Ondrej Palat

The five the coach goes back to is Palat with Barzal, DeAngelo, Horvat and Pelech, 34 minutes at 5v5.

Palat has been shuffled through 36 different five-man units, and only 2 of them have settled.

The pairing with Brown is the one that costs him: 30.9% of the expected goals together, 52.4% apart.

Brown does better away from him: 52.8% of the expected goals apart against 30.9% together.

Only 1 of his 18 regular 5v5 partners post a better expected-goal share beside Palat than away from him.

He spends more 5v5 time with Siegenthaler than anyone: 211 minutes, worth 45.0% of the expected goals.

The Islanders create 3.96 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Palat on.

The Islanders score 44.2% of the 5v5 goals with Palat out there.

His line is being outscored despite the play: 44.2% of the goals off 48.2% of the expected goals.

At 5v5 the Islanders generate 48.2% of the expected goals with Palat on the ice.

The Islanders are down 3 goals with Palat on the ice.

He is -11 on the season.

12 takeaways against 42 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.

He takes the puck back 0.7 times an hour.

Palat produces 0.88 points an hour of ice time.

He sets up 0.58 assists an hour of ice time.

61.9% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.

13.6% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

Jet Greaves has turned him away every time: 8 attempts, no goals.

Palat has 5 goals off 12.0 expected: 7.0 short of what the chances say.

He converts 6.0% of the shots he puts on goal.

From inside 25 feet he buries 5.4% of his attempts.