This one-game scouting report is from a March 29th, 2012 AHL game between the Hamiton Bulldogs and the Texas Stars.
Nattinen scored 11 goals, and added 10 assists through 63 AHL games in 2011-12.
OVERALL GRADE
Nattinen played on the top line with Andreas Engqvist and Brian Willsie. He scored one goal, had 2 shots on goal, and earned a plus-2 traditional plus/minus. His best work was produced in the defensive-zone, which is unusual for someone playing the wing, as their defensive-zone event totals are usually quite low. Naatinen however, had almost as many defensive-zone events per minute played, as he did offensive-zone events.
*the average grade among forwards is 65
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WINS48WINS
EVENTS62EVENTS
GRADE77GRADE
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EVEN-STRENGTH RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO
Nattinen had an even-strength defensive-zone risk/reward rating of 1.91, and an ES ratio of 2.8 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. His defensive-zone passing, and loose-puck recovery totals buoyed his high numbers. He engaged in 4.04 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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POS42POS
NEG15NEG
RATIO2.80RATIO
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POS/MIN2.98POS/MIN
NEG/MIN1.06NEG/MIN
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EVENTS/ MIN4.04EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD1.91RISK/REWARD
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OFFENSIVE-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO
Nattinen earned an offensive-zone risk/reward rating of 0.57, and an offensive-zone ratio of 2 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He won 4 of 6 offensive-zone puck-battles, and recovered 6 loose-pucks. He completed 2 of 3 attempts to beat opposing players 1on1 (deke), got 2 of his 4 shot-attempts through to the net, and engaged in 1.70 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 POS16OZ POS
OZ NEG8OZ NEG
RATIO2.00RATIO.
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POS/MIN1.13POS/MIN
NEG/MIN0.57NEG/MIN
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EVENTS/ MIN1.70EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD0.57RISK/REWARD
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DEFENSIVE-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO
Nattinen earned a defensive-zone risk/reward rating of 0.78, and a defensive-zone ratio of 2.83 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He won 1 of his 2 d-zone puck-battles, and recovered 5 loose-pucks. He completed each of his 8 defensive-zone pass-attempts, and engaged in 1.63 defensive-zone events 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 POS17DZ POS
DZ NEG6DZ NEG
RATIO2.83RATIO
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POS/MIN1.20POS/MIN
NEG/MIN0.43NEG/MIN
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EVENTS/ MIN1.63EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD0.78RISK/REWARD
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NEUTRAL-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO
Nattinen produced a neutral-zone risk/reward rating of 0.57, and an incredible neutral-zone ratio of 9 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He won his only neutral-zone puck-battle, recovered 3 loose-pucks, and completed each of his 2 n-zone passes. He was also successful with both of his attempts to beat opposing players 1on1 (deke), and engaged in 0.71 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 POS9NZ POS
NZ NEG1NZ NEG
RATIO9.00RATIO
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POS/MIN0.64POS/MIN
NEG/MIN0.07NEG/MIN
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EV/ MIN0.71EV/ MIN
RISK/REWARD0.57RISK/REWARD
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