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2023-24 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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Players

710 reports across 32 clubs, listed by surname. Written that season and left as written.

Evidence

Page 1 of 12 · Acciari to Borgen

52

Noel Acciari

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 · Pittsburgh Penguins

Undrafted, thirty-two tip-ins out of a hundred and forty-four attempts, and a top speed in the ninth percentile of the league.

2

Calen Addison

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 · Minnesota Wild

Twenty-six assists and a minus-17, and eighty-seven per cent of his shots came from beyond forty feet.

25

Sebastian Aho

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

Five-foot-ten and 180 pounds on a blue line that averages 6-2, and the best chance share of any defenceman on it.

20

Sebastian Aho

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 · Carolina Hurricanes

Thirty-six goals at 16.5 per cent, on a club that finished 31st in the league at converting its chances.

59

Nikita Alexandrov

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 267 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · St. Louis Blues

Twenty-eight games at nine minutes, and the second percentile of shot speed.

56

Alexander Alexeyev

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 487 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Washington Capitals

A first-round pick with thirty-three NHL games and no goals in any of them.

34

Jake Allen

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

G · Montreal Canadiens

An .8914 behind the club that conceded the third-most goals in the league, and his fourth straight season of decline.

22

Michael Amadio

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 · Vegas Golden Knights

Sixteen goals on ninety-nine shots, from twelve minutes a night.

88

Nils Aman

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 · Vancouver Canucks

The third-softest shot in this book, in sixty-eight rookie games.

30

Frederik Andersen

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

G · Carolina Hurricanes

Thirty-four games at .9034, behind the best defensive club in the league.

22

Joey Anderson

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 404 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

The best expected-goal share among Chicago's forwards, in 38 games split between two clubs.

17

Josh Anderson

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 · Montreal Canadiens

Two hundred and twenty-six pounds, and the heaviest man in the league's top ten for bursts of speed.

44

Mikey Anderson

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 seventh percentile in top speed and the fifth in bursts, playing twenty-two minutes a night on the hardest assignment in the league.

28

Jaret Anderson-Dolan

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 458 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Los Angeles Kings

Two penalty minutes in forty-six games, and five seasons that have produced ninety-six.

4

Rasmus Andersson

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 · Calgary Flames

Forty-nine points and twenty-four minutes a night, and 3.57 miles a game at the 50th percentile in top speed.

22

Mason Appleton

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

Forty-one games, a 79th-percentile chance share, and five goals.

40

Joel Armia

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 · Montreal Canadiens

Six foot three, a first-round pick, and his ice scored twelve goals in forty-three games.

33

Viktor Arvidsson

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 · Los Angeles Kings

Five foot ten, a hundred and eighty-one pounds, and the 96th percentile for registered shot speed.

21

Zachary Aston-Reese

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

Ten goals and four assists in 77 games.

89

Andreas Athanasiou

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 · Chicago Blackhawks

24.2 mph and 3.7 bursts a game, both near the top of the league, on the worst offensive club in hockey.

16

Nicolas Aube-Kubel

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 · Washington Capitals

The fourth percentile of zone starts, and two goals from thirty-one slot shots.

11

Mikael Backlund

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 98th percentile in five-on-five share at thirty-four, in a fifteenth season with one club.

19

Nicklas Backstrom

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 495 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Washington Capitals

A thousand and thirty-two points, and a top speed in the bottom percentile.

7

Kevin Bahl

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 Jersey Devils

Six-foot-six, 230 pounds, the 6th percentile in measured speed, and a chance share that came mostly from where he was started.

94

Alexander Barabanov

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 · San Jose Sharks

Undrafted out of Russia, forty-seven points, and thirty-eight tip-ins from a hundred and sixty-eight attempts.

49

Ivan Barbashev

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 · Vegas Golden Knights

A career 17.5 per cent shooter with the twenty-sixth percentile of chance share.

16

Aleksander Barkov

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

Seventy-eight points and eight penalty minutes, and he covers more ground per game than most defencemen.

8

Tyson Barrie

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 · Nashville Predators

One hundred and eleven shots from beyond forty feet and nine goals, at the sixth percentile in bursts of speed.

20

Justin Barron

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

A first-round pick who came the other way in the Artturi Lehkonen trade, and a 9th-percentile chance share.

36

Morgan Barron

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

Six foot four, the ninth percentile of zone starts, and no goals from beyond twenty feet.

13

Mathew Barzal

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 · New York Islanders

Three hundred and five attacking-zone starts against ninety-four — the most one-sided deployment in this book.

11

Nathan Bastian

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 437 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · New Jersey Devils

A median shot distance of thirteen feet, the shortest on the club, from the 10th percentile of zone starts.

19

Drake Batherson

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 · Ottawa Senators

A minus-35 on a club that outshot the league, and twenty-one goals fewer on his ice than the chances deserved.

74

Ethan Bear

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

Five foot eleven and two hundred and nineteen pounds, and one goal from forty-six point shots.

72

Anthony Beauvillier

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 · Vancouver Canucks

Eighty-two games, forty points, and the player Vancouver got for its captain.

41

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare

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 · Seattle Kraken

Undrafted, born in France, 660 NHL games, and thirteen points a season.

52

Emil Bemstrom

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

Four seasons, 172 games, and he has never played sixty in one.

10

Matty Beniers

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

Fifty-seven points at twenty, and two penalty minutes in eighty games.

14

Jamie Benn

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

Seventy-eight points off the 5th-percentile top speed — one of the slowest forwards in the league.

9

Sam Bennett

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

Six Calgary seasons that never reached forty points, and then two Florida seasons that both did.

33

Matt Benning

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 · San Jose Sharks

Twenty-three assists, one goal, and the third-hardest zone starts in this book.

44

Simon Benoit

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 lowest chance share of any defenceman in this book who played a thousand minutes.

29

Jonatan Berggren

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 · Detroit Red Wings

Fifteen goals as a rookie, and twenty-four shots from beyond forty feet that produced none of them.

59

Tyler Bertuzzi

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 · Toronto Maple Leafs

Eight goals on a career 14 per cent shooter, and twenty-four tip-ins in fifty games.

50

Jordan Binnington

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

G · St. Louis Blues

An .8938 behind the sixth-worst chance share in the league, and a .9269 four years ago that will not stop being quoted.

28

Oliver Bjorkstrand

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 · Seattle Kraken

A hundred and three shots on goal from the mid-slot, more than anybody else on this roster.

72

Nick Bjugstad

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

Six-foot-six, the 82nd percentile in top speed, and a plus-13 on two bad teams.

15

Colin Blackwell

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 · Chicago Blackhawks

Five-foot-eight, an 85.4 mph shot at the 13th percentile, and two goals in 53 games.

39

Mackenzie Blackwood

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

G · San Jose Sharks

Six-foot-four, a .9146 season at twenty-three, and three seasons of decline since.

SB

Sammy Blais

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 slowest measured top speed of any forward in this chapter, and a fifteen-goal swing in his favour.

37

Nick Blankenburg

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 · Columbus Blue Jackets

Five-foot-nine, undrafted, and nineteen minutes a night in his first real NHL run.

53

Teddy Blueger

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 · Vancouver Canucks

Sixty-seven attacking draws against two hundred and eighty-four defensive ones.

72

Sergei Bobrovsky

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

G · Florida Panthers

Two Vezinas in Columbus, four Florida seasons under .9130, and thirty-five years old.

6

Brock Boeser

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 · Vancouver Canucks

A minus-20 with fourteen goals of finishing in his favour, which takes some doing.

24

Zach Bogosian

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

Third overall in 2008, 715 penalty minutes, and forty-two per cent of his attempts are slap shots.

12

Matt Boldy

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 · Minnesota Wild

Fifty-eight shots on goal from beyond forty feet, and no goals from any of them.

12

Nick Bonino

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 · New York Rangers

Seven bursts above twenty miles an hour in a whole season, and the 8th percentile of attacking-zone ice time.

34

Adam Boqvist

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 · Columbus Blue Jackets

Eighth overall, four seasons, and he has never played more than 52 games in one.

70

Jesper Boqvist

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 · Boston Bruins

Two penalty minutes in seventy games, and a 14.9 per cent shooting season that will not repeat.

17

Will Borgen

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

Fifty-seven shots on goal from beyond forty feet and none of them went in.