Anthony Mantha Matchups NHL Stats & Career Totals

He owns this goalie, and the numbers are not close

Mantha has scored 3 times on Ilya Sorokin this season, more than on any other goaltender.

3 goals on 8 attempts, 37.5%

This goalie has his number and he cannot solve him

Linus Ullmark has turned him away every time: 10 attempts, no goals.

0.0% conversion

Almost everything he puts on this goalie goes in

His deadliest matchup is Ilya Sorokin: 37.5% of his attempts against him go in.

3 goals on 8 attempts

One team seems to bring the best out of him

He has 3 goals against the Rangers this season.

15 attempts against them

No goalie has seen more of him than this one

No goalie has seen more of him than Frederik Andersen: 11 attempts, 3 goals.

27.3% conversion

There is one team he simply cannot get going against

The Canadiens have held him without a goal on 17 attempts.

the most attempts he has taken against a club without scoring

He gets under this opponent's skin and draws the penalty

He has drawn 2 penalties on Pavel Dorofeyev.

penalties drawn, from play-by-play

When he shoots, it tends to be on target

72.3% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.

154 of 213 unblocked, 39th of 468 forwards

He finds shooting lanes that most players cannot

25.0% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.

71 of 284 attempts, 366th of 468 forwards

There is one shot he goes to more than any other

38.4% of his attempts are the wrist shot.

109 attempts, 16 goals

He works one side of the ice far more than the other

43.0% of his attempts come from the middle lane.

89 left, 122 middle, 73 right

He gets to the hard areas rather than firing from range

His average attempt comes from 24.4 feet.

284 located attempts, 129th of 468 forwards

He shoots more pucks over a season than almost anybody

Mantha has taken 284 shot attempts this season.

121 on goal, 59 missed, 71 blocked, 134th of 468 forwards

He gets his chances from the dirty areas, not the perimeter

55.6% of what he shoots comes from the slot.

158 attempts from inside the home plate, 173rd of 468 forwards

He can beat goalies from further out than most players

10.6% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

30 long-range attempts, 174th of 468 forwards

He shoots the puck far more than most players at his position

He fires 13.84 attempts an hour of ice time.

284 attempts in 1,232 minutes, 179th of 466 forwards

His game is played in the hardest part of the ice

55.6% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.

158 of 284 attempts, 176th of 468 forwards

The chances he gets in tight almost always go in

From inside 25 feet he buries 17.1% of his attempts.

27 goals on 158 close attempts, 7th of 468 forwards

A remarkable share of his shots end up in the net

He converts 21.4% of the shots he puts on goal.

33 goals on 154 shots, 10th of 468 forwards

He scores more than the chances he gets should produce

Mantha has 33 goals off 19.1 expected: 13.9 more than the chances alone say.

20th of 468 forwards

One shot in his bag goes in far more often than the rest

His deadliest shot is the backhand: 25.0% of them go in.

7 goals on 28 attempts

There is a range from which his goals almost always come

His goals average 18.0 feet out, and the longest went in from 55.

33 goals located by coordinate

He scores at a rate very few players match

He scores 1.61 goals an hour of ice time.

24th in the league

He puts up points at a rate very few match

Mantha produces 3.12 points an hour of ice time.

48th in the league

He is the one who makes the play, not the one who finishes it

He sets up 1.51 assists an hour of ice time.

138th in the league

The scoreboard moves his team's way when he plays

He is +10 on the season.

125th in the league

He hands the puck over more than he should

He gives it away 4 times an hour.

130th most giveaways an hour

He is one of the reasons the man advantage scores

On the power play he produces 0.63 points an hour.

145th in the league

He shoots the puck himself, not just when his line has it

He puts 7.42 shots on goal an hour.

154th in the league

Losing draws is a real hole in his game

He wins 30.4% of his draws.

460th in the league

He gives the puck away more than he should

20 takeaways against 82 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.

0.24 takeaways per giveaway

He spends too much time in the penalty box

He takes 2.1 penalty minutes an hour.

287th most penalty minutes an hour

Blocking shots is not part of how he plays

He blocks 1.95 shots an hour of ice time.

631st in the league

He avoids the physical side of the game

He finishes 2.54 checks an hour.

602nd in the league

He takes the puck off people more than almost anyone

He takes the puck back 0.98 times an hour.

346th in the league

His results are about what the underlying play deserves

His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 103.2, running hot and likely to cool.

13.4% shooting and 89.8% goaltending behind him, 51st of 454 forwards

Good things happen for his team when he is on the ice

The Penguins are up 35 goals with Mantha on the ice.

96 for, 61 against, 52nd of 466 forwards

His line finishes better than the chances it creates

His line is scoring above the chances it creates: 56.6% of the goals off 48.7% of the expected goals.

7.9 points of goal share above expectation

His team wins the goal battle while he is on the ice

The Penguins score 56.6% of the 5v5 goals with Mantha out there.

60 for, 46 against, 87th of 454 forwards

The defence springs leaks when he is out there

He gives up 4.76 expected goals an hour at 5v5.

355th of 454 forwards

The other team gets whatever it wants when he is on

Opponents get 59.81 shot attempts an hour with Mantha on the ice at 5v5.

340th of 454 forwards

The power play stalls when he is the one out there

On the power play his unit generates 9.36 expected goals an hour.

25 goals in 185 minutes, 170th of 269 forwards

His side chases the puck while he is out there

Mantha's line owns 48.0% of the 5v5 shot attempts.

918 for, 993 against, 286th of 454 forwards

The offence comes alive when he steps on the ice

The Penguins create 4.53 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Mantha on.

166th of 454 forwards

The run of play is about even when he is on the ice

At 5v5 the Penguins generate 48.7% of the expected goals with Mantha on the ice.

75.1 xGF to 79.1 xGA over 996 minutes, 267th of 454 forwards

Shots even out when he is on the ice

49.8% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Mantha is on.

447 for, 450 against, 215th of 454 forwards

His coach leans on him more than almost anyone

Mantha plays 15:12 a night, 220th among forwards.

1,232 minutes across 81 games

He gets an ordinary share of the power play time

He draws 2:32 of power play time a game, 124th among forwards.

15.1% of his total ice time

Connor Clifton is the partner who brings the best out of him

Mantha is at his best beside Clifton: 54.2% of the expected goals together against 47.3% apart.

204 minutes together, 793 minutes apart

Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line

Hayes does better away from him: 55.3% of the expected goals apart against 47.7% together.

105 minutes together, 209 minutes apart

It stops working when he is paired with Kris Letang

The pairing with Letang is the one that costs him: 45.4% of the expected goals together, 50.5% apart.

330 minutes together, 666 minutes apart

Teammates play better with him than they do without him

Clifton is a different player beside him: 54.2% of the expected goals with Mantha, 50.7% without him.

204 minutes together, 524 minutes apart for Clifton

His linemates play better with him than without him, every time

Only 3 of his 10 regular 5v5 partners post a better expected-goal share beside Mantha than away from him.

partners with at least 100 minutes together and apart

He and Connor Clifton are the pair that scares the other team

The pairing that generates most is Mantha and Clifton: 4.98 expected goals an hour.

204 minutes together at 5v5

Justin Brazeau is the partner his coach keeps going back to

He spends more 5v5 time with Brazeau than anyone: 489 minutes, worth 49.8% of the expected goals.

29 goals for, 24 against together

The goals go his team's way when Ben Kindel is out there with him

With Kindel on the ice too, the Penguins have outscored opponents 18 to 10 at 5v5.

64.3% goal share over 256 minutes

Nothing gets through when he and Erik Karlsson are out together

He gives up least beside Karlsson: 4.18 expected goals against an hour.

275 minutes together at 5v5

Rickard Rakell is who he runs the power play with, almost every time

On the power play his best partner is Rakell: 92.0% of the expected goals over 103 minutes.

17 goals for, 2 against together

This is the group his coach trusts with the game

The five the coach goes back to is Mantha with Brazeau, Letang, Malkin and Shea, 37 minutes at 5v5.

61.5% of the expected goals, 5 goals for and 1 against

This is the group the power play actually runs through

His power-play unit is Crosby, Karlsson, Rakell and Rust: 7 goals in 40 minutes.

10.38 goals an hour, 6.9 expected

This is the group that wins him his minutes

His best five is with Brazeau, Letang, Malkin and Shea: 61.5% of the expected goals over 37 minutes.

5 goals for, 1 against, 48.1% of the attempts

This group gets caved in every time it goes out

The five that struggles is with Brazeau, Karlsson, Malkin and Wotherspoon: 30.8% of the expected goals.

0 goals for, 2 against over 32 minutes

His coach keeps shuffling the players around him

Mantha has been shuffled through 45 different five-man units, and only 3 of them have settled.

units of at least 5 minutes; 30 minutes counts as settled

The same few teammates are on the ice with him all night

10 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Mantha this season.

each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split

Justin Brazeau is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone

Justin Brazeau has assisted on 11 of his 33 goals, 33.3% of them.

7 primary, 4 secondary

Justin Brazeau is the teammate he sets up more than anyone

He has helped on 7 of Justin Brazeau's goals, 22.6% of his own assists.

4 primary, 3 secondary

His assists are the usual mix of first and second passes

51.6% of his assists are primary, the pass that actually made the goal.

16 primary of 31 assists

One teammate is responsible for most of his goals

21 different teammates have assisted on his 33 goals.

Brazeau (11), Karlsson (8), Malkin (6), Novak (4)

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