Blake Lizotte
#46 · Center · Pittsburgh Penguins
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12:55 |
| Last season | 55 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 49 | 13:52 |
Role
Where he fits on Pittsburgh right now.
- Line
L3 with C. Dewar and N. Robertson · 7:00 a game together
- Power play
Not on either unit
- Penalty kill
Starts the kill 10 of 12 kills · 1:02 a kill · starts 9 · takes the draw
- Ice time
12:55 a game, 10th-most among Pittsburgh forwards · 9:57 5-on-5 · 2:05 PK
- Competition
Easier opponents than 80% of forwards · home about average, road 92%
Tougher opponents than 60% of forwards
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Creating chances
+0.15 expected goals /60better than 82% of forwards
Shot blocking
blocking score 1283.04 blocks /60better than 81% of centersmore than 71% of centers
Preventing chances
−0.10 expected goals against /60better than 77% of forwards
Behind most at his position
Faceoffs
43.9% wonbehind 88% of 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
Fast bursts
12.1 bursts /60more often than 87% of forwards
Shot blocking
blocking score 1235.57 blocks /60better than 76% of centersmore than 99% of centers
Behind most at his position
Faceoffs
43.9% wonbehind 88% 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.
This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 55, 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 chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
+0.15 expected goals /60top 18%
+0.05 expected goals /60top 43%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
−0.10 expected goals against /60top 23%
−0.08 expected goals against /60top 29%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
10.1 shot attempts /60bottom 30%
11.3 shot attempts /60average
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.60 expected goals /60bottom 24%
0.71 expected goals /60average
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
−0.7 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 19%
−0.5 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 38%
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.49 first assists /60bottom 20%
0.54 first assists /60average
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
1.82 expected goals /60too few games
1.83 expected goals /60too few games
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.89 expected goals for /60top 40%
0.89 expected goals for /60top 40%
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 51bottom 37%3.77 hits /60average
hitting score 54bottom 40%2.79 hits /60bottom 36%
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 85bottom 31%0.87 takeaways /60average
takeaway score 88bottom 34%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.75 penalties drawn /60bottom 40%
0.71 penalties drawn /60bottom 36%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.92 penalties taken /60bottom 23%
0.87 penalties taken /60bottom 26%
- FaceoffsLoses drawsWins draws
43.9% wonbottom 12%
43.9% wonbottom 12%
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.
85 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
9 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
31 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
22.3 mphbottom 38%
22.0 mphtop 21%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
8.5 bursts /60top 20%
12.1 bursts /60top 13%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
84.8 mphbottom 39%
70.5 mphbottom 18%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
9.72 miles /60average
9.62 miles /60average
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
41.3% of his timeaverage
41.5% of his timeaverage
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.