Samuel Honzek

Shoots left · 21 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	4	0	0	0	3	15:38
Last season	18	2	2	4	22	12:20

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Role

Where he fits on Calgary right now.

Line: L2 with R. Strome and M. Pospisil · 9:46 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Starts the kill 12 of 12 kills · 0:54 a kill · starts 7
Ice time: 15:38 a game, 6th-most among Calgary forwards · 12:41 5-on-5 · 2:44 PK
Competition: Easier opponents than 61% of forwards · home tougher than 88%, road 95%
Easier 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

Preventing chances
−0.18 expected goals against /60better than 92% of forwards
Staying out of the box
0.47 penalties taken /60better than 82% of forwards
Hitting
hitting score 1639.69 hits /60better than 81% of forwardsmore than 83% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Takeaways
takeaway score 630.21 takeaways /60behind 95% of forwardsfewer than 99% of forwards
Setting up goals
0.47 first assists /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 shot
87.0 mphharder than 89% of wingers
Hitting
hitting score 14610.55 hits /60better than 77% of forwardsmore than 86% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Shooting volume
10.7 shot attempts /60behind 78% of wingers

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.

Samuel HonzekAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 18, 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
−0.03 expected goals /60bottom 36%
−0.07 expected goals /60bottom 29%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
−0.18 expected goals against /60top 8%
−0.03 expected goals against /60average

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
10.4 shot attempts /60bottom 18%
10.7 shot attempts /60bottom 22%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.68 expected goals /60bottom 27%
0.68 expected goals /60bottom 26%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
−0.6 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 24%
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.47 first assists /60bottom 13%
0.54 first assists /60average

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
1.83 expected goals /60too few games
1.83 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.84 expected goals for /60bottom 42%
0.90 expected goals for /60top 38%

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 163top 19%9.69 hits /60top 17%
hitting score 146top 23%10.55 hits /60top 14%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 96average2.11 blocks /60bottom 44%
blocking score 103top 40%2.88 blocks /60top 29%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 63bottom 5%0.21 takeaways /60bottom 1%
takeaway score 88bottom 35%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.72 penalties drawn /60bottom 36%
0.72 penalties drawn /60bottom 36%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.47 penalties taken /60top 18%
0.60 penalties taken /60top 40%
Faceoffs
Loses drawsWins draws
51.1% wontoo few games
50.6% 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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37 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left4
Wide right5
Over the net2
Off the post or crossbar2
Short or other0

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

Wide left1
Wide right0
Over the net0
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

1 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
22.2 mphbottom 33%
22.2 mphtop 16%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
8.4 bursts /60top 20%
10.6 bursts /60top 16%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
88.2 mphaverage
87.0 mphtop 11%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
9.50 miles /60bottom 37%
9.88 miles /60top 32%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
42.6% of his timetop 19%
43.3% of his timetop 24%

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.