Before the season began, we took a look at the best shooters in the NHL at 5-vs-5 using the previous season’s data, breaking things down into four different types of analysis in order to get as broad of an understanding of what creates goals at even strength and who excels in each area.
With all that out of the way, let’s start with the best forwards at creating pure shot volume — every shot has a chance to beat a goalie, right?producing a nearly identical stat line in comparison to last season — though he has put a slightly higher percentage of his attempts on net.
One of the fun parts of doing analysis like this is you get to say things like “Garnet Hathaway? Who?” Well Garnet Hathaway has played limited minutes for the Washington Capitals, and the journeyman has played a very specific role — namely getting to the front of the net. He only has nine goals to show for it this year, but per minute he’s scoring at a similar pace to John Tavares at 5-vs-5.
Going one layer deeper, let’s look at how these players get their scoring chances. Who benefits most by creating off the rush for example? After them comes the premier rush attackers in the league, with Connor McDavid and MacKinnon using their blazing speed to put defenders on their heels on a consistent basis. Both players have been less than impressive off the cycle this season, likely due to a drop in quality of linemates due to injury for MacKinnon, and for McDavid, due to the Oilers deciding to put Draisaitl on his own line.
AndrewBerkshire It's a shame leon draisaitl isn't a good enough goal scorer to be mentioned here...
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