Cole Caufield
#13 · Right wing · Montréal Canadiens
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 19:38 |
| Last season | 81 | 51 | 37 | 88 | 258 | 18:11 |
Role
Where he fits on Montréal right now.
- Line
L1 with N. Suzuki and J. Slafkovský · 11:16 a game together
- Power play
PP1 Trigger
- Penalty kill
Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 14 kills
- Ice time
19:38 a game, 2nd-most among Montréal forwards · 13:44 5-on-5 · 3:03 PP
- Competition
Tougher opponents than 98% of forwards · home 92%, road 99%
Tougher opponents than 88% 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 his own chances3rd
1.07 expected goals /60better than 99% of wingers
Finishing2nd
+1.1 goals above expected /100 shotsbetter than 99% of forwards
Power-play chances
2.25 expected goals /60better than 95% of forwards
Creating chances
+0.23 expected goals /60better than 91% of forwards
Behind most at his position
Shot blocking
blocking score 501.20 blocks /60behind 97% of wingersfewer than 93% of wingers
Preventing chances
+0.07 expected goals against /60behind 77% 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
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, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 3 games.
All ratings
Every rating, against other forwards.
This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 81, 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 chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
+0.23 expected goals /60top 9%
+0.03 expected goals /60average
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
+0.07 expected goals against /60bottom 23%
+0.01 expected goals against /60bottom 41%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
16.6 shot attempts /60top 14%
14.4 shot attempts /60top 30%
- Creating his own chances3rdFew chancesDangerous
1.07 expected goals /60top 1%
0.82 expected goals /60top 30%
- Finishing2ndBelow expectedSniper
+1.1 goals above expected /100 shotstop 1%
−0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 37%
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.56 first assists /60average
0.54 first assists /60average
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
2.25 expected goals /60top 5%
1.78 expected goals /60bottom 41%
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 51bottom 38%2.13 hits /60bottom 25%
hitting score 61bottom 44%3.82 hits /60average
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 50bottom 3%1.20 blocks /60bottom 7%
blocking score 81bottom 30%0.76 blocks /60bottom 1%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 98average0.89 takeaways /60average
takeaway score 100top 44%0.76 takeaways /60bottom 31%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.70 penalties drawn /60bottom 34%
0.80 penalties drawn /60average
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.57 penalties taken /60top 34%
0.84 penalties taken /60bottom 28%
- FaceoffsLoses drawsWins draws
47.2% 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.
405 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 8 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
19 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
134 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
6 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
22.6 mphaverage
20.9 mphbottom 26%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
3.7 bursts /60bottom 29%
3.8 bursts /60bottom 33%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
88.0 mphaverage
85.4 mphtop 20%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
9.73 miles /60top 36%
9.95 miles /60top 25%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
42.5% of his timetop 21%
37.7% of his timebottom 21%
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.