This is a one-game scouting report from a February 23rd, 2013 game between the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Rangers. Montreal won the game 3-0, as Thomas played 12:49 in his NHL debut.
OVERALL GRADE
Thomas produced an overall grade of 55. His best work was done in the offensive-zone, while his work in the both the neutral and defensive-zones was well below-average.
The average overall grade among wingers is 68
AYER58PLAYER
WINS24WINS
EVENTS44EVENTS
GRADE55GRADE
PLAYER58PLAYER
OVERALL RATING AND RATIO
Thomas produced a below-average overall risk/reward rating of 0.31. He made 1.20 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play, and engaged in 3.45 events per-minute played.
The average overall risk/reward rating among wingers is 1.20
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POS24POS
NEG20NEG
RATIO1.20RATIO
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EVENTS/ MIN3.45EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD0.31RISK/REWARD
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EVEN-STRENGTH GRADE
Thomas produced a below-average even-strength grade of 55. He helped produce no even-strength scoring-chances, while being directly involved in one ES scoring chances against.
The average even-strength grades among wingers is 68
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WINS22WINS
EVENTS40EVENTS
GRADE55GRADE
PLAYER58
EVEN-STRENGTH RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO
Thomas produced below-average even-strength risk/reward rating of 0.36. Almost all of his successful plays took place in the offensive-zone. He made 1.22 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play, and engaged in 3.57 events per-minute of even-strength ice-time.
The average even-strength risk/reward rating among wingers is 1.12
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POS22POS
NEG18NEG
RATIO1.22RATIO
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EVENTS/ MIN3.57EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD0.36RISK/REWARD
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OFFENSIVE-ZONE RATING AND RATIOThomas had an impressive offensive-zone risk/reward rating of 0.63, and produced 2.75 successful plays in the offensive-zone for every 1 unsuccessful play. He won his only o-zone puck-battle, and recovered 4 loose-pucks. He completed only 3 of his 5 attempted passes, while being successful with his only attempt to beat an opposing player 1on1 (deke).
He failed to control one pass, was able to get both of his attempted shots through to the net, and engaged in 2.75 offensive-zone events per-minute of ice-time.
The average offensive-zone risk/reward rating among wingers is 0.54.
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OZ POS11OZ POS
OZ NEG4OZ NEG
RATIO2.75RATIO
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EVENTS/ MIN1.34EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD0.63RISK/REWARD
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DEFENSIVE-ZONE RATING AND RATIO
Thomas struggled in the defensive-zone, and produced a below-average defensive-zone risk/reward rating of -0.18. Simply put, this number reflects the fact that Thomas produced more failed events in the d-zone than successful ones. He engaged in 1.79 defensive-zone events per-minute played compared to an average among wingers of 1.09.
He recovered 5 loose-pucks, but lost races to 5 others. This was less a reflection of his speed, as it was his positioning; attempts to collapse defensively would make it difficult for Thomas to get to loose-pucks along the boards in the defensive-zone. He completed 1 of his 3 defensive-zone pass-attempts, and was successful with 1 of his 2 attempts to dump the puck out of the defensive-zone. He blocked 2 opposition passes, but failed to control 2 passes that were directed toward him. He failed in his only attempt to block a shot, and produced only 0.82 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play.
The average defensive-zone risk/reward rating among wingers is 0.49
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DZ POS9DZ POS
DZ NEG11DZ NEG
RATIO0.82RATIO
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EVENTS/ MIN1.79EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD-0.18RISK/REWARD
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NEUTRAL-ZONE RATING AND RATIO
Thomas produced a below-average neutral-zone risk/reward rating of -0.02, and a ratio of 0.67 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He engaged in 5 neutral-zone events during the game, and was successful with 2 of those 5 events. He completed 1 neutral-zone pass, , and was successful with 1 of his 2 attempts to dump the puck deep into the offensive-zone. He lost his only n-zone puck-battle, and failed to control 1 pass that was directed toward him.
The average neutral-zone risk/reward rating among wingers is 0.34
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NZ POS2NZ POS
NZ NEG3NZ NEG
RATIO0.67RATIO
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EV/ MIN0.09EV/ MIN
RISK/REWARD-0.02RISK/REWARD
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POWERPLAY RATING AND RATIO
Thomas played on the Rangers second powerplay unit; usually seeing ice-time with 30 seconds left on the PP.
He produced a low risk/reward rating of 0.00, and a PP ratio of 1 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He completed 2 successful dump-ins, lost his only o-zone puck-battle, and was beaten to 1 loose-puck. He engaged in 2.53 PP events per-minute of PP ice-time.
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POS2POS
NEG2NEG
RATIO1.00RATIO
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EVENTS/ MIN2.53EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD0.00RISK/REWARD
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This is a one-game scouting report for Christian Thomas. As such, it is only a reflection of his play in this one-game, and not a statement on his long-term viability as an NHL player.
