Jake Neighbours

Where he fits on St. Louis right now.

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

Every rating, against other forwards.

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 69, 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 chances
  Along for the rideDrives play

  +0.01 expected goals /60average

  −0.03 expected goals /60bottom 38%

• Preventing chances
  Chances against riseShuts it down

  −0.06 expected goals against /60top 35%

  +0.03 expected goals against /60bottom 34%

Scoring

• Shooting volume
  Rarely shootsFires away

  9.6 shot attempts /60bottom 9%

  12.0 shot attempts /60bottom 38%

• Creating his own chances
  Few chancesDangerous

  0.67 expected goals /60bottom 24%

  0.70 expected goals /60bottom 34%

• Finishing
  Below expectedSniper

  −0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 36%

  −0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage

• Setting up goals
  Rarely sets upPlaymaker

  0.54 first assists /60average

  0.55 first assists /60average

Special teams

• Power-play chances
  QuietThreat

  1.60 expected goals /60bottom 6%

  1.84 expected goals /60too few games

• Shorthanded threat
  Pure defensePower kill

  0.90 expected goals for /60too few games

  0.88 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

• Hitting
  Avoids contactPhysical

  hitting score 215top 10%8.99 hits /60top 19%

  hitting score 199top 12%14.77 hits /60top 6%

• Shot blocking
  Rarely blocksShot blocker

  blocking score 115top 32%2.65 blocks /60top 34%

  blocking score 106top 40%3.16 blocks /60top 18%

• Takeaways
  RarePuck thief

  takeaway score 72bottom 12%0.76 takeaways /60bottom 30%

  takeaway score 89bottom 38%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

• Drawing penalties
  RarelyDraws calls

  0.90 penalties drawn /60top 34%

  0.83 penalties drawn /60top 44%

• Staying out of the box
  Often penalizedClean

  1.16 penalties taken /60bottom 9%

  0.88 penalties taken /60bottom 25%

• Faceoffs
  Loses drawsWins draws

  45.4% 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.

Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.

Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).

• Top speed
  SlowerBurner

  22.1 mphbottom 29%

  21.9 mphtop 26%

• Fast bursts
  RareFrequent

  3.1 bursts /60bottom 23%

  5.3 bursts /60average

• Hardest shot
  SofterCannon

  82.5 mphbottom 13%

  77.3 mphbottom 37%

• Distance skated
  ShorterCovers ground

  9.16 miles /60bottom 16%

  8.93 miles /60bottom 11%

• Time in the offensive zone
  DefendingAttacking

  42.7% of his timetop 18%

  40.4% of his timebottom 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.