Sebastian Aho Matchups NHL Stats & Career Totals

He owns this goalie, and the numbers are not close

Aho has scored 2 times on Kevin Lankinen this season, more than on any other goaltender.

2 goals on 8 attempts, 25.0%

This goalie has his number and he cannot solve him

Jacob Markstrom has turned him away every time: 10 attempts, no goals.

0.0% conversion

Almost everything he puts on this goalie goes in

His deadliest matchup is Kevin Lankinen: 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 Predators this season.

11 attempts against them

No goalie has seen more of him than this one

No goalie has seen more of him than Stuart Skinner: 27 attempts, 1 goal.

3.7% conversion

He wins the draw against this centre almost every time

He wins 91.7% of his draws against Jack Hughes.

11 of 12 faceoffs

This centre beats him on the draw almost every time

J.T. Miller beats him on the draw: he wins only 9.1% of them.

1 of 11 faceoffs

There is one team he simply cannot get going against

The Blue Jackets have held him without a goal on 19 attempts.

the most attempts he has taken against a club without scoring

He shoots more pucks over a season than almost anybody

Aho has taken 408 shot attempts this season.

169 on goal, 119 missed, 93 blocked, 39th of 468 forwards

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

He fires 15.8 attempts an hour of ice time.

408 attempts in 1,549 minutes, 98th of 466 forwards

A lot of his shots miss the net entirely

62.2% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.

196 of 315 unblocked, 362nd of 468 forwards

There is one shot he goes to more than any other

27.9% of his attempts are the snap shot.

114 attempts, 11 goals

He rarely gets into the dangerous areas of the ice

46.1% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.

188 of 408 attempts, 355th of 468 forwards

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

46.1% of what he shoots comes from the slot.

188 attempts from inside the home plate, 344th of 468 forwards

He finds shooting lanes that most players cannot

22.8% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.

93 of 408 attempts, 298th of 468 forwards

Most of his shots come from a long way out

His average attempt comes from 27.2 feet.

408 located attempts, 293rd of 468 forwards

His long range shooting is about league average

11.8% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

48 long-range attempts, 216th of 468 forwards

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

His deadliest shot is the wrist shot: 10.6% of them go in.

10 goals on 94 attempts

The chances in tight are not going in for him

From inside 25 feet he buries 6.4% of his attempts.

12 goals on 188 close attempts, 351st of 468 forwards

There is a range from which his goals almost always come

His goals average 26.2 feet out, and the longest went in from 66.

27 goals located by coordinate

He scores more than the chances he gets should produce

Aho has 27 goals off 25.0 expected: 2.0 more than the chances alone say.

167th of 468 forwards

He shoots at about the league's usual rate

He converts 13.8% of the shots he puts on goal.

27 goals on 196 shots, 184th of 468 forwards

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

He has 6 short-handed points this season.

2nd in the league

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

He sets up 2.05 assists an hour of ice time.

49th in the league

He is one of the reasons the man advantage scores

On the power play he produces 1.05 points an hour.

45th in the league

He puts up points at a rate very few match

Aho produces 3.1 points an hour of ice time.

52nd in the league

Blocking shots is not part of how he plays

He blocks 0.89 shots an hour of ice time.

889th in the league

He hands the puck over more than he should

He gives it away 4.22 times an hour.

95th most giveaways an hour

The scoreboard moves his team's way when he plays

He is +11 on the season.

114th in the league

He scores at a rate very few players match

He scores 1.05 goals an hour of ice time.

126th in the league

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

He puts 7.56 shots on goal an hour.

141st in the league

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

Aho has 4 game winners including 2 in overtime this season.

27 goals in total

He takes the puck off people more than almost anyone

He takes the puck back 1.2 times an hour.

197th in the league

He gives the puck away more than he should

31 takeaways against 109 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.

0.28 takeaways per giveaway

He wins the draws his team needs him to win

He wins 50.5% of his draws.

142nd in the league

He avoids the physical side of the game

He finishes 2.44 checks an hour.

616th in the league

He spends too much time in the penalty box

He takes 1.78 penalty minutes an hour.

367th most penalty minutes an hour

His side controls the puck while he is out there

Aho's line owns 61.4% of the 5v5 shot attempts.

1,307 for, 820 against, 2nd of 457 forwards

Almost nothing comes back the other way with him out there

Opponents get 46.84 shot attempts an hour with Aho on the ice at 5v5.

10th of 457 forwards

Teams struggle to score on him when he is killing penalties

Short-handed he concedes 6.4 expected goals an hour.

15 goals against in 132 minutes, 4th of 180 forwards

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

58.3% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Aho is on.

621 for, 444 against, 11th of 457 forwards

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

The Hurricanes are up 44 goals with Aho on the ice.

127 for, 83 against, 26th of 466 forwards

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

At 5v5 the Hurricanes generate 57.8% of the expected goals with Aho on the ice.

90.2 xGF to 65.8 xGA over 1,050 minutes, 29th of 457 forwards

The offence comes alive when he steps on the ice

The Hurricanes create 5.15 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Aho on.

46th of 457 forwards

Very little gets through when he is on the ice

He gives up 3.76 expected goals an hour at 5v5.

47th of 457 forwards

His results are about what the underlying play deserves

His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 97.6, running cold and likely to correct.

8.9% shooting and 88.7% goaltending behind him, 350th of 457 forwards

His line wastes the chances it works so hard to create

His line is being outscored despite the play: 52.4% of the goals off 57.8% of the expected goals.

5.4 points of goal share below expectation

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

The Hurricanes score 52.4% of the 5v5 goals with Aho out there.

55 for, 50 against, 161st of 457 forwards

The power play is ordinary with him on it

On the power play his unit generates 9.81 expected goals an hour.

46 goals in 246 minutes, 140th of 269 forwards

His coach leans on him more than almost anyone

Aho plays 19:36 a night, 40th among forwards.

1,549 minutes across 79 games

His coach puts him out for most of the power play time

He draws 3:11 of power play time a game, 65th among forwards.

15.9% of his total ice time

He takes an ordinary share of the penalty killing

He draws 1:48 of penalty kill time a game, 85th among forwards.

8.5% of his total ice time

K'Andre Miller is the partner who brings the best out of him

Aho is at his best beside Miller: 66.2% of the expected goals together against 52.7% apart.

402 minutes together, 648 minutes apart

Teammates play better with him than they do without him

Jarvis is a different player beside him: 57.7% of the expected goals with Aho, 47.6% without him.

765 minutes together, 153 minutes apart for Jarvis

It stops working when he is paired with Jalen Chatfield

The pairing with Chatfield is the one that costs him: 52.8% of the expected goals together, 60.3% apart.

360 minutes together, 691 minutes apart

Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line

Slavin does better away from him: 58.3% of the expected goals apart against 52.4% together.

224 minutes together, 439 minutes apart

He and K'Andre Miller are the pair that scares the other team

The pairing that generates most is Aho and Miller: 5.88 expected goals an hour.

402 minutes together at 5v5

Andrei Svechnikov is the partner his coach keeps going back to

He spends more 5v5 time with Svechnikov than anyone: 775 minutes, worth 59.2% of the expected goals.

41 goals for, 34 against together

The goals go his team's way when Shayne Gostisbehere is out there with him

With Gostisbehere on the ice too, the Hurricanes have outscored opponents 14 to 10 at 5v5.

58.3% goal share over 200 minutes

Nothing gets through when he and Joel Nystrom are out together

He gives up least beside Nystrom: 2.55 expected goals against an hour.

111 minutes together at 5v5

Jordan Staal is who he runs the power play with, almost every time

On the power play his best partner is Staal: 96.3% of the expected goals over 48 minutes.

12 goals for, 0 against together

Alexander Nikishin is who he kills penalties with, almost every time

Killing penalties he is tightest with Nikishin: 5.35 expected goals against an hour.

41 minutes together short-handed

This is the group his coach trusts with the game

The five the coach goes back to is Aho with Jarvis, Miller, Svechnikov and Walker, 179 minutes at 5v5.

61.5% of the expected goals, 9 goals for and 9 against

This is the group the power play actually runs through

His power-play unit is Ehlers, Gostisbehere, Jarvis and Svechnikov: 12 goals in 82 minutes.

8.76 goals an hour, 13.9 expected

This is the group sent out to kill the hard ones

His most used kill is with Jarvis, Miller and Walker: 1 goal against in 29 minutes.

2.05 against an hour, 3.6 expected

This is the group that wins him his minutes

His best five is with Ehlers, Miller, Svechnikov and Walker: 70.0% of the expected goals over 34 minutes.

5 goals for, 2 against, 67.5% of the attempts

His coach keeps shuffling the players around him

Aho has played 34 different five-man units at 5v5, 4 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

10 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Aho this season.

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

Seth Jarvis is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone

Seth Jarvis has assisted on 12 of his 27 goals, 44.4% of them.

7 primary, 5 secondary

Andrei Svechnikov is the teammate he sets up more than anyone

He has helped on 15 of Andrei Svechnikov's goals, 28.3% of his own assists.

9 primary, 6 secondary

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

60.4% of his assists are primary, the pass that actually made the goal.

32 primary of 53 assists

One teammate is responsible for most of his goals

10 different teammates have assisted on his 27 goals.

Jarvis (12), Svechnikov (9), Ehlers (6), Miller (5)

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