Nick Paul

The pairing with Cernak is the one that costs him: 44.8% of the expected goals together, 53.7% apart.

Cernak does better away from him: 54.2% of the expected goals apart against 44.8% together.

Only 3 of his 10 regular 5v5 partners post a better expected-goal share beside Paul than away from him.

Paul has been shuffled through 27 different five-man units and none of them have settled.

37.5% of his assists are primary, the pass that actually made the goal.

His line is being outscored despite the play: 37.5% of the goals off 52.3% of the expected goals.

The Maple Leafs score 37.5% of the 5v5 goals with Paul out there.

The Maple Leafs are down 10 goals with Paul on the ice.

The Maple Leafs create 4.1 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Paul on.

He draws 1:35 of power play time a game, 227th among forwards.

He is -15 on the season.

He takes 2.75 penalty minutes an hour.

9 takeaways against 31 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.

He blocks 1.89 shots an hour of ice time.

60.7% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.

Paul has taken 142 shot attempts this season.

14.1% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

Ilya Sorokin has turned him away every time: 14 attempts, no goals.

Phillip Danault beats him on the draw: he wins only 14.3% of them.

Paul has 7 goals off 10.7 expected: 3.7 short of what the chances say.

He converts 10.3% of the shots he puts on goal.

From inside 25 feet he buries 7.7% of his attempts.