Another 1-game Scouting Report for Habs-newcomer Daniel Briere

Daniel Briere is listed as a 5'10", 170 lbs center. He was signed as an unrestricted free-agent by the Montreal Canadiens after being bought-out by the Philadelphia Flyers. Last season, Briere scored 6 goals and had 10 assists to go along with a traditional plus/minus of minus-13.

This is the second in an installment of one-game scouting reports for Briere. This report is from a February 16th game between the Flyers and the Montreal Canadiens. Montreal won the game by a score of 3-1. Briere played 16:56 in the game, scoring 1 goal, and finishing with a minus-2 rating.Please keep in mind, this is only a 1-game scouting report. OVERALL GRADE

Briere produced a solid, if below-average overall grade of 69. His best work was produced in the defensive-zone; where Briere managed an impressive defensive-zone risk/reward rating and ratio. His performance in both the neutral and offensive-zones was well below-average. 

  The average overall grade among centres is 71

PLAYER48PLAYER

WINS42WINS

EVENTS61EVENTS

GRADE69GRADE

PLAYER48PLAYER

OVERALL RATING AND RATIO  

Briere produced a below-average overall risk/reward rating of 1.24.  He made 2.11 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play, and engaged in 3.48 events per-minute played. The average number of events engaged in per-minute among centres is 3.90.

The average overall risk/reward rating among centres is 1.70

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POS40POS

NEG19NEG

RATIO2.11RATIO

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EVENTS/ MIN3.48EVENTS/ MIN

RISK/REWARD1.24RISK/REWARD

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EVEN-STRENGTH GRADE
 
Briere produced an acceptable even-strength grade of 69. He helped produce one even-strength scoring-chance, while being directly involved in no ES scoring chances against.

The average even-strength grades among centres is 70

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WINS35WINS

EVENTS51EVENTS

GRADE69GRADE

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EVEN-STRENGTH RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO
 
Briere produced a below-average even-strength risk/reward rating of  1.22.  Almost all of his successful plays took place in the defensive-zone. He made 2.06 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play, and engaged in 3.51 events per-minute of even-strength ice-time.

The average even-strength risk/reward rating among centres is 1.59

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POS33POS

NEG16NEG

RATIO2.06RATIO

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EVENTS/ MIN3.51EVENTS/ MIN

RISK/REWARD1.22RISK/REWARD

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OFFENSIVE-ZONE RATING AND RATIO
Briere had a poor offensive-zone risk/reward rating of 0.21, and produced only 1.27 successful plays in the offensive-zone for every 1 unsuccessful play. He won 1 of 2 puck-battles, recovered 7 loose-pucks, and completed 3 of 7 offensive-zone pass-attempts. He failed with each of his 3 attempts to beat an opposing player 1on1 (deke), and intercepted 2 opposition passes.

He was able to get his only attempted shot through to the net, and engaged in 1.79 offensive-zone events per-minute played.

The average offensive-zone risk/reward rating among centres is 0.61.

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OZ POS14OZ POS

OZ NEG11OZ NEG

RATIO1.27RATIO

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EVENTS/ MIN1.79EVENTS/ MIN

RISK/REWARD0.21RISK/REWARD

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DEFENSIVE-ZONE RATING AND RATIO 
 

Briere  produced an impressive defensive-zone risk/reward rating of 1.00.  He engaged in 1.43 defensive-zone events per-minute played compared to an average among centres of 1.17.

He won both his puck-battles, recovered 6 loose-pucks, and was successful with 7 of his 8 d-zone pass-attempts. He was able to complete 2 successful dump-outs, but failed with his only attempt to block a shot.

The average defensive-zone risk/reward rating among centres is 0.62

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DZ POS17DZ POS

DZ NEG3DZ NEG

RATIO5.67RATIO

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EVENTS/ MIN1.43EVENTS/ MIN

RISK/REWARD1.00RISK/REWARD

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NEUTRAL-ZONE RATING AND RATIO

Briere produced a below-average neutral-zone risk/reward rating of 0.04, and a ratio of 2.0 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play.  He engaged in just 6 neutral-zone events during the game, and was successful with 4 of those 6 events. 

He completed 1 of his 2 neutral-zone passes, and was successful with each of his 3 attempts to dump the puck deep into the offensive-zone.  He was unable to recover 1 loose-puck, and failed to control 1 pass that was directed toward him.

The average neutral-zone risk/reward rating among wingers is 0.36

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NZ POS4NZ POS

NZ NEG2NZ NEG

RATIO2.00RATIO

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EV/ MIN0.13EV/ MIN

RISK/REWARD0.04RISK/REWARD

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POWERPLAY RATING AND RATIO
Briere produced a powerplay risk/reward rating of 1.35. He won his only offensive-zone puck-battle, and completed 2 of his 4 pass-attempts.  He also completed 1 neutral-zone pass, and engaged in 3.37 powerplay events per-minute of PP ice-time. 

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POS7POS

NEG3NEG

RATIO2.33RATIO

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EVENTS/ MIN3.37EVENTS/ MIN

RISK/REWARD1.35RISK/REWARD

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