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Noah Cates

#27 · Left wing · Philadelphia Flyers

Shoots left · 27 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season6000511:27
Last season8218294713216:15

Role

Where he fits on Philadelphia right now.

Line

L4 with D. Barkey and P. Martone · 5:06 a game together

Power play

Not on either unit

Penalty kill

Second wave 15 of 21 kills · 0:53 a kill

Ice time

11:27 a game, 11th-most among Philadelphia forwards · 8:45 5-on-5 · 0:20 PP · 2:12 PK

Competition

Tougher opponents than 69% of forwards · home 84%, road easier than 61%

Tougher opponents than 82% of forwards · road about average

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

  • Preventing chancesTop 10

    −0.28 expected goals against /60better than 98% of forwards

  • Takeaways

    takeaway score 1321.20 takeaways /60better than 88% of forwardsmore than 78% of forwards

Behind most at his position

  • Shooting volume

    9.1 shot attempts /60behind 94% of wingers

  • Creating chances

    −0.18 expected goals /60behind 92% of forwards

  • Fast bursts

    1.7 bursts /60less often than 92% of forwards

  • Hardest shot

    82.4 mphsofter than 89% 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

  • Takeaways

    takeaway score 1161.75 takeaways /60better than 76% of forwardsmore than 98% of forwards

Behind most at his position

  • Distance skated

    8.36 miles /60less far than 98% of wingers

  • Top speed

    20.0 mphslower than 95% of forwards

  • Fast bursts

    0.9 bursts /60less often than 93% 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.

Noah CatesAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 6 games blended with last season’s 82, 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 6 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

    −0.18 expected goals /60bottom 8%

    −0.06 expected goals /60bottom 30%

  • Preventing chancesTop 10
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    −0.28 expected goals against /60top 2%

    −0.05 expected goals against /60top 42%

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    9.1 shot attempts /60bottom 6%

    11.0 shot attempts /60bottom 26%

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.64 expected goals /60bottom 15%

    0.68 expected goals /60bottom 29%

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    −0.6 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 24%

    −0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.59 first assists /60top 34%

    0.54 first assists /60average

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    1.94 expected goals /60top 22%

    1.86 expected goals /60too few games

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.90 expected goals for /60top 39%

    0.85 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 49bottom 37%4.50 hits /60average

    hitting score 49bottom 37%2.62 hits /60bottom 34%

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 115top 31%2.83 blocks /60top 30%

    blocking score 101top 43%2.62 blocks /60top 36%

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 132top 12%1.20 takeaways /60top 22%

    takeaway score 116top 24%1.75 takeaways /60top 2%

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.70 penalties drawn /60bottom 35%

    0.81 penalties drawn /60average

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    0.55 penalties taken /60top 31%

    0.59 penalties taken /60top 39%

  • Faceoffs
    Loses drawsWins draws

    50.5% wonaverage

    53.1% wontop 30%

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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190 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 9 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

  • Wide left24
  • Wide right16
  • Over the net6
  • Off the post or crossbar7
  • Short or other2

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

  • Wide left0
  • Wide right2
  • 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

    22.4 mphaverage

    20.0 mphbottom 5%

  • Fast bursts
    RareFrequent

    1.7 bursts /60bottom 8%

    0.9 bursts /60bottom 7%

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    82.4 mphbottom 11%

    82.0 mphtop 37%

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    9.53 miles /60bottom 41%

    8.36 miles /60bottom 2%

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    40.6% of his timebottom 37%

    40.4% of his timebottom 42%

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.