This is the group the power play actually runs through
His power-play unit is Bjorkstrand, Guentzel, Kucherov and Raddysh: 1 goal in 17 minutes.
3.51 goals an hour, 3.1 expected
His coach keeps shuffling the players around him
Paul has been shuffled through 27 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
10 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Paul this season.
each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split
Charle-Edouard D'Astous is the partner who brings the best out of him
Paul is at his best beside D'Astous: 60.0% of the expected goals together against 48.0% apart.
216 minutes together, 368 minutes apart
It stops working when he is paired with Erik Cernak
The pairing with Cernak is the one that costs him: 44.8% of the expected goals together, 53.7% apart.
105 minutes together, 479 minutes apart
Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line
Cernak does better away from him: 54.2% of the expected goals apart against 44.8% together.
105 minutes together, 772 minutes apart
Teammates play better with him than they do without him
Guentzel is a different player beside him: 60.1% of the expected goals with Paul, 56.6% without him.
140 minutes together, 967 minutes apart for Guentzel
His linemates play better with him than without him, every time
Only 3 of his 10 regular 5v5 partners post a better expected-goal share beside Paul than away from him.
partners with at least 100 minutes together and apart
He and Jake Guentzel are the pair that scares the other team
The pairing that generates most is Paul and Guentzel: 5.43 expected goals an hour.
140 minutes together at 5v5
Oliver Bjorkstrand is the partner his coach keeps going back to
He spends more 5v5 time with Bjorkstrand than anyone: 263 minutes, worth 51.6% of the expected goals.
5 goals for, 12 against together
Nothing gets through when he and Charle-Edouard D'Astous are out together
He gives up least beside D'Astous: 3.02 expected goals against an hour.
216 minutes together at 5v5
His line wastes the chances it works so hard to create
His line is being outscored despite the play: 37.5% of the goals off 52.3% of the expected goals.
14.8 points of goal share below expectation
His results are about what the underlying play deserves
His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 95.2, running cold and likely to correct.
7.7% shooting and 87.5% goaltending behind him, 429th of 454 forwards
Very little gets through when he is on the ice
He gives up 3.74 expected goals an hour at 5v5.
40th of 454 forwards
Almost nothing comes back the other way with him out there
Opponents get 50.36 shot attempts an hour with Paul on the ice at 5v5.
49th of 454 forwards
His team keeps getting outscored while he is out there
The Maple Leafs score 37.5% of the 5v5 goals with Paul out there.
18 for, 30 against, 393rd of 454 forwards
The goals go the wrong way when he is on the ice
The Maple Leafs are down 10 goals with Paul on the ice.
25 for, 35 against, 359th of 466 forwards
His line spends the night in the other team's end
At 5v5 the Maple Leafs generate 52.3% of the expected goals with Paul on the ice.
39.9 xGF to 36.4 xGA over 584 minutes, 129th of 454 forwards
His side controls the puck while he is out there
Paul's line owns 51.6% of the 5v5 shot attempts.
522 for, 490 against, 132nd of 454 forwards
The offence goes quiet when he steps on the ice
The Maple Leafs create 4.1 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Paul on.
301st of 454 forwards
Shots even out when he is on the ice
49.4% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Paul is on.
234 for, 240 against, 237th of 454 forwards
The power play is ordinary with him on it
On the power play his unit generates 9.99 expected goals an hour.
6 goals in 59 minutes, 130th of 269 forwards
Nikita Kucherov is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone
Nikita Kucherov has assisted on 3 of his 7 goals, 42.9% of them.
1 primary, 2 secondary
Brandon Hagel is the teammate he sets up more than anyone
He has helped on 2 of Brandon Hagel's goals, 25.0% of his own assists.
2 primary, 0 secondary
Most of his assists are second touches, not the key pass
37.5% of his assists are primary, the pass that actually made the goal.
3 primary of 8 assists
One teammate is responsible for most of his goals
10 different teammates have assisted on his 7 goals.
Kucherov (3), D'Astous (2), Perry (1), Guentzel (1)
He is not part of the power play plan
He draws 1:35 of power play time a game, 227th among forwards.
8.4% of his total ice time
He gets a normal share of the minutes
Paul plays 13:41 a night, 295th among forwards.
698 minutes across 51 games
The scoreboard moves the wrong way when he plays
He is -15 on the season.
862nd in the league
He wins the draws his team needs him to win
He wins 53.9% of his draws.
91st in the league
He spends too much time in the penalty box
He takes 2.75 penalty minutes an hour.
188th most penalty minutes an hour
He gives the puck away more than he should
9 takeaways against 31 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.
0.29 takeaways per giveaway
He plays a heavy game and the other team feels it
He finishes 6.37 checks an hour.
270th in the league
Blocking shots is not part of how he plays
He blocks 1.89 shots an hour of ice time.
643rd in the league
He is one of the reasons the man advantage scores
On the power play he produces 0.26 points an hour.
303rd in the league
He scores at a rate very few players match
He scores 0.6 goals an hour of ice time.
372nd in the league
He shoots the puck himself, not just when his line has it
He puts 5.85 shots on goal an hour.
353rd in the league
He almost never hands the puck to the other team
He gives it away 2.67 times an hour.
573rd most giveaways an hour
He wins the puck back about as often as most
He takes the puck back 0.78 times an hour.
538th in the league
He produces at about the rate you would expect
Paul produces 1.29 points an hour of ice time.
470th in the league
He starts and finishes plays in about equal measure
He sets up 0.69 assists an hour of ice time.
550th in the league
A lot of his shots miss the net entirely
60.7% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.
68 of 112 unblocked, 404th of 468 forwards
There is one shot he goes to more than any other
23.9% of his attempts are the wrist shot.
34 attempts, 0 goals
He works one side of the ice far more than the other
47.2% of his attempts come from the middle lane.
38 left, 67 middle, 37 right
He barely shoots the puck across a whole season
Paul has taken 142 shot attempts this season.
61 on goal, 44 missed, 30 blocked, 315th of 468 forwards
He gets almost nothing from long range
14.1% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.
20 long-range attempts, 307th of 468 forwards
He takes an ordinary share of his shots from close range
54.9% of what he shoots comes from the slot.
78 attempts from inside the home plate, 189th of 468 forwards
He gets to the middle of the ice about as often as most
54.9% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.
78 of 142 attempts, 195th of 468 forwards
He shoots from about where everyone else shoots from
His average attempt comes from 26.7 feet.
142 located attempts, 265th of 468 forwards
About the usual number of his shots get blocked
21.1% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.
30 of 142 attempts, 216th of 468 forwards
He shoots about as often as anyone else
He fires 12.2 attempts an hour of ice time.
142 attempts in 698 minutes, 245th of 466 forwards
He owns this goalie, and the numbers are not close
Paul has scored 1 times on Jeremy Swayman this season, more than on any other goaltender.
1 goals on 8 attempts, 12.5%
This goalie has his number and he cannot solve him
Ilya Sorokin has turned him away every time: 14 attempts, no goals.
0.0% conversion
No goalie has seen more of him than this one
No goalie has seen more of him than Ilya Sorokin: 14 attempts, 0 goals.
0.0% conversion
He wins the draw against this centre almost every time
He wins 91.7% of his draws against Sean Kuraly.
11 of 12 faceoffs
This centre beats him on the draw almost every time
Phillip Danault beats him on the draw: he wins only 14.3% of them.
2 of 14 faceoffs
One opponent goes out of his way to run him
Jayden Struble has hit him 4 times, more than any other opponent.
hits absorbed, from play-by-play
He is not converting the chances he gets
Paul has 7 goals off 10.7 expected: 3.7 short of what the chances say.
388th of 468 forwards
One shot in his bag goes in far more often than the rest
His deadliest shot is the snap shot: 11.1% of them go in.
3 goals on 27 attempts
There is a range from which his goals almost always come
His goals average 12.5 feet out, and the longest went in from 34.
7 goals located by coordinate
His shooting has gone cold this season
He converts 10.3% of the shots he puts on goal.
7 goals on 68 shots, 314th of 468 forwards
The chances in tight are not going in for him
From inside 25 feet he buries 7.7% of his attempts.
6 goals on 78 close attempts, 288th of 468 forwards
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This is the group the power play actually runs through
His power-play unit is Bjorkstrand, Guentzel, Kucherov and Raddysh: 1 goal in 17 minutes.
3.51 goals an hour, 3.1 expected
His coach keeps shuffling the players around him
Paul has been shuffled through 27 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
10 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Paul this season.
each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split
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Charle-Edouard D'Astous is the partner who brings the best out of him
Paul is at his best beside D'Astous: 60.0% of the expected goals together against 48.0% apart.
216 minutes together, 368 minutes apart
It stops working when he is paired with Erik Cernak
The pairing with Cernak is the one that costs him: 44.8% of the expected goals together, 53.7% apart.
105 minutes together, 479 minutes apart
Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line
Cernak does better away from him: 54.2% of the expected goals apart against 44.8% together.
105 minutes together, 772 minutes apart
Teammates play better with him than they do without him
Guentzel is a different player beside him: 60.1% of the expected goals with Paul, 56.6% without him.
140 minutes together, 967 minutes apart for Guentzel
His linemates play better with him than without him, every time
Only 3 of his 10 regular 5v5 partners post a better expected-goal share beside Paul than away from him.
partners with at least 100 minutes together and apart
He and Jake Guentzel are the pair that scares the other team
The pairing that generates most is Paul and Guentzel: 5.43 expected goals an hour.
140 minutes together at 5v5
Oliver Bjorkstrand is the partner his coach keeps going back to
He spends more 5v5 time with Bjorkstrand than anyone: 263 minutes, worth 51.6% of the expected goals.
5 goals for, 12 against together
Nothing gets through when he and Charle-Edouard D'Astous are out together
He gives up least beside D'Astous: 3.02 expected goals against an hour.
216 minutes together at 5v5
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His line wastes the chances it works so hard to create
His line is being outscored despite the play: 37.5% of the goals off 52.3% of the expected goals.
14.8 points of goal share below expectation
His results are about what the underlying play deserves
His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 95.2, running cold and likely to correct.
7.7% shooting and 87.5% goaltending behind him, 429th of 454 forwards
Very little gets through when he is on the ice
He gives up 3.74 expected goals an hour at 5v5.
40th of 454 forwards
Almost nothing comes back the other way with him out there
Opponents get 50.36 shot attempts an hour with Paul on the ice at 5v5.
49th of 454 forwards
His team keeps getting outscored while he is out there
The Maple Leafs score 37.5% of the 5v5 goals with Paul out there.
18 for, 30 against, 393rd of 454 forwards
The goals go the wrong way when he is on the ice
The Maple Leafs are down 10 goals with Paul on the ice.
25 for, 35 against, 359th of 466 forwards
His line spends the night in the other team's end
At 5v5 the Maple Leafs generate 52.3% of the expected goals with Paul on the ice.
39.9 xGF to 36.4 xGA over 584 minutes, 129th of 454 forwards
His side controls the puck while he is out there
Paul's line owns 51.6% of the 5v5 shot attempts.
522 for, 490 against, 132nd of 454 forwards
The offence goes quiet when he steps on the ice
The Maple Leafs create 4.1 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Paul on.
301st of 454 forwards
Shots even out when he is on the ice
49.4% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Paul is on.
234 for, 240 against, 237th of 454 forwards
The power play is ordinary with him on it
On the power play his unit generates 9.99 expected goals an hour.
6 goals in 59 minutes, 130th of 269 forwards
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Nikita Kucherov is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone
Nikita Kucherov has assisted on 3 of his 7 goals, 42.9% of them.
1 primary, 2 secondary
Brandon Hagel is the teammate he sets up more than anyone
He has helped on 2 of Brandon Hagel's goals, 25.0% of his own assists.
2 primary, 0 secondary
Most of his assists are second touches, not the key pass
37.5% of his assists are primary, the pass that actually made the goal.
3 primary of 8 assists
One teammate is responsible for most of his goals
10 different teammates have assisted on his 7 goals.
Kucherov (3), D'Astous (2), Perry (1), Guentzel (1)
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He is not part of the power play plan
He draws 1:35 of power play time a game, 227th among forwards.
8.4% of his total ice time
He gets a normal share of the minutes
Paul plays 13:41 a night, 295th among forwards.
698 minutes across 51 games
The scoreboard moves the wrong way when he plays
He is -15 on the season.
862nd in the league
He wins the draws his team needs him to win
He wins 53.9% of his draws.
91st in the league
He spends too much time in the penalty box
He takes 2.75 penalty minutes an hour.
188th most penalty minutes an hour
He gives the puck away more than he should
9 takeaways against 31 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.
0.29 takeaways per giveaway
He plays a heavy game and the other team feels it
He finishes 6.37 checks an hour.
270th in the league
Blocking shots is not part of how he plays
He blocks 1.89 shots an hour of ice time.
643rd in the league
He is one of the reasons the man advantage scores
On the power play he produces 0.26 points an hour.
303rd in the league
He scores at a rate very few players match
He scores 0.6 goals an hour of ice time.
372nd in the league
He shoots the puck himself, not just when his line has it
He puts 5.85 shots on goal an hour.
353rd in the league
He almost never hands the puck to the other team
He gives it away 2.67 times an hour.
573rd most giveaways an hour
He wins the puck back about as often as most
He takes the puck back 0.78 times an hour.
538th in the league
He produces at about the rate you would expect
Paul produces 1.29 points an hour of ice time.
470th in the league
He starts and finishes plays in about equal measure
He sets up 0.69 assists an hour of ice time.
550th in the league
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A lot of his shots miss the net entirely
60.7% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.
68 of 112 unblocked, 404th of 468 forwards
There is one shot he goes to more than any other
23.9% of his attempts are the wrist shot.
34 attempts, 0 goals
He works one side of the ice far more than the other
47.2% of his attempts come from the middle lane.
38 left, 67 middle, 37 right
He barely shoots the puck across a whole season
Paul has taken 142 shot attempts this season.
61 on goal, 44 missed, 30 blocked, 315th of 468 forwards
He gets almost nothing from long range
14.1% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.
20 long-range attempts, 307th of 468 forwards
He takes an ordinary share of his shots from close range
54.9% of what he shoots comes from the slot.
78 attempts from inside the home plate, 189th of 468 forwards
He gets to the middle of the ice about as often as most
54.9% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.
78 of 142 attempts, 195th of 468 forwards
He shoots from about where everyone else shoots from
His average attempt comes from 26.7 feet.
142 located attempts, 265th of 468 forwards
About the usual number of his shots get blocked
21.1% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.
30 of 142 attempts, 216th of 468 forwards
He shoots about as often as anyone else
He fires 12.2 attempts an hour of ice time.
142 attempts in 698 minutes, 245th of 466 forwards
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He owns this goalie, and the numbers are not close
Paul has scored 1 times on Jeremy Swayman this season, more than on any other goaltender.
1 goals on 8 attempts, 12.5%
This goalie has his number and he cannot solve him
Ilya Sorokin has turned him away every time: 14 attempts, no goals.
0.0% conversion
No goalie has seen more of him than this one
No goalie has seen more of him than Ilya Sorokin: 14 attempts, 0 goals.
0.0% conversion
He wins the draw against this centre almost every time
He wins 91.7% of his draws against Sean Kuraly.
11 of 12 faceoffs
This centre beats him on the draw almost every time
Phillip Danault beats him on the draw: he wins only 14.3% of them.
2 of 14 faceoffs
One opponent goes out of his way to run him
Jayden Struble has hit him 4 times, more than any other opponent.
hits absorbed, from play-by-play
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He is not converting the chances he gets
Paul has 7 goals off 10.7 expected: 3.7 short of what the chances say.
388th of 468 forwards
One shot in his bag goes in far more often than the rest
His deadliest shot is the snap shot: 11.1% of them go in.
3 goals on 27 attempts
There is a range from which his goals almost always come
His goals average 12.5 feet out, and the longest went in from 34.
7 goals located by coordinate
His shooting has gone cold this season
He converts 10.3% of the shots he puts on goal.
7 goals on 68 shots, 314th of 468 forwards
The chances in tight are not going in for him
From inside 25 feet he buries 7.7% of his attempts.
6 goals on 78 close attempts, 288th of 468 forwards
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