Connor McDavid
#97 · Center · Edmonton Oilers
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 23:56 |
| Last season | 82 | 48 | 90 | 138 | 307 | 22:59 |
Role
Where he fits on Edmonton right now.
- Line
L1 with L. Draisaitl and V. Podkolzin · 12:18 a game together
- Power play
PP1 Trigger
- Penalty kill
Second wave 11 of 11 kills · 0:32 a kill · starts only 5
- Ice time
23:56 a game, most among Edmonton forwards · 15:06 5-on-5 · 4:35 PP · 1:31 PK
- Competition
Tougher opponents than 78% of forwards · home 72%, road 84%
Easier opponents than 67% of forwards · home 92%
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Creating chances3rd
+0.43 expected goals /60better than 99% of forwards
Top speed3rd
24.6 mphfaster than 99% of forwards
Fast bursts1st
22.1 bursts /60more often than 99% of forwards
Setting up goalsTop 10
0.86 first assists /60better than 98% of forwards
Behind most at his position
Shot blocking
blocking score 551.12 blocks /60behind 94% of centersfewer than 98% of centers
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 speed1st
24.0 mphfaster than 99% of forwards
Fast bursts2nd
30.7 bursts /60more often than 99% of forwards
Time in the offensive zone
49.1% of his timemore than 97% of forwards
Distance skatedTop 10
10.56 miles /60farther than 96% of centers
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 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 4 games only, pulled toward the average forward. Expect wide ranges this early.
Driving play at 5-on-5
- Creating chances3rdAlong for the rideDrives play
+0.43 expected goals /60top 1%
+0.06 expected goals /60top 42%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
+0.05 expected goals against /60bottom 29%
−0.07 expected goals against /60top 30%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
12.3 shot attempts /60top 33%
10.9 shot attempts /60bottom 43%
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.86 expected goals /60top 12%
0.66 expected goals /60bottom 42%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
−0.0 goals above expected /100 shotstop 21%
−0.2 goals above expected /100 shotstop 35%
- Setting up goalsTop 10Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.86 first assists /60top 2%
0.73 first assists /60top 7%
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
2.07 expected goals /60top 10%
1.80 expected goals /60average
- Shorthanded threatTop 5Pure defensePower kill
1.27 expected goals for /60top 2%
0.89 expected goals for /60top 39%
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 36bottom 26%1.33 hits /60bottom 12%
hitting score 46bottom 35%2.51 hits /60bottom 32%
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 55bottom 6%1.12 blocks /60bottom 2%
blocking score 90average1.88 blocks /60bottom 24%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 95average1.00 takeaways /60top 40%
takeaway score 94average0.63 takeaways /60bottom 14%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesTop 10RarelyDraws calls
1.48 penalties drawn /60top 2%
0.88 penalties drawn /60top 37%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.56 penalties taken /60top 33%
0.56 penalties taken /60top 33%
- FaceoffsLoses drawsWins draws
50.8% wontop 44%
51.1% wontop 43%
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.
430 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 3 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
12 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
123 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 speed3rd1stSlowerBurner
24.6 mphtop 1%
24.0 mphtop 1%
- Fast bursts1st2ndRareFrequent
22.1 bursts /60top 1%
30.7 bursts /60top 1%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
82.0 mphbottom 18%
75.7 mphbottom 34%
- Distance skatedTop 5Top 10ShorterCovers ground
10.52 miles /60top 2%
10.56 miles /60top 4%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
45.5% of his timetop 4%
49.1% of his timetop 3%
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.