Morgan Barron

Shoots left · 27 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	5	0	1	1	5	16:14
Last season	65	11	12	23	93	12:48

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Role

Where he fits on Winnipeg right now.

Line: L2 with G. Vilardi and V. Björck · 9:53 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Starts the kill 10 of 11 kills · 0:59 a kill · starts 10
Ice time: 16:14 a game, 5th-most among Winnipeg forwards · 13:27 5-on-5 · 1:58 PK
Competition: Tougher opponents than 85% of forwards · home 91%, road easier than 56%
Tougher opponents than 95% of forwards · home 98%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Hardest shotTop 10
95.6 mphharder than 96% of centers
Top speed
23.6 mphfaster than 95% of forwards
Shot blocking
blocking score 1513.75 blocks /60better than 92% of centersmore than 88% of centers
Fast bursts
11.5 bursts /60more often than 92% 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 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

Top speed
22.8 mphfaster than 95% of forwards
Hardest shot
85.3 mphharder than 86% of centers
Hitting
hitting score 16011.09 hits /60better than 80% of forwardsmore than 87% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Time in the offensive zone
36.5% of his timeless than 88% of forwards
Creating chances
−0.09 expected goals /60behind 75% 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.

Morgan BarronAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 65, 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 centers with centers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.

This season’s 5 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
−0.01 expected goals /60bottom 41%
−0.09 expected goals /60bottom 25%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
−0.12 expected goals against /60top 18%
−0.08 expected goals against /60top 30%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
12.9 shot attempts /60top 26%
11.9 shot attempts /60top 40%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.73 expected goals /60top 42%
0.68 expected goals /60average
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
−0.5 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 42%
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.54 first assists /60bottom 44%
0.58 first assists /60top 36%

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
1.82 expected goals /60too few games
1.83 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.93 expected goals for /60top 33%
0.84 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 175top 15%9.66 hits /60top 17%
hitting score 160top 20%11.09 hits /60top 13%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 151top 8%3.75 blocks /60top 12%
blocking score 126top 20%5.17 blocks /60top 1%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 101top 43%1.12 takeaways /60top 28%
takeaway score 84bottom 31%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.80 penalties drawn /60average
0.69 penalties drawn /60bottom 33%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.88 penalties taken /60bottom 25%
0.71 penalties taken /60average
Faceoffs
Loses drawsWins draws
47.0% wonbottom 28%
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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151 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 8 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left25
Wide right17
Over the net6
Off the post or crossbar7
Short or other0

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

Wide left4
Wide right2
Over the net1
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

7 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
23.6 mphtop 5%
22.8 mphtop 5%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
11.5 bursts /60top 8%
8.9 bursts /60top 25%
Hardest shotTop 10
SofterCannon
95.6 mphtop 4%
85.3 mphtop 14%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
9.57 miles /60bottom 39%
9.57 miles /60bottom 39%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
39.7% of his timebottom 17%
36.5% of his timebottom 12%

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.