Josh Samanski Teammate Impact NHL Stats & Career Totals

It stops working when he is paired with Darnell Nurse

The pairing with Nurse is the one that costs him: 47.4% of the expected goals together, 57.7% apart.

109 minutes together, 132 minutes apart

Darnell Nurse is the partner his coach keeps going back to

He spends more 5v5 time with Nurse than anyone: 109 minutes, worth 47.4% of the expected goals.

5 goals for, 5 against together

Very little gets through when he is on the ice

He gives up 3.44 expected goals an hour at 5v5.

11th of 454 forwards

Almost nothing comes back the other way with him out there

Opponents get 47.86 shot attempts an hour with Samanski on the ice at 5v5.

17th of 454 forwards

His results are about what the underlying play deserves

His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 101.8, running hot and likely to cool.

13.8% shooting and 88.0% goaltending behind him, 110th of 454 forwards

The offence goes quiet when he steps on the ice

The Oilers create 3.87 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Samanski on.

362nd of 454 forwards

His line spends the night in the other team's end

At 5v5 the Oilers generate 53.0% of the expected goals with Samanski on the ice.

15.5 xGF to 13.8 xGA over 241 minutes, 109th of 454 forwards

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

The Oilers score 55.0% of the 5v5 goals with Samanski out there.

11 for, 9 against, 110th of 454 forwards

His line puts far more rubber on the net than it allows

51.6% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Samanski is on.

80 for, 75 against, 147th of 454 forwards

Neither team controls the puck when he is on

Samanski's line owns 49.9% of the 5v5 shot attempts.

191 for, 192 against, 197th of 454 forwards

The scoreboard barely moves either way with him out there

The Oilers are up 2 goals with Samanski on the ice.

11 for, 9 against, 212th of 466 forwards

He is barely used, which tells you where he sits

Samanski plays 10:33 a night, 472nd among forwards.

253 minutes across 24 games

He rarely puts a puck on net of his own

He puts 2.13 shots on goal an hour.

885th in the league

He takes the puck off people more than almost anyone

He takes the puck back 1.42 times an hour.

105th in the league

He almost never hands the puck to the other team

He gives it away 2.37 times an hour.

691st most giveaways an hour

He plays a heavy game and the other team feels it

He finishes 6.4 checks an hour.

266th in the league

The scoreboard moves his team's way when he plays

He is +2 on the season.

305th in the league

He finishes plays rather than starting them

He sets up 0.47 assists an hour of ice time.

698th in the league

He wins the draws his team needs him to win

He wins 48.2% of his draws.

206th in the league

He throws himself in front of pucks more than almost anyone

He blocks 3.32 shots an hour of ice time.

344th in the league

He produces at about the rate you would expect

Samanski produces 0.95 points an hour of ice time.

602nd in the league

He scores at about the rate you would expect

He scores 0.47 goals an hour of ice time.

437th in the league

He takes about as many penalties as anyone

He takes 1.42 penalty minutes an hour.

459th most penalty minutes an hour

He does not shoot, he looks to pass or carry instead

He fires 4.02 attempts an hour of ice time.

17 attempts in 253 minutes, 466th of 466 forwards

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