RENE BOURQUE
Through 10 games, Rene Bourque is only 2 goals and 1 point short of his 38-game total with Montreal last season. Bourque leads the Canadiens with an incredible 18 to 1 scoring chance ratio. Expressed simply, this means that Bourque helps produce 18 scoring chances, for every 1 scoring chance he is responsible for.
Bourque's offensive-zone risk/reward rating is up from 0.24 to 0.39, and his offensive-zone ratio is up from 1.36 successful plays for every one unsuccessful play to 1.58.
Bourque is winning more puck-battles. As a result, he's engaging in more offensive-zone events. More importantly, he's been better once he has possession. His puck-possession success-rate is up from 49.2% last year to 58.1% this season.
He's attempting fewer passes, but completing substantially more. The fact that he's attempting and completing nearly twice as many offensive-zone dekes this season show a player moving his feet. His true shooting-percentage is only up slightly. But, the ability to get 51.3% of his shots through to the net (compared to 47.9% last season) is carrying his early goal total.
#17 BOURQUE
SCORING CHANCES FOR N/A 18
CHANCES AGAINST N/A 1
OFFENSIVE-ZONE (EVEN-STRENGTH) BOURQUE 2011-12 BOURQUE
2012-13
SUCCESSFUL OFFENSIVE-ZONE PUCK/BATTLES PER-MINUTE 0.07 0.05
OFFENSIVE-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING 0.24 0.39
OFFENSIVE-ZONE RATIO (SUCCESSFUL TO UNSUCCESSFUL PLAYS) 1.36 1.58
OFFENSIVE-ZONE LOOSE-PUCK RECOVERIES 0.354 0.372
OFFENSIVE-ZONE PUCK-BATTLE WINNING-PERCENTAGE /MP 43.4% 70.0%
OFFENSIVE-ZONE EVENTS / MP 1.567 1.728
FORECHECKING SUCCESS-RATE 68.7% 65.3%
INTERCEPTED OPPOSITION PASSES /MP 0.069 0.067
SUCCESSFUL O-ZONE PUCK POSSESSION PLAYS /MP 0.405 0.536
O-ZONE PUCK-POSSESSION SUCCESS-RATE 49.2% 58.1%
DEFLECTIONS N/A 0.05
ATTEMPTED O-ZONE PASSES /MP 0.401 0.365
SUCCESSFUL O-ZONE PASSES /MP 0.206 0.246
O-ZONE PASSING SUCCESS-RATE 51.4% 67.3%
ATTEMPTED O-ZONE DEKES 0.159 0.268
SUCCESSFUL O-ZONE DEKES 0.073 0.142
O-ZONE DEKE SUCCESS-RATE 46.0% 52.8%
ATTEMPTED SHOTS /MP 0.262 0.291
SHOTS THROUGH TO THE NET /MP 0.126 0.149
SHOTS THROUGH SUCCESS-RATE 47.9% 51.3%
TRUE SHOOTING-PERCENTAGE (GOALS / ATTEMPTED SHOTS) 2.8% 2.6%
MAX PACIORETTY
Pacioretty is quietly averaging a point per-game. That said, he's still looking for his first goal of the season. His struggles may just come down to hitting the net.
He's winning slightly more offensive-zone puck-battles, and is creating more turnovers. As a result, he's engaging in more offensive-zone events than he did last season. That said, his success-rates once in possession of the puck are down across-the-board.
His puck-possession success-rate in the offensive-zone is down to 41.9%; from 56.9% last season. This is the direct result of an offensive-zone passing-percentage that is over 10% lower than last year. His o-zone deke success-rate is down 3.1%, while he's getting only 31.3% of his attempted shots though to the net; compared to 58.6% last season.
A perfect example of Pacioretty's struggles occurred in the loss to Buffalo on February 7th. In that game, Pacioretty was able to get only 2 of his 14 attempted shots through to the net.
#67 PACIORETTY
SCORING CHANCES FOR N/A 4
CHANCES AGAINST N/A 1
OFFENSIVE-ZONE (EVEN-STRENGTH) PACIORETTY 2011-12 PACIORETTY 2012-13
SUCCESSFUL OFFENSIVE-ZONE PUCK/BATTLES PER-MINUTE 0.12 0.14
OFFENSIVE-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING 0.55 0.57
OFFENSIVE-ZONE RATIO (SUCCESSFUL TO UNSUCCESSFUL PLAYS) 1.78 1.57
OFFENSIVE-ZONE LOOSE-PUCK RECOVERIES 0.414 0.718
OFFENSIVE-ZONE PUCK-BATTLE WINNING-PERCENTAGE /MP 55.1% 83.3%
OFFENSIVE-ZONE EVENTS / MP 1.971 2.556
FORECHECKING SUCCESS-RATE 74.5% 87.2%
INTERCEPTED OPPOSITION PASSES /MP 0.090 0.083
SUCCESSFUL O-ZONE PUCK POSSESSION PLAYS /MP 0.596 0.608
O-ZONE PUCK-POSSESSION SUCCESS-RATE 56.9% 41.9%
DEFLECTIONS N/A 0.14
ATTEMPTED O-ZONE PASSES /MP 0.561 0.787
SUCCESSFUL O-ZONE PASSES /MP 0.318 0.359
O-ZONE PASSING SUCCESS-RATE 56.7% 45.6%
ATTEMPTED O-ZONE DEKES 0.137 0.221
SUCCESSFUL O-ZONE DEKES 0.073 0.111
O-ZONE DEKE SUCCESS-RATE 53.1% 50.0%
ATTEMPTED SHOTS /MP 0.351 0.442
SHOTS THROUGH TO THE NET /MP 0.206 0.138
SHOTS THROUGH SUCCESS-RATE 58.6% 31.3%
TRUE SHOOTING-PERCENTAGE (GOALS / ATTEMPTED SHOTS) 7.0% 0.0%
