Fraser Minten

Shoots left · 22 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	6	2	3	5	15	14:38
Last season	82	17	18	35	116	15:33

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Role

Where he fits on Boston right now.

Line: L4 with J. Peterka and M. Khusnutdinov · 7:14 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Second wave 11 of 14 kills · 0:43 a kill · starts only 3
Ice time: 14:38 a game, 6th-most among Boston forwards · 11:48 5-on-5 · 0:58 PP · 1:19 PK
Competition: Tougher opponents than 65% of forwards · home 69%, road 63%
About average among forwards · home 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

Takeaways
takeaway score 1351.32 takeaways /60better than 90% of forwardsmore than 88% 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 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

Hardest shot
84.6 mphharder than 85% of centers
Takeaways
takeaway score 1202.05 takeaways /60better than 79% of forwardsmore than 99% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Distance skated
8.63 miles /60less far than 91% of centers
Shot blocking
blocking score 700.00 blocks /60behind 78% of centersfewer than 99% of centers

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.

Fraser MintenAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 6 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 centers with centers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.

This season’s 6 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
+0.08 expected goals /60top 34%
+0.02 expected goals /60average
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
−0.06 expected goals against /60top 36%
+0.04 expected goals against /60bottom 32%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
12.7 shot attempts /60top 29%
13.1 shot attempts /60top 24%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.73 expected goals /60top 39%
0.74 expected goals /60top 37%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
−0.2 goals above expected /100 shotstop 29%
−0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 40%
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.47 first assists /60bottom 13%
0.53 first assists /60bottom 41%

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
1.82 expected goals /60average
1.82 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.87 expected goals for /60average
0.85 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 53bottom 40%6.43 hits /60top 30%
hitting score 48bottom 36%2.73 hits /60bottom 35%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 76bottom 26%2.60 blocks /60average
blocking score 70bottom 22%0.00 blocks /60bottom 1%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 135top 10%1.32 takeaways /60top 12%
takeaway score 120top 21%2.05 takeaways /60top 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.74 penalties drawn /60bottom 40%
0.89 penalties drawn /60top 35%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.55 penalties taken /60top 31%
0.70 penalties taken /60average
Faceoffs
Loses drawsWins draws
45.9% wonbottom 18%
46.2% wonbottom 20%

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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190 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 7 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left24
Wide right22
Over the net10
Off the post or crossbar2
Short or other2

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

Wide left4
Wide right0
Over the net0
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

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 speed
SlowerBurner
22.7 mphtop 37%
21.6 mphtop 42%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
5.5 bursts /60average
4.8 bursts /60average
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
85.2 mphbottom 44%
84.6 mphtop 15%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
9.71 miles /60average
8.63 miles /60bottom 9%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
41.2% of his timeaverage
43.4% of his timetop 23%

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.