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Alexandre Carrier

#45 · Defenseman · Montréal Canadiens

Shoots right · 30 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season4112517:38
Last season73715225619:05

Role

Where he fits on Montréal right now.

Line

P2 with M. Matheson · 13:12 a game together

Power play

Not on either unit

Penalty kill

Starts the kill 10 of 14 kills · 1:05 a kill · starts 10

Ice time

17:38 a game, 4th-most among Montréal defensemen · 13:50 5-on-5 · 2:56 PK

Competition

About average among defensemen · home easier than 59%, road tougher than 71%

Tougher opponents than 84% of defensemen · home 79%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

  • FinishingTop 10

    +0.9 goals above expected /100 shotsbetter than 97% of defensemen

  • Shot blocking

    blocking score 1316.64 blocks /60better than 92% of defensemenmore than 99% of defensemen

  • Takeaways

    takeaway score 1281.19 takeaways /60better than 89% of defensemenmore than 88% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Shorthanded threat

    0.78 expected goals for /60behind 90% of defensemen

  • Hardest shot

    85.9 mphsofter than 90% of defensemen

  • Shooting volume

    7.9 shot attempts /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

  • Distance skated

    8.97 miles /60farther than 85% of 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.

Alexandre CarrierAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 73, 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

    +0.00 expected goals /60top 41%

    +0.02 expected goals /60top 37%

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    −0.06 expected goals against /60top 36%

    −0.09 expected goals against /60top 27%

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    7.9 shot attempts /60bottom 22%

    9.5 shot attempts /60average

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.18 expected goals /60average

    0.20 expected goals /60top 40%

  • FinishingTop 10
    Below expectedSniper

    +0.9 goals above expected /100 shotstop 3%

    +0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 29%

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.37 first assists /60top 22%

    0.36 first assists /60top 29%

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    0.70 expected goals /60too few games

    0.73 expected goals /60too few games

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.78 expected goals for /60bottom 10%

    0.88 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 63bottom 40%1.56 hits /60bottom 31%

    hitting score 81average2.55 hits /60average

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 131top 8%6.64 blocks /60top 1%

    blocking score 94bottom 42%3.40 blocks /60bottom 23%

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 128top 11%1.19 takeaways /60top 12%

    takeaway score 102top 44%0.85 takeaways /60top 44%

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.45 penalties drawn /60average

    0.48 penalties drawn /60top 39%

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    0.71 penalties taken /60bottom 43%

    0.71 penalties taken /60bottom 43%

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

1211

6 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

  • Wide left9
  • Wide right18
  • Over the net8
  • Off the post or crossbar2
  • Short or other2

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

  • Wide left0
  • Wide right2
  • Over the net0
  • Off the post or crossbar0
  • 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

    21.7 mphbottom 31%

    20.1 mphbottom 19%

  • Fast bursts
    RareFrequent

    1.1 bursts /60bottom 29%

    0.8 bursts /60bottom 30%

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    85.9 mphbottom 10%

    78.5 mphbottom 20%

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    8.58 miles /60top 38%

    8.97 miles /60top 15%

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    42.0% of his timeaverage

    43.5% of his timetop 33%

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.