Nick Suzuki Matchups NHL Stats & Career Totals

He owns this goalie, and the numbers are not close

Suzuki has scored 3 times on Karel Vejmelka this season, more than on any other goaltender.

3 goals on 8 attempts, 37.5%

This goalie has his number and he cannot solve him

Juuse Saros has turned him away every time: 13 attempts, no goals.

0.0% conversion

Almost everything he puts on this goalie goes in

His deadliest matchup is Karel Vejmelka: 37.5% of his attempts against him go in.

3 goals on 8 attempts

One team seems to bring the best out of him

He has 3 goals against the Panthers this season.

17 attempts against them

No goalie has seen more of him than this one

No goalie has seen more of him than Ilya Sorokin: 16 attempts, 1 goal.

6.2% conversion

He wins the draw against this centre almost every time

He wins 75.0% of his draws against Aatu Räty.

6 of 8 faceoffs

This centre beats him on the draw almost every time

Leon Draisaitl beats him on the draw: he wins only 13.3% of them.

2 of 15 faceoffs

There is one team he simply cannot get going against

The Maple Leafs have held him without a goal on 24 attempts.

the most attempts he has taken against a club without scoring

One opponent goes out of his way to run him

Matthew Knies has hit him 4 times, more than any other opponent.

hits absorbed, from play-by-play

He is on the ice for a huge share of the work

Suzuki has taken 391 shot attempts this season.

159 on goal, 126 missed, 77 blocked, 48th of 468 forwards

A lot of his shots miss the net entirely

59.9% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.

188 of 314 unblocked, 418th of 468 forwards

He works the outside and rarely gets to the front of the net

44.5% of what he shoots comes from the slot.

174 attempts from inside the home plate, 376th of 468 forwards

He rarely gets into the dangerous areas of the ice

45.0% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.

176 of 391 attempts, 375th of 468 forwards

There is one shot he goes to more than any other

36.8% of his attempts are the snap shot.

144 attempts, 15 goals

He can beat goalies from further out than most players

8.7% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

34 long-range attempts, 107th of 468 forwards

Defenders get in front of a huge share of his shots

19.7% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.

77 of 391 attempts, 152nd of 468 forwards

He shoots the puck far more than most players at his position

He fires 13.74 attempts an hour of ice time.

391 attempts in 1,707 minutes, 178th of 466 forwards

Most of his shots come from a long way out

His average attempt comes from 26.9 feet.

391 located attempts, 277th of 468 forwards

He scores more than the chances he gets should produce

Suzuki has 29 goals off 20.8 expected: 8.2 more than the chances alone say.

48th of 468 forwards

One shot in his bag goes in far more often than the rest

His deadliest shot is the slap shot: 12.5% of them go in.

3 goals on 24 attempts

A remarkable share of his shots end up in the net

He converts 15.4% of the shots he puts on goal.

29 goals on 188 shots, 130th of 468 forwards

There is a range from which his goals almost always come

His goals average 24.1 feet out, and the longest went in from 92.

29 goals located by coordinate

He finishes in tight at about the usual rate

From inside 25 feet he buries 8.0% of his attempts.

14 goals on 176 close attempts, 267th of 468 forwards

He is one of the reasons the man advantage scores

On the power play he produces 1.51 points an hour.

7th in the league

The scoreboard moves his team's way when he plays

He is +37 on the season.

10th in the league

He is the one who makes the play, not the one who finishes it

He sets up 2.53 assists an hour of ice time.

20th in the league

He puts up points at a rate very few match

Suzuki produces 3.55 points an hour of ice time.

27th in the league

He scores at a rate very few players match

He scores 1.02 goals an hour of ice time.

144th in the league

He is trusted to kill penalties and he does it well

He has 1 short-handed points this season.

194th in the league

He gives the puck away more than he should

29 takeaways against 72 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.

0.4 takeaways per giveaway

He wins the draws his team needs him to win

He wins 50.4% of his draws.

143rd in the league

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

He puts 6.43 shots on goal an hour.

267th in the league

He avoids the physical side of the game

He finishes 2.18 checks an hour.

659th in the league

He takes the puck off people more than almost anyone

He takes the puck back 1.02 times an hour.

307th in the league

He almost never hands the puck to the other team

He gives it away 2.53 times an hour.

628th most giveaways an hour

Blocking shots is not part of how he plays

He blocks 2.18 shots an hour of ice time.

581st in the league

He stays out of the box, which his coach can rely on

He takes 0.98 penalty minutes an hour.

631st most penalty minutes an hour

His line finishes better than the chances it creates

His line is scoring above the chances it creates: 64.3% of the goals off 50.1% of the expected goals.

14.2 points of goal share above expectation

Good things happen for his team when he is on the ice

The Canadiens are up 79 goals with Suzuki on the ice.

146 for, 67 against, 5th of 466 forwards

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

The Canadiens score 64.3% of the 5v5 goals with Suzuki out there.

72 for, 40 against, 13th of 454 forwards

His results are about what the underlying play deserves

His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 104.3, running hot and likely to cool.

12.4% shooting and 91.9% goaltending behind him, 24th of 454 forwards

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

54.2% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Suzuki is on.

580 for, 491 against, 63rd of 454 forwards

The power play stalls when he is the one out there

On the power play his unit generates 8.53 expected goals an hour.

52 goals in 290 minutes, 213th of 269 forwards

His side controls the puck while he is out there

Suzuki's line owns 52.6% of the 5v5 shot attempts.

1,234 for, 1,112 against, 99th of 454 forwards

Teams struggle to score on him when he is killing penalties

Short-handed he concedes 9.11 expected goals an hour.

7 goals against in 58 minutes, 57th of 180 forwards

Almost nothing comes back the other way with him out there

Opponents get 55.33 shot attempts an hour with Suzuki on the ice at 5v5.

164th of 454 forwards

He gives up about what an average skater gives up

He gives up 4.33 expected goals an hour at 5v5.

203rd of 454 forwards

The offence runs at about its usual level with him

The Canadiens create 4.36 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Suzuki on.

214th of 454 forwards

The run of play is about even when he is on the ice

At 5v5 the Canadiens generate 50.1% of the expected goals with Suzuki on the ice.

87.5 xGF to 87.0 xGA over 1,206 minutes, 220th of 454 forwards

The kill leaks goals when he is the one out there

He draws 0:57 of penalty kill time a game, 177th among forwards.

3.4% of his total ice time

His coach leans on him more than almost anyone

Suzuki plays 20:49 a night, 15th among forwards.

1,707 minutes across 82 games

The power play is a real weapon with him on it

He draws 3:34 of power play time a game, 21st among forwards.

17.0% of his total ice time

Lane Hutson is the partner who brings the best out of him

Suzuki is at his best beside Hutson: 59.9% of the expected goals together against 43.9% apart.

499 minutes together, 707 minutes apart

It stops working when he is paired with Mike Matheson

The pairing with Matheson is the one that costs him: 46.0% of the expected goals together, 54.3% apart.

567 minutes together, 639 minutes apart

Teammates play better with him than they do without him

Hutson is a different player beside him: 59.9% of the expected goals with Suzuki, 51.7% without him.

499 minutes together, 1,006 minutes apart for Hutson

Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line

Bolduc does better away from him: 52.7% of the expected goals apart against 45.2% together.

216 minutes together, 705 minutes apart

His linemates play better with him than without him, every time

6 of his 9 regular 5v5 partners post a better expected-goal share beside Suzuki than away from him.

partners with at least 100 minutes together and apart

He and Lane Hutson are the pair that scares the other team

The pairing that generates most is Suzuki and Hutson: 4.9 expected goals an hour.

499 minutes together at 5v5

Cole Caufield is the partner his coach keeps going back to

He spends more 5v5 time with Caufield than anyone: 1,005 minutes, worth 52.5% of the expected goals.

67 goals for, 35 against together

His team tends to be ahead when he is on the ice

With Struble on the ice too, the Canadiens have outscored opponents 12 to 3 at 5v5.

80.0% goal share over 194 minutes

Nothing gets through when he and Lane Hutson are out together

He gives up least beside Hutson: 3.28 expected goals against an hour.

499 minutes together at 5v5

Power-play partner

On the power play his best partner is Dobson: 95.4% of the expected goals over 36 minutes.

6 goals for, 0 against together

This is the group that wins him his minutes

His best five is with Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Struble: 72.6% of the expected goals over 83 minutes.

3 goals for, 1 against, 64.5% of the attempts

This group gets caved in every time it goes out

The five that struggles is with Bolduc, Caufield, Dobson and Matheson: 40.3% of the expected goals.

2 goals for, 4 against over 57 minutes

This is the group his coach trusts with the game

The five the coach goes back to is Suzuki with Caufield, Dobson, Matheson and Slafkovský, 204 minutes at 5v5.

46.1% of the expected goals, 10 goals for and 8 against

This is the group the power play actually runs through

His power-play unit is Caufield, Demidov, Hutson and Slafkovský: 33 goals in 184 minutes.

10.79 goals an hour, 24.1 expected

His coach keeps shuffling the players around him

Suzuki has played 30 different five-man units at 5v5, 8 of them for real minutes.

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 Suzuki this season.

each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split

Juraj Slafkovský is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone

Juraj Slafkovský has assisted on 10 of his 29 goals, 34.5% of them.

7 primary, 3 secondary

Cole Caufield is the teammate he sets up more than anyone

He has helped on 29 of Cole Caufield's goals, 40.3% of his own assists.

23 primary, 6 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.

45 primary of 72 assists

One teammate is responsible for most of his goals

14 different teammates have assisted on his 29 goals.

Slafkovský (10), Caufield (9), Hutson (8), Demidov (7)

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