of forwards · road 79%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

  • Hardest shot

    91.3 mphharder than 87% of centers

Behind most at his position

  • Shot blocking

    blocking score 611.19 blocks /60behind 89% of centersfewer than 96% of centers

  • Faceoffs

    45.9% wonbehind 81% 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

  • Fast bursts

    1.1 bursts /60less often than 91% of forwards

  • Preventing chances

    +0.10 expected goals against /60behind 81% 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.

Ryan DonatoAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 82, 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 5 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

    −0.07 expected goals /60bottom 28%

    −0.05 expected goals /60bottom 33%

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    +0.02 expected goals against /60bottom 38%

    +0.10 expected goals against /60bottom 19%

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    13.7 shot attempts /60top 20%

    13.1 shot attempts /60top 23%

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.68 expected goals /60average

    0.71 expected goals /60average

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    −0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage

    −0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 41%

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.52 first assists /60bottom 33%

    0.54 first assists /60average

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    1.81 expected goals /60average

    1.82 expected goals /60too few games

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.89 expected goals for /60too few games

    0.89 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 71average3.90 hits /60average

    hitting score 75average4.49 hits /60average

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 61bottom 11%1.19 blocks /60bottom 4%

    blocking score 97average2.24 blocks /60bottom 41%

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 111top 30%1.24 takeaways /60top 19%

    takeaway score 90bottom 39%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.99 penalties drawn /60top 24%

    0.83 penalties drawn /60top 43%

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    0.88 penalties taken /60bottom 25%

    0.75 penalties taken /60bottom 38%

  • Faceoffs
    Loses drawsWins draws

    45.9% wonbottom 19%

    48.4% 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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223 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 11 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

  • Wide left48
  • Wide right31
  • Over the net9
  • Off the post or crossbar4
  • Short or other5

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

  • Wide left3
  • Wide right2
  • Over the net0
  • Off the post or crossbar1
  • Short or other0

6 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

    22.5 mphaverage

    21.4 mphaverage

  • Fast bursts
    RareFrequent

    3.1 bursts /60bottom 20%

    1.1 bursts /60bottom 9%

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    91.3 mphtop 13%

    79.8 mphtop 41%

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    9.54 miles /60bottom 32%

    9.43 miles /60bottom 30%

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    40.5% of his timebottom 35%

    37.4% of his timebottom 18%

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.