Nick Robertson

Shoots left · 25 years old

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	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	5	3	0	3	8	12:31
Last season	78	16	16	32	127	12:40

Role

Where he fits on Pittsburgh right now.

Line: L3 with C. Dewar and B. Lizotte · 7:00 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Second wave 6 of 12 kills · 0:30 a kill · starts only 1
Ice time: 12:31 a game, 11th-most among Pittsburgh forwards · 11:47 5-on-5 · 0:36 PK
Competition: Easier opponents than 83% of forwards · home 74%, road 84%
About average among forwards · road easier than 78%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Hardest shot
94.8 mphharder than 93% of wingers
Finishing
+0.2 goals above expected /100 shotsbetter than 86% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Time in the offensive zone
39.1% of his timeless than 93% of forwards
Hitting
hitting score 174.29 hits /60behind 91% of forwardsabout average among 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

Finishing
−0.0 goals above expected /100 shotsbetter than 79% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Hardest shot
62.7 mphsofter than 95% of wingers
Hitting
hitting score 200.00 hits /60behind 88% of forwardsfewer than 99% 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.

Nick RobertsonAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 78, and pulled toward the average forward by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

He played for Toronto Maple Leafs last season. Habits that travel with a player (shooting, hitting, penalties) still use that season in full; setting up goals, finishing, faceoffs and power-play chances depend more on linemates and role, so they lean on it less. We measured how much each one carries over for players who change teams.

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 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
+0.03 expected goals /60average
+0.02 expected goals /60average
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
+0.03 expected goals against /60bottom 35%
−0.01 expected goals against /60average

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
12.2 shot attempts /60bottom 43%
12.1 shot attempts /60bottom 41%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.76 expected goals /60average
0.73 expected goals /60bottom 43%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
+0.2 goals above expected /100 shotstop 14%
−0.0 goals above expected /100 shotstop 21%
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.52 first assists /60bottom 32%
0.54 first assists /60bottom 44%

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
1.79 expected goals /60bottom 43%
1.83 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.92 expected goals for /60too few games
0.92 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 17bottom 9%4.29 hits /60average
hitting score 20bottom 12%0.00 hits /60bottom 1%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 100top 44%2.46 blocks /60top 42%
blocking score 94average1.92 blocks /60bottom 38%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 128top 13%1.37 takeaways /60top 10%
takeaway score 105top 37%0.96 takeaways /60top 44%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.78 penalties drawn /60average
0.93 penalties drawn /60top 31%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.63 penalties taken /60average
0.87 penalties taken /60bottom 26%
Faceoffs
Loses drawsWins draws
50.3% wontoo few games
50.6% 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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196 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 7 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

11 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

Wide left24
Wide right17
Over the net11
Off the post or crossbar3
Short or other6

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

Wide left1
Wide right1
Over the net1
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
22.7 mphtop 39%
21.7 mphtop 34%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
9.0 bursts /60top 17%
10.6 bursts /60top 16%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
94.8 mphtop 7%
62.7 mphbottom 5%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
9.84 miles /60top 23%
9.94 miles /60top 25%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
39.1% of his timebottom 7%
41.8% of his timetop 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.