Hendrix Lapierre

Shoots left · 24 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	5	1	2	3	3	12:05
Last season	74	4	12	16	53	8:50

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Role

Where he fits on Pittsburgh right now.

Line

L4 with V. Koivunen and B. Kindel · 8:17 a game together

Power play

PP2

Power-play role tags count only games with his current team, and he has too few power-play shots with Pittsburgh yet to earn one.

Penalty kill

Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 12 kills

Ice time

12:05 a game, 12th-most among Pittsburgh forwards · 10:36 5-on-5 · 1:16 PP

Competition

Easier opponents than 91% of forwards · home 95%, road 78%

Tougher opponents than 57% of forwards · road easier than 65%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Fast bursts
12.1 bursts /60more often than 93% of forwards
Distance skated
10.22 miles /60farther than 91% of centers
Creating chances
+0.18 expected goals /60better than 87% of forwards
Preventing chances
−0.14 expected goals against /60better than 87% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Faceoffs
41.8% wonbehind 92% 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

Takeaways
takeaway score 1201.99 takeaways /60better than 79% of forwardsmore than 99% of 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.

Hendrix LapierreAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 74, and pulled toward the average forward by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

He played for Washington Capitals 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 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 chances
Along for the rideDrives play
+0.18 expected goals /60top 13%
+0.10 expected goals /60top 31%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
−0.14 expected goals against /60top 13%
+0.05 expected goals against /60bottom 29%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
9.6 shot attempts /60bottom 25%
10.6 shot attempts /60bottom 39%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.71 expected goals /60average
0.70 expected goals /60average
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
−0.5 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 35%
−0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 40%
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.52 first assists /60bottom 34%
0.54 first assists /60average

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
1.79 expected goals /60too few games
1.80 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 92top 41%4.62 hits /60average
hitting score 94top 41%5.96 hits /60top 33%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 89average2.35 blocks /60bottom 44%
blocking score 93average1.99 blocks /60bottom 30%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 101top 42%0.76 takeaways /60bottom 30%
takeaway score 120top 21%1.99 takeaways /60top 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.79 penalties drawn /60average
0.82 penalties drawn /60average
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.62 penalties taken /60average
0.61 penalties taken /60top 41%
Faceoffs
Loses drawsWins draws
41.8% wonbottom 8%
47.6% 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.

Show

91 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 2 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left18
Wide right11
Over the net1
Off the post or crossbar3
Short or other2

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

Wide left1
Wide right1
Over the net0
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other1

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 37%
21.8 mphtop 33%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
12.1 bursts /60top 7%
9.9 bursts /60top 19%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
84.1 mphbottom 36%
77.0 mphbottom 44%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
10.22 miles /60top 9%
9.88 miles /60top 36%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
42.5% of his timetop 20%
40.6% 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.