Mathieu Olivier
#24 · Right wing · Columbus Blue Jackets
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15:30 |
| Last season | 61 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 94 | 14:14 |
Role
Where he fits on Columbus right now.
- Line
L1 with C. Coyle and C. Sillinger · 10:44 a game together
- Power play
Not on either unit
- Penalty kill
Second wave 7 of 9 kills · 0:35 a kill
- Ice time
15:30 a game, 7th-most among Columbus forwards · 14:01 5-on-5 · 1:21 PK
- Competition
Tougher opponents than 74% of forwards · home 99%, road easier than 93%
Tougher opponents than 97% of forwards · home 95%
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Hitting
hitting score 21414.30 hits /60better than 90% of forwardsmore than 93% of forwards
Preventing chances
−0.15 expected goals against /60better than 88% of forwards
Drawing penalties
1.10 penalties drawn /60better than 85% of forwards
Shot blocking
blocking score 1323.61 blocks /60better than 84% of wingersmore than 91% of wingers
Behind most at his position
Staying out of the box
1.28 penalties taken /60behind 95% of forwards
Top speed
21.8 mphslower than 85% of forwards
Shorthanded threat
0.74 expected goals for /60behind 80% 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
Creating chances
+0.14 expected goals /60better than 81% of forwards
Hitting
hitting score 16211.61 hits /60better than 81% of forwardsmore than 88% 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.
This season’s 3 games blended with last season’s 61, 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 wingers with wingers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.
This season’s 3 games only, pulled toward the average forward. Expect wide ranges this early.
Driving play at 5-on-5
- Creating chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
+0.00 expected goals /60bottom 44%
+0.14 expected goals /60top 19%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
−0.15 expected goals against /60top 12%
+0.03 expected goals against /60bottom 36%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
15.5 shot attempts /60top 18%
15.2 shot attempts /60top 19%
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.86 expected goals /60top 24%
0.81 expected goals /60top 33%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
−0.2 goals above expected /100 shotstop 31%
−0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 43%
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.47 first assists /60bottom 16%
0.55 first assists /60average
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
1.82 expected goals /60too few games
1.83 expected goals /60too few games
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.74 expected goals for /60bottom 20%
0.88 expected goals for /60too few games
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 132top 16%3.61 blocks /60top 9%
blocking score 91average1.29 blocks /60bottom 11%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 85bottom 32%0.79 takeaways /60bottom 35%
takeaway score 91bottom 44%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
1.10 penalties drawn /60top 15%
0.84 penalties drawn /60top 41%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
1.28 penalties taken /60bottom 5%
0.90 penalties taken /60bottom 24%
- FaceoffsLoses drawsWins draws
46.5% wontoo few games
50.0% 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.
159 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 7 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
11 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
62 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
4 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
21.8 mphbottom 15%
20.6 mphbottom 16%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
3.7 bursts /60bottom 30%
3.9 bursts /60bottom 35%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
89.4 mphtop 35%
81.6 mphtop 39%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
9.43 miles /60bottom 34%
9.73 miles /60top 44%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
41.4% of his timetop 43%
42.9% of his timetop 28%
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.