Kaiden Guhle is the partner who brings the best out of him
Anderson is at his best beside Guhle: 55.7% of the expected goals together against 44.7% apart.
143 minutes together, 667 minutes apart
It stops working when he is paired with Noah Dobson
The pairing with Dobson is the one that costs him: 37.7% of the expected goals together, 50.1% apart.
242 minutes together, 568 minutes apart
Teammates play better with him than they do without him
Guhle is a different player beside him: 55.7% of the expected goals with Anderson, 44.6% without him.
143 minutes together, 516 minutes apart for Guhle
Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line
Dobson does better away from him: 47.0% of the expected goals apart against 37.7% together.
242 minutes together, 1,165 minutes apart
His linemates play better with him than without him, every time
Only 4 of his 12 regular 5v5 partners post a better expected-goal share beside Anderson than away from him.
partners with at least 100 minutes together and apart
He and Phillip Danault are the pair that scares the other team
The pairing that generates most is Anderson and Danault: 5.13 expected goals an hour.
275 minutes together at 5v5
Jake Evans is the partner his coach keeps going back to
He spends more 5v5 time with Evans than anyone: 430 minutes, worth 43.7% of the expected goals.
15 goals for, 20 against together
The goals go his team's way when Brendan Gallagher is out there with him
With Gallagher on the ice too, the Canadiens have outscored opponents 9 to 6 at 5v5.
60.0% goal share over 287 minutes
Nothing gets through when he and Zachary Bolduc are out together
He gives up least beside Bolduc: 3.19 expected goals against an hour.
109 minutes together at 5v5
Jake Evans is who he kills penalties with, almost every time
Killing penalties he is tightest with Evans: 9.7 expected goals against an hour.
87 minutes together short-handed
This is the group sent out to kill the hard ones
His most used kill is with Carrier, Evans and Matheson: 7 goals against in 46 minutes.
9.05 against an hour, 7.0 expected
His coach keeps shuffling the players around him
Anderson has been shuffled through 36 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
13 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Anderson this season.
each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split
Jake Evans is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone
Jake Evans has assisted on 5 of his 14 goals, 35.7% of them.
1 primary, 4 secondary
Phillip Danault is the teammate he sets up more than anyone
He has helped on 2 of Phillip Danault's goals, 22.2% of his own assists.
2 primary, 0 secondary
His assists are the usual mix of first and second passes
55.6% of his assists are primary, the pass that actually made the goal.
5 primary of 9 assists
One teammate is responsible for most of his goals
9 different teammates have assisted on his 14 goals.
Evans (5), Hutson (5), Gallagher (3), Matheson (2)
The goals go the wrong way when he is on the ice
The Canadiens are down 26 goals with Anderson on the ice.
38 for, 64 against, 450th of 465 forwards
His results are about what the underlying play deserves
His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 97.8, running cold and likely to correct.
9.5% shooting and 88.3% goaltending behind him, 335th of 455 forwards
The defence springs leaks when he is out there
He gives up 4.79 expected goals an hour at 5v5.
369th of 455 forwards
Play tilts towards his own net when he is out there
At 5v5 the Canadiens generate 46.4% of the expected goals with Anderson on the ice.
56.0 xGF to 64.7 xGA over 810 minutes, 343rd of 455 forwards
His team keeps getting outscored while he is out there
The Canadiens score 43.3% of the 5v5 goals with Anderson out there.
29 for, 38 against, 340th of 455 forwards
His side chases the puck while he is out there
Anderson's line owns 47.9% of the 5v5 shot attempts.
708 for, 771 against, 291st of 455 forwards
His line wastes the chances it works so hard to create
His line is being outscored despite the play: 43.3% of the goals off 46.4% of the expected goals.
3.1 points of goal share below expectation
The offence goes quiet when he steps on the ice
The Canadiens create 4.15 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Anderson on.
282nd of 455 forwards
Shots even out when he is on the ice
48.4% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Anderson is on.
305 for, 325 against, 267th of 455 forwards
The kill is about average with him on it
Short-handed he concedes 10.28 expected goals an hour.
20 goals against in 161 minutes, 106th of 180 forwards
He gives up about what an average skater gives up
Opponents get 57.12 shot attempts an hour with Anderson on the ice at 5v5.
239th of 455 forwards
He is one of the players his coach trusts to kill penalties
He draws 2:17 of penalty kill time a game, 26th among forwards.
15.9% of his total ice time
He gets a normal share of the minutes
Anderson plays 14:01 a night, 282nd among forwards.
1,010 minutes across 72 games
He chips in points even when his team is a man down
He has 4 short-handed points this season.
10th in the league
He wins the draws his team needs him to win
He wins 69.7% of his draws.
14th in the league
He spends too much time in the penalty box
He takes 5.35 penalty minutes an hour.
46th most penalty minutes an hour
He rarely wins the puck back on his own
He takes the puck back 0.48 times an hour.
760th in the league
He gives the puck away more than he should
8 takeaways against 42 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.
0.19 takeaways per giveaway
He plays a heavy game and the other team feels it
He finishes 7.73 checks an hour.
212th in the league
He scores at a rate very few players match
He scores 0.83 goals an hour of ice time.
244th in the league
He almost never hands the puck to the other team
He gives it away 2.5 times an hour.
643rd most giveaways an hour
The scoreboard moves the wrong way when he plays
He is -4 on the season.
626th in the league
He finishes plays rather than starting them
He sets up 0.54 assists an hour of ice time.
668th in the league
He produces at about the rate you would expect
Anderson produces 1.37 points an hour of ice time.
435th in the league
He puts about as many pucks on net as anyone
He puts 5.29 shots on goal an hour.
447th in the league
He blocks about as many shots as anyone else
He blocks 2.56 shots an hour of ice time.
492nd in the league
There is one shot he goes to more than any other
31.8% of his attempts are the snap shot.
55 attempts, 7 goals
He does not shoot, he looks to pass or carry instead
He fires 10.28 attempts an hour of ice time.
173 attempts in 1,010 minutes, 348th of 465 forwards
He works one side of the ice far more than the other
43.9% of his attempts come from the middle lane.
45 left, 76 middle, 52 right
He gets his chances from the dirty areas, not the perimeter
57.8% of what he shoots comes from the slot.
100 attempts from inside the home plate, 136th of 468 forwards
His game is played in the hardest part of the ice
57.8% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.
100 of 173 attempts, 142nd of 468 forwards
He can beat goalies from further out than most players
9.8% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.
17 long-range attempts, 137th of 468 forwards
Defenders get in front of a huge share of his shots
19.7% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.
34 of 173 attempts, 152nd of 468 forwards
A lot of his shots miss the net entirely
64.0% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.
89 of 139 unblocked, 286th of 468 forwards
He gets to the hard areas rather than firing from range
His average attempt comes from 25.2 feet.
173 located attempts, 175th of 468 forwards
He takes about as many shots over a season as anyone
Anderson has taken 173 shot attempts this season.
75 on goal, 50 missed, 34 blocked, 264th of 468 forwards
He owns this goalie, and the numbers are not close
Anderson has scored 2 times on Jet Greaves this season, more than on any other goaltender.
2 goals on 6 attempts, 33.3%
This goalie has his number and he cannot solve him
Joey Daccord has turned him away every time: 7 attempts, no goals.
0.0% conversion
One team seems to bring the best out of him
He has 2 goals against the Maple Leafs this season.
16 attempts against them
No goalie has seen more of him than this one
No goalie has seen more of him than Jeremy Swayman: 8 attempts, 1 goal.
12.5% conversion
There is one opponent he goes looking for all night
Anderson has finished his check on Martin Fehérváry 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 Declan Carlile.
penalties drawn, from play-by-play
He keeps taking penalties against this one opponent
Martin Necas has drawn 3 penalties on him.
penalties taken, from play-by-play
A remarkable share of his shots end up in the net
He converts 15.7% of the shots he puts on goal.
14 goals on 89 shots, 116th of 468 forwards
The chances in tight are not going in for him
From inside 25 feet he buries 7.0% of his attempts.
7 goals on 100 close attempts, 324th of 468 forwards
There is a range from which his goals almost always come
His goals average 30.9 feet out, and the longest went in from 80.
14 goals located by coordinate
He scores more than the chances he gets should produce
Anderson has 14 goals off 12.7 expected: 1.3 more than the chances alone say.
178th of 468 forwards
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Kaiden Guhle is the partner who brings the best out of him
Anderson is at his best beside Guhle: 55.7% of the expected goals together against 44.7% apart.
143 minutes together, 667 minutes apart
It stops working when he is paired with Noah Dobson
The pairing with Dobson is the one that costs him: 37.7% of the expected goals together, 50.1% apart.
242 minutes together, 568 minutes apart
Teammates play better with him than they do without him
Guhle is a different player beside him: 55.7% of the expected goals with Anderson, 44.6% without him.
143 minutes together, 516 minutes apart for Guhle
Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line
Dobson does better away from him: 47.0% of the expected goals apart against 37.7% together.
242 minutes together, 1,165 minutes apart
His linemates play better with him than without him, every time
Only 4 of his 12 regular 5v5 partners post a better expected-goal share beside Anderson than away from him.
partners with at least 100 minutes together and apart
He and Phillip Danault are the pair that scares the other team
The pairing that generates most is Anderson and Danault: 5.13 expected goals an hour.
275 minutes together at 5v5
Jake Evans is the partner his coach keeps going back to
He spends more 5v5 time with Evans than anyone: 430 minutes, worth 43.7% of the expected goals.
15 goals for, 20 against together
The goals go his team's way when Brendan Gallagher is out there with him
With Gallagher on the ice too, the Canadiens have outscored opponents 9 to 6 at 5v5.
60.0% goal share over 287 minutes
Nothing gets through when he and Zachary Bolduc are out together
He gives up least beside Bolduc: 3.19 expected goals against an hour.
109 minutes together at 5v5
Jake Evans is who he kills penalties with, almost every time
Killing penalties he is tightest with Evans: 9.7 expected goals against an hour.
87 minutes together short-handed
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This is the group sent out to kill the hard ones
His most used kill is with Carrier, Evans and Matheson: 7 goals against in 46 minutes.
9.05 against an hour, 7.0 expected
His coach keeps shuffling the players around him
Anderson has been shuffled through 36 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
13 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Anderson this season.
each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split
Jake Evans is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone
Jake Evans has assisted on 5 of his 14 goals, 35.7% of them.
1 primary, 4 secondary
Phillip Danault is the teammate he sets up more than anyone
He has helped on 2 of Phillip Danault's goals, 22.2% of his own assists.
2 primary, 0 secondary
His assists are the usual mix of first and second passes
55.6% of his assists are primary, the pass that actually made the goal.
5 primary of 9 assists
One teammate is responsible for most of his goals
9 different teammates have assisted on his 14 goals.
Evans (5), Hutson (5), Gallagher (3), Matheson (2)
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The goals go the wrong way when he is on the ice
The Canadiens are down 26 goals with Anderson on the ice.
38 for, 64 against, 450th of 465 forwards
His results are about what the underlying play deserves
His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 97.8, running cold and likely to correct.
9.5% shooting and 88.3% goaltending behind him, 335th of 455 forwards
The defence springs leaks when he is out there
He gives up 4.79 expected goals an hour at 5v5.
369th of 455 forwards
Play tilts towards his own net when he is out there
At 5v5 the Canadiens generate 46.4% of the expected goals with Anderson on the ice.
56.0 xGF to 64.7 xGA over 810 minutes, 343rd of 455 forwards
His team keeps getting outscored while he is out there
The Canadiens score 43.3% of the 5v5 goals with Anderson out there.
29 for, 38 against, 340th of 455 forwards
His side chases the puck while he is out there
Anderson's line owns 47.9% of the 5v5 shot attempts.
708 for, 771 against, 291st of 455 forwards
His line wastes the chances it works so hard to create
His line is being outscored despite the play: 43.3% of the goals off 46.4% of the expected goals.
3.1 points of goal share below expectation
The offence goes quiet when he steps on the ice
The Canadiens create 4.15 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Anderson on.
282nd of 455 forwards
Shots even out when he is on the ice
48.4% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Anderson is on.
305 for, 325 against, 267th of 455 forwards
The kill is about average with him on it
Short-handed he concedes 10.28 expected goals an hour.
20 goals against in 161 minutes, 106th of 180 forwards
He gives up about what an average skater gives up
Opponents get 57.12 shot attempts an hour with Anderson on the ice at 5v5.
239th of 455 forwards
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He is one of the players his coach trusts to kill penalties
He draws 2:17 of penalty kill time a game, 26th among forwards.
15.9% of his total ice time
He gets a normal share of the minutes
Anderson plays 14:01 a night, 282nd among forwards.
1,010 minutes across 72 games
He chips in points even when his team is a man down
He has 4 short-handed points this season.
10th in the league
He wins the draws his team needs him to win
He wins 69.7% of his draws.
14th in the league
He spends too much time in the penalty box
He takes 5.35 penalty minutes an hour.
46th most penalty minutes an hour
He rarely wins the puck back on his own
He takes the puck back 0.48 times an hour.
760th in the league
He gives the puck away more than he should
8 takeaways against 42 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.
0.19 takeaways per giveaway
He plays a heavy game and the other team feels it
He finishes 7.73 checks an hour.
212th in the league
He scores at a rate very few players match
He scores 0.83 goals an hour of ice time.
244th in the league
He almost never hands the puck to the other team
He gives it away 2.5 times an hour.
643rd most giveaways an hour
The scoreboard moves the wrong way when he plays
He is -4 on the season.
626th in the league
He finishes plays rather than starting them
He sets up 0.54 assists an hour of ice time.
668th in the league
He produces at about the rate you would expect
Anderson produces 1.37 points an hour of ice time.
435th in the league
He puts about as many pucks on net as anyone
He puts 5.29 shots on goal an hour.
447th in the league
He blocks about as many shots as anyone else
He blocks 2.56 shots an hour of ice time.
492nd in the league
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There is one shot he goes to more than any other
31.8% of his attempts are the snap shot.
55 attempts, 7 goals
He does not shoot, he looks to pass or carry instead
He fires 10.28 attempts an hour of ice time.
173 attempts in 1,010 minutes, 348th of 465 forwards
He works one side of the ice far more than the other
43.9% of his attempts come from the middle lane.
45 left, 76 middle, 52 right
He gets his chances from the dirty areas, not the perimeter
57.8% of what he shoots comes from the slot.
100 attempts from inside the home plate, 136th of 468 forwards
His game is played in the hardest part of the ice
57.8% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.
100 of 173 attempts, 142nd of 468 forwards
He can beat goalies from further out than most players
9.8% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.
17 long-range attempts, 137th of 468 forwards
Defenders get in front of a huge share of his shots
19.7% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.
34 of 173 attempts, 152nd of 468 forwards
A lot of his shots miss the net entirely
64.0% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.
89 of 139 unblocked, 286th of 468 forwards
He gets to the hard areas rather than firing from range
His average attempt comes from 25.2 feet.
173 located attempts, 175th of 468 forwards
He takes about as many shots over a season as anyone
Anderson has taken 173 shot attempts this season.
75 on goal, 50 missed, 34 blocked, 264th of 468 forwards
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He owns this goalie, and the numbers are not close
Anderson has scored 2 times on Jet Greaves this season, more than on any other goaltender.
2 goals on 6 attempts, 33.3%
This goalie has his number and he cannot solve him
Joey Daccord has turned him away every time: 7 attempts, no goals.
0.0% conversion
One team seems to bring the best out of him
He has 2 goals against the Maple Leafs this season.
16 attempts against them
No goalie has seen more of him than this one
No goalie has seen more of him than Jeremy Swayman: 8 attempts, 1 goal.
12.5% conversion
There is one opponent he goes looking for all night
Anderson has finished his check on Martin Fehérváry 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 Declan Carlile.
penalties drawn, from play-by-play
He keeps taking penalties against this one opponent
Martin Necas has drawn 3 penalties on him.
penalties taken, from play-by-play
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A remarkable share of his shots end up in the net
He converts 15.7% of the shots he puts on goal.
14 goals on 89 shots, 116th of 468 forwards
The chances in tight are not going in for him
From inside 25 feet he buries 7.0% of his attempts.
7 goals on 100 close attempts, 324th of 468 forwards
There is a range from which his goals almost always come
His goals average 30.9 feet out, and the longest went in from 80.
14 goals located by coordinate
He scores more than the chances he gets should produce
Anderson has 14 goals off 12.7 expected: 1.3 more than the chances alone say.
178th of 468 forwards