Noah Ostlund

Shoots left · 22 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	4	1	2	3	9	17:57
Last season	60	11	16	27	60	13:58

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Role

Where he fits on Buffalo right now.

Line: L1 with J. Quinn and Z. Benson · 12:04 a game together
Power play: PP1
Penalty kill: Spot duty 3 of 10 kills · 0:37 a kill
Ice time: 17:57 a game, 4th-most among Buffalo forwards · 14:26 5-on-5 · 2:18 PP · 0:30 PK
Competition: Easier opponents than 59% of forwards · home 81%, road tougher than 82%
Easier opponents than 84% of forwards · home 81%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Preventing chances
−0.17 expected goals against /60better than 91% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Hitting
hitting score 20.33 hits /60behind 99% of forwardsfewer than 99% of forwards
Faceoffs
35.7% wonbehind 99% of forwards
Power-play chances
1.65 expected goals /60behind 91% of forwards
Creating chances
−0.09 expected goals /60behind 77% 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

Time in the offensive zoneTop 10
49.4% of his timemore than 98% of forwards
Shooting volume
13.4 shot attempts /60better than 78% of centers

Behind most at his position

Hitting
hitting score 180.00 hits /60behind 90% of forwardsfewer than 99% of forwards
Faceoffs
45.3% wonbehind 82% of 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.

Noah OstlundAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 60, 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 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
−0.09 expected goals /60bottom 23%
+0.02 expected goals /60average
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
−0.17 expected goals against /60top 9%
−0.04 expected goals against /60average

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
12.2 shot attempts /60top 34%
13.4 shot attempts /60top 22%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.62 expected goals /60bottom 26%
0.76 expected goals /60top 34%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
+0.2 goals above expected /100 shotstop 14%
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.55 first assists /60average
0.54 first assists /60average

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
1.65 expected goals /60bottom 9%
1.81 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games
0.90 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 2bottom 1%0.33 hits /60bottom 1%
hitting score 18bottom 10%0.00 hits /60bottom 1%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 95average2.51 blocks /60average
blocking score 97average2.51 blocks /60average
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 106top 36%1.12 takeaways /60top 28%
takeaway score 86bottom 33%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.68 penalties drawn /60bottom 31%
0.81 penalties drawn /60average
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.48 penalties taken /60top 19%
0.59 penalties taken /60top 38%
Faceoffs
Loses drawsWins draws
35.7% wonbottom 1%
45.3% wonbottom 18%

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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106 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 4 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left17
Wide right11
Over the net4
Off the post or crossbar3
Short or other2

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

Wide left2
Wide right3
Over the net0
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

5 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
21.9 mphbottom 16%
20.7 mphbottom 19%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
3.4 bursts /60bottom 25%
5.0 bursts /60average
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
87.3 mphtop 39%
82.0 mphtop 30%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
10.06 miles /60top 16%
10.09 miles /60top 20%
Time in the offensive zoneTop 10
DefendingAttacking
41.7% of his timetop 37%
49.4% of his timetop 2%

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.