Armchair Hockey Scout

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2024-25 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.

Tables are computed on this page from the 2024-25 edition’s index; readings rest on the players’ own pages; the model never counts. Twenty questions an hour.

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Players

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

Evidence

Page 1 of 13 · Acciari to Bouchard

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, the lowest chance share on the club, and one power-play goal in 439 games.

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

Eighty-nine points, thirty-six goals and ten game-winners — and the worst five-on-five goal ledger of any regular on the club.

56

Alexander Alexeyev

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

Not one attempt from inside twenty feet, in 39 games.

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 · New Jersey Devils

Four hundred and twenty-nine games, a career .9075, and an .8951 across two cities at 33.

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 · Ottawa Senators

A twenty-one-foot shot median and a Stanley Cup, on thirteen minutes a night.

88

Nils Aman

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 387 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

A sixth-round pick with 111 games and 23 points.

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

A .9317 with three shutouts, and sixteen games of it.

22

Joey 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 · Chicago Blackhawks

Eight penalty minutes in fifty-five games and a plus-5 on the club that finished thirty-first.

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

Nine goals in 78 games at 6-3 and 226, on the eleventh percentile of chances.

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

Eleven goals in 268 games, plus-52 for a career, and twenty and a half minutes beside Drew Doughty.

28

Jaret Anderson-Dolan

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 325 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Winnipeg Jets

A career minus-31 in 127 games.

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

Twenty-three fifty a night — the most on the club — and a hundred and sixty-four career assists.

29

Justus Annunen

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

G · Colorado Avalanche

A .9275 with two shutouts in fourteen games, three hundred and nine points of save percentage clear of the man ahead of him.

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

A sixth-round pick with 329 games, playing on a club that allowed the fewest goals in hockey.

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

Fourteen career shorthanded goals in 505 games, and plus-4 on a club that finished 28th.

89

Andreas Athanasiou

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 333 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Chicago Blackhawks

A career minus-111 in 487 games, and twenty-eight of them last season before the body gave out.

13

Cam Atkinson

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 · Tampa Bay Lightning

Nineteen career shorthanded goals in 770 games, at 5-8 and 178 pounds.

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 · Buffalo Sabres

A Stanley Cup, 183 penalty minutes in 282 games, and the fifth percentile of chances.

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

Nine hundred and ninety games, seventeen career shorthanded goals, and the captaincy at thirty-five.

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 · Calgary Flames

Six foot six and 230 pounds, eighty-two penalty minutes in eighty-two games, and one goal.

26

Uvis Balinskis

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 343 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Florida Panthers

Undrafted, from Ventspils, and a first National Hockey League game at 27.

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 17.11 per cent across six hundred shots.

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

The fifth-highest chance share in this edition, 148 career penalty minutes in 737 games, and the best two-way centre in hockey.

16

Alex Barré-Boulet

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 372 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Montreal Canadiens

Undrafted out of Montmagny, 68 games in four seasons, and a shot that has always been better than the ice.

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 · Calgary Flames

Three hundred and ninety-six career assists from the blue line, and a career minus-seventy-six.

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

Twenty-fifth overall in 2020, seven goals in 48 games from the blue line, and 18:38 a night at 22.

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

Eleven goals in ten and a half minutes a night, at 6-4.

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 fourteen assists in 500 games, and 128 goals.

11

Nathan Bastian

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.

RW · New Jersey Devils

Six foot four, a shot median of sixteen feet, and ten minutes a night.

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 fourth-round pick with 66 points and a career minus-71 in 309 games.

24

Jake Bean

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

Thirty-one goals for against sixty-six on his ice, and the eleventh percentile of chances.

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 · Pittsburgh Penguins

Three clubs in one season, a shooting rate less than half his career figure, and a fifth organisation waiting.

98

Connor Bedard

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

Sixty-one points at eighteen on the club that scored fewer goals than anybody, and the quickest release in his draft class.

17

John Beecher

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 464 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Boston Bruins

Seven goals on thirty-eight shots in a first season, and the fourth percentile of chances.

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 · Pittsburgh Penguins

Thirteen of his 34 career goals have come on the power play, and 30 penalty minutes in 228 games.

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

Second overall in 2021, 57 points as a rookie and 37 in his second season.

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

Sixty points and 809 penalty minutes at thirty-five, from a fifth-round pick who won an Art Ross.

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

One hundred penalty minutes in 69 games and 580 in his career, and the most disliked forward on a club that has two.

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

Undrafted, 6-4, and one goal on 52 shots.

6

Zach Benson

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

Five foot ten and 177 pounds at nineteen, and fifty-eight per cent of his shots from inside twenty feet.

25

Jacob Bernard-Docker

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 · Ottawa Senators

Ninety per cent of his attempts from beyond forty feet, on the 17th percentile of chances.

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 · Chicago Blackhawks

Twenty-one goals from a median of eighteen feet, and 248 penalty minutes' worth of standing where he is not wanted.

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

The second-lightest goaltender in this edition, and his best save percentage since 2018-19.

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

Fifty-nine points and a minus-20, on 12 penalty minutes in 82 games.

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 · Utah Hockey Club

Twenty-two goals at 32 and 6-6, on the second-best plus-minus on the club.

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 · Dallas Stars

Five foot eight, a seventh-round pick, and 235 games at 31 — the entire career is the achievement.

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

Thirty-one shots a night, the fourth-most in this edition, and a 3.45 to go with them.

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

Seven career shorthanded goals and no power-play goals at all.

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

A .9149 across 700 games, undrafted, and the reason a club that finished 26th at finishing has a Stanley Cup.

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

Forty goals on 204 shots — 19.61 per cent, the third-highest rate in this edition among men who took a hundred and fifty.

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 · Minnesota Wild

Third overall in 2008, 778 penalty minutes, 848 games, and a Stanley Cup at the third stop.

SB

Samuel Bolduc

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.

D · New York Islanders

Six foot four, 224 pounds, and not one attempt from inside twenty feet all season.

76

Zachary Bolduc

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 283 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · St. Louis Blues

Seventeenth overall in 2021, and 25 games at 12:01 to show for it so far.

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

Seventy-five goals in 203 games at 23, and the highest chance share on the club.

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 · Florida Panthers

Eighth overall in 2018, a career minus-41, and not one penalty minute in 35 games.

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 · Florida Panthers

A second-round pick on his third organisation at 25, and 69 points in 236 games.

TB

Thomas Bordeleau

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 315 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · San Jose Sharks

Four of his six career goals have come on the power play, from 43 games.

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

The most distant shot chart on the club — 78 per cent from beyond forty feet — and zero power-play goals in 214 games.

41

Robert Bortuzzo

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 329 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Utah Hockey Club

Five hundred and eleven penalty minutes in 560 games, and no points at all last season.

2

Evan Bouchard

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 · Edmonton Oilers

Sixty-four assists at 24, third among defencemen in this edition, and the third-highest chance share of any skater in it.