HABS: One-game Scouting Report for Alexander Avtsin

By Kicks @Chrisboucher73
Alexander Avtsin was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the fourth round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Avtsin is a 6'2", 200 lbs right-handed right winger. He has great size and skill, but has yet to find his offensive-game at the AHL level. He played on a line with Dany Masse, and Philippe Lefebvre during the game scouted.
This one-game scouting report is from a March 29th, 2012 AHL game between the Hamiton Bulldogs and the Texas Stars.
Avtsin scored 6 goals, and added 8 assists through 63 AHL games in 2011-12.  He also produced a traditional plus/minus rating of minus-24.
OVERALL GRADE
Avtsin had a solid overall grade of 68. He had 4 shot on net, with an even traditional plus/minus. His best work was produced in the offensive-zone, where 58% of his total events took place. 
*the average grade among forwards is 65 


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WINS30WINS

EVENTS44EVENTS

GRADE68GRADE


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EVEN-STRENGTH RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO
Avtsin produced an even-strength risk/reward rating of 1.31, and an ES ratio of 1.93 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He continued his tendency of having low defensive-zone ratings, and engaged in 4.12 even-strength events per-minute played.
*the average ES risk/reward among forwards is 1.10
*the average ES ratio among forwards is 1.87  


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POS27POS

NEG14NEG

RATIO1.93RATIO


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POS/MIN2.71POS/MIN

NEG/MIN1.41NEG/MIN


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EVENTS/ MIN4.12EVENTS/ MIN

RISK/REWARD1.31RISK/REWARD


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OFFENSIVE-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO
Avtsin had a well above-average offensive-zone risk/reward rating of 1.00, and an o-zone ratio of 2.43 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He won 1 of 2 o-zone puck-battles, recovered 4 loose-pucks, and completed 4 of 6 o-zone pass-attempts.  He completed 2 of 4 attempts to beat opposing players 1on1 (deke), and was able to get 4 of his 6 shot-attempts through to the net. He engaged in 2.41 offensive-zone events per-minute played. 
*the average offensive-zone risk/reward among forwards is 0.39
*the average offensive-zone ratio among forwards is 1.62 


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OZ POS17OZ POS

OZ NEG7OZ NEG

RATIO2.43RATIO.


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POS/MIN1.71POS/MIN

NEG/MIN0.70NEG/MIN


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EVENTS/ MIN2.41EVENTS/ MIN

RISK/REWARD1.00RISK/REWARD


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DEFENSIVE-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO
Avtsin earned a defensive-zone risk/reward rating of 0.00, and a d-zone ratio of 1 successful play for every 1 unsuccessful play. Expressed differently, this means that Avtsin completed as many defensive-zone plays as he failed. He recovered 2 loose-pucks, and was successful with 1 of 2 pass-attempts. But, he failed to control 2 passes that were on his stick, and gave the puck away during his only attempt to beat an opposing player 1on1 in the defensive-zone. He engaged in 1 defensive-zone event per-minute played. 
*the average defensive-zone risk/reward among forwards is 0.38
*the average defensive-zone ratio among forwards is 1.95  


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DZ POS5DZ POS

DZ NEG5DZ NEG

RATIO1.00RATIO


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POS/MIN0.50POS/MIN

NEG/MIN0.50NEG/MIN


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EVENTS/ MIN1.00EVENTS/ MIN

RISK/REWARD0.00RISK/REWARD


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NEUTRAL-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO
Avtsin had a neutral-zone risk/reward rating of 0.30, and a neutral-zone ratio of 2.5 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He lost his only puck-battle, recovered 2 loose-pucks, and completed both his attempted passes. He failed to get the puck in deep with his only attempted dump-in, and engaged in 0.70 neutral-zone events per-minute played. 
*the average neutral-zone risk/reward among forwards is 0.30
*the average neutral-zone ratio among forwards is 2.14  


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NZ POS5NZ POS

NZ NEG2NZ NEG

RATIO2.50RATIO


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POS/MIN0.50POS/MIN

NEG/MIN0.20NEG/MIN


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EV/ MIN0.70EV/ MIN

RISK/REWARD0.30RISK/REWARD


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