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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. Back to the first page

Evidence

Page 11 of 12 · Sillinger to Toffoli

4

Cole Sillinger

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

Sixteen goals as an 18-year-old rookie, three as a 19-year-old sophomore.

10

Colton Sissons

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 · Nashville Predators

One hundred and eighty-eight attacking-zone draws against 363 defensive ones — the sixth percentile in the league.

53

Jeff Skinner

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 · Buffalo Sabres

Thirty-five goals at the ninth percentile in top speed, all of them from inside twenty feet.

74

Stuart Skinner

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

G · Edmonton Oilers

A .9134 in fifty games, from a third-round pick out of Edmonton.

76

Brady Skjei

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 · Carolina Hurricanes

Eighteen goals against a previous career high of nine, and twelve of them came from inside forty feet.

20

Juraj Slafkovský

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 433 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Montreal Canadiens

First overall in 2022, thirty-nine games at eighteen, and the lowest chance share on the club.

74

Jaccob Slavin

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 · Carolina Hurricanes

Eight penalty minutes in 76 games at twenty-two minutes a night.

7

Brendan Smith

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

The best chance share of any Devils defenceman, no goals in sixty games, and twelve goals fewer than his ice deserved.

22

Cole Smith

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 · Nashville Predators

Undrafted, sixty penalty minutes, and 123 attacking-zone draws against 239 defensive ones.

15

Craig Smith

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

Two hundred career goals, and nine in his thirty-third year.

42

Givani Smith

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 251 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · San Jose Sharks

Seventy-two penalty minutes in thirty-six games at seven minutes a night.

19

Reilly Smith

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

Nineteen goals from seventy-one shots inside twenty feet, and four shorthanded.

40

Arvid Soderblom

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

G · Chicago Blackhawks

Two wins in fifteen games, a .8940, and an undrafted 24-year-old asked to do it behind the worst defence in the West.

29

Victor Soderstrom

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 443 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Arizona Coyotes

Eleventh overall in 2019, fifty NHL games in four seasons, and one goal.

40

Mads Sogaard

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

G · Ottawa Senators

Six-foot-seven — the tallest goaltender in this book — and an .8893 in nineteen games.

30

Ilya Sorokin

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

G · New York Islanders

The third-best save percentage in the league, on a club that finished nineteenth in chances at both ends.

4

Carson Soucy

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

A top speed in the second percentile, and sixty-two shots from the point without a goal.

10

Daniel Sprong

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

Twenty-one goals in eleven and a half minutes a night, and none of them from beyond forty feet on 44 attempts.

46

Jared Spurgeon

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

One hundred and sixty-six pounds — the lightest defenceman in this book — at twenty-two minutes a night, and plus-32 for the second season running.

11

Jordan Staal

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-five years old, seventeen goals, and thirteen of them from inside twenty feet.

18

Marc Staal

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

Eleven hundred and one games, and the 5th percentile of measured top speed at thirty-six.

91

Steven Stamkos

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 · Tampa Bay Lightning

A hundred and sixteen slap shots, seven goals from beyond forty feet, and the one man in this book the point shot works for.

28

Troy Stecher

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 · Arizona Coyotes

Undrafted, 5-10, 440 NHL games, and the 30th percentile in top speed.

18

Sam Steel

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

A first-round pick on his third organisation at 25, coming off his best season.

82

Kevin Stenlund

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

Four Columbus seasons that produced seventy-one games, and then fifty-four in Winnipeg at twenty-six.

9

Chandler Stephenson

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

Forty-nine assists, the 98th percentile of bursts, and the seventh percentile of shot speed.

41

Anthony Stolarz

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

G · Florida Panthers

The heaviest goaltender in this book at 248 pounds, and an .8968 behind the worst defensive club in the league.

61

Mark Stone

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

The 94th percentile of chance share, forty-three games, and a top speed in the third percentile.

17

Dylan Strome

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 · Washington Capitals

Sixty-five points on a one-year contract, and the 97th percentile of zone starts.

22

Ryan Strome

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 · Anaheim Ducks

Forty-one points and a minus-30, with the second-worst five-on-five share of any forward in the league.

53

Jack Studnicka

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 479 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Vancouver Canucks

The first percentile of chance share, and eighty-five NHL games in four seasons.

78

Nico Sturm

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 · San Jose Sharks

Undrafted out of Germany, fourteen goals, and the hardest zone starts of any San Jose forward.

18

Tim Stützle

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 · Ottawa Senators

Thirty-nine goals at twenty-one, on 3.56 miles a game and the sixth-best close-range rate in the league.

70

Oskar Sundqvist

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

A fifteen-foot median, forty-three shots from inside twenty, and the sixth percentile of top speed.

22

Pius Suter

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

Six penalty minutes in seventy-nine games, and a top speed in the seventh percentile.

22

Ryan Suter

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 · Dallas Stars

The 4th percentile in top speed at 38, and eighty per cent of his shots from beyond forty feet.

14

Nick Suzuki

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 · Montreal Canadiens

Sixty-six points and a 13th-percentile chance share, and his ice scored eighteen goals more than the chances deserved.

37

Andrei Svechnikov

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 · Carolina Hurricanes

His best season, ended eighteen games early by a knee.

1

Jeremy Swayman

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

G · Boston Bruins

A .920 in thirty-seven games behind the best defensive club in hockey, and no job of his own.

39

Cam Talbot

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

G · Los Angeles Kings

A .9411 as a rookie at twenty-six, an .8984 at thirty-five, and every stop in between.

13

Brandon Tanev

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, sixteen goals, ten career shorthanded goals, and the 85th percentile of sprints.

8

Chris Tanev

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

Undrafted, 717 games, the 99th percentile in five-on-five share, and one goal.

91

Vladimir Tarasenko

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

Fourteen per cent from twenty to forty feet, and the worst chance share of any forward on this roster.

80

Daniil Tarasov

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

G · Columbus Blue Jackets

The best save percentage in the Columbus crease last season, at .8920.

90

Tomas Tatar

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 · Colorado Avalanche

62.1 per cent of the expected goals at five-on-five — the 99th percentile, and the best possession season on this roster.

91

John Tavares

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 · Toronto Maple Leafs

A hundred and seventy-three shots on goal from inside twenty feet, seventy-two tip-ins, and a sixteen-foot median.

86

Teuvo Teravainen

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

The 92nd percentile in top speed and the 9th in bursts — fast, and almost never in a hurry.

19

Troy Terry

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 · Anaheim Ducks

Thirty-seven goals, then twenty-three, and the club's only forward whose ice broke even.

27

Shea Theodore

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 · Vegas Golden Knights

Thirty-three assists in fifty-five games, and five goals from eighty-four shots at the point.

18

Robert Thomas

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

Forty-seven assists in seventy-three games, and 169 of them in a 314-game career.

48

Logan Thompson

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

G · Vegas Golden Knights

Undrafted, a .9152 level with Andrei Vasilevskiy, and one of four right-handed goaltenders in this book.

72

Tage Thompson

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 · Buffalo Sabres

Forty-seven goals on a shot measured at 101.7 mph, which is what that shot looks like when it works.

11

Chris Tierney

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 347 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · New Jersey Devils

Thirty-seven per cent of the expected goals — the first percentile of this book — across 347 minutes in Montreal.

21

Conor Timmins

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 377 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Toronto Maple Leafs

Fourteen points in twenty-seven games, and a top speed in the bottom percentile of the league.

26

Jarred Tinordi

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 · Chicago Blackhawks

Six-foot-six, 229 pounds, and the 4th percentile in expected-goal share.

74

Owen Tippett

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 · Philadelphia Flyers

Seven goals on seventy-five shots from beyond forty feet, at more than double the league forward rate.

8

Brady Tkachuk

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 · Ottawa Senators

One hundred and eighty-four shots on goal from inside twenty feet, 126 penalty minutes, and a close-range rate below the league's.

19

Matthew Tkachuk

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 · Florida Panthers

The only player in the league with a hundred points and a hundred penalty minutes, and he registered a burst of speed once every ten games.

7

Devon Toews

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 · Colorado Avalanche

One hundred and nine shots from beyond forty feet and two goals, next to a partner who scored seven on 104.

73

Tyler Toffoli

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 Jersey Devils

One of thirty-two forwards in the league who beat the positional rate from all three distances.