Isaac Howard

Shoots left · 22 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	4	0	1	1	5	10:08
Last season	29	2	3	5	36	10:19

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Role

Where he fits on Edmonton right now.

Line: L4 with T. Frederic and J. Samanski · 5:19 a game together
Power play: PP2
Penalty kill: Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 11 kills
Ice time: 10:08 a game, 10th-most among Edmonton forwards · 8:05 5-on-5 · 1:57 PP
Competition: Easier opponents than 99% of forwards · home 94%, road 99%
Easier opponents than 99% of forwards

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Fast bursts
11.0 bursts /60more often than 91% of forwards
Top speed
23.4 mphfaster than 90% of forwards
Distance skated
9.98 miles /60farther than 86% of wingers

Behind most at his position

Time in the offensive zone
38.6% of his timeless than 95% of forwards
Creating chances
−0.17 expected goals /60behind 91% of forwards
Takeaways
takeaway score 690.35 takeaways /60behind 91% of forwardsfewer than 98% of forwards
Shot blocking
blocking score 641.24 blocks /60behind 84% of wingersfewer than 91% of wingers

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 speed3rd
23.4 mphfaster than 99% of forwards
Distance skated3rd
10.71 miles /60farther than 99% of wingers
Fast burstsTop 10
20.7 bursts /60more often than 98% of forwards
Hardest shot
88.5 mphharder than 92% of wingers

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.

Isaac HowardAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 29, 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
−0.17 expected goals /60bottom 9%
−0.04 expected goals /60bottom 33%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
+0.09 expected goals against /60bottom 21%
+0.03 expected goals against /60bottom 34%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
14.6 shot attempts /60top 26%
13.6 shot attempts /60top 36%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.80 expected goals /60top 36%
0.74 expected goals /60average
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
−0.7 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 17%
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.57 first assists /60top 40%
0.60 first assists /60top 30%

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
1.77 expected goals /60too few games
1.81 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 38bottom 28%1.59 hits /60bottom 16%
hitting score 56bottom 41%2.96 hits /60bottom 39%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 64bottom 16%1.24 blocks /60bottom 9%
blocking score 83bottom 34%0.00 blocks /60bottom 1%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 69bottom 9%0.35 takeaways /60bottom 2%
takeaway score 93average0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.79 penalties drawn /60average
0.85 penalties drawn /60top 39%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.97 penalties taken /60bottom 20%
0.78 penalties taken /60bottom 36%
Faceoffs
Loses drawsWins draws
50.0% 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.

Shots

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

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

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

How his misses miss

Wide left3
Wide right8
Over the net8
Off the post or crossbar1
Short or other0

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

No missed shots yet.

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 speed3rd
SlowerBurner
23.4 mphtop 10%
23.4 mphtop 1%
Fast burstsTop 10
RareFrequent
11.0 bursts /60top 9%
20.7 bursts /60top 2%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
88.5 mphtop 44%
88.5 mphtop 8%
Distance skated3rd
ShorterCovers ground
9.98 miles /60top 14%
10.71 miles /60top 1%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
38.6% of his timebottom 5%
42.1% of his timetop 38%

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.