His coach keeps shuffling the players around him
James has been shuffled through 14 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
8 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with James this season.
each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split
It stops working when he is paired with Darren Raddysh
The pairing with Raddysh is the one that costs him: 48.4% of the expected goals together, 58.2% apart.
108 minutes together, 371 minutes apart
Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line
Raddysh does better away from him: 60.2% of the expected goals apart against 48.4% together.
108 minutes together, 1,121 minutes apart
Charle-Edouard D'Astous is the partner who brings the best out of him
James is at his best beside D'Astous: 61.2% of the expected goals together against 53.0% apart.
156 minutes together, 323 minutes apart
Teammates play better with him than they do without him
D'Astous is a different player beside him: 61.2% of the expected goals with James, 56.5% without him.
156 minutes together, 996 minutes apart for D'Astous
He and Charle-Edouard D'Astous are the pair that scares the other team
The pairing that generates most is James and D'Astous: 5.37 expected goals an hour.
156 minutes together at 5v5
Gage Goncalves is the partner his coach keeps going back to
He spends more 5v5 time with Goncalves than anyone: 220 minutes, worth 57.5% of the expected goals.
12 goals for, 6 against together
The goals go his team's way when Gage Goncalves is out there with him
With Goncalves on the ice too, the Lightning have outscored opponents 12 to 6 at 5v5.
66.7% goal share over 220 minutes
Nothing gets through when he and Declan Carlile are out together
He gives up least beside Carlile: 3.16 expected goals against an hour.
131 minutes together at 5v5
Very little gets through when he is on the ice
He gives up 3.5 expected goals an hour at 5v5.
15th of 454 forwards
Almost nothing comes back the other way with him out there
Opponents get 48.66 shot attempts an hour with James on the ice at 5v5.
29th of 454 forwards
His line spends the night in the other team's end
At 5v5 the Lightning generate 56.0% of the expected goals with James on the ice.
35.6 xGF to 28.0 xGA over 480 minutes, 52nd of 454 forwards
His side controls the puck while he is out there
James's line owns 53.8% of the 5v5 shot attempts.
453 for, 389 against, 68th of 454 forwards
His results are about what the underlying play deserves
His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 101.5, close to neutral.
9.6% shooting and 91.8% goaltending behind him, 135th of 454 forwards
His team wins the goal battle while he is on the ice
The Lightning score 54.3% of the 5v5 goals with James out there.
19 for, 16 against, 122nd of 454 forwards
Good things happen for his team when he is on the ice
The Lightning are up 6 goals with James on the ice.
23 for, 17 against, 181st of 466 forwards
The offence runs at about its usual level with him
The Lightning create 4.45 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with James on.
186th of 454 forwards
Shots even out when he is on the ice
50.1% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when James is on.
197 for, 196 against, 203rd of 454 forwards
His assists are the real ones, the pass that made the goal
87.5% of his assists are primary, the pass that actually made the goal.
7 primary of 8 assists
Oliver Bjorkstrand is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone
Oliver Bjorkstrand has assisted on 3 of his 8 goals, 37.5% of them.
3 primary, 0 secondary
Jake Guentzel is the teammate he sets up more than anyone
He has helped on 2 of Jake Guentzel's goals, 25.0% of his own assists.
2 primary, 0 secondary
One teammate is responsible for most of his goals
9 different teammates have assisted on his 8 goals.
Bjorkstrand (3), Guentzel (2), Moser (2), Hedman (1)
He is barely used, which tells you where he sits
James plays 12:14 a night, 370th among forwards.
527 minutes across 43 games
He hands the puck over more than he should
He gives it away 4.68 times an hour.
58th most giveaways an hour
He takes the puck off people more than almost anyone
He takes the puck back 1.48 times an hour.
89th in the league
Blocking shots is not part of how he plays
He blocks 1.48 shots an hour of ice time.
757th in the league
He gives the puck away more than he should
13 takeaways against 41 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.
0.32 takeaways per giveaway
The scoreboard moves his team's way when he plays
He is +4 on the season.
219th in the league
He wins the draws his team needs him to win
He wins 50.4% of his draws.
145th in the league
He scores at a rate very few players match
He scores 0.8 goals an hour of ice time.
267th in the league
He plays a heavy game and the other team feels it
He finishes 6.62 checks an hour.
259th in the league
He shoots the puck himself, not just when his line has it
He puts 6.39 shots on goal an hour.
274th in the league
He puts up points at a rate very few match
James produces 1.71 points an hour of ice time.
319th in the league
He stays out of the box, which his coach can rely on
He takes 0.91 penalty minutes an hour.
667th most penalty minutes an hour
He is the one who makes the play, not the one who finishes it
He sets up 0.91 assists an hour of ice time.
389th in the league
He gets almost nothing from long range
19.3% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.
22 long-range attempts, 421st of 468 forwards
Most of his shots come from a long way out
His average attempt comes from 29.7 feet.
114 located attempts, 404th of 468 forwards
He rarely gets into the dangerous areas of the ice
43.9% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.
50 of 114 attempts, 390th of 468 forwards
He works the outside and rarely gets to the front of the net
43.9% of what he shoots comes from the slot.
50 attempts from inside the home plate, 386th of 468 forwards
There is one shot he goes to more than any other
28.9% of his attempts are the wrist shot.
33 attempts, 4 goals
He finds shooting lanes that most players cannot
24.6% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.
28 of 114 attempts, 356th of 468 forwards
He barely shoots the puck across a whole season
James has taken 114 shot attempts this season.
49 on goal, 29 missed, 28 blocked, 354th of 468 forwards
He hits the net about as often as anyone
66.3% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.
57 of 86 unblocked, 204th of 468 forwards
He shoots about as often as anyone else
He fires 12.99 attempts an hour of ice time.
114 attempts in 527 minutes, 213th of 466 forwards
No goalie has seen more of him than this one
No goalie has seen more of him than Karel Vejmelka: 8 attempts, 0 goals.
0.0% conversion
He wins the draw against this centre almost every time
He wins 77.8% of his draws against Jordan Staal.
7 of 9 faceoffs
The chances he gets in tight almost always go in
From inside 25 feet he buries 16.0% of his attempts.
8 goals on 50 close attempts, 15th of 468 forwards
There is a range from which his goals almost always come
His goals average 15.0 feet out, and the longest went in from 23.
8 goals located by coordinate
He scores more than the chances he gets should produce
James has 8 goals off 5.7 expected: 2.3 more than the chances alone say.
161st of 468 forwards
A remarkable share of his shots end up in the net
He converts 14.0% of the shots he puts on goal.
8 goals on 57 shots, 172nd of 468 forwards
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His coach keeps shuffling the players around him
James has been shuffled through 14 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
8 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with James this season.
each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split
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It stops working when he is paired with Darren Raddysh
The pairing with Raddysh is the one that costs him: 48.4% of the expected goals together, 58.2% apart.
108 minutes together, 371 minutes apart
Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line
Raddysh does better away from him: 60.2% of the expected goals apart against 48.4% together.
108 minutes together, 1,121 minutes apart
Charle-Edouard D'Astous is the partner who brings the best out of him
James is at his best beside D'Astous: 61.2% of the expected goals together against 53.0% apart.
156 minutes together, 323 minutes apart
Teammates play better with him than they do without him
D'Astous is a different player beside him: 61.2% of the expected goals with James, 56.5% without him.
156 minutes together, 996 minutes apart for D'Astous
He and Charle-Edouard D'Astous are the pair that scares the other team
The pairing that generates most is James and D'Astous: 5.37 expected goals an hour.
156 minutes together at 5v5
Gage Goncalves is the partner his coach keeps going back to
He spends more 5v5 time with Goncalves than anyone: 220 minutes, worth 57.5% of the expected goals.
12 goals for, 6 against together
The goals go his team's way when Gage Goncalves is out there with him
With Goncalves on the ice too, the Lightning have outscored opponents 12 to 6 at 5v5.
66.7% goal share over 220 minutes
Nothing gets through when he and Declan Carlile are out together
He gives up least beside Carlile: 3.16 expected goals against an hour.
131 minutes together at 5v5
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Very little gets through when he is on the ice
He gives up 3.5 expected goals an hour at 5v5.
15th of 454 forwards
Almost nothing comes back the other way with him out there
Opponents get 48.66 shot attempts an hour with James on the ice at 5v5.
29th of 454 forwards
His line spends the night in the other team's end
At 5v5 the Lightning generate 56.0% of the expected goals with James on the ice.
35.6 xGF to 28.0 xGA over 480 minutes, 52nd of 454 forwards
His side controls the puck while he is out there
James's line owns 53.8% of the 5v5 shot attempts.
453 for, 389 against, 68th of 454 forwards
His results are about what the underlying play deserves
His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 101.5, close to neutral.
9.6% shooting and 91.8% goaltending behind him, 135th of 454 forwards
His team wins the goal battle while he is on the ice
The Lightning score 54.3% of the 5v5 goals with James out there.
19 for, 16 against, 122nd of 454 forwards
Good things happen for his team when he is on the ice
The Lightning are up 6 goals with James on the ice.
23 for, 17 against, 181st of 466 forwards
The offence runs at about its usual level with him
The Lightning create 4.45 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with James on.
186th of 454 forwards
Shots even out when he is on the ice
50.1% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when James is on.
197 for, 196 against, 203rd of 454 forwards
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His assists are the real ones, the pass that made the goal
87.5% of his assists are primary, the pass that actually made the goal.
7 primary of 8 assists
Oliver Bjorkstrand is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone
Oliver Bjorkstrand has assisted on 3 of his 8 goals, 37.5% of them.
3 primary, 0 secondary
Jake Guentzel is the teammate he sets up more than anyone
He has helped on 2 of Jake Guentzel's goals, 25.0% of his own assists.
2 primary, 0 secondary
One teammate is responsible for most of his goals
9 different teammates have assisted on his 8 goals.
Bjorkstrand (3), Guentzel (2), Moser (2), Hedman (1)
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He is barely used, which tells you where he sits
James plays 12:14 a night, 370th among forwards.
527 minutes across 43 games
He hands the puck over more than he should
He gives it away 4.68 times an hour.
58th most giveaways an hour
He takes the puck off people more than almost anyone
He takes the puck back 1.48 times an hour.
89th in the league
Blocking shots is not part of how he plays
He blocks 1.48 shots an hour of ice time.
757th in the league
He gives the puck away more than he should
13 takeaways against 41 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.
0.32 takeaways per giveaway
The scoreboard moves his team's way when he plays
He is +4 on the season.
219th in the league
He wins the draws his team needs him to win
He wins 50.4% of his draws.
145th in the league
He scores at a rate very few players match
He scores 0.8 goals an hour of ice time.
267th in the league
He plays a heavy game and the other team feels it
He finishes 6.62 checks an hour.
259th in the league
He shoots the puck himself, not just when his line has it
He puts 6.39 shots on goal an hour.
274th in the league
He puts up points at a rate very few match
James produces 1.71 points an hour of ice time.
319th in the league
He stays out of the box, which his coach can rely on
He takes 0.91 penalty minutes an hour.
667th most penalty minutes an hour
He is the one who makes the play, not the one who finishes it
He sets up 0.91 assists an hour of ice time.
389th in the league
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He gets almost nothing from long range
19.3% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.
22 long-range attempts, 421st of 468 forwards
Most of his shots come from a long way out
His average attempt comes from 29.7 feet.
114 located attempts, 404th of 468 forwards
He rarely gets into the dangerous areas of the ice
43.9% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.
50 of 114 attempts, 390th of 468 forwards
He works the outside and rarely gets to the front of the net
43.9% of what he shoots comes from the slot.
50 attempts from inside the home plate, 386th of 468 forwards
There is one shot he goes to more than any other
28.9% of his attempts are the wrist shot.
33 attempts, 4 goals
He finds shooting lanes that most players cannot
24.6% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.
28 of 114 attempts, 356th of 468 forwards
He barely shoots the puck across a whole season
James has taken 114 shot attempts this season.
49 on goal, 29 missed, 28 blocked, 354th of 468 forwards
He hits the net about as often as anyone
66.3% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.
57 of 86 unblocked, 204th of 468 forwards
He shoots about as often as anyone else
He fires 12.99 attempts an hour of ice time.
114 attempts in 527 minutes, 213th of 466 forwards
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No goalie has seen more of him than this one
No goalie has seen more of him than Karel Vejmelka: 8 attempts, 0 goals.
0.0% conversion
He wins the draw against this centre almost every time
He wins 77.8% of his draws against Jordan Staal.
7 of 9 faceoffs
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The chances he gets in tight almost always go in
From inside 25 feet he buries 16.0% of his attempts.
8 goals on 50 close attempts, 15th of 468 forwards
There is a range from which his goals almost always come
His goals average 15.0 feet out, and the longest went in from 23.
8 goals located by coordinate
He scores more than the chances he gets should produce
James has 8 goals off 5.7 expected: 2.3 more than the chances alone say.
161st of 468 forwards
A remarkable share of his shots end up in the net
He converts 14.0% of the shots he puts on goal.
8 goals on 57 shots, 172nd of 468 forwards
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