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Josh Gorges 2011-12

By Kicks @Chrisboucher73
Stats and rankings for the 2011-12 season
Total events tracked for Gorges: 4,678 *3rd most on 2011-12 Habs
Total even-strength minutes played: 1502 *most on 2011-12 Habs
OFFENSIVE-ZONE TENDENCIES
NEUTRAL-ZONE TENDENCIES
DEFENSIVE-ZONE TENDENCIES
POWERPLAY TENDENCIES
The charts below represent Gorges' statistics during the 2011-12 season. The first chart reflects his play in the offensive-zone, while the second chart represents his play in the defensive-zone.
The first column within each chart lists each category. The second column indicates his rating/ratio/success-rate/event per-minute within that category. The third column is the team average, while the fourth and fifth show his ranking among teammates. The first ranking is where he ranked among all 24 of his returning teammates, the second ranking is versus 8 returning defensemen (Kaberle, Gorges, Diaz, St. Denis, Weber, Subban, Markov, Subban).
OFFENSIVE-ZONE
Where Gorges ranked number 1 among fellow defensemen:
  • None

Where Gorges ranked number 2 among fellow defensemen:
  •  None

 Where Gorges ranked low (5th to 8th) among fellow defensemen: 
  • Offensive-zone loose-puck recoveries per-minute played
  • Offensive-zone events per-minute played
  • Intercepted opposition passes per-minute
  • Successful o-zone puck-possession plays per-minute
  • Attempted o-zone passes per-minute
  • Successful o-zone passes per-minute
  • Attempted o-zone dekes per-minute
  • Successful o-zone dekes per-minute
  • Attempted shots per-minute
  • Shots through to the net per-minute
  • Shots-through success-rate
  • True shooting percentage 
*the rankings listed here only reinforce Gorges characterisation as a defensive-defenseman

OFFENSIVE-ZONE (EVEN-STRENGTH) # TEAM AVG. RANK RANK (DEFENSEMEN)

OFFENSIVE-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING 0.14 0.30 20 4

OFFENSIVE-ZONE RATIO (SUCCESSFUL TO UNSUCCESSFUL PLAYS) 1.74 1.64 8 4

OFFENSIVE-ZONE LOOSE-PUCK RECOVERIES PER-MINUTE 0.09 0.25 24 8

OFFENSIVE-ZONE PUCK-BATTLE WINNING-PERCENTAGE 53.6% 49.8% 6 3

OFFENSIVE-ZONE EVENTS PER-MINUTE PLAYED 0.51 1.24 24 8

FORECHECKING SUCCESS-RATE 73.3% 71.1% 7 4

INTERCEPTED OPPOSITION PASSES PER-MINUTE (O-ZONE) 0.033 0.062 23 7

SUCCESSFUL O-ZONE PUCK POSSESSION PLAYS PER MINUTE 0.16 0.42 25 7

O-ZONE PUCK-POSSESSION SUCCESS-RATE 57.0% 56.6% 11 4

ATTEMPTED O-ZONE PASSES PER-MINUTE 0.18 0.40 22 6

SUCCESSFUL O-ZONE PASSES PER-MINUTE 0.12 0.24 22 6

O-ZONE PASSING SUCCESS-RATE 67.3% 60.7% 4 3

ATTEMPTED O-ZONE DEKES PER-MINUTE 0.01 0.13 24 8

SUCCESSFUL O-ZONE DEKES PER-MINUTE 0.00 0.07 23 7

O-ZONE DEKE SUCCESS-RATE 60.0% 56.1% 9 3

ATTEMPTED SHOTS PER-MINUTE 0.10 0.21 23 8

SHOTS THROUGH TO THE NET PER-MINUTE 0.04 0.10 22 8

SHOTS THROUGH SUCCESS-RATE 39.0% 49.1% 24 8

TRUE SHOOTING-PERCENTAGE (GOALS / ATTEMPTED SHOTS) 1.3% 3.7% 16 6

AVERAGE RANKING 17.7 5.9


DEFENSIVE-ZONE
Where Gorges ranked number 1 among fellow defensemen:
  • Defensive-zone ratio of successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play
  • Defensive-zone puck-battle winning percentage

Where Gorges ranked number 2 among fellow defensemen:
  • Defending in d-zone success-rate
  • Blocked shots per-minute played
  • Defensive-zone puck-possession success-rate
  • D-zone passing success-rate 

 Where Gorges ranked low (5th to 8th) among fellow defensemen: 
  • Defensive-zone loose-puck recoveries per-minute played
  • Defensive-zone events per-minute played
  • Successful d-zone puck-possession plays per-minute played
  • Attempted d-zone passes per-minute played
  • Successful d-zone passes per-minute played
  • Attempted d-zone dekes per-minute played
  • Successful d-zone dekes per-minute played
  • Attempted dump-outs per-minute played
  • Successful dump-outs per-minute played
*Gorges low ranking in categories broken down into minutes-played could actually be seen as positive; considering he was on the ice more often than any other Canadiens player, and played against the other teams' top lines almost exclusively. 

DEFENSIVE-ZONE (EVEN-STRENGTH) # TEAM AVG. RANK RANK (DEFENSEMEN)

DEFENSIVE-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING 0.98 0.60 4 3

DEFENSIVE-ZONE RATIO (SUCCESSFUL TO UNSUCCESSFUL PLAYS) 2.64 2.12 1 1

DEFENSIVE-ZONE LOOSE-PUCK RECOVERIES PER-MINUTE 0.35 0.32 8 8

DEFENSIVE-ZONE PUCK-BATTLE WINNING-PERCENTAGE 61.0% 53.1% 2 1

DEFENSIVE-ZONE EVENTS PER-MINUTE PLAYED 2.17 1.68 8 8

DEFENDING IN D-ZONE SUCCESS-RATE 71.5% 68.3% 6 2

INTERCEPTED OPPOSITION PASSES PER-MINUTE (D-ZONE) 0.104 0.086 4 4

BLOCKED SHOTS PER-MINUTE (D-ZONE) 0.124 0.065 2 2

SUCCESSFUL D-ZONE PUCK POSSESSION PLAYS PER MINUTE 0.71 0.55 6 6

D-ZONE PUCK-POSSESSION SUCCESS-RATE 73.8% 67.5% 2 2

ATTEMPTED D-ZONE PASSES PER-MINUTE 0.87 0.64 8 8

SUCCESSFUL D-ZONE PASSES PER-MINUTE 0.66 0.19 5 5

D-ZONE PASSING SUCCESS-RATE 75.8% 70.7% 3 2

ATTEMPTED D-ZONE DEKES PER-MINUTE 0.03 0.05 11 6

SUCCESSFUL D-ZONE DEKES PER-MINUTE 0.02 0.03 11 6

D-ZONE DEKE SUCCESS-RATE 48.1% 57.0% 10 4

ATTEMPTED DUMP-OUTS PER-MINUTE 0.06 0.11 23 8

DUMP-OUTS PER-MINUTE 0.04 0.07 22 8

DUMP-OUTS SUCCESS-RATE 68.2% 65.0% 8 4

AVERAGE RANKING 7.6 4.7