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Isaac Howard

Edmonton Oilers
Position L
Age 22
Height 5'10"
Weight 180LBS
Shoots L
Birth Place Hudson, WI, USA
Born Mar 29, 2004

Key Insights

2025-26
Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line
Darnell Nurse

Nurse does better away from him: 49.2% of the expected goals apart against 41.9% together.

112 minutes together, 1,419 minutes apart
Matt Savoie is the partner who brings the best out of him
Matt Savoie

Howard is at his best beside Savoie: 43.3% of the expected goals together against 40.1% apart.

129 minutes together, 154 minutes apart
Matt Savoie is the partner his coach keeps going back to
Matt Savoie

He spends more 5v5 time with Savoie than anyone: 129 minutes, worth 43.3% of the expected goals.

4 goals for, 8 against together
The offence goes quiet when he steps on the ice

The Oilers create 3.29 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Howard on.

434th of 454 forwards
Play tilts towards his own net when he is out there

At 5v5 the Oilers generate 41.7% of the expected goals with Howard on the ice.

15.5 xGF to 21.7 xGA over 283 minutes, 428th of 454 forwards
His results are about what the underlying play deserves

His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 94.2, running cold and likely to correct.

6.8% shooting and 87.4% goaltending behind him, 443rd of 454 forwards

Lineup and with-you/without-you numbers are built from shift charts, which are loaded per season. Seasons without shift data show no lineups. With-you/without-you totals exclude empty-net play, so a 6-on-5 push does not land in a with-or-without-you number. xG is Digest’s estimated model.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Mar 29, 2004
Birth Place Hudson, WI, USA
Height 5'10"
Weight 180 LBS
Shoots/Catches L