Connor McMichael Matchups NHL Stats & Career Totals

He owns this goalie, and the numbers are not close

McMichael has scored 1 times on Igor Shesterkin this season, more than on any other goaltender.

1 goals on 6 attempts, 16.7%

This goalie has his number and he cannot solve him

Jeremy Swayman has turned him away every time: 13 attempts, no goals.

0.0% conversion

No goalie has seen more of him than this one

No goalie has seen more of him than Jeremy Swayman: 13 attempts, 0 goals.

0.0% conversion

This centre beats him on the draw almost every time

Ryan McLeod beats him on the draw: he wins only 9.1% of them.

1 of 11 faceoffs

When he shoots, it tends to be on target

70.7% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.

145 of 205 unblocked, 66th of 468 forwards

There is one shot he goes to more than any other

34.3% of his attempts are the snap shot.

87 attempts, 6 goals

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

44.1% of his attempts come from the middle lane.

69 left, 112 middle, 73 right

Defenders get in front of a huge share of his shots

19.3% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.

49 of 254 attempts, 142nd of 468 forwards

He gets to the hard areas rather than firing from range

His average attempt comes from 24.9 feet.

254 located attempts, 157th of 468 forwards

He shoots more pucks over a season than almost anybody

McMichael has taken 254 shot attempts this season.

131 on goal, 60 missed, 49 blocked, 164th of 468 forwards

His game is played in the hardest part of the ice

55.5% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.

141 of 254 attempts, 181st of 468 forwards

He shoots about as often as anyone else

He fires 11.56 attempts an hour of ice time.

254 attempts in 1,319 minutes, 273rd of 466 forwards

He takes an ordinary share of his shots from close range

54.7% of what he shoots comes from the slot.

139 attempts from inside the home plate, 193rd of 468 forwards

His long range shooting is about league average

11.8% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

30 long-range attempts, 216th of 468 forwards

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

His deadliest shot is the backhand: 16.7% of them go in.

4 goals on 24 attempts

He is not converting the chances he gets

McMichael has 14 goals off 16.6 expected: 2.6 short of what the chances say.

346th of 468 forwards

His shooting has gone cold this season

He converts 9.7% of the shots he puts on goal.

14 goals on 145 shots, 338th of 468 forwards

There is a range from which his goals almost always come

His goals average 13.0 feet out, and the longest went in from 29.

14 goals located by coordinate

The chances in tight are not going in for him

From inside 25 feet he buries 7.8% of his attempts.

11 goals on 141 close attempts, 284th of 468 forwards

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

He sets up 1.46 assists an hour of ice time.

149th in the league

He takes the puck off people more than almost anyone

He takes the puck back 1.32 times an hour.

145th in the league

The scoreboard moves his team's way when he plays

He is +8 on the season.

152nd in the league

How he gets his points says what kind of player he is

Only 10.9% of his points come on the power play: this is even-strength production.

5 of 46 points with the man advantage

He chips in points even when his team is a man down

He has 1 short-handed points this season.

169th in the league

A lot of his goals arrive when the game is on the line

McMichael has 5 game winners including 1 in overtime this season.

14 goals in total

He puts up points at a rate very few match

McMichael produces 2.09 points an hour of ice time.

204th in the league

He gives the puck away more than he should

29 takeaways against 56 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.

0.52 takeaways per giveaway

He avoids the physical side of the game

He finishes 2.05 checks an hour.

679th in the league

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

He puts 6.42 shots on goal an hour.

270th in the league

He scores at a rate very few players match

He scores 0.64 goals an hour of ice time.

350th in the league

He is one of the reasons the man advantage scores

On the power play he produces 0.23 points an hour.

321st in the league

He almost never hands the puck to the other team

He gives it away 2.55 times an hour.

619th most giveaways an hour

Blocking shots is not part of how he plays

He blocks 2.05 shots an hour of ice time.

609th in the league

He takes about as many penalties as anyone

He takes 1.36 penalty minutes an hour.

476th most penalty minutes an hour

He wins about half his draws, like most centres

He wins 42.9% of his draws.

308th in the league

The defence springs leaks when he is out there

He gives up 5.14 expected goals an hour at 5v5.

426th of 454 forwards

The power play stalls when he is the one out there

On the power play his unit generates 7.18 expected goals an hour.

9 goals in 126 minutes, 251st of 269 forwards

The other team gets whatever it wants when he is on

Opponents get 63.17 shot attempts an hour with McMichael on the ice at 5v5.

414th of 454 forwards

His results are about what the underlying play deserves

His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 101.9, running hot and likely to cool.

11.2% shooting and 90.7% goaltending behind him, 103rd of 454 forwards

The kill leaks goals when he is the one out there

Short-handed he concedes 11.22 expected goals an hour.

16 goals against in 159 minutes, 140th of 180 forwards

His side chases the puck while he is out there

McMichael's line owns 47.0% of the 5v5 shot attempts.

909 for, 1,026 against, 328th of 454 forwards

His line gets badly outshot when it is out there

47.0% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when McMichael is on.

430 for, 485 against, 328th of 454 forwards

The offence comes alive when he steps on the ice

The Blues create 4.69 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with McMichael on.

134th of 454 forwards

His line finishes better than the chances it creates

His line is scoring above the chances it creates: 51.6% of the goals off 47.7% of the expected goals.

3.9 points of goal share above expectation

Play tilts towards his own net when he is out there

At 5v5 the Blues generate 47.7% of the expected goals with McMichael on the ice.

76.2 xGF to 83.5 xGA over 974 minutes, 296th of 454 forwards

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

The Blues score 51.6% of the 5v5 goals with McMichael out there.

48 for, 45 against, 177th of 454 forwards

The scoreboard barely moves either way with him out there

The Blues are up 2 goals with McMichael on the ice.

72 for, 70 against, 212th of 466 forwards

He is one of the players his coach trusts to kill penalties

He draws 2:12 of penalty kill time a game, 31st among forwards.

12.0% of his total ice time

He is not part of the power play plan

He draws 1:41 of power play time a game, 218th among forwards.

9.5% of his total ice time

His coach leans on him more than almost anyone

McMichael plays 16:54 a night, 139th among forwards.

1,319 minutes across 78 games

It stops working when he is paired with Brandon Duhaime

The pairing with Duhaime is the one that costs him: 39.6% of the expected goals together, 48.8% apart.

111 minutes together, 864 minutes apart

Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line

Duhaime does better away from him: 50.8% of the expected goals apart against 39.6% together.

111 minutes together, 691 minutes apart

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

Only 1 of his 14 regular 5v5 partners post a better expected-goal share beside McMichael than away from him.

partners with at least 100 minutes together and apart

Tom Wilson is the partner who brings the best out of him

McMichael is at his best beside Wilson: 52.5% of the expected goals together against 45.9% apart.

260 minutes together, 714 minutes apart

He and Alex Ovechkin are the pair that scares the other team

The pairing that generates most is McMichael and Ovechkin: 5.42 expected goals an hour.

173 minutes together at 5v5

Ryan Leonard is the partner his coach keeps going back to

He spends more 5v5 time with Leonard than anyone: 386 minutes, worth 43.4% of the expected goals.

19 goals for, 14 against together

The goals go his team's way when Jakob Chychrun is out there with him

With Chychrun on the ice too, the Blues have outscored opponents 22 to 10 at 5v5.

68.8% goal share over 375 minutes

Nothing gets through when he and Justin Sourdif are out together

He gives up least beside Sourdif: 4.68 expected goals against an hour.

221 minutes together at 5v5

Rasmus Sandin is who he runs the power play with, almost every time

On the power play his best partner is Sandin: 96.4% of the expected goals over 47 minutes.

2 goals for, 0 against together

Trevor van Riemsdyk is who he kills penalties with, almost every time

Killing penalties he is tightest with van Riemsdyk: 8.75 expected goals against an hour.

48 minutes together short-handed

This is the group his coach trusts with the game

The five the coach goes back to is McMichael with Carlson, Fehérváry, Protas and Wilson, 33 minutes at 5v5.

47.1% of the expected goals, 4 goals for and 3 against

This is the group sent out to kill the hard ones

His most used kill is with Fehérváry, Roy and Wilson: 2 goals against in 24 minutes.

4.91 against an hour, 7.1 expected

His coach keeps shuffling the players around him

McMichael has been shuffled through 42 different five-man units, and only 1 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

14 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with McMichael this season.

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

Alex Ovechkin is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone

Alex Ovechkin has assisted on 4 of his 14 goals, 28.6% of them.

4 primary, 0 secondary

Justin Sourdif is the teammate he sets up more than anyone

He has helped on 7 of Justin Sourdif's goals, 21.9% of his own assists.

5 primary, 2 secondary

His assists are the real ones, the pass that made the goal

68.8% of his assists are primary, the pass that actually made the goal.

22 primary of 32 assists

One teammate is responsible for most of his goals

12 different teammates have assisted on his 14 goals.

Ovechkin (4), Fehérváry (3), Leonard (2), Wilson (2)

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