Anthony Cirelli
#71 · Center · Tampa Bay Lightning
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 18:24 |
| Last season | 71 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 125 | 17:19 |
Role
Where he fits on Tampa Bay right now.
- Line
L1 with J. Guentzel and B. Hagel · 9:08 a game together
- Power play
Not on either unit
- Penalty kill
Starts the kill 8 of 9 kills · 0:49 a kill · starts 7 · takes the draw
- Ice time
18:24 a game, 5th-most among Tampa Bay forwards · 13:08 5-on-5 · 1:45 PP · 1:37 PK
- Competition
Tougher opponents than 86% of forwards · home 97%, road easier than 66%
Tougher opponents than 68% of forwards · home 72%
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Creating chances
+0.15 expected goals /60better than 81% of forwards
Behind most at his position
Distance skated
8.67 miles /60less far than 99% 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
Nothing yet where we can be confident he is above most forwards.
Behind most at his position
Distance skated
8.62 miles /60less far than 92% of centers
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 71, 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
+0.15 expected goals /60top 19%
+0.05 expected goals /60top 42%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
no measurable changebottom 44%
−0.07 expected goals against /60top 31%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
12.1 shot attempts /60top 35%
12.3 shot attempts /60top 34%
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.77 expected goals /60top 31%
0.69 expected goals /60average
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
+0.0 goals above expected /100 shotstop 19%
−0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 42%
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.54 first assists /60bottom 41%
0.54 first assists /60average
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
1.75 expected goals /60bottom 30%
1.82 expected goals /60too few games
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.94 expected goals for /60top 30%
0.94 expected goals for /60top 30%
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 38bottom 29%2.44 hits /60bottom 31%
hitting score 47bottom 35%2.45 hits /60bottom 31%
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 103top 39%1.15 takeaways /60top 25%
takeaway score 86bottom 32%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.86 penalties drawn /60top 38%
0.91 penalties drawn /60top 32%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.77 penalties taken /60bottom 36%
0.72 penalties taken /60bottom 42%
- FaceoffsLoses drawsWins draws
48.8% wonbottom 41%
49.7% wonaverage
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.
190 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
10 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
60 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
1 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
22.4 mphaverage
21.7 mphtop 36%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
4.4 bursts /60bottom 39%
5.7 bursts /60top 44%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
85.4 mphaverage
78.9 mphaverage
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
8.67 miles /60bottom 1%
8.62 miles /60bottom 8%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
42.2% of his timetop 27%
44.4% of his timetop 17%
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.