Juraj Slafkovský

Shoots left · 22 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	4	1	0	1	10	18:18
Last season	82	30	43	73	181	18:32

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Role

Where he fits on Montréal right now.

Line: L1 with N. Suzuki and C. Caufield · 11:16 a game together
Power play: PP1 Net-front
Penalty kill: Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 14 kills
Ice time: 18:18 a game, 3rd-most among Montréal forwards · 12:26 5-on-5 · 3:00 PP
Competition: Tougher opponents than 88% of forwards · home 82%, road 90%
Tougher opponents than 79% of forwards

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Setting up goals
0.72 first assists /60better than 91% of forwards
Shot blocking
blocking score 1433.92 blocks /60better than 87% of wingersmore than 93% of wingers
Power-play chances
1.97 expected goals /60better than 80% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Preventing chances
+0.13 expected goals against /60behind 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

Hardest shotTop 10
91.5 mphharder than 97% of wingers
Fast bursts
10.7 bursts /60more often 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.

Juraj SlafkovskýAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 4 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 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
+0.04 expected goals /60average
−0.02 expected goals /60bottom 40%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
+0.13 expected goals against /60bottom 13%
no measurable changeaverage

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
11.1 shot attempts /60bottom 27%
11.2 shot attempts /60bottom 28%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.71 expected goals /60bottom 39%
0.73 expected goals /60bottom 44%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
−0.2 goals above expected /100 shotstop 31%
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.72 first assists /60top 9%
0.54 first assists /60average

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
1.97 expected goals /60top 20%
1.81 expected goals /60average
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.88 expected goals for /60too few games
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 46bottom 35%4.07 hits /60average
hitting score 49bottom 37%2.46 hits /60bottom 31%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 143top 13%3.92 blocks /60top 7%
blocking score 99average2.46 blocks /60top 42%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 93average0.68 takeaways /60bottom 20%
takeaway score 115top 26%1.64 takeaways /60top 3%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.64 penalties drawn /60bottom 24%
0.81 penalties drawn /60average
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.78 penalties taken /60bottom 35%
0.72 penalties taken /60bottom 42%
Faceoffs
Loses drawsWins draws
42.2% wontoo few games
48.9% 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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309 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 7 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left36
Wide right57
Over the net20
Off the post or crossbar13
Short or other5

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

Wide left0
Wide right2
Over the net1
Off the post or crossbar1
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
23.0 mphtop 22%
21.4 mphaverage
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
6.6 bursts /60top 39%
10.7 bursts /60top 15%
Hardest shotTop 10
SofterCannon
91.5 mphtop 21%
91.5 mphtop 3%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
9.33 miles /60bottom 25%
9.94 miles /60top 26%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
41.6% of his timetop 38%
42.8% of his timetop 30%

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.