He gets almost nothing from long range
19.6% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.
27 long-range attempts, 425th of 468 forwards
He does not shoot, he looks to pass or carry instead
He fires 9.1 attempts an hour of ice time.
138 attempts in 910 minutes, 403rd of 466 forwards
There is one shot he goes to more than any other
27.5% of his attempts are the wrist shot.
38 attempts, 2 goals
He works one side of the ice far more than the other
46.4% of his attempts come from the middle lane.
38 left, 64 middle, 36 right
He barely shoots the puck across a whole season
Malenstyn has taken 138 shot attempts this season.
65 on goal, 37 missed, 29 blocked, 323rd of 468 forwards
Most of his shots come from a long way out
His average attempt comes from 26.9 feet.
138 located attempts, 277th of 468 forwards
He gets to the middle of the ice about as often as most
54.3% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.
75 of 138 attempts, 206th of 468 forwards
He hits the net about as often as anyone
66.1% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.
72 of 109 unblocked, 213th of 468 forwards
About the usual number of his shots get blocked
21.0% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.
29 of 138 attempts, 207th of 468 forwards
He takes an ordinary share of his shots from close range
53.6% of what he shoots comes from the slot.
74 attempts from inside the home plate, 212th of 468 forwards
One shot in his bag goes in far more often than the rest
His deadliest shot is the snap shot: 5.6% of them go in.
1 goals on 18 attempts
His shooting has gone cold this season
He converts 9.7% of the shots he puts on goal.
7 goals on 72 shots, 338th of 468 forwards
He is not converting the chances he gets
Malenstyn has 7 goals off 9.3 expected: 2.3 short of what the chances say.
335th of 468 forwards
There is a range from which his goals almost always come
His goals average 17.5 feet out, and the longest went in from 56.
7 goals located by coordinate
He finishes in tight at about the usual rate
From inside 25 feet he buries 8.0% of his attempts.
6 goals on 75 close attempts, 267th of 468 forwards
Teams struggle to score on him when he is killing penalties
Short-handed he concedes 7.82 expected goals an hour.
9 goals against in 143 minutes, 18th of 180 forwards
His side chases the puck while he is out there
Malenstyn's line owns 45.6% of the 5v5 shot attempts.
617 for, 736 against, 381st of 454 forwards
The offence goes quiet when he steps on the ice
The Sabres create 3.82 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Malenstyn on.
370th of 454 forwards
The goals go the wrong way when he is on the ice
The Sabres are down 11 goals with Malenstyn on the ice.
26 for, 37 against, 368th of 466 forwards
His results are about what the underlying play deserves
His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 98.8, close to neutral.
7.1% shooting and 91.7% goaltending behind him, 283rd of 454 forwards
Play tilts towards his own net when he is out there
At 5v5 the Sabres generate 47.5% of the expected goals with Malenstyn on the ice.
47.8 xGF to 52.9 xGA over 751 minutes, 299th of 454 forwards
The other team gets whatever it wants when he is on
Opponents get 58.83 shot attempts an hour with Malenstyn on the ice at 5v5.
305th of 454 forwards
Very little gets through when he is on the ice
He gives up 4.23 expected goals an hour at 5v5.
168th of 454 forwards
His team keeps getting outscored while he is out there
The Sabres score 46.8% of the 5v5 goals with Malenstyn out there.
22 for, 25 against, 271st of 454 forwards
Shots even out when he is on the ice
50.8% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Malenstyn is on.
311 for, 301 against, 178th of 454 forwards
He plays a heavy game and the other team feels it
He finishes 18.59 checks an hour.
37th in the league
He throws himself in front of pucks more than almost anyone
He blocks 5.01 shots an hour of ice time.
114th in the league
He spends too much time in the penalty box
He takes 2.51 penalty minutes an hour.
225th most penalty minutes an hour
He gives the puck away more than he should
12 takeaways against 35 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.
0.34 takeaways per giveaway
He chips in points even when his team is a man down
He has 1 short-handed points this season.
223rd in the league
He almost never hands the puck to the other team
He gives it away 2.31 times an hour.
713th most giveaways an hour
He finishes plays rather than starting them
He sets up 0.46 assists an hour of ice time.
709th in the league
Losing draws is a real hole in his game
He wins 40.0% of his draws.
358th in the league
He produces at about the rate you would expect
Malenstyn produces 0.92 points an hour of ice time.
613th in the league
He scores at about the rate you would expect
He scores 0.46 goals an hour of ice time.
444th in the league
He puts about as many pucks on net as anyone
He puts 4.68 shots on goal an hour.
537th in the league
He wins the puck back about as often as most
He takes the puck back 0.79 times an hour.
519th in the league
He is barely used, which tells you where he sits
Malenstyn plays 11:14 a night, 436th among forwards.
910 minutes across 81 games
He takes an ordinary share of the penalty killing
He draws 1:50 of penalty kill time a game, 81st among forwards.
15.7% of his total ice time
His coach keeps shuffling the players around him
Malenstyn has been shuffled through 29 different five-man units and none 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
12 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Malenstyn this season.
each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split
Zach Benson is the partner who brings the best out of him
Malenstyn is at his best beside Benson: 62.3% of the expected goals together against 45.2% apart.
109 minutes together, 642 minutes apart
It stops working when he is paired with Tyson Kozak
The pairing with Kozak is the one that costs him: 37.6% of the expected goals together, 51.7% apart.
224 minutes together, 527 minutes apart
Teammates play better with him than they do without him
Benson is a different player beside him: 62.3% of the expected goals with Malenstyn, 49.9% without him.
109 minutes together, 729 minutes apart for Benson
Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line
Kozak does better away from him: 48.3% of the expected goals apart against 37.6% together.
224 minutes together, 233 minutes apart
He and Sam Carrick are the pair that scares the other team
The pairing that generates most is Malenstyn and Carrick: 5.03 expected goals an hour.
104 minutes together at 5v5
Peyton Krebs is the partner his coach keeps going back to
He spends more 5v5 time with Krebs than anyone: 300 minutes, worth 49.4% of the expected goals.
7 goals for, 12 against together
The goals go his team's way when Rasmus Dahlin is out there with him
With Dahlin on the ice too, the Sabres have outscored opponents 11 to 4 at 5v5.
73.3% goal share over 237 minutes
Nothing gets through when he and Zach Benson are out together
He gives up least beside Benson: 2.77 expected goals against an hour.
109 minutes together at 5v5
Zach Benson is who he kills penalties with, almost every time
Killing penalties he is tightest with Benson: 4.4 expected goals against an hour.
32 minutes together short-handed
There is one opponent he goes looking for all night
Malenstyn has finished his check on Matthew Robertson 4 times, more than anyone.
hits delivered, from play-by-play
He gets under this opponent's skin and draws the penalty
He has drawn 2 penalties on Barclay Goodrow.
penalties drawn, from play-by-play
Rasmus Dahlin is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone
Rasmus Dahlin has assisted on 3 of his 7 goals, 42.9% of them.
1 primary, 2 secondary
Zach Benson is the teammate he sets up more than anyone
He has helped on 2 of Zach Benson's goals, 28.6% of his own assists.
0 primary, 2 secondary
One teammate is responsible for most of his goals
8 different teammates have assisted on his 7 goals.
Dahlin (3), Krebs (3), Samuelsson (2), Greenway (1)
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He gets almost nothing from long range
19.6% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.
27 long-range attempts, 425th of 468 forwards
He does not shoot, he looks to pass or carry instead
He fires 9.1 attempts an hour of ice time.
138 attempts in 910 minutes, 403rd of 466 forwards
There is one shot he goes to more than any other
27.5% of his attempts are the wrist shot.
38 attempts, 2 goals
He works one side of the ice far more than the other
46.4% of his attempts come from the middle lane.
38 left, 64 middle, 36 right
He barely shoots the puck across a whole season
Malenstyn has taken 138 shot attempts this season.
65 on goal, 37 missed, 29 blocked, 323rd of 468 forwards
Most of his shots come from a long way out
His average attempt comes from 26.9 feet.
138 located attempts, 277th of 468 forwards
He gets to the middle of the ice about as often as most
54.3% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.
75 of 138 attempts, 206th of 468 forwards
He hits the net about as often as anyone
66.1% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.
72 of 109 unblocked, 213th of 468 forwards
About the usual number of his shots get blocked
21.0% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.
29 of 138 attempts, 207th of 468 forwards
He takes an ordinary share of his shots from close range
53.6% of what he shoots comes from the slot.
74 attempts from inside the home plate, 212th of 468 forwards
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One shot in his bag goes in far more often than the rest
His deadliest shot is the snap shot: 5.6% of them go in.
1 goals on 18 attempts
His shooting has gone cold this season
He converts 9.7% of the shots he puts on goal.
7 goals on 72 shots, 338th of 468 forwards
He is not converting the chances he gets
Malenstyn has 7 goals off 9.3 expected: 2.3 short of what the chances say.
335th of 468 forwards
There is a range from which his goals almost always come
His goals average 17.5 feet out, and the longest went in from 56.
7 goals located by coordinate
He finishes in tight at about the usual rate
From inside 25 feet he buries 8.0% of his attempts.
6 goals on 75 close attempts, 267th of 468 forwards
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Teams struggle to score on him when he is killing penalties
Short-handed he concedes 7.82 expected goals an hour.
9 goals against in 143 minutes, 18th of 180 forwards
His side chases the puck while he is out there
Malenstyn's line owns 45.6% of the 5v5 shot attempts.
617 for, 736 against, 381st of 454 forwards
The offence goes quiet when he steps on the ice
The Sabres create 3.82 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Malenstyn on.
370th of 454 forwards
The goals go the wrong way when he is on the ice
The Sabres are down 11 goals with Malenstyn on the ice.
26 for, 37 against, 368th of 466 forwards
His results are about what the underlying play deserves
His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 98.8, close to neutral.
7.1% shooting and 91.7% goaltending behind him, 283rd of 454 forwards
Play tilts towards his own net when he is out there
At 5v5 the Sabres generate 47.5% of the expected goals with Malenstyn on the ice.
47.8 xGF to 52.9 xGA over 751 minutes, 299th of 454 forwards
The other team gets whatever it wants when he is on
Opponents get 58.83 shot attempts an hour with Malenstyn on the ice at 5v5.
305th of 454 forwards
Very little gets through when he is on the ice
He gives up 4.23 expected goals an hour at 5v5.
168th of 454 forwards
His team keeps getting outscored while he is out there
The Sabres score 46.8% of the 5v5 goals with Malenstyn out there.
22 for, 25 against, 271st of 454 forwards
Shots even out when he is on the ice
50.8% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Malenstyn is on.
311 for, 301 against, 178th of 454 forwards
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He plays a heavy game and the other team feels it
He finishes 18.59 checks an hour.
37th in the league
He throws himself in front of pucks more than almost anyone
He blocks 5.01 shots an hour of ice time.
114th in the league
He spends too much time in the penalty box
He takes 2.51 penalty minutes an hour.
225th most penalty minutes an hour
He gives the puck away more than he should
12 takeaways against 35 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.
0.34 takeaways per giveaway
He chips in points even when his team is a man down
He has 1 short-handed points this season.
223rd in the league
He almost never hands the puck to the other team
He gives it away 2.31 times an hour.
713th most giveaways an hour
He finishes plays rather than starting them
He sets up 0.46 assists an hour of ice time.
709th in the league
Losing draws is a real hole in his game
He wins 40.0% of his draws.
358th in the league
He produces at about the rate you would expect
Malenstyn produces 0.92 points an hour of ice time.
613th in the league
He scores at about the rate you would expect
He scores 0.46 goals an hour of ice time.
444th in the league
He puts about as many pucks on net as anyone
He puts 4.68 shots on goal an hour.
537th in the league
He wins the puck back about as often as most
He takes the puck back 0.79 times an hour.
519th in the league
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He is barely used, which tells you where he sits
Malenstyn plays 11:14 a night, 436th among forwards.
910 minutes across 81 games
He takes an ordinary share of the penalty killing
He draws 1:50 of penalty kill time a game, 81st among forwards.
15.7% of his total ice time
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His coach keeps shuffling the players around him
Malenstyn has been shuffled through 29 different five-man units and none 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
12 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Malenstyn this season.
each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split
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Zach Benson is the partner who brings the best out of him
Malenstyn is at his best beside Benson: 62.3% of the expected goals together against 45.2% apart.
109 minutes together, 642 minutes apart
It stops working when he is paired with Tyson Kozak
The pairing with Kozak is the one that costs him: 37.6% of the expected goals together, 51.7% apart.
224 minutes together, 527 minutes apart
Teammates play better with him than they do without him
Benson is a different player beside him: 62.3% of the expected goals with Malenstyn, 49.9% without him.
109 minutes together, 729 minutes apart for Benson
Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line
Kozak does better away from him: 48.3% of the expected goals apart against 37.6% together.
224 minutes together, 233 minutes apart
He and Sam Carrick are the pair that scares the other team
The pairing that generates most is Malenstyn and Carrick: 5.03 expected goals an hour.
104 minutes together at 5v5
Peyton Krebs is the partner his coach keeps going back to
He spends more 5v5 time with Krebs than anyone: 300 minutes, worth 49.4% of the expected goals.
7 goals for, 12 against together
The goals go his team's way when Rasmus Dahlin is out there with him
With Dahlin on the ice too, the Sabres have outscored opponents 11 to 4 at 5v5.
73.3% goal share over 237 minutes
Nothing gets through when he and Zach Benson are out together
He gives up least beside Benson: 2.77 expected goals against an hour.
109 minutes together at 5v5
Zach Benson is who he kills penalties with, almost every time
Killing penalties he is tightest with Benson: 4.4 expected goals against an hour.
32 minutes together short-handed
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There is one opponent he goes looking for all night
Malenstyn has finished his check on Matthew Robertson 4 times, more than anyone.
hits delivered, from play-by-play
He gets under this opponent's skin and draws the penalty
He has drawn 2 penalties on Barclay Goodrow.
penalties drawn, from play-by-play
Rasmus Dahlin is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone
Rasmus Dahlin has assisted on 3 of his 7 goals, 42.9% of them.
1 primary, 2 secondary
Zach Benson is the teammate he sets up more than anyone
He has helped on 2 of Zach Benson's goals, 28.6% of his own assists.
0 primary, 2 secondary
One teammate is responsible for most of his goals
8 different teammates have assisted on his 7 goals.
Dahlin (3), Krebs (3), Samuelsson (2), Greenway (1)
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