Max Sasson Matchups NHL Stats & Career Totals

He owns this goalie, and the numbers are not close

Sasson has scored 2 times on Pyotr Kochetkov this season, more than on any other goaltender.

2 goals on 10 attempts, 20.0%

One team seems to bring the best out of him

He has 3 goals against the Islanders this season.

5 attempts against them

No goalie has seen more of him than this one

No goalie has seen more of him than Pyotr Kochetkov: 10 attempts, 2 goals.

20.0% conversion

He wins the draw against this centre almost every time

He wins 81.8% of his draws against Jesperi Kotkaniemi.

9 of 11 faceoffs

He gets under this opponent's skin and draws the penalty

He has drawn 2 penalties on Garnet Hathaway.

penalties drawn, from play-by-play

He keeps taking penalties against this one opponent

Jaccob Slavin has drawn 2 penalties on him.

penalties taken, from play-by-play

He barely shoots the puck across a whole season

Sasson has taken 40 shot attempts this season.

14 on goal, 13 missed, 9 blocked, 235th of 241 forwards

A lot of his shots miss the net entirely

58.1% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.

18 of 31 unblocked, 205th of 241 forwards

There is one shot he goes to more than any other

35.0% of his attempts are the wrist shot.

14 attempts, 2 goals

He works one side of the ice far more than the other

50.0% of his attempts come from the middle lane.

14 left, 20 middle, 6 right

He shoots from about where everyone else shoots from

His average attempt comes from 26.3 feet.

40 located attempts, 107th of 241 forwards

He takes an ordinary share of his shots from close range

52.5% of what he shoots comes from the slot.

21 attempts from inside the home plate, 108th of 241 forwards

His long range shooting is about league average

12.5% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

5 long-range attempts, 129th of 241 forwards

He gets to the middle of the ice about as often as most

52.5% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.

21 of 40 attempts, 109th of 241 forwards

About the usual number of his shots get blocked

22.5% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.

9 of 40 attempts, 109th of 241 forwards

A remarkable share of his shots end up in the net

He converts 22.2% of the shots he puts on goal.

4 goals on 18 shots, 26th of 241 forwards

The chances he gets in tight almost always go in

From inside 25 feet he buries 14.3% of his attempts.

3 goals on 21 close attempts, 42nd of 241 forwards

There is a range from which his goals almost always come

His goals average 18.9 feet out, and the longest went in from 27.

4 goals located by coordinate

He scores more than the chances he gets should produce

Sasson has 4 goals off 2.5 expected: 1.5 more than the chances alone say.

77th of 241 forwards

The scoreboard moves the wrong way when he plays

He is -7 on the season.

699th in the league

He takes the puck off people more than almost anyone

He takes the puck back 1.58 times an hour.

66th in the league

He spends too much time in the penalty box

He takes 3.17 penalty minutes an hour.

605th fewest penalty minutes an hour

He scores at a rate very few players match

He scores 0.95 goals an hour of ice time.

159th in the league

He throws himself in front of pucks more than almost anyone

He blocks 3.8 shots an hour of ice time.

181st in the league

He avoids the physical side of the game

He finishes 2.53 checks an hour.

428th in the league

Losing draws is a real hole in his game

He wins 43.9% of his draws.

233rd in the league

He puts up points at a rate very few match

Sasson produces 1.58 points an hour of ice time.

290th in the league

He starts and finishes plays in about equal measure

He sets up 0.63 assists an hour of ice time.

428th in the league

He puts about as many pucks on net as anyone

He puts 4.75 shots on goal an hour.

377th in the league

He gives the puck away about as often as most

He gives it away 2.85 times an hour.

287th fewest giveaways an hour

He is barely used, which tells you where he sits

Sasson plays 12:21 a night, 333rd among forwards.

173 minutes across 14 games

Arshdeep Bains is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone

Arshdeep Bains has assisted on 3 of his 7 goals, 42.9% of them.

3 primary, 0 secondary

One teammate is responsible for most of his goals

8 different teammates have assisted on his 7 goals.

Bains (3), Oleksiak (3), Buium (2), Willander (2)

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