Players

RW · Seattle Kraken

Waived by Nashville in December, eighteen goals by April, and above the league rate from every distance.

RW · Nashville Predators

Thirty-two points as a twenty-year-old rookie, and thirty-one games at twenty-one.

RW · St. Louis Blues

Six-foot-six at the 95th percentile of top speed, which almost nobody in this book manages.

C · Nashville Predators

His ice scored twenty-three goals against an expectation of thirty-six — the worst offensive shortfall on the club.

C · New York Rangers

Three hundred and thirty-one attacking-zone starts and 331 defensive — the most exactly balanced deployment in this book.

D · New York Rangers

One hundred and fifty shots on goal from beyond forty feet and two goals — and the sentence this book had been telling about the point shot does not explain it.

RW · Buffalo Sabres

Thirty-six goals, nine game-winners, and the 97th percentile in sprints over twenty miles an hour at 6-4.

D · St. Louis Blues

A seventh-round pick, twenty-six games, and thirty-one penalty minutes in them.

G · Boston Bruins

A .938 and a 40-6-1 record, and neither number is going to happen again.

D · Anaheim Ducks

Sixty-eight NHL games without a goal, and a minus-16 in twenty-three of them.

D · Arizona Coyotes

A waiver claim who led the club's defencemen in five-on-five share and scored thirty assists.

G · New Jersey Devils

Thirty-three wins on 25.6 shots a night, the fifth-lightest workload of any goaltender who played thirty games.

G · New York Islanders

Five hundred and eighty-three games, fifteen seasons, and twenty-three appearances behind the man who took his job.

G · Tampa Bay Lightning

A .9186 across 425 games, and nine seasons without one below .9102.

RW · Anaheim Ducks

Twenty-two goals on 231 shots, undrafted, and the worst five-on-five share of any forward in the league.

G · Arizona Coyotes

A .899 on 1,670 shots behind the 29th-best defence in hockey.

C · Detroit Red Wings

Thirtieth overall, three seasons, and twenty points in a full one.

C · Florida Panthers

Thirteen points at twenty-four, forty-two goals at twenty-seven, and a third-round pick Toronto never played.

LW · New York Rangers

A career minus-50, a plus-13 last season, and ten per cent from inside twenty feet.

C · Winnipeg Jets

Twenty-three goals in sixty-three games, on a sixteen-foot median and the eighth percentile of shot speed.

G · Calgary Flames

An .892 in twenty-seven games, which is exactly what the man he backs up posted.

D · San Jose Sharks

1,239 games, one goal, and not a single one from outside twenty feet.

LW · St. Louis Blues

Eleven goals in twenty-five games, and thirty-seven per cent from inside twenty feet.

RW · New York Islanders

One hundred and fifty-five attacking-zone starts against thirty-six — the softest deployment in this book — and a chance share of forty-nine point eight.

LW · St. Louis Blues

A 1st-percentile chance share, and a plus-10 out of it.

D · Philadelphia Flyers

Undrafted, the 72nd percentile of measured speed and the 15th of ground covered — one of the widest gaps in the league.

D · Detroit Red Wings

The third-hardest registered shot in the National Hockey League, and three goals from beyond forty feet.

LW · Tampa Bay Lightning

Ninety-four attacking draws against two hundred and seventy-four defensive ones, and 123 penalty minutes.

G · Dallas Stars

A .9154 in 21 games behind the third-best defence in the league.

D · Calgary Flames

The 96th percentile in five-on-five share, four goals on 160 shots, and a seventh-round pick who plays twenty-one minutes.

C · Seattle Kraken

A fourteen-foot median, every goal from inside twenty feet, and one slap shot all season.

RW · New York Rangers

One thousand one hundred and eighteen games, 922 points, and the 85th percentile in bursts of speed at thirty-six.

C · Pittsburgh Penguins

1.57 miles a game, the eighth-lowest in the league, and a shot in the third percentile.

D · Vegas Golden Knights

Undrafted, a career plus-46 in 186 games, and the fourteenth percentile of zone starts.

RW · Washington Capitals

Thirteen hundred career penalty minutes, and thirty-three games.

LW · Colorado Avalanche

The 97th percentile in top speed and the 11th in distance covered — the widest gap in the league between how fast a man is and how far he skates.

D · Montreal Canadiens

Undrafted, six foot four and 240 pounds, and four of his five goals came from beyond forty feet.

RW · Seattle Kraken

Five-foot-nine, a sixteen-foot median, and thirty tip-ins out of a hundred and seventeen attempts.

RW · Montreal Canadiens

Zero penalty minutes in thirty-seven games, and six goals on twenty-nine close-range shots.

D · Philadelphia Flyers

Eighteen assists in fifty-four games, and the 6th percentile of measured top speed at twenty-two.

C · Boston Bruins

Fifty-seven points, and twenty goals more than the chances on his ice predicted.

RW · San Jose Sharks

Sixth overall in 2018, twenty-eight goals in five seasons, and a fresh start at twenty-three.

D · Calgary Flames

Six-foot-seven, 255 pounds, 576 career penalty minutes, and fourteen goals.

D · Chicago Blackhawks

The 3rd percentile in top speed, the 3rd in bursts, and an 83.5 mph shot at the 7th.

C · Anaheim Ducks

Sixty-five points at twenty-two, and a minus-24 that says more about the club than the player.

LW · San Jose Sharks

Twenty-four years old, a hundred and eighteen shots from thirteen minutes a night, and six goals.

C · New York Rangers

One hundred and twenty-six slap shots, third in the league, and twenty of his thirty-nine goals on the power play.

D · Ottawa Senators

Undrafted, and the slowest measured skater on any blue line in this batch.

C · Minnesota Wild

Five foot eight, thirty-five years old, and sixty-seven points at twenty minutes a night.

LW · Arizona Coyotes

Twenty-seven goals at thirty-one, and the best five-on-five share of any forward on the club he left.