He gets almost nothing from long range
27.2% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.
31 long-range attempts, 467th of 468 forwards
Most of his shots come from a long way out
His average attempt comes from 32.9 feet.
114 located attempts, 459th of 468 forwards
He does not shoot, he looks to pass or carry instead
He fires 7.78 attempts an hour of ice time.
114 attempts in 879 minutes, 440th of 465 forwards
He rarely gets into the dangerous areas of the ice
41.2% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.
47 of 114 attempts, 415th of 468 forwards
He works the outside and rarely gets to the front of the net
41.2% of what he shoots comes from the slot.
47 attempts from inside the home plate, 412th of 468 forwards
Defenders get in front of a huge share of his shots
17.5% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.
20 of 114 attempts, 91st of 468 forwards
There is one shot he goes to more than any other
33.3% of his attempts are the wrist shot.
38 attempts, 3 goals
He barely shoots the puck across a whole season
Appleton has taken 114 shot attempts this season.
57 on goal, 31 missed, 20 blocked, 354th of 468 forwards
He works one side of the ice far more than the other
50.9% of his attempts come from the right side.
27 left, 29 middle, 58 right
When he shoots, it tends to be on target
67.0% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.
63 of 94 unblocked, 177th of 468 forwards
One shot in his bag goes in far more often than the rest
His deadliest shot is the snap shot: 13.0% of them go in.
3 goals on 23 attempts
His shooting has gone cold this season
He converts 9.5% of the shots he puts on goal.
6 goals on 63 shots, 348th of 468 forwards
There is a range from which his goals almost always come
His goals average 25.8 feet out, and the longest went in from 55.
6 goals located by coordinate
He scores about what his chances are worth
Appleton has 6 goals off 6.5 expected: 0.5 short of what the chances say.
246th of 468 forwards
He finishes in tight at about the usual rate
From inside 25 feet he buries 8.5% of his attempts.
4 goals on 47 close attempts, 236th of 468 forwards
The goals go the wrong way when he is on the ice
The Red Wings are down 13 goals with Appleton on the ice.
25 for, 38 against, 381st of 465 forwards
Play tilts towards his own net when he is out there
At 5v5 the Red Wings generate 45.6% of the expected goals with Appleton on the ice.
51.0 xGF to 61.0 xGA over 771 minutes, 369th of 457 forwards
His results are about what the underlying play deserves
His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 98.9, close to neutral.
7.1% shooting and 91.8% goaltending behind him, 275th of 457 forwards
His line gets badly outshot when it is out there
46.4% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Appleton is on.
295 for, 341 against, 358th of 457 forwards
The defence springs leaks when he is out there
He gives up 4.75 expected goals an hour at 5v5.
349th of 457 forwards
His team keeps getting outscored while he is out there
The Red Wings score 42.9% of the 5v5 goals with Appleton out there.
21 for, 28 against, 345th of 457 forwards
His side chases the puck while he is out there
Appleton's line owns 46.8% of the 5v5 shot attempts.
659 for, 748 against, 344th of 457 forwards
The offence goes quiet when he steps on the ice
The Red Wings create 3.97 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Appleton on.
336th of 457 forwards
The other team gets whatever it wants when he is on
Opponents get 58.18 shot attempts an hour with Appleton on the ice at 5v5.
281st of 457 forwards
The kill is about average with him on it
Short-handed he concedes 10.14 expected goals an hour.
9 goals against in 80 minutes, 100th of 180 forwards
He almost never hands the puck to the other team
He gives it away 1.5 times an hour.
876th most giveaways an hour
He rarely wins the puck back on his own
He takes the puck back 0.07 times an hour.
829th in the league
He spends too much time in the penalty box
He takes 3 penalty minutes an hour.
161st most penalty minutes an hour
Losing draws is a real hole in his game
He wins 27.3% of his draws.
481st in the league
He chips in points even when his team is a man down
He has 1 short-handed points this season.
173rd in the league
He plays a heavy game and the other team feels it
He finishes 6.08 checks an hour.
288th in the league
The scoreboard moves the wrong way when he plays
He is -4 on the season.
636th in the league
Blocking shots is not part of how he plays
He blocks 1.98 shots an hour of ice time.
624th in the league
He rarely puts a puck on net of his own
He puts 4.3 shots on goal an hour.
597th in the league
He finishes plays rather than starting them
He sets up 0.55 assists an hour of ice time.
657th in the league
He produces at about the rate you would expect
Appleton produces 0.96 points an hour of ice time.
599th in the league
He scores at about the rate you would expect
He scores 0.41 goals an hour of ice time.
478th in the league
He is kept off the penalty kill
He draws 1:19 of penalty kill time a game, 149th among forwards.
9.1% of his total ice time
He gets a normal share of the minutes
Appleton plays 13:31 a night, 306th among forwards.
879 minutes across 65 games
His coach keeps shuffling the players around him
Appleton has been shuffled through 38 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
11 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Appleton this season.
each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split
Elmer Soderblom is the partner who brings the best out of him
Appleton is at his best beside Soderblom: 56.8% of the expected goals together against 42.9% apart.
147 minutes together, 624 minutes apart
It stops working when he is paired with Jacob Bernard-Docker
The pairing with Bernard-Docker is the one that costs him: 35.6% of the expected goals together, 47.7% apart.
167 minutes together, 604 minutes apart
Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line
Bernard-Docker does better away from him: 45.8% of the expected goals apart against 35.6% together.
167 minutes together, 666 minutes apart
Teammates play better with him than they do without him
Soderblom is a different player beside him: 56.8% of the expected goals with Appleton, 49.7% without him.
147 minutes together, 261 minutes apart for Soderblom
He and Axel Sandin-Pellikka are the pair that scares the other team
The pairing that generates most is Appleton and Sandin-Pellikka: 5.78 expected goals an hour.
189 minutes together at 5v5
Ben Chiarot is the partner his coach keeps going back to
He spends more 5v5 time with Chiarot than anyone: 311 minutes, worth 45.9% of the expected goals.
7 goals for, 11 against together
The goals go his team's way when Moritz Seider is out there with him
With Seider on the ice too, the Red Wings have outscored opponents 11 to 8 at 5v5.
57.9% goal share over 267 minutes
Nothing gets through when he and Moritz Seider are out together
He gives up least beside Seider: 3.43 expected goals against an hour.
267 minutes together at 5v5
Moritz Seider is who he kills penalties with, almost every time
Killing penalties he is tightest with Seider: 9.08 expected goals against an hour.
33 minutes together short-handed
One team seems to bring the best out of him
He has 2 goals against the Maple Leafs this season.
10 attempts against them
No goalie has seen more of him than this one
No goalie has seen more of him than Stuart Skinner: 6 attempts, 0 goals.
0.0% conversion
He gets under this opponent's skin and draws the penalty
He has drawn 2 penalties on Scott Mayfield.
penalties drawn, from play-by-play
He keeps taking penalties against this one opponent
Connor Zary has drawn 2 penalties on him.
penalties taken, from play-by-play
Michael Rasmussen is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone
Michael Rasmussen has assisted on 3 of his 6 goals, 50.0% of them.
2 primary, 1 secondary
Ben Chiarot is the teammate he sets up more than anyone
He has helped on 2 of Ben Chiarot's goals, 25.0% of his own assists.
2 primary, 0 secondary
His assists are the real ones, the pass that made the goal
62.5% of his assists are primary, the pass that actually made the goal.
5 primary of 8 assists
One teammate is responsible for most of his goals
8 different teammates have assisted on his 6 goals.
Rasmussen (3), Faulk (1), Compher (1), Johansson (1)
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He gets almost nothing from long range
27.2% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.
31 long-range attempts, 467th of 468 forwards
Most of his shots come from a long way out
His average attempt comes from 32.9 feet.
114 located attempts, 459th of 468 forwards
He does not shoot, he looks to pass or carry instead
He fires 7.78 attempts an hour of ice time.
114 attempts in 879 minutes, 440th of 465 forwards
He rarely gets into the dangerous areas of the ice
41.2% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.
47 of 114 attempts, 415th of 468 forwards
He works the outside and rarely gets to the front of the net
41.2% of what he shoots comes from the slot.
47 attempts from inside the home plate, 412th of 468 forwards
Defenders get in front of a huge share of his shots
17.5% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.
20 of 114 attempts, 91st of 468 forwards
There is one shot he goes to more than any other
33.3% of his attempts are the wrist shot.
38 attempts, 3 goals
He barely shoots the puck across a whole season
Appleton has taken 114 shot attempts this season.
57 on goal, 31 missed, 20 blocked, 354th of 468 forwards
He works one side of the ice far more than the other
50.9% of his attempts come from the right side.
27 left, 29 middle, 58 right
When he shoots, it tends to be on target
67.0% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.
63 of 94 unblocked, 177th of 468 forwards
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One shot in his bag goes in far more often than the rest
His deadliest shot is the snap shot: 13.0% of them go in.
3 goals on 23 attempts
His shooting has gone cold this season
He converts 9.5% of the shots he puts on goal.
6 goals on 63 shots, 348th of 468 forwards
There is a range from which his goals almost always come
His goals average 25.8 feet out, and the longest went in from 55.
6 goals located by coordinate
He scores about what his chances are worth
Appleton has 6 goals off 6.5 expected: 0.5 short of what the chances say.
246th of 468 forwards
He finishes in tight at about the usual rate
From inside 25 feet he buries 8.5% of his attempts.
4 goals on 47 close attempts, 236th of 468 forwards
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The goals go the wrong way when he is on the ice
The Red Wings are down 13 goals with Appleton on the ice.
25 for, 38 against, 381st of 465 forwards
Play tilts towards his own net when he is out there
At 5v5 the Red Wings generate 45.6% of the expected goals with Appleton on the ice.
51.0 xGF to 61.0 xGA over 771 minutes, 369th of 457 forwards
His results are about what the underlying play deserves
His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 98.9, close to neutral.
7.1% shooting and 91.8% goaltending behind him, 275th of 457 forwards
His line gets badly outshot when it is out there
46.4% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Appleton is on.
295 for, 341 against, 358th of 457 forwards
The defence springs leaks when he is out there
He gives up 4.75 expected goals an hour at 5v5.
349th of 457 forwards
His team keeps getting outscored while he is out there
The Red Wings score 42.9% of the 5v5 goals with Appleton out there.
21 for, 28 against, 345th of 457 forwards
His side chases the puck while he is out there
Appleton's line owns 46.8% of the 5v5 shot attempts.
659 for, 748 against, 344th of 457 forwards
The offence goes quiet when he steps on the ice
The Red Wings create 3.97 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Appleton on.
336th of 457 forwards
The other team gets whatever it wants when he is on
Opponents get 58.18 shot attempts an hour with Appleton on the ice at 5v5.
281st of 457 forwards
The kill is about average with him on it
Short-handed he concedes 10.14 expected goals an hour.
9 goals against in 80 minutes, 100th of 180 forwards
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He almost never hands the puck to the other team
He gives it away 1.5 times an hour.
876th most giveaways an hour
He rarely wins the puck back on his own
He takes the puck back 0.07 times an hour.
829th in the league
He spends too much time in the penalty box
He takes 3 penalty minutes an hour.
161st most penalty minutes an hour
Losing draws is a real hole in his game
He wins 27.3% of his draws.
481st in the league
He chips in points even when his team is a man down
He has 1 short-handed points this season.
173rd in the league
He plays a heavy game and the other team feels it
He finishes 6.08 checks an hour.
288th in the league
The scoreboard moves the wrong way when he plays
He is -4 on the season.
636th in the league
Blocking shots is not part of how he plays
He blocks 1.98 shots an hour of ice time.
624th in the league
He rarely puts a puck on net of his own
He puts 4.3 shots on goal an hour.
597th in the league
He finishes plays rather than starting them
He sets up 0.55 assists an hour of ice time.
657th in the league
He produces at about the rate you would expect
Appleton produces 0.96 points an hour of ice time.
599th in the league
He scores at about the rate you would expect
He scores 0.41 goals an hour of ice time.
478th in the league
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He is kept off the penalty kill
He draws 1:19 of penalty kill time a game, 149th among forwards.
9.1% of his total ice time
He gets a normal share of the minutes
Appleton plays 13:31 a night, 306th among forwards.
879 minutes across 65 games
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His coach keeps shuffling the players around him
Appleton has been shuffled through 38 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
11 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Appleton this season.
each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split
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Elmer Soderblom is the partner who brings the best out of him
Appleton is at his best beside Soderblom: 56.8% of the expected goals together against 42.9% apart.
147 minutes together, 624 minutes apart
It stops working when he is paired with Jacob Bernard-Docker
The pairing with Bernard-Docker is the one that costs him: 35.6% of the expected goals together, 47.7% apart.
167 minutes together, 604 minutes apart
Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line
Bernard-Docker does better away from him: 45.8% of the expected goals apart against 35.6% together.
167 minutes together, 666 minutes apart
Teammates play better with him than they do without him
Soderblom is a different player beside him: 56.8% of the expected goals with Appleton, 49.7% without him.
147 minutes together, 261 minutes apart for Soderblom
He and Axel Sandin-Pellikka are the pair that scares the other team
The pairing that generates most is Appleton and Sandin-Pellikka: 5.78 expected goals an hour.
189 minutes together at 5v5
Ben Chiarot is the partner his coach keeps going back to
He spends more 5v5 time with Chiarot than anyone: 311 minutes, worth 45.9% of the expected goals.
7 goals for, 11 against together
The goals go his team's way when Moritz Seider is out there with him
With Seider on the ice too, the Red Wings have outscored opponents 11 to 8 at 5v5.
57.9% goal share over 267 minutes
Nothing gets through when he and Moritz Seider are out together
He gives up least beside Seider: 3.43 expected goals against an hour.
267 minutes together at 5v5
Moritz Seider is who he kills penalties with, almost every time
Killing penalties he is tightest with Seider: 9.08 expected goals against an hour.
33 minutes together short-handed
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One team seems to bring the best out of him
He has 2 goals against the Maple Leafs this season.
10 attempts against them
No goalie has seen more of him than this one
No goalie has seen more of him than Stuart Skinner: 6 attempts, 0 goals.
0.0% conversion
He gets under this opponent's skin and draws the penalty
He has drawn 2 penalties on Scott Mayfield.
penalties drawn, from play-by-play
He keeps taking penalties against this one opponent
Connor Zary has drawn 2 penalties on him.
penalties taken, from play-by-play
Michael Rasmussen is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone
Michael Rasmussen has assisted on 3 of his 6 goals, 50.0% of them.
2 primary, 1 secondary
Ben Chiarot is the teammate he sets up more than anyone
He has helped on 2 of Ben Chiarot's goals, 25.0% of his own assists.
2 primary, 0 secondary
His assists are the real ones, the pass that made the goal
62.5% of his assists are primary, the pass that actually made the goal.
5 primary of 8 assists
One teammate is responsible for most of his goals
8 different teammates have assisted on his 6 goals.
Rasmussen (3), Faulk (1), Compher (1), Johansson (1)
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