His coach keeps shuffling the players around him
Laba has been shuffled through 40 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
15 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Laba this season.
each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split
Adam Fox is the partner who brings the best out of him
Laba is at his best beside Fox: 61.7% of the expected goals together against 47.5% apart.
132 minutes together, 720 minutes apart
It stops working when he is paired with Taylor Raddysh
The pairing with Raddysh is the one that costs him: 39.8% of the expected goals together, 53.6% apart.
255 minutes together, 597 minutes apart
Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line
Raddysh does better away from him: 52.0% of the expected goals apart against 39.8% together.
255 minutes together, 462 minutes apart
Teammates play better with him than they do without him
Schneider is a different player beside him: 50.6% of the expected goals with Laba, 45.0% without him.
290 minutes together, 1,118 minutes apart for Schneider
His linemates play better with him than without him, every time
Only 4 of his 13 regular 5v5 partners post a better expected-goal share beside Laba than away from him.
partners with at least 100 minutes together and apart
He and Adam Fox are the pair that scares the other team
The pairing that generates most is Laba and Fox: 5.66 expected goals an hour.
132 minutes together at 5v5
Braden Schneider is the partner his coach keeps going back to
He spends more 5v5 time with Schneider than anyone: 290 minutes, worth 50.6% of the expected goals.
10 goals for, 11 against together
The goals go his team's way when Vladislav Gavrikov is out there with him
With Gavrikov on the ice too, the Rangers have outscored opponents 10 to 7 at 5v5.
58.8% goal share over 247 minutes
Nothing gets through when he and Adam Fox are out together
He gives up least beside Fox: 3.51 expected goals against an hour.
132 minutes together at 5v5
Will Borgen is who he kills penalties with, almost every time
Killing penalties he is tightest with Borgen: 8.54 expected goals against an hour.
33 minutes together short-handed
His results are about what the underlying play deserves
His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 102.7, running hot and likely to cool.
9.6% shooting and 93.1% goaltending behind him, 73rd of 454 forwards
His line gets badly outshot when it is out there
44.6% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Laba is on.
303 for, 376 against, 395th of 454 forwards
His side chases the puck while he is out there
Laba's line owns 46.0% of the 5v5 shot attempts.
719 for, 844 against, 364th of 454 forwards
The other team gets whatever it wants when he is on
Opponents get 59.44 shot attempts an hour with Laba on the ice at 5v5.
328th of 454 forwards
His team wins the goal battle while he is on the ice
The Rangers score 52.7% of the 5v5 goals with Laba out there.
29 for, 26 against, 153rd of 454 forwards
Very little gets through when he is on the ice
He gives up 4.24 expected goals an hour at 5v5.
170th of 454 forwards
The scoreboard barely moves either way with him out there
The Rangers are down 2 goals with Laba on the ice.
35 for, 37 against, 266th of 466 forwards
The offence runs at about its usual level with him
The Rangers create 4.22 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Laba on.
259th of 454 forwards
The kill is about average with him on it
Short-handed he concedes 9.62 expected goals an hour.
9 goals against in 88 minutes, 79th of 180 forwards
The run of play is about even when he is on the ice
At 5v5 the Rangers generate 49.9% of the expected goals with Laba on the ice.
59.9 xGF to 60.2 xGA over 852 minutes, 221st of 454 forwards
Alexis Lafrenière is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone
Alexis Lafrenière has assisted on 3 of his 9 goals, 33.3% of them.
2 primary, 1 secondary
Will Cuylle is the teammate he sets up more than anyone
He has helped on 5 of Will Cuylle's goals, 33.3% of his own assists.
1 primary, 4 secondary
His assists are the usual mix of first and second passes
46.7% of his assists are primary, the pass that actually made the goal.
7 primary of 15 assists
One teammate is responsible for most of his goals
11 different teammates have assisted on his 9 goals.
Lafrenière (3), Cuylle (3), Gavrikov (2), Kartye (2)
He is kept off the penalty kill
He draws 1:19 of penalty kill time a game, 147th among forwards.
8.8% of his total ice time
He gets a normal share of the minutes
Laba plays 13:28 a night, 306th among forwards.
997 minutes across 74 games
He gives the puck away more than he should
12 takeaways against 39 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.
0.31 takeaways per giveaway
He wins the draws his team needs him to win
He wins 50.8% of his draws.
138th in the league
He almost never hands the puck to the other team
He gives it away 2.35 times an hour.
702nd most giveaways an hour
He plays a heavy game and the other team feels it
He finishes 6.56 checks an hour.
262nd in the league
The scoreboard moves his team's way when he plays
He is +2 on the season.
288th in the league
He is one of the reasons the man advantage scores
On the power play he produces 0.3 points an hour.
289th in the league
He spends too much time in the penalty box
He takes 1.87 penalty minutes an hour.
341st most penalty minutes an hour
He is the one who makes the play, not the one who finishes it
He sets up 0.9 assists an hour of ice time.
396th in the league
He rarely puts a puck on net of his own
He puts 4.39 shots on goal an hour.
581st in the league
He puts up points at a rate very few match
Laba produces 1.45 points an hour of ice time.
398th in the league
He scores at a rate very few players match
He scores 0.54 goals an hour of ice time.
402nd in the league
He rarely wins the puck back on his own
He takes the puck back 0.72 times an hour.
574th in the league
He blocks about as many shots as anyone else
He blocks 2.59 shots an hour of ice time.
487th in the league
He does not shoot, he looks to pass or carry instead
He fires 8.55 attempts an hour of ice time.
142 attempts in 997 minutes, 420th of 466 forwards
Defenders get in front of a huge share of his shots
17.6% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.
25 of 142 attempts, 93rd of 468 forwards
There is one shot he goes to more than any other
37.3% of his attempts are the wrist shot.
53 attempts, 4 goals
He gets to the hard areas rather than firing from range
His average attempt comes from 23.7 feet.
142 located attempts, 103rd of 468 forwards
A lot of his shots miss the net entirely
62.4% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.
73 of 117 unblocked, 351st of 468 forwards
He gets his chances from the dirty areas, not the perimeter
59.2% of what he shoots comes from the slot.
84 attempts from inside the home plate, 115th of 468 forwards
His game is played in the hardest part of the ice
59.2% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.
84 of 142 attempts, 116th of 468 forwards
He works one side of the ice far more than the other
52.1% of his attempts come from the middle lane.
26 left, 74 middle, 42 right
He barely shoots the puck across a whole season
Laba has taken 142 shot attempts this season.
64 on goal, 44 missed, 25 blocked, 315th of 468 forwards
He can beat goalies from further out than most players
10.6% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.
15 long-range attempts, 174th of 468 forwards
He owns this goalie, and the numbers are not close
Laba has scored 1 times on Cam Talbot this season, more than on any other goaltender.
1 goals on 9 attempts, 11.1%
This goalie has his number and he cannot solve him
Charlie Lindgren has turned him away every time: 8 attempts, no goals.
0.0% conversion
No goalie has seen more of him than this one
No goalie has seen more of him than Cam Talbot: 9 attempts, 1 goal.
11.1% conversion
He wins the draw against this centre almost every time
He wins 77.8% of his draws against Tomas Hertl.
7 of 9 faceoffs
This centre beats him on the draw almost every time
Morgan Frost beats him on the draw: he wins only 25.0% of them.
2 of 8 faceoffs
There is one opponent he goes looking for all night
Laba has finished his check on Jean-Gabriel Pageau 4 times, more than anyone.
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One shot in his bag goes in far more often than the rest
His deadliest shot is the snap shot: 12.5% of them go in.
3 goals on 24 attempts
There is a range from which his goals almost always come
His goals average 13.5 feet out, and the longest went in from 31.
9 goals located by coordinate
He is not converting the chances he gets
Laba has 9 goals off 10.5 expected: 1.5 short of what the chances say.
296th of 468 forwards
He finishes in tight at about the usual rate
From inside 25 feet he buries 8.3% of his attempts.
7 goals on 84 close attempts, 247th of 468 forwards
He shoots at about the league's usual rate
He converts 12.3% of the shots he puts on goal.
9 goals on 73 shots, 249th of 468 forwards
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His coach keeps shuffling the players around him
Laba has been shuffled through 40 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
15 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Laba this season.
each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split
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Adam Fox is the partner who brings the best out of him
Laba is at his best beside Fox: 61.7% of the expected goals together against 47.5% apart.
132 minutes together, 720 minutes apart
It stops working when he is paired with Taylor Raddysh
The pairing with Raddysh is the one that costs him: 39.8% of the expected goals together, 53.6% apart.
255 minutes together, 597 minutes apart
Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line
Raddysh does better away from him: 52.0% of the expected goals apart against 39.8% together.
255 minutes together, 462 minutes apart
Teammates play better with him than they do without him
Schneider is a different player beside him: 50.6% of the expected goals with Laba, 45.0% without him.
290 minutes together, 1,118 minutes apart for Schneider
His linemates play better with him than without him, every time
Only 4 of his 13 regular 5v5 partners post a better expected-goal share beside Laba than away from him.
partners with at least 100 minutes together and apart
He and Adam Fox are the pair that scares the other team
The pairing that generates most is Laba and Fox: 5.66 expected goals an hour.
132 minutes together at 5v5
Braden Schneider is the partner his coach keeps going back to
He spends more 5v5 time with Schneider than anyone: 290 minutes, worth 50.6% of the expected goals.
10 goals for, 11 against together
The goals go his team's way when Vladislav Gavrikov is out there with him
With Gavrikov on the ice too, the Rangers have outscored opponents 10 to 7 at 5v5.
58.8% goal share over 247 minutes
Nothing gets through when he and Adam Fox are out together
He gives up least beside Fox: 3.51 expected goals against an hour.
132 minutes together at 5v5
Will Borgen is who he kills penalties with, almost every time
Killing penalties he is tightest with Borgen: 8.54 expected goals against an hour.
33 minutes together short-handed
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His results are about what the underlying play deserves
His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 102.7, running hot and likely to cool.
9.6% shooting and 93.1% goaltending behind him, 73rd of 454 forwards
His line gets badly outshot when it is out there
44.6% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Laba is on.
303 for, 376 against, 395th of 454 forwards
His side chases the puck while he is out there
Laba's line owns 46.0% of the 5v5 shot attempts.
719 for, 844 against, 364th of 454 forwards
The other team gets whatever it wants when he is on
Opponents get 59.44 shot attempts an hour with Laba on the ice at 5v5.
328th of 454 forwards
His team wins the goal battle while he is on the ice
The Rangers score 52.7% of the 5v5 goals with Laba out there.
29 for, 26 against, 153rd of 454 forwards
Very little gets through when he is on the ice
He gives up 4.24 expected goals an hour at 5v5.
170th of 454 forwards
The scoreboard barely moves either way with him out there
The Rangers are down 2 goals with Laba on the ice.
35 for, 37 against, 266th of 466 forwards
The offence runs at about its usual level with him
The Rangers create 4.22 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Laba on.
259th of 454 forwards
The kill is about average with him on it
Short-handed he concedes 9.62 expected goals an hour.
9 goals against in 88 minutes, 79th of 180 forwards
The run of play is about even when he is on the ice
At 5v5 the Rangers generate 49.9% of the expected goals with Laba on the ice.
59.9 xGF to 60.2 xGA over 852 minutes, 221st of 454 forwards
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Alexis Lafrenière is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone
Alexis Lafrenière has assisted on 3 of his 9 goals, 33.3% of them.
2 primary, 1 secondary
Will Cuylle is the teammate he sets up more than anyone
He has helped on 5 of Will Cuylle's goals, 33.3% of his own assists.
1 primary, 4 secondary
His assists are the usual mix of first and second passes
46.7% of his assists are primary, the pass that actually made the goal.
7 primary of 15 assists
One teammate is responsible for most of his goals
11 different teammates have assisted on his 9 goals.
Lafrenière (3), Cuylle (3), Gavrikov (2), Kartye (2)
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He is kept off the penalty kill
He draws 1:19 of penalty kill time a game, 147th among forwards.
8.8% of his total ice time
He gets a normal share of the minutes
Laba plays 13:28 a night, 306th among forwards.
997 minutes across 74 games
He gives the puck away more than he should
12 takeaways against 39 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.
0.31 takeaways per giveaway
He wins the draws his team needs him to win
He wins 50.8% of his draws.
138th in the league
He almost never hands the puck to the other team
He gives it away 2.35 times an hour.
702nd most giveaways an hour
He plays a heavy game and the other team feels it
He finishes 6.56 checks an hour.
262nd in the league
The scoreboard moves his team's way when he plays
He is +2 on the season.
288th in the league
He is one of the reasons the man advantage scores
On the power play he produces 0.3 points an hour.
289th in the league
He spends too much time in the penalty box
He takes 1.87 penalty minutes an hour.
341st most penalty minutes an hour
He is the one who makes the play, not the one who finishes it
He sets up 0.9 assists an hour of ice time.
396th in the league
He rarely puts a puck on net of his own
He puts 4.39 shots on goal an hour.
581st in the league
He puts up points at a rate very few match
Laba produces 1.45 points an hour of ice time.
398th in the league
He scores at a rate very few players match
He scores 0.54 goals an hour of ice time.
402nd in the league
He rarely wins the puck back on his own
He takes the puck back 0.72 times an hour.
574th in the league
He blocks about as many shots as anyone else
He blocks 2.59 shots an hour of ice time.
487th in the league
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He does not shoot, he looks to pass or carry instead
He fires 8.55 attempts an hour of ice time.
142 attempts in 997 minutes, 420th of 466 forwards
Defenders get in front of a huge share of his shots
17.6% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.
25 of 142 attempts, 93rd of 468 forwards
There is one shot he goes to more than any other
37.3% of his attempts are the wrist shot.
53 attempts, 4 goals
He gets to the hard areas rather than firing from range
His average attempt comes from 23.7 feet.
142 located attempts, 103rd of 468 forwards
A lot of his shots miss the net entirely
62.4% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.
73 of 117 unblocked, 351st of 468 forwards
He gets his chances from the dirty areas, not the perimeter
59.2% of what he shoots comes from the slot.
84 attempts from inside the home plate, 115th of 468 forwards
His game is played in the hardest part of the ice
59.2% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.
84 of 142 attempts, 116th of 468 forwards
He works one side of the ice far more than the other
52.1% of his attempts come from the middle lane.
26 left, 74 middle, 42 right
He barely shoots the puck across a whole season
Laba has taken 142 shot attempts this season.
64 on goal, 44 missed, 25 blocked, 315th of 468 forwards
He can beat goalies from further out than most players
10.6% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.
15 long-range attempts, 174th of 468 forwards
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He owns this goalie, and the numbers are not close
Laba has scored 1 times on Cam Talbot this season, more than on any other goaltender.
1 goals on 9 attempts, 11.1%
This goalie has his number and he cannot solve him
Charlie Lindgren has turned him away every time: 8 attempts, no goals.
0.0% conversion
No goalie has seen more of him than this one
No goalie has seen more of him than Cam Talbot: 9 attempts, 1 goal.
11.1% conversion
He wins the draw against this centre almost every time
He wins 77.8% of his draws against Tomas Hertl.
7 of 9 faceoffs
This centre beats him on the draw almost every time
Morgan Frost beats him on the draw: he wins only 25.0% of them.
2 of 8 faceoffs
There is one opponent he goes looking for all night
Laba has finished his check on Jean-Gabriel Pageau 4 times, more than anyone.
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One shot in his bag goes in far more often than the rest
His deadliest shot is the snap shot: 12.5% of them go in.
3 goals on 24 attempts
There is a range from which his goals almost always come
His goals average 13.5 feet out, and the longest went in from 31.
9 goals located by coordinate
He is not converting the chances he gets
Laba has 9 goals off 10.5 expected: 1.5 short of what the chances say.
296th of 468 forwards
He finishes in tight at about the usual rate
From inside 25 feet he buries 8.3% of his attempts.
7 goals on 84 close attempts, 247th of 468 forwards
He shoots at about the league's usual rate
He converts 12.3% of the shots he puts on goal.
9 goals on 73 shots, 249th of 468 forwards
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