ALL 3 ZONES AT EVEN-STRENGTH
Emelin's risk/reward has been trending down slightly over his first 16 games. That said, there is also more consistency in his number.
This graph reflects Emelin's success-rate at even-strength when attempting to maintain possession of the puck for his team through a shot, pass, or deke. As we can see, Emelin's offensive-touch success-rate has been trending upward.
This graph reflects Emelin's success-rate at even-strength when attempting to remove puck-possession from the opposition. Events used in this calculation include, stick-checks, body-checks, blocked passes, and blocked shots. Emelin's overall defensive success-rate has been trending slightly downward over his 16 games.
DEFENSIVE-ZONE
The following graphs reflect Emelin's play in the defensive-zone at even-strength. Unlike the above graphs, which show his play in all 3 zones.
Following the usual drop in performance in games 2 and 3 following a long-term injury, Emelin has been relatively consistent in the defensive-zone. That said, as the other defensive-zone graphs indicate, his defensive-zone risk/reward rating is being carried by his play with possession, as he's been struggling defensively.
As mentioned above, Emelin's defensive success-rate in the defensive-zone has been trending substantially downward.
Emelin's defensive-zone performance has been carried by his play with possession of the puck. As his puck-possession success-rate in the defensive-zone has been trending upward.
Emelin's downward-trending defensive success-rate in the defensive-zone can be traced back to his performance removing puck-possession by way of stick and body-checks. More specifically, Emelin has struggled with stick-checks, and has not produced a success-rate in this metric above 50% in the last 5 games.
