His coach keeps shuffling the players around him
Melanson has been shuffled through 16 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
4 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Melanson this season.
each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split
His linemates play better with him than without him, every time
4 of his 4 regular 5v5 partners post a better expected-goal share beside Melanson than away from him.
partners with at least 100 minutes together and apart
Ben Meyers is the partner who brings the best out of him
Melanson is at his best beside Meyers: 48.9% of the expected goals together against 41.3% apart.
211 minutes together, 126 minutes apart
Teammates play better with him than they do without him
Evans is a different player beside him: 48.1% of the expected goals with Melanson, 44.4% without him.
145 minutes together, 911 minutes apart for Evans
He and Ryan Winterton are the pair that scares the other team
The pairing that generates most is Melanson and Winterton: 4.3 expected goals an hour.
130 minutes together at 5v5
Ben Meyers is the partner his coach keeps going back to
He spends more 5v5 time with Meyers than anyone: 211 minutes, worth 48.9% of the expected goals.
8 goals for, 17 against together
Nothing gets through when he and Jamie Oleksiak are out together
He gives up least beside Oleksiak: 4.12 expected goals against an hour.
125 minutes together at 5v5
His line wastes the chances it works so hard to create
His line is being outscored despite the play: 33.3% of the goals off 46.2% of the expected goals.
12.9 points of goal share below expectation
His team keeps getting outscored while he is out there
The Kraken score 33.3% of the 5v5 goals with Melanson out there.
10 for, 20 against, 426th of 454 forwards
His results are about what the underlying play deserves
His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 94.1, running cold and likely to correct.
7.7% shooting and 86.4% goaltending behind him, 447th of 454 forwards
The offence goes quiet when he steps on the ice
The Kraken create 3.85 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Melanson on.
367th of 454 forwards
The goals go the wrong way when he is on the ice
The Kraken are down 10 goals with Melanson on the ice.
10 for, 20 against, 359th of 466 forwards
Play tilts towards his own net when he is out there
At 5v5 the Kraken generate 46.2% of the expected goals with Melanson on the ice.
21.6 xGF to 25.2 xGA over 337 minutes, 351st of 454 forwards
His line gets badly outshot when it is out there
46.9% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Melanson is on.
130 for, 147 against, 334th of 454 forwards
Almost nothing comes back the other way with him out there
Opponents get 54.53 shot attempts an hour with Melanson on the ice at 5v5.
143rd of 454 forwards
Neither team controls the puck when he is on
Melanson's line owns 48.7% of the 5v5 shot attempts.
290 for, 306 against, 262nd of 454 forwards
He gives up about what an average skater gives up
He gives up 4.49 expected goals an hour at 5v5.
264th of 454 forwards
He is barely used, which tells you where he sits
Melanson plays 9:22 a night, 532nd among forwards.
337 minutes across 36 games
He plays a heavy game and the other team feels it
He finishes 33.63 checks an hour.
2nd in the league
He wins the draws his team needs him to win
He wins 100.0% of his draws.
9th in the league
He spends too much time in the penalty box
He takes 5.69 penalty minutes an hour.
41st most penalty minutes an hour
The scoreboard moves the wrong way when he plays
He is -9 on the season.
784th in the league
He finishes plays rather than starting them
He sets up 0.53 assists an hour of ice time.
669th in the league
He shoots the puck himself, not just when his line has it
He puts 5.87 shots on goal an hour.
350th in the league
He rarely wins the puck back on his own
He takes the puck back 0.71 times an hour.
584th in the league
He almost never hands the puck to the other team
He gives it away 2.67 times an hour.
574th most giveaways an hour
The points are not coming for him this season
Melanson produces 0.89 points an hour of ice time.
633rd in the league
He blocks about as many shots as anyone else
He blocks 2.31 shots an hour of ice time.
548th in the league
He scores at about the rate you would expect
He scores 0.36 goals an hour of ice time.
512th in the league
A lot of his shots miss the net entirely
49.3% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.
33 of 67 unblocked, 468th of 468 forwards
Defenders get in front of a huge share of his shots
16.2% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.
13 of 80 attempts, 55th of 468 forwards
He barely shoots the puck across a whole season
Melanson has taken 80 shot attempts this season.
31 on goal, 34 missed, 13 blocked, 408th of 468 forwards
He gets to the hard areas rather than firing from range
His average attempt comes from 23.4 feet.
80 located attempts, 89th of 468 forwards
He gets his chances from the dirty areas, not the perimeter
60.0% of what he shoots comes from the slot.
48 attempts from inside the home plate, 102nd of 468 forwards
There is one shot he goes to more than any other
42.5% of his attempts are the wrist shot.
34 attempts, 2 goals
His game is played in the hardest part of the ice
60.0% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.
48 of 80 attempts, 105th of 468 forwards
He can beat goalies from further out than most players
8.8% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.
7 long-range attempts, 109th of 468 forwards
He shoots the puck far more than most players at his position
He fires 14.23 attempts an hour of ice time.
80 attempts in 337 minutes, 159th of 466 forwards
No goalie has seen more of him than this one
No goalie has seen more of him than Lukas Dostal: 9 attempts, 0 goals.
0.0% conversion
There is one opponent he goes looking for all night
Melanson has finished his check on Joel Hanley 8 times, more than anyone.
hits delivered, from play-by-play
One opponent goes out of his way to run him
Brayden Pachal has hit him 4 times, more than any other opponent.
hits absorbed, from play-by-play
He gets under this opponent's skin and draws the penalty
He has drawn 2 penalties on Samuel Helenius.
penalties drawn, from play-by-play
He keeps taking penalties against this one opponent
Samuel Helenius has drawn 2 penalties on him.
penalties taken, from play-by-play
His shooting has gone cold this season
He converts 6.1% of the shots he puts on goal.
2 goals on 33 shots, 421st of 468 forwards
The chances in tight are not going in for him
From inside 25 feet he buries 4.2% of his attempts.
2 goals on 48 close attempts, 419th of 468 forwards
He is not converting the chances he gets
Melanson has 2 goals off 4.8 expected: 2.8 short of what the chances say.
356th of 468 forwards
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His coach keeps shuffling the players around him
Melanson has been shuffled through 16 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
4 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Melanson this season.
each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split
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His linemates play better with him than without him, every time
4 of his 4 regular 5v5 partners post a better expected-goal share beside Melanson than away from him.
partners with at least 100 minutes together and apart
Ben Meyers is the partner who brings the best out of him
Melanson is at his best beside Meyers: 48.9% of the expected goals together against 41.3% apart.
211 minutes together, 126 minutes apart
Teammates play better with him than they do without him
Evans is a different player beside him: 48.1% of the expected goals with Melanson, 44.4% without him.
145 minutes together, 911 minutes apart for Evans
He and Ryan Winterton are the pair that scares the other team
The pairing that generates most is Melanson and Winterton: 4.3 expected goals an hour.
130 minutes together at 5v5
Ben Meyers is the partner his coach keeps going back to
He spends more 5v5 time with Meyers than anyone: 211 minutes, worth 48.9% of the expected goals.
8 goals for, 17 against together
Nothing gets through when he and Jamie Oleksiak are out together
He gives up least beside Oleksiak: 4.12 expected goals against an hour.
125 minutes together at 5v5
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His line wastes the chances it works so hard to create
His line is being outscored despite the play: 33.3% of the goals off 46.2% of the expected goals.
12.9 points of goal share below expectation
His team keeps getting outscored while he is out there
The Kraken score 33.3% of the 5v5 goals with Melanson out there.
10 for, 20 against, 426th of 454 forwards
His results are about what the underlying play deserves
His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 94.1, running cold and likely to correct.
7.7% shooting and 86.4% goaltending behind him, 447th of 454 forwards
The offence goes quiet when he steps on the ice
The Kraken create 3.85 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Melanson on.
367th of 454 forwards
The goals go the wrong way when he is on the ice
The Kraken are down 10 goals with Melanson on the ice.
10 for, 20 against, 359th of 466 forwards
Play tilts towards his own net when he is out there
At 5v5 the Kraken generate 46.2% of the expected goals with Melanson on the ice.
21.6 xGF to 25.2 xGA over 337 minutes, 351st of 454 forwards
His line gets badly outshot when it is out there
46.9% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Melanson is on.
130 for, 147 against, 334th of 454 forwards
Almost nothing comes back the other way with him out there
Opponents get 54.53 shot attempts an hour with Melanson on the ice at 5v5.
143rd of 454 forwards
Neither team controls the puck when he is on
Melanson's line owns 48.7% of the 5v5 shot attempts.
290 for, 306 against, 262nd of 454 forwards
He gives up about what an average skater gives up
He gives up 4.49 expected goals an hour at 5v5.
264th of 454 forwards
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He is barely used, which tells you where he sits
Melanson plays 9:22 a night, 532nd among forwards.
337 minutes across 36 games
He plays a heavy game and the other team feels it
He finishes 33.63 checks an hour.
2nd in the league
He wins the draws his team needs him to win
He wins 100.0% of his draws.
9th in the league
He spends too much time in the penalty box
He takes 5.69 penalty minutes an hour.
41st most penalty minutes an hour
The scoreboard moves the wrong way when he plays
He is -9 on the season.
784th in the league
He finishes plays rather than starting them
He sets up 0.53 assists an hour of ice time.
669th in the league
He shoots the puck himself, not just when his line has it
He puts 5.87 shots on goal an hour.
350th in the league
He rarely wins the puck back on his own
He takes the puck back 0.71 times an hour.
584th in the league
He almost never hands the puck to the other team
He gives it away 2.67 times an hour.
574th most giveaways an hour
The points are not coming for him this season
Melanson produces 0.89 points an hour of ice time.
633rd in the league
He blocks about as many shots as anyone else
He blocks 2.31 shots an hour of ice time.
548th in the league
He scores at about the rate you would expect
He scores 0.36 goals an hour of ice time.
512th in the league
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A lot of his shots miss the net entirely
49.3% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.
33 of 67 unblocked, 468th of 468 forwards
Defenders get in front of a huge share of his shots
16.2% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.
13 of 80 attempts, 55th of 468 forwards
He barely shoots the puck across a whole season
Melanson has taken 80 shot attempts this season.
31 on goal, 34 missed, 13 blocked, 408th of 468 forwards
He gets to the hard areas rather than firing from range
His average attempt comes from 23.4 feet.
80 located attempts, 89th of 468 forwards
He gets his chances from the dirty areas, not the perimeter
60.0% of what he shoots comes from the slot.
48 attempts from inside the home plate, 102nd of 468 forwards
There is one shot he goes to more than any other
42.5% of his attempts are the wrist shot.
34 attempts, 2 goals
His game is played in the hardest part of the ice
60.0% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.
48 of 80 attempts, 105th of 468 forwards
He can beat goalies from further out than most players
8.8% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.
7 long-range attempts, 109th of 468 forwards
He shoots the puck far more than most players at his position
He fires 14.23 attempts an hour of ice time.
80 attempts in 337 minutes, 159th 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 Lukas Dostal: 9 attempts, 0 goals.
0.0% conversion
There is one opponent he goes looking for all night
Melanson has finished his check on Joel Hanley 8 times, more than anyone.
hits delivered, from play-by-play
One opponent goes out of his way to run him
Brayden Pachal has hit him 4 times, more than any other opponent.
hits absorbed, from play-by-play
He gets under this opponent's skin and draws the penalty
He has drawn 2 penalties on Samuel Helenius.
penalties drawn, from play-by-play
He keeps taking penalties against this one opponent
Samuel Helenius has drawn 2 penalties on him.
penalties taken, from play-by-play
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His shooting has gone cold this season
He converts 6.1% of the shots he puts on goal.
2 goals on 33 shots, 421st of 468 forwards
The chances in tight are not going in for him
From inside 25 feet he buries 4.2% of his attempts.
2 goals on 48 close attempts, 419th of 468 forwards
He is not converting the chances he gets
Melanson has 2 goals off 4.8 expected: 2.8 short of what the chances say.
356th of 468 forwards
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