Simon Holmstrom Matchups NHL Stats & Career Totals

He owns this goalie, and the numbers are not close

Holmstrom has scored 2 times on Jacob Markstrom this season, more than on any other goaltender.

2 goals on 6 attempts, 33.3%

This goalie has his number and he cannot solve him

Joseph Woll has turned him away every time: 10 attempts, no goals.

0.0% conversion

One team seems to bring the best out of him

He has 3 goals against the Flyers this season.

10 attempts against them

No goalie has seen more of him than this one

No goalie has seen more of him than Joseph Woll: 10 attempts, 0 goals.

0.0% conversion

A lot of his shots miss the net entirely

58.8% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.

104 of 177 unblocked, 433rd of 468 forwards

Defenders get in front of a huge share of his shots

17.3% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.

37 of 214 attempts, 83rd of 468 forwards

He does not shoot, he looks to pass or carry instead

He fires 9.72 attempts an hour of ice time.

214 attempts in 1,322 minutes, 377th of 466 forwards

There is one shot he goes to more than any other

36.0% of his attempts are the wrist shot.

77 attempts, 9 goals

He rarely gets into the dangerous areas of the ice

46.3% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.

99 of 214 attempts, 351st of 468 forwards

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

46.3% of what he shoots comes from the slot.

99 attempts from inside the home plate, 341st of 468 forwards

He can beat goalies from further out than most players

10.7% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

23 long-range attempts, 178th of 468 forwards

He shoots from about where everyone else shoots from

His average attempt comes from 26.5 feet.

214 located attempts, 255th of 468 forwards

He takes about as many shots over a season as anyone

Holmstrom has taken 214 shot attempts this season.

83 on goal, 73 missed, 37 blocked, 208th of 468 forwards

The chances he gets in tight almost always go in

From inside 25 feet he buries 16.2% of his attempts.

16 goals on 99 close attempts, 11th of 468 forwards

A remarkable share of his shots end up in the net

He converts 20.2% of the shots he puts on goal.

21 goals on 104 shots, 24th of 468 forwards

He scores more than the chances he gets should produce

Holmstrom has 21 goals off 13.3 expected: 7.7 more than the chances alone say.

50th of 468 forwards

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

His deadliest shot is the backhand: 25.0% of them go in.

4 goals on 16 attempts

There is a range from which his goals almost always come

His goals average 20.1 feet out, and the longest went in from 94.

21 goals located by coordinate

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

He has 4 short-handed points this season.

12th in the league

He avoids the physical side of the game

He finishes 0.68 checks an hour.

879th in the league

He takes the puck off people more than almost anyone

He takes the puck back 1.41 times an hour.

108th in the league

Losing draws is a real hole in his game

He wins 23.5% of his draws.

497th in the league

How he gets his points says what kind of player he is

Only 9.8% of his points come on the power play: this is even-strength production.

4 of 41 points with the man advantage

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

Holmstrom has 5 game winners including 2 in overtime this season.

19 goals in total

He scores at a rate very few players match

He scores 0.86 goals an hour of ice time.

225th in the league

He gives the puck away more than he should

31 takeaways against 56 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.

0.55 takeaways per giveaway

The scoreboard moves his team's way when he plays

He is +4 on the season.

216th in the league

He puts up points at a rate very few match

Holmstrom produces 1.86 points an hour of ice time.

265th in the league

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

He takes 0.73 penalty minutes an hour.

730th most penalty minutes an hour

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

He sets up 1 assists an hour of ice time.

327th in the league

He almost never hands the puck to the other team

He gives it away 2.54 times an hour.

621st most giveaways an hour

Blocking shots is not part of how he plays

He blocks 2.04 shots an hour of ice time.

610th in the league

He is one of the reasons the man advantage scores

On the power play he produces 0.18 points an hour.

342nd in the league

He puts about as many pucks on net as anyone

He puts 4.5 shots on goal an hour.

563rd in the league

The defence springs leaks when he is out there

He gives up 4.93 expected goals an hour at 5v5.

403rd of 454 forwards

The power play stalls when he is the one out there

On the power play his unit generates 8.18 expected goals an hour.

7 goals in 111 minutes, 228th of 269 forwards

The kill leaks goals when he is the one out there

Short-handed he concedes 11.45 expected goals an hour.

16 goals against in 155 minutes, 143rd of 180 forwards

His results are about what the underlying play deserves

His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 101.0, close to neutral.

10.5% shooting and 90.5% goaltending behind him, 154th of 454 forwards

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

The Islanders are down 6 goals with Holmstrom on the ice.

64 for, 70 against, 314th of 466 forwards

Play tilts towards his own net when he is out there

At 5v5 the Islanders generate 47.2% of the expected goals with Holmstrom on the ice.

70.9 xGF to 79.2 xGA over 963 minutes, 315th of 454 forwards

The other team gets whatever it wants when he is on

Opponents get 59.14 shot attempts an hour with Holmstrom on the ice at 5v5.

317th of 454 forwards

His line finishes better than the chances it creates

His line is scoring above the chances it creates: 50.6% of the goals off 47.2% of the expected goals.

3.4 points of goal share above expectation

His line gets badly outshot when it is out there

48.2% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Holmstrom is on.

410 for, 441 against, 271st of 454 forwards

The offence runs at about its usual level with him

The Islanders create 4.42 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Holmstrom on.

197th of 454 forwards

Goals go both ways evenly when he is on

The Islanders score 50.6% of the 5v5 goals with Holmstrom out there.

43 for, 42 against, 196th of 454 forwards

Neither team controls the puck when he is on

Holmstrom's line owns 49.2% of the 5v5 shot attempts.

918 for, 949 against, 233rd of 454 forwards

He is not part of the power play plan

He draws 1:44 of power play time a game, 214th among forwards.

8.4% of his total ice time

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

He draws 2:07 of penalty kill time a game, 41st among forwards.

11.7% of his total ice time

His coach leans on him more than almost anyone

Holmstrom plays 16:43 a night, 148th among forwards.

1,322 minutes across 79 games

Anders Lee is the partner who brings the best out of him

Holmstrom is at his best beside Lee: 56.1% of the expected goals together against 40.8% apart.

355 minutes together, 608 minutes apart

It stops working when he is paired with Max Shabanov

The pairing with Shabanov is the one that costs him: 38.2% of the expected goals together, 48.1% apart.

101 minutes together, 862 minutes apart

Teammates play better with him than they do without him

Duclair is a different player beside him: 45.0% of the expected goals with Holmstrom, 40.0% without him.

103 minutes together, 616 minutes apart for Duclair

Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line

Schaefer does better away from him: 51.3% of the expected goals apart against 45.7% together.

368 minutes together, 1,132 minutes apart

He and Anders Lee are the pair that scares the other team

The pairing that generates most is Holmstrom and Lee: 6.01 expected goals an hour.

355 minutes together at 5v5

Jean-Gabriel Pageau is the partner his coach keeps going back to

He spends more 5v5 time with Pageau than anyone: 489 minutes, worth 44.9% of the expected goals.

24 goals for, 25 against together

The goals go his team's way when Mathew Barzal is out there with him

With Barzal on the ice too, the Islanders have outscored opponents 11 to 6 at 5v5.

64.7% goal share over 189 minutes

Nothing gets through when he and Mathew Barzal are out together

He gives up least beside Barzal: 4.13 expected goals against an hour.

189 minutes together at 5v5

Emil Heineman is who he runs the power play with, almost every time

On the power play his best partner is Heineman: 92.4% of the expected goals over 59 minutes.

4 goals for, 2 against together

Scott Mayfield is who he kills penalties with, almost every time

Killing penalties he is tightest with Mayfield: 9.4 expected goals against an hour.

48 minutes together short-handed

This is the group his coach trusts with the game

The five the coach goes back to is Holmstrom with Lee, Pageau, Pulock and Schaefer, 45 minutes at 5v5.

61.4% of the expected goals, 3 goals for and 1 against

This is the group that wins him his minutes

His best five is with Lee, Pageau, Pulock and Schaefer: 61.4% of the expected goals over 45 minutes.

3 goals for, 1 against, 52.3% of the attempts

This is the group sent out to kill the hard ones

His most used kill is with Pageau, Pelech and Pulock: 7 goals against in 64 minutes.

6.56 against an hour, 13.8 expected

This group gets caved in every time it goes out

The five that struggles is with Lee, Mayfield, Pageau and Soucy: 29.0% of the expected goals.

1 goal for, 2 against over 32 minutes

His coach keeps shuffling the players around him

Holmstrom has been shuffled through 44 different five-man units, and only 3 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

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

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

Tony DeAngelo is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone

Tony DeAngelo has assisted on 5 of his 21 goals, 23.8% of them.

5 primary, 0 secondary

Jean-Gabriel Pageau is the teammate he sets up more than anyone

He has helped on 6 of Jean-Gabriel Pageau's goals, 27.3% of his own assists.

3 primary, 3 secondary

His assists are the usual mix of first and second passes

59.1% of his assists are primary, the pass that actually made the goal.

13 primary of 22 assists

One teammate is responsible for most of his goals

12 different teammates have assisted on his 21 goals.

DeAngelo (5), Pageau (4), Mayfield (3), Barzal (3)

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