Justin Danforth
#15 · Right wing · Buffalo Sabres
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:00 |
| Last season | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:42 |
Role
Where he fits on Buffalo right now.
- Line
L4 with B. Malenstyn and J. Doan
- Power play
Not on either unit
- Penalty kill
Starts the kill 5 of 10 kills · 0:37 a kill · starts 4 · takes the draw
- Ice time
10:00 a game, 11th-most among Buffalo forwards · 8:29 5-on-5 · 1:32 PK
- Competition
Tougher opponents than 88% of forwards · home 89%
Easier opponents than 92% of forwards
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Nothing yet where we can be confident he is above most 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 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
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 2 games blended with last season’s 4, 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 2 games only, pulled toward the average forward. Expect wide ranges this early.
Driving play at 5-on-5
- Creating chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
−0.11 expected goals /60too few games
−0.01 expected goals /60too few games
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
no measurable changetoo few games
−0.02 expected goals against /60too few games
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
12.2 shot attempts /60too few games
12.8 shot attempts /60too few games
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.70 expected goals /60too few games
0.76 expected goals /60too few games
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotstoo few games
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotstoo few games
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.54 first assists /60too few games
0.56 first assists /60too few games
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
1.83 expected goals /60too few games
1.83 expected goals /60too few games
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.82 expected goals for /60too few games
0.88 expected goals for /60too few games
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 77too few games4.49 hits /60too few games
hitting score 84too few games6.00 hits /60too few games
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 130too few games5.39 blocks /60too few games
blocking score 111too few games6.00 blocks /60too few games
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 103too few games0.90 takeaways /60too few games
takeaway score 114too few games3.00 takeaways /60too few games
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.71 penalties drawn /60too few games
0.77 penalties drawn /60too few games
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.73 penalties taken /60too few games
0.67 penalties taken /60too few games
- FaceoffsLoses drawsWins draws
52.0% wontoo few games
51.0% 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.
5 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
2 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
2 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
21.7 mphtoo few games
21.7 mphtoo few games
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
9.0 bursts /60too few games
21.0 bursts /60too few games
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
69.2 mphtoo few games
66.0 mphtoo few games
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
9.66 miles /60too few games
10.08 miles /60too few games
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
41.6% of his timetoo few games
42.4% of his timetoo few games
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.