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Alex Formenton

#26 · Left wing · Edmonton Oilers

Shoots left · 27 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season4022415:11

Role

Where he fits on Edmonton right now.

Line

L2 with M. Joseph and O. Michaels · 9:09 a game together

Power play

Not on either unit

Penalty kill

Starts the kill 11 of 11 kills · 0:43 a kill · starts 10

Ice time

15:11 a game, 5th-most among Edmonton forwards · 12:22 5-on-5 · 2:01 PK

Competition

Easier opponents than 99% of forwards

Easier opponents than 95% 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

  • Distance skated

    10.25 miles /60farther than 93% of wingers

Behind most at his position

  • Time in the offensive zone

    34.8% of his timeless than 97% of forwards

  • Hardest shot

    64.9 mphsofter than 94% of wingers

  • Shooting volume

    10.8 shot attempts /60behind 78% of wingers

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.

Alex FormentonAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 0, 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 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

    −0.09 expected goals /60too few games

    −0.06 expected goals /60bottom 29%

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    +0.05 expected goals against /60too few games

    +0.04 expected goals against /60bottom 33%

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    10.8 shot attempts /60too few games

    10.8 shot attempts /60bottom 22%

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.74 expected goals /60too few games

    0.74 expected goals /60average

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    −0.4 goals above expected /100 shotstoo few games

    −0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.59 first assists /60too few games

    0.59 first assists /60top 32%

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    1.83 expected goals /60too few games

    1.83 expected goals /60too few games

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.88 expected goals for /60too few games

    0.88 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 117too few games8.89 hits /60too few games

    hitting score 117top 33%8.89 hits /60top 19%

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 95too few games1.98 blocks /60too few games

    blocking score 95average1.98 blocks /60bottom 40%

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 88too few games0.00 takeaways /60too few games

    takeaway score 88bottom 36%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.93 penalties drawn /60too few games

    0.93 penalties drawn /60top 31%

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    0.61 penalties taken /60too few games

    0.61 penalties taken /60top 41%

  • Faceoffs
    Loses drawsWins draws

    50.0% 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.

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11111

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

11111

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 left2
  • Wide right0
  • Over the net0
  • Off the post or crossbar0
  • Short or other0

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

  • Wide left2
  • Wide right0
  • 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

    21.3 mphtoo few games

    21.3 mphbottom 42%

  • Fast bursts
    RareFrequent

    6.9 bursts /60too few games

    6.9 bursts /60top 37%

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    64.9 mphtoo few games

    64.9 mphbottom 6%

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    10.25 miles /60too few games

    10.25 miles /60top 7%

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    34.8% of his timetoo few games

    34.8% of his timebottom 3%

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.