Drew O'Connor

Shoots left · 28 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	5	1	1	2	8	15:38
Last season	82	17	12	29	136	14:35

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Role

Where he fits on Vancouver right now.

Line: L4 with A. Räty and A. Bains · 5:29 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Starts the kill 14 of 17 kills · 0:43 a kill · starts 12
Ice time: 15:38 a game, 6th-most among Vancouver forwards · 11:53 5-on-5 · 1:33 PP · 2:00 PK
Competition: Tougher opponents than 57% of forwards · home about average, road 78%
Tougher opponents than 91% of forwards · home 57%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Shorthanded threat
1.16 expected goals for /60better than 94% of forwards
Top speed
23.3 mphfaster than 88% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Preventing chances
+0.20 expected goals against /60behind 95% of forwards
Staying out of the box
0.94 penalties taken /60behind 78% 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

Top speedTop 10
23.3 mphfaster than 98% of forwards
Shorthanded threat
1.01 expected goals for /60better than 78% of forwards
Shot blocking
blocking score 1244.60 blocks /60better than 77% of wingersmore than 96% of wingers

Behind most at his position

Time in the offensive zone
36.0% of his timeless than 92% of forwards
Preventing chances
+0.08 expected goals against /60behind 78% 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.

Drew O'ConnorAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 5 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 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
+0.04 expected goals /60average
+0.01 expected goals /60bottom 44%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
+0.20 expected goals against /60bottom 5%
+0.08 expected goals against /60bottom 22%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
12.5 shot attempts /60average
12.8 shot attempts /60average
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.80 expected goals /60top 35%
0.77 expected goals /60top 44%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
−0.5 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.57 first assists /60top 44%
0.59 first assists /60top 35%

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
1.76 expected goals /60too few games
1.80 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
1.16 expected goals for /60top 6%
1.01 expected goals for /60top 22%

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 97top 39%4.05 hits /60average
hitting score 101top 38%6.91 hits /60top 28%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 109top 37%1.88 blocks /60bottom 35%
blocking score 124top 23%4.60 blocks /60top 4%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 112top 29%1.13 takeaways /60top 26%
takeaway score 99average0.77 takeaways /60bottom 32%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.74 penalties drawn /60bottom 39%
0.80 penalties drawn /60average
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.94 penalties taken /60bottom 22%
0.84 penalties taken /60bottom 28%
Faceoffs
Loses drawsWins draws
50.4% wontoo few games
51.1% 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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219 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 4 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left36
Wide right23
Over the net8
Off the post or crossbar4
Short or other5

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

Wide left1
Wide right0
Over the net2
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other1

4 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 speedTop 10
SlowerBurner
23.3 mphtop 12%
23.3 mphtop 2%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
7.0 bursts /60top 34%
6.1 bursts /60top 41%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
88.1 mphaverage
84.3 mphtop 25%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
9.42 miles /60bottom 34%
9.18 miles /60bottom 20%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
40.2% of his timebottom 27%
36.0% of his timebottom 8%

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.