These two game scouting reports are from a March 31st game against the Buffalo Sabres, and a March 24th game against the New York Rangers. Armstrong saw little ice-time in either game, which makes the results difficult to judge. In fact, he played only 1 third period shift in either game.
Armstrong's last shift against the Rangers is likely the reason for the limited ice-time in that game, as he made two soft plays in the neutral-zone, resulting in a turn-over and eventual goal-against. The Habs are definitely hoping for a different Colby Armstong than the player that played in these games.
OVERALL GRADE
Armstong produced a well-below average overall grade of 55 during the two games. His work in the neutral-zone hurt his grade substantially. Fifty-eight percent of the events he engaged in took place in the offensive-zone. He produced a minus-1 traditional plus/minus rating, with no shots on goal.
*the average grade among forwards is 65
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WINS21WINS
EVENTS38EVENTS
GRADE55GRADE
PLAYER9
EVEN-STRENGTH RISK/REWARD RATING
Armstong earned an even-strength risk/reward rating of 0.49, and an even-strength ratio of 1.24 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. His best work was produced in the offensive-zone, and he engaged in an impressive 4.69 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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POS21POS
NEG17NEG
RATIO1.24RATIO
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POS/MIN2.59POS/MIN
NEG/MIN2.10NEG/MIN
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EVENTS/ MIN4.69EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD0.49RISK/REWARD
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OFFENSIVE-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING
Armstong had an impressive offensive-zone risk/reward rating of 0.74, and an offensive-zone ratio of 1.75 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He lost both his offensive-zone puck-battles, and recovered 6 loose-pucks. He completed all 4 of his o-zone pass-attempts, but was successful with only 1 of his 6 attempts to beat opposing players 1on1 (deke). He intercepted 3 opposition passes, and engaged in 2.72 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 POS14OZ POS
OZ NEG8OZ NEG
RATIO1.75RATIO
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POS/MIN1.73POS/MIN
NEG/MIN0.99NEG/MIN
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EVENTS/ MIN2.72EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD0.74RISK/REWARD
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DEFENSIVE-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING
Armstrong earned a low defensive-zone risk/reward rating of 0.00, and a disappointing defensive-zone ratio of 1 successful play for every 1 unsuccessful play. He won his only d-zone puck-battle, and recovered 2 loose-pucks. That said, he failed with all 3 of his attempts to dump the puck out of the defensive-zone (giving the puck away), and engaged in 0.99 defensive-zone events per-minute of ice-time.
*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 POS4DZ POS
DZ NEG4DZ NEG
RATIO1RATIO
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POS/MIN0.49POS/MIN
NEG/MIN0.49NEG/MIN
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EVENTS/ MIN0.99EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD0.00RISK/REWARD
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NEUTRAL-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING
Armstong had brutal neutral-zone numbers in the games scouted. He earned a neutral-zone risk/reward rating of -0.25, and a neutral-zone ratio of 0.6 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. This means that Armstong failed more than he succeeded in the neutral-zone. He lost all 3 of his n-zone puck-battles, recovered 1 loose-puck, and engaged in 0.99 neutral-zone events per-minute of ice-time.
*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 POS3NZ POS
NZ NEG5NZ NEG
RATIO0.6RATIO
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POS/MIN0.37POS/MIN
NEG/MIN0.62NEG/MIN
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EV/ MIN0.99EV/ MIN
RISK/REWARD-0.25RISK/REWARD
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