Drake Batherson

Shoots right · 28 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	4	2	1	3	9	16:37
Last season	79	33	38	71	168	17:21

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Role

Where he fits on Ottawa right now.

Line: L3 with W. Foegele and T. Stützle · 7:50 a game together
Power play: PP2 Trigger
Penalty kill: Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 14 kills
Ice time: 16:37 a game, 6th-most among Ottawa forwards · 12:10 5-on-5 · 4:00 PP
Competition: Easier opponents than 70% of forwards · home 78%, road 57%
Easier opponents than 70% of forwards · road 85%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Time in the offensive zone
45.5% of his timemore than 97% of forwards
Finishing
+0.6 goals above expected /100 shotsbetter than 96% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Shot blocking
blocking score 571.34 blocks /60behind 92% of wingersfewer than 87% of wingers

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

Time in the offensive zone
46.6% of his timemore than 93% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Staying out of the box
0.99 penalties taken /60behind 83% of 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.

Drake BathersonAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 79, 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
+0.07 expected goals /60top 38%
+0.02 expected goals /60average
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
−0.09 expected goals against /60top 26%
−0.07 expected goals against /60top 33%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
13.6 shot attempts /60top 36%
13.3 shot attempts /60top 41%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.84 expected goals /60top 27%
0.76 expected goals /60average
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
+0.6 goals above expected /100 shotstop 4%
−0.2 goals above expected /100 shotstop 36%
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.57 first assists /60top 41%
0.59 first assists /60top 32%

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
2.00 expected goals /60top 18%
1.84 expected goals /60top 44%
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 128top 28%5.51 hits /60top 35%
hitting score 126top 29%9.03 hits /60top 19%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 57bottom 8%1.34 blocks /60bottom 13%
blocking score 84bottom 36%0.90 blocks /60bottom 2%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 104top 38%0.96 takeaways /60top 44%
takeaway score 101top 42%0.90 takeaways /60average

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.86 penalties drawn /60top 39%
0.82 penalties drawn /60average
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.97 penalties taken /60bottom 20%
0.99 penalties taken /60bottom 17%
Faceoffs
Loses drawsWins draws
50.6% wontoo few games
48.9% 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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292 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 3 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left30
Wide right40
Over the net26
Off the post or crossbar8
Short or other11

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

Wide left2
Wide right1
Over the net0
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

3 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
22.1 mphbottom 27%
21.3 mphaverage
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
6.0 bursts /60top 44%
3.6 bursts /60bottom 30%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
90.6 mphtop 26%
83.4 mphtop 30%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
9.61 miles /60average
9.55 miles /60bottom 38%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
45.5% of his timetop 3%
46.6% of his timetop 7%

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.