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2022-23 edition Ask a direct question about this edition of the book — who, how many, how common, which group more — and it is answered with a table computed on this page from the edition’s index: the season line, height and age, the on-ice percentiles, the grades and the traits read out of every report. Ask for a view on named players — what a comparison comes down to, what makes a man — and you get the book’s reading of their own pages, and only those. The model turns your question into a query and phrases the result, or reads the pages it is handed; it never originates a figure, and an answer carrying a figure that is on neither the table nor the pages is withheld. It does not forecast, and it says so when a question is outside what the book holds.

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723 reports across 32 clubs, listed by surname. Back to the first page

Evidence

Page 10 of 13 · Provorov to Sergachev

9

Ivan Provorov

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Philadelphia Flyers

The 13th-heaviest ice time of 202 defencemen and the 23rd-most giveaways, at 25 with six full seasons behind him.

20

Jesse Puljujarvi

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · Edmonton Oilers

The 15th-highest chance share of the 393 qualified forwards — and he holds it away from every team-mate, Connor McDavid included.

6

Ryan Pulock

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · New York Islanders

Fewer penalties per 60 than any of the 202 qualified defencemen — two minutes in fifty-six games — with the 3rd-hardest shot of 192.

32

Jonathan Quick

Evidence behind this report: No record. No five-on-five record — Quick did not play a measured season. Everything on the page is an older line and a judgment.

G · Los Angeles Kings

Second in career wins, games and shutouts among the 72 goaltenders in this book, and 27th of the 53 who played twenty-five games last year.

32

Antti Raanta

Evidence behind this report: No record. No five-on-five record — Raanta did not play a measured season. Everything on the page is an older line and a judgment.

G · Carolina Hurricanes

A .9122 in 28 games, a career .9187 across 226, and a body that has never once given him a full season.

14

Taylor Raddysh

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · Chicago Blackhawks

Sixty-four per cent of his shots from the slot at the 90th percentile — and 63.6 per cent of the chances with Victor Hedman against 44.5 without.

67

Rickard Rakell

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · Pittsburgh Penguins

Twenty goals and the 9th-fewest penalties taken of 393 forwards, on the 13th-slowest top speed of 365.

96

Mikko Rantanen

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · Colorado Avalanche

Ninety-two points, and 62.1 per cent of the chances in the minutes he played without Nathan MacKinnon.

27

Michael Rasmussen

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Detroit Red Wings

Six foot six, the 12th-closest shot chart of the 393 qualified forwards, and the 22nd-worst chance share.

23

Lucas Raymond

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Detroit Red Wings

Fifty-seven points in a first NHL season at 19, and the 5th-worst plus-minus of the 611 skaters who played 40 games.

75

Ryan Reaves

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · New York Rangers

More hits per 60 than any forward in the league, the lowest chance share of 393, and the lowest shot rate of 393.

6

Mike Reilly

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Boston Bruins

The 96th percentile in chance share and the 2nd percentile in blocked shots — a puck-mover who does nothing else and was scratched for it.

47

James Reimer

Evidence behind this report: No record. No five-on-five record — Reimer did not play a measured season. Everything on the page is an older line and a judgment.

G · San Jose Sharks

Twelve seasons and 12,640 shots at .9128, with never a year above forty-eight games.

13

Sam Reinhart

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Florida Panthers

Eighty-two points and the 27th-closest shot chart of the 393 qualified forwards, with thirteen penalty minutes in 78 games.

44

Morgan Rielly

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Toronto Maple Leafs

Sixty-eight points and the 4th-percentile block rate — the 93rd-percentile shot volume from the blue line.

21

James van Riemsdyk

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Philadelphia Flyers

The 53rd-highest slot share of 393 forwards and the 18th-least ground covered of 365, in a thirteenth season.

57

Trevor van Riemsdyk

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Washington Capitals

The 7th-fewest hits and the 7th-fewest giveaways of 202 defencemen, with the 16th-most blocks.

55

Rasmus Ristolainen

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Philadelphia Flyers

The 9th-most hits of 202 defencemen and the 8th-hardest shot of 192, on the 3rd-least ground covered.

24

Brett Ritchie

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 405 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · Calgary Flames

Forty-one games, 9:43 a night, and four points from a 6-4 winger in his eighth season.

27

Nick Ritchie

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Arizona Coyotes

Six-three and 236, 12.68 hits per 60 at the 94th percentile, and a penalty differential of minus-1.24 — the 0th percentile in the league.

33

David Rittich

Evidence behind this report: No record. No five-on-five record — Rittich did not play a measured season. Everything on the page is an older line and a judgment.

G · Winnipeg Jets

An .8863 on 431 shots, and a career .9049 that has fallen in each of the last three seasons.

21

Jason Robertson

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Dallas Stars

Forty-one goals, fourteenth in the league, with the 18th-lowest top speed and the 12th-fewest sprints of the 365 forwards the tracking covers.

53

Buddy Robinson

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 279 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · Chicago Blackhawks

Six-six and 232 pounds, 32 games, and 53 in five NHL seasons since going undrafted.

50

Eric Robinson

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Columbus Blue Jackets

Twenty-three point four mph and 12.4 bursts per 60, both in the top decile — and an 84.3 mph shot in the bottom.

17

Evan Rodrigues

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Colorado Avalanche

Eleven point two three shots per 60 at the 96th percentile from a median of 32 feet — and 7.8 per cent shooting.

28

Alexander Romanov

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · New York Islanders

The 19th-most hits of 202 defencemen at twenty-two, with the 5th-lowest slot share and the 10th-percentile scoring rate.

46

Jonas Rondbjerg

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 288 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · Vegas Golden Knights

Thirty games at 10.09 miles per 60 and an 80.3 mph shot.

25

Kevin Rooney

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Calgary Flames

The 2nd-lowest chance share of the 393 qualified forwards, and a block rate at the 96th percentile.

28

Jack Roslovic

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Columbus Blue Jackets

Twenty-two goals at 16.8 per cent shooting, the 90th percentile, from a median 31 feet at the 91st.

3

Matt Roy

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Los Angeles Kings

The 20th-most shots per 60 of 202 defencemen, two goals from them, and a plus-23 on the club with the league’s worst finishing.

10

Nicolas Roy

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Vegas Golden Knights

The 10th-shortest median shot of 393 forwards at 6-4, and thirty-nine points from the third line.

5

Chad Ruhwedel

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Pittsburgh Penguins

The 20th-best expected-goal share of 202 defencemen, undrafted, at fifteen minutes a night.

17

Bryan Rust

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · Pittsburgh Penguins

Fifty-eight points in sixty games and the 94th-percentile power-play workload, in a season cut to sixty games.

84

Jan Rutta

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Pittsburgh Penguins

The 2nd-fewest takeaways and the 4th-fewest giveaways of all 202 defencemen — he barely touches it, and he never loses it.

83

Adam Ruzicka

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 280 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Calgary Flames

Twenty-eight games at ten minutes a night, five goals, and a plus-8 from a fourth-round pick at twenty-two.

10

Derek Ryan

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Edmonton Oilers

The 2nd-softest recorded shot of the 365 qualified forwards, and the 35th-most ground covered — at eleven and a half minutes a night.

20

Brandon Saad

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · St. Louis Blues

The 5th-percentile hit rate and the 5th-percentile penalty rate, from a 24-goal winger.

2

Robin Salo

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 350 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · New York Islanders

Twenty-one games, and a top speed among the ten slowest in the tracking file — off twenty-one games.

35

Ilya Samsonov

Evidence behind this report: No record. No five-on-five record — Samsonov did not play a measured season. Everything on the page is an older line and a judgment.

G · Toronto Maple Leafs

A .8961 that is 46th of the 53 who played twenty-five games, arriving at a club that rated 29th in goaltending.

23

Mattias Samuelsson

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Buffalo Sabres

Six-four and 229 in a first NHL season at twenty-two, and 21 per cent of his shots from the slot — the 97th percentile for a defenceman.

38

Rasmus Sandin

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Toronto Maple Leafs

The 2nd-fewest penalties taken of 202 defencemen, and the 2nd-softest shot of 192, at 5-11.

32

Felix Sandstrom

Evidence behind this report: No record. No five-on-five record — Sandstrom did not play a measured season. Everything on the page is an older line and a judgment.

G · Philadelphia Flyers

Five NHL games and 177 shots, on a club that has just lost the man who played thirty-five of them.

12

Zachary Sanford

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Nashville Predators

The 10th-percentile even-strength point rate, the 13th-percentile attempt share, and the 36th-softest shot of 365 forwards.

6

Travis Sanheim

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Philadelphia Flyers

The largest pair on the club by a distance, and both halves of it read better with him than without.

74

Juuse Saros

Evidence behind this report: No record. No five-on-five record — Saros did not play a measured season. Everything on the page is an older line and a judgment.

G · Nashville Predators

Sixty-seven games — more than any goaltender in the league — at .9179, from one of the three smallest men in the position.

58

David Savard

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Montreal Canadiens

The largest slot share of all 202 qualified defencemen, the 4th-fewest takeaways, and 20:47 a night on the worst defence in the league.

6

Marco Scandella

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · St. Louis Blues

The 29th-hardest chair of 652 skaters and the 4th-percentile attempt share out of it.

55

Mark Scheifele

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Winnipeg Jets

Seventy points in sixty-seven games at the 5th-largest workload of 393 forwards, and a minus-17.

10

Brayden Schenn

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · St. Louis Blues

The 7th-highest shooting percentage of 393 forwards, out of the 9th-percentile chance share.

2

Luke Schenn

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Vancouver Canucks

The 3rd-most hits of 202 defencemen and the 5th-slowest top speed of 192, on a 57-foot median shot.

8

Nick Schmaltz

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Arizona Coyotes

Fifty-nine points in 63 games at 2.96 even-strength points per 60, the 95th percentile — off an 18.7 per cent shooting year nobody should expect twice.

88

Nate Schmidt

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Winnipeg Jets

The 7th-fewest penalties taken of 202 defencemen and the 17th-hardest shot of 192.

4

Braden Schneider

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · New York Rangers

The 4th-lowest shot rate of 202 defencemen and the 3rd-percentile chance share, in a rookie season at twenty.

26

Corey Schueneman

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 357 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Montreal Canadiens

Undrafted, twenty-four games at 16:36 on the club that allowed the most goals in the league.

4

Justin Schultz

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Seattle Kraken

The 20th-most sprints of 192 defencemen and the 8th-fewest penalties drawn of 202, out of the softest chair on the roster.

17

Jaden Schwartz

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Seattle Kraken

Twenty-three points in thirty-seven games, and a first season in Seattle cut to less than half a schedule.

24

Nick Seeler

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Philadelphia Flyers

The 2nd-most penalties drawn of 202 defencemen and the 4th-lowest expected-goal share, out of the softest chair on the blue line.

91

Tyler Seguin

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Dallas Stars

Twenty-four goals and a minus-21 — the worst plus-minus of a twelve-year career, on the wrong side of every share on the page.

53

Moritz Seider

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Detroit Red Wings

Fifty points from a first-year defenceman at 23:02 a night — and every Detroit forward took a worse share of the chances with him on the ice than without.

98

Mikhail Sergachev

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Tampa Bay Lightning

A 23.0 mph top speed at the 95th percentile, on the club’s second-biggest blue-line workload at 24.