Alex Laferriere

Shoots right · 24 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	3	1	2	3	5	16:29
Last season	82	21	23	44	209	18:19

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Role

Where he fits on Los Angeles right now.

Line: L2 with M. Zuccarello and A. Turcotte · 10:32 a game together
Power play: PP2 Trigger
Penalty kill: Second wave 4 of 10 kills · 0:28 a kill
Ice time: 16:29 a game, 5th-most among Los Angeles forwards · 13:21 5-on-5 · 1:59 PP · 0:37 PK
Competition: Tougher opponents than 71% of forwards · home 72%, road 69%
Tougher opponents than 61% of forwards

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Shooting volume
18.7 shot attempts /60better than 94% of wingers
Top speed
23.4 mphfaster than 91% of forwards
Hitting
hitting score 21010.29 hits /60better than 89% of forwardsmore than 85% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Faceoffs
44.8% wonbehind 87% 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

Fast bursts
14.6 bursts /60more often than 93% of forwards
Hitting
hitting score 18313.35 hits /60better than 87% of forwardsmore than 92% of forwards
Time in the offensive zone
44.8% of his timemore than 86% of forwards
Top speed
22.2 mphfaster than 85% 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.

Alex LaferriereAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 3 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 3 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 /60bottom 42%
−0.04 expected goals /60bottom 35%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
+0.03 expected goals against /60bottom 36%
−0.04 expected goals against /60average

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
18.7 shot attempts /60top 6%
14.6 shot attempts /60top 26%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.84 expected goals /60top 28%
0.76 expected goals /60average
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
−0.5 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 40%
−0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 41%
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.53 first assists /60bottom 35%
0.60 first assists /60top 31%

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
1.86 expected goals /60top 39%
1.83 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.97 expected goals for /60top 25%
0.88 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 210top 11%10.29 hits /60top 15%
hitting score 183top 13%13.35 hits /60top 8%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 99average2.36 blocks /60top 44%
blocking score 99average2.43 blocks /60top 43%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 91bottom 42%0.85 takeaways /60bottom 44%
takeaway score 91bottom 42%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.62 penalties drawn /60bottom 22%
0.73 penalties drawn /60bottom 38%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.52 penalties taken /60top 26%
0.76 penalties taken /60bottom 37%
Faceoffs
Loses drawsWins draws
44.8% wonbottom 13%
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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348 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 12 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 left63
Wide right49
Over the net12
Off the post or crossbar9
Short or other5

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

Wide left1
Wide right2
Over the net2
Off the post or crossbar1
Short or other0

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 speed
SlowerBurner
23.4 mphtop 9%
22.2 mphtop 15%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
7.5 bursts /60top 29%
14.6 bursts /60top 7%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
87.0 mphbottom 37%
82.3 mphtop 35%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
9.37 miles /60bottom 29%
9.81 miles /60top 38%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
40.7% of his timebottom 40%
44.8% of his timetop 14%

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.