Tage Thompson

Shoots right · 28 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	4	2	2	4	23	19:44
Last season	81	40	41	81	272	19:15

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Role

Where he fits on Buffalo right now.

Line: L2 with P. Krebs and J. Kulich
Power play: PP1 Trigger
Penalty kill: Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 10 kills
Ice time: 19:44 a game, 2nd-most among Buffalo forwards · 15:49 5-on-5 · 3:07 PP
Competition: Tougher opponents than 67% of forwards · home about average, road 89%
Easier opponents than 64% of forwards · home 80%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Shooting volume1st
21.8 shot attempts /60better than 99% of centers
Creating his own chances1st
1.16 expected goals /60better than 99% of centers
Hardest shot3rd
97.9 mphharder than 99% of centers
Finishing
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsbetter than 85% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Distance skated
9.27 miles /60less far than 85% of centers
Faceoffs
46.4% wonbehind 77% 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

Shooting volumeTop 5
17.8 shot attempts /60better than 98% of centers
Creating his own chancesTop 10
0.92 expected goals /60better than 95% of centers
Hardest shot
85.4 mphharder than 87% of centers
Fast bursts
10.6 bursts /60more often than 85% of forwards

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.

Tage ThompsonAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 81, 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 chances
Along for the rideDrives play
+0.07 expected goals /60top 37%
+0.08 expected goals /60top 36%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
+0.05 expected goals against /60bottom 29%
−0.04 expected goals against /60top 43%

Scoring

Shooting volume1st Top 5
Rarely shootsFires away
21.8 shot attempts /60top 1%
17.8 shot attempts /60top 2%
Creating his own chances1st Top 10
Few chancesDangerous
1.16 expected goals /60top 1%
0.92 expected goals /60top 5%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotstop 15%
−0.5 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 41%
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.56 first assists /60average
0.54 first assists /60bottom 43%

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
1.82 expected goals /60average
1.83 expected goals /60average
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.94 expected goals for /60too few games
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 40bottom 30%3.22 hits /60bottom 42%
hitting score 46bottom 34%2.28 hits /60bottom 28%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 77bottom 29%2.12 blocks /60bottom 36%
blocking score 87bottom 43%1.52 blocks /60bottom 12%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 124top 18%1.10 takeaways /60top 31%
takeaway score 114top 27%1.52 takeaways /60top 5%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.80 penalties drawn /60average
0.70 penalties drawn /60bottom 34%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.60 penalties taken /60top 40%
0.71 penalties taken /60bottom 44%
Faceoffs
Loses drawsWins draws
46.4% wonbottom 23%
49.0% wonbottom 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.

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

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

How his misses miss

Wide left56
Wide right44
Over the net27
Off the post or crossbar20
Short or other3

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

Wide left3
Wide right3
Over the net0
Off the post or crossbar1
Short or other0

7 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
22.9 mphtop 29%
22.0 mphtop 22%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
7.0 bursts /60top 34%
10.6 bursts /60top 15%
Hardest shot3rd
SofterCannon
97.9 mphtop 1%
85.4 mphtop 13%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
9.27 miles /60bottom 15%
9.29 miles /60bottom 22%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
40.6% of his timebottom 36%
40.0% of his timebottom 39%

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.