Quinton Byfield Matchups NHL Stats & Career Totals

He owns this goalie, and the numbers are not close

Byfield has scored 3 times on Adin Hill this season, more than on any other goaltender.

3 goals on 15 attempts, 20.0%

This goalie has his number and he cannot solve him

Juuse Saros has turned him away every time: 15 attempts, no goals.

0.0% conversion

Almost everything he puts on this goalie goes in

His deadliest matchup is Jesper Wallstedt: 25.0% of his attempts against him go in.

2 goals on 8 attempts

One team seems to bring the best out of him

He has 3 goals against the Golden Knights this season.

24 attempts against them

No goalie has seen more of him than this one

No goalie has seen more of him than Juuse Saros: 15 attempts, 0 goals.

0.0% conversion

He wins the draw against this centre almost every time

He wins 90.9% of his draws against Tage Thompson.

10 of 11 faceoffs

This centre beats him on the draw almost every time

Vincent Trocheck beats him on the draw: he wins only 12.5% of them.

1 of 8 faceoffs

There is one team he simply cannot get going against

The Predators have held him without a goal on 18 attempts.

the most attempts he has taken against a club without scoring

He gets under this opponent's skin and draws the penalty

He has drawn 2 penalties on Peyton Krebs.

penalties drawn, from play-by-play

He shoots more pucks over a season than almost anybody

Byfield has taken 362 shot attempts this season.

158 on goal, 103 missed, 77 blocked, 66th of 468 forwards

There is one shot he goes to more than any other

40.1% of his attempts are the wrist shot.

145 attempts, 9 goals

He rarely gets into the dangerous areas of the ice

46.7% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.

169 of 362 attempts, 334th of 468 forwards

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

46.4% of what he shoots comes from the slot.

168 attempts from inside the home plate, 339th of 468 forwards

He works one side of the ice far more than the other

41.2% of his attempts come from the middle lane.

115 left, 149 middle, 98 right

A lot of his shots miss the net entirely

63.9% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.

182 of 285 unblocked, 295th of 468 forwards

Most of his shots come from a long way out

His average attempt comes from 27.3 feet.

362 located attempts, 297th of 468 forwards

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

He fires 13.73 attempts an hour of ice time.

362 attempts in 1,582 minutes, 181st of 466 forwards

His long range shooting is about league average

12.4% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

45 long-range attempts, 244th of 468 forwards

About the usual number of his shots get blocked

21.3% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.

77 of 362 attempts, 226th of 468 forwards

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

His deadliest shot is the snap shot: 14.6% of them go in.

7 goals on 48 attempts

There is a range from which his goals almost always come

His goals average 20.2 feet out, and the longest went in from 82.

24 goals located by coordinate

He scores about what his chances are worth

Byfield has 24 goals off 23.4 expected: 0.6 more than the chances alone say.

201st of 468 forwards

He shoots at about the league's usual rate

He converts 13.2% of the shots he puts on goal.

24 goals on 182 shots, 214th of 468 forwards

He finishes in tight at about the usual rate

From inside 25 feet he buries 8.9% of his attempts.

15 goals on 169 close attempts, 214th of 468 forwards

He takes the puck off people more than almost anyone

He takes the puck back 1.4 times an hour.

111th in the league

He scores at a rate very few players match

He scores 0.91 goals an hour of ice time.

199th in the league

A lot of his goals arrive when the game is on the line

Byfield has 4 game winners including 3 in overtime this season.

24 goals in total

He chips in points even when his team is a man down

He has 1 short-handed points this season.

204th in the league

He gives the puck away more than he should

37 takeaways against 75 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.

0.49 takeaways per giveaway

He shoots the puck himself, not just when his line has it

He puts 6.83 shots on goal an hour.

210th in the league

He is one of the reasons the man advantage scores

On the power play he produces 0.42 points an hour.

228th in the league

Blocking shots is not part of how he plays

He blocks 1.67 shots an hour of ice time.

705th in the league

He puts up points at a rate very few match

Byfield produces 1.86 points an hour of ice time.

267th in the league

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

He sets up 0.95 assists an hour of ice time.

356th in the league

He avoids the physical side of the game

He finishes 2.5 checks an hour.

605th in the league

He spends too much time in the penalty box

He takes 1.75 penalty minutes an hour.

375th most penalty minutes an hour

The scoreboard moves the wrong way when he plays

He is -2 on the season.

564th in the league

He wins about half his draws, like most centres

He wins 45.5% of his draws.

262nd in the league

He gives the puck away about as often as most

He gives it away 2.85 times an hour.

485th most giveaways an hour

The goals go the wrong way when he is on the ice

The Kings are down 13 goals with Byfield on the ice.

83 for, 96 against, 383rd of 466 forwards

His side controls the puck while he is out there

Byfield's line owns 53.0% of the 5v5 shot attempts.

1,216 for, 1,077 against, 87th of 454 forwards

His results are about what the underlying play deserves

His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 99.2, close to neutral.

8.6% shooting and 90.7% goaltending behind him, 260th of 454 forwards

His line spends the night in the other team's end

At 5v5 the Kings generate 53.4% of the expected goals with Byfield on the ice.

91.2 xGF to 79.7 xGA over 1,149 minutes, 99th of 454 forwards

The offence comes alive when he steps on the ice

The Kings create 4.76 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Byfield on.

112th of 454 forwards

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

51.6% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Byfield is on.

538 for, 504 against, 147th of 454 forwards

Very little gets through when he is on the ice

He gives up 4.16 expected goals an hour at 5v5.

151st of 454 forwards

His line wastes the chances it works so hard to create

His line is being outscored despite the play: 49.5% of the goals off 53.4% of the expected goals.

3.9 points of goal share below expectation

The kill is about average with him on it

Short-handed he concedes 10.22 expected goals an hour.

30 goals against in 151 minutes, 103rd of 180 forwards

He gives up about what an average skater gives up

Opponents get 56.23 shot attempts an hour with Byfield on the ice at 5v5.

199th of 454 forwards

The power play is ordinary with him on it

On the power play his unit generates 9.69 expected goals an hour.

19 goals in 167 minutes, 150th of 269 forwards

Goals go both ways evenly when he is on

The Kings score 49.5% of the 5v5 goals with Byfield out there.

46 for, 47 against, 231st of 454 forwards

His coach leans on him more than almost anyone

Byfield plays 20:01 a night, 33rd among forwards.

1,582 minutes across 79 games

He is one of the players his coach trusts to kill penalties

He draws 2:02 of penalty kill time a game, 56th among forwards.

9.5% of his total ice time

He gets an ordinary share of the power play time

He draws 2:15 of power play time a game, 148th among forwards.

10.6% of his total ice time

It stops working when he is paired with Adrian Kempe

The pairing with Kempe is the one that costs him: 42.6% of the expected goals together, 54.9% apart.

148 minutes together, 1,002 minutes apart

Teammates play better with him than they do without him

Perry is a different player beside him: 58.8% of the expected goals with Byfield, 41.4% without him.

103 minutes together, 122 minutes apart for Perry

Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line

Ceci does better away from him: 56.2% of the expected goals apart against 48.4% together.

322 minutes together, 922 minutes apart

Brandt Clarke is the partner who brings the best out of him

Byfield is at his best beside Clarke: 57.4% of the expected goals together against 51.3% apart.

333 minutes together, 816 minutes apart

He and Brandt Clarke are the pair that scares the other team

The pairing that generates most is Byfield and Clarke: 5.99 expected goals an hour.

333 minutes together at 5v5

Mikey Anderson is the partner his coach keeps going back to

He spends more 5v5 time with Anderson than anyone: 491 minutes, worth 50.3% of the expected goals.

21 goals for, 21 against together

The goals go his team's way when Brandt Clarke is out there with him

With Clarke on the ice too, the Kings have outscored opponents 14 to 7 at 5v5.

66.7% goal share over 333 minutes

Nothing gets through when he and Corey Perry are out together

He gives up least beside Perry: 2.98 expected goals against an hour.

103 minutes together at 5v5

Drew Doughty is who he runs the power play with, almost every time

On the power play his best partner is Doughty: 95.5% of the expected goals over 35 minutes.

1 goals for, 0 against together

Brian Dumoulin is who he kills penalties with, almost every time

Killing penalties he is tightest with Dumoulin: 6.92 expected goals against an hour.

32 minutes together short-handed

This is the group his coach trusts with the game

The five the coach goes back to is Byfield with Anderson, Doughty, Laferriere and Moore, 145 minutes at 5v5.

56.4% 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 Fiala, Kempe, Kopitar and Kuzmenko: 3 goals in 32 minutes.

5.55 goals an hour, 4.7 expected

This is the group sent out to kill the hard ones

His most used kill is with Anderson, Edmundson and Laferriere: 5 goals against in 26 minutes.

11.7 against an hour, 4.3 expected

This is the group that wins him his minutes

His best five is with Armia, Clarke, Edmundson and Fiala: 67.2% of the expected goals over 35 minutes.

1 goal for, 0 against, 63.4% of the attempts

His coach keeps shuffling the players around him

Byfield has played 41 different five-man units at 5v5, 6 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

13 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Byfield this season.

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

Adrian Kempe is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone

Adrian Kempe has assisted on 6 of his 24 goals, 25.0% of them.

3 primary, 3 secondary

Alex Laferriere is the teammate he sets up more than anyone

He has helped on 6 of Alex Laferriere's goals, 24.0% of his own assists.

3 primary, 3 secondary

His assists are the real ones, the pass that made the goal

64.0% of his assists are primary, the pass that actually made the goal.

16 primary of 25 assists

One teammate is responsible for most of his goals

15 different teammates have assisted on his 24 goals.

Kempe (6), Moore (5), Laferriere (4), Doughty (4)

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