His coach keeps shuffling the players around him
Koivunen has been shuffled through 17 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
7 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Koivunen this season.
each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split
Ben Kindel is the partner who brings the best out of him
Koivunen is at his best beside Kindel: 62.4% of the expected goals together against 52.1% apart.
228 minutes together, 222 minutes apart
It stops working when he is paired with Kris Letang
The pairing with Letang is the one that costs him: 48.3% of the expected goals together, 63.7% apart.
161 minutes together, 289 minutes apart
Teammates play better with him than they do without him
Kindel is a different player beside him: 62.4% of the expected goals with Koivunen, 48.0% without him.
228 minutes together, 681 minutes apart for Kindel
His linemates play better with him than without him, every time
7 of his 7 regular 5v5 partners post a better expected-goal share beside Koivunen than away from him.
partners with at least 100 minutes together and apart
He and Ben Kindel are the pair that scares the other team
The pairing that generates most is Koivunen and Kindel: 6.06 expected goals an hour.
228 minutes together at 5v5
Ben Kindel is the partner his coach keeps going back to
He spends more 5v5 time with Kindel than anyone: 228 minutes, worth 62.4% of the expected goals.
5 goals for, 11 against together
Nothing gets through when he and Erik Karlsson are out together
He gives up least beside Karlsson: 2.84 expected goals against an hour.
117 minutes together at 5v5
His line wastes the chances it works so hard to create
His line is being outscored despite the play: 35.7% of the goals off 58.1% of the expected goals.
22.4 points of goal share below expectation
Very little gets through when he is on the ice
He gives up 3.56 expected goals an hour at 5v5.
20th of 455 forwards
His line spends the night in the other team's end
At 5v5 the Penguins generate 58.1% of the expected goals with Koivunen on the ice.
37.0 xGF to 26.7 xGA over 451 minutes, 24th of 455 forwards
His side controls the puck while he is out there
Koivunen's line owns 57.0% of the 5v5 shot attempts.
490 for, 370 against, 26th of 455 forwards
His line puts far more rubber on the net than it allows
56.7% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Koivunen is on.
212 for, 162 against, 30th of 455 forwards
His results are about what the underlying play deserves
His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 93.6, running cold and likely to correct.
4.7% shooting and 88.9% goaltending behind him, 451st of 455 forwards
Almost nothing comes back the other way with him out there
Opponents get 49.26 shot attempts an hour with Koivunen on the ice at 5v5.
36th of 455 forwards
His team keeps getting outscored while he is out there
The Penguins score 35.7% of the 5v5 goals with Koivunen out there.
10 for, 18 against, 413th of 455 forwards
The offence comes alive when he steps on the ice
The Penguins create 4.93 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Koivunen on.
84th of 455 forwards
The goals go the wrong way when he is on the ice
The Penguins are down 6 goals with Koivunen on the ice.
16 for, 22 against, 312th of 465 forwards
Anthony Mantha is the teammate he sets up more than anyone
He has helped on 2 of Anthony Mantha's goals, 40.0% of his own assists.
1 primary, 1 secondary
He gets a normal share of the minutes
Koivunen plays 12:44 a night, 336th among forwards.
497 minutes across 39 games
He wins the draws his team needs him to win
He wins 100.0% of his draws.
4th in the league
He avoids the physical side of the game
He finishes 0.6 checks an hour.
891st in the league
He takes the puck off people more than almost anyone
He takes the puck back 1.33 times an hour.
141st in the league
The scoreboard moves the wrong way when he plays
He is -10 on the season.
790th in the league
How he gets his points says what kind of player he is
57.1% of his points come on the power play, so his even-strength production is thinner than the totals suggest.
4 of 7 points with the man advantage
He almost never hands the puck to the other team
He gives it away 2.17 times an hour.
768th most giveaways an hour
He is one of the reasons the man advantage scores
On the power play he produces 0.48 points an hour.
202nd in the league
Blocking shots is not part of how he plays
He blocks 1.69 shots an hour of ice time.
696th in the league
He rarely puts a puck on net of his own
He puts 4.23 shots on goal an hour.
609th in the league
The points are not coming for him this season
Koivunen produces 0.85 points an hour of ice time.
659th in the league
He starts and finishes plays in about equal measure
He sets up 0.6 assists an hour of ice time.
609th in the league
He scores at about the rate you would expect
He scores 0.24 goals an hour of ice time.
593rd in the league
He takes about as many penalties as anyone
He takes 1.21 penalty minutes an hour.
542nd most penalty minutes an hour
He finds shooting lanes that most players cannot
34.1% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.
30 of 88 attempts, 466th of 468 forwards
He barely shoots the puck across a whole season
Koivunen has taken 88 shot attempts this season.
36 on goal, 20 missed, 30 blocked, 393rd of 468 forwards
There is one shot he goes to more than any other
27.3% of his attempts are the wrist shot.
24 attempts, 0 goals
He does not shoot, he looks to pass or carry instead
He fires 10.63 attempts an hour of ice time.
88 attempts in 497 minutes, 334th of 465 forwards
He gets to the hard areas rather than firing from range
His average attempt comes from 24.7 feet.
88 located attempts, 145th of 468 forwards
He can beat goalies from further out than most players
10.2% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.
9 long-range attempts, 159th of 468 forwards
His game is played in the hardest part of the ice
55.7% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.
49 of 88 attempts, 175th of 468 forwards
He takes an ordinary share of his shots from close range
53.4% of what he shoots comes from the slot.
47 attempts from inside the home plate, 219th of 468 forwards
He hits the net about as often as anyone
65.5% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.
38 of 58 unblocked, 229th of 468 forwards
No goalie has seen more of him than this one
No goalie has seen more of him than Ville Husso: 7 attempts, 0 goals.
0.0% conversion
The chances in tight are not going in for him
From inside 25 feet he buries 2.0% of his attempts.
1 goals on 49 close attempts, 460th of 468 forwards
His shooting has gone cold this season
He converts 5.3% of the shots he puts on goal.
2 goals on 38 shots, 440th of 468 forwards
He is not converting the chances he gets
Koivunen has 2 goals off 6.2 expected: 4.2 short of what the chances say.
403rd of 468 forwards
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.
2 goals on 16 attempts
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His coach keeps shuffling the players around him
Koivunen has been shuffled through 17 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
7 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Koivunen this season.
each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split
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Ben Kindel is the partner who brings the best out of him
Koivunen is at his best beside Kindel: 62.4% of the expected goals together against 52.1% apart.
228 minutes together, 222 minutes apart
It stops working when he is paired with Kris Letang
The pairing with Letang is the one that costs him: 48.3% of the expected goals together, 63.7% apart.
161 minutes together, 289 minutes apart
Teammates play better with him than they do without him
Kindel is a different player beside him: 62.4% of the expected goals with Koivunen, 48.0% without him.
228 minutes together, 681 minutes apart for Kindel
His linemates play better with him than without him, every time
7 of his 7 regular 5v5 partners post a better expected-goal share beside Koivunen than away from him.
partners with at least 100 minutes together and apart
He and Ben Kindel are the pair that scares the other team
The pairing that generates most is Koivunen and Kindel: 6.06 expected goals an hour.
228 minutes together at 5v5
Ben Kindel is the partner his coach keeps going back to
He spends more 5v5 time with Kindel than anyone: 228 minutes, worth 62.4% of the expected goals.
5 goals for, 11 against together
Nothing gets through when he and Erik Karlsson are out together
He gives up least beside Karlsson: 2.84 expected goals against an hour.
117 minutes together at 5v5
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His line wastes the chances it works so hard to create
His line is being outscored despite the play: 35.7% of the goals off 58.1% of the expected goals.
22.4 points of goal share below expectation
Very little gets through when he is on the ice
He gives up 3.56 expected goals an hour at 5v5.
20th of 455 forwards
His line spends the night in the other team's end
At 5v5 the Penguins generate 58.1% of the expected goals with Koivunen on the ice.
37.0 xGF to 26.7 xGA over 451 minutes, 24th of 455 forwards
His side controls the puck while he is out there
Koivunen's line owns 57.0% of the 5v5 shot attempts.
490 for, 370 against, 26th of 455 forwards
His line puts far more rubber on the net than it allows
56.7% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Koivunen is on.
212 for, 162 against, 30th of 455 forwards
His results are about what the underlying play deserves
His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 93.6, running cold and likely to correct.
4.7% shooting and 88.9% goaltending behind him, 451st of 455 forwards
Almost nothing comes back the other way with him out there
Opponents get 49.26 shot attempts an hour with Koivunen on the ice at 5v5.
36th of 455 forwards
His team keeps getting outscored while he is out there
The Penguins score 35.7% of the 5v5 goals with Koivunen out there.
10 for, 18 against, 413th of 455 forwards
The offence comes alive when he steps on the ice
The Penguins create 4.93 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Koivunen on.
84th of 455 forwards
The goals go the wrong way when he is on the ice
The Penguins are down 6 goals with Koivunen on the ice.
16 for, 22 against, 312th of 465 forwards
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Anthony Mantha is the teammate he sets up more than anyone
He has helped on 2 of Anthony Mantha's goals, 40.0% of his own assists.
1 primary, 1 secondary
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He gets a normal share of the minutes
Koivunen plays 12:44 a night, 336th among forwards.
497 minutes across 39 games
He wins the draws his team needs him to win
He wins 100.0% of his draws.
4th in the league
He avoids the physical side of the game
He finishes 0.6 checks an hour.
891st in the league
He takes the puck off people more than almost anyone
He takes the puck back 1.33 times an hour.
141st in the league
The scoreboard moves the wrong way when he plays
He is -10 on the season.
790th in the league
How he gets his points says what kind of player he is
57.1% of his points come on the power play, so his even-strength production is thinner than the totals suggest.
4 of 7 points with the man advantage
He almost never hands the puck to the other team
He gives it away 2.17 times an hour.
768th most giveaways an hour
He is one of the reasons the man advantage scores
On the power play he produces 0.48 points an hour.
202nd in the league
Blocking shots is not part of how he plays
He blocks 1.69 shots an hour of ice time.
696th in the league
He rarely puts a puck on net of his own
He puts 4.23 shots on goal an hour.
609th in the league
The points are not coming for him this season
Koivunen produces 0.85 points an hour of ice time.
659th in the league
He starts and finishes plays in about equal measure
He sets up 0.6 assists an hour of ice time.
609th in the league
He scores at about the rate you would expect
He scores 0.24 goals an hour of ice time.
593rd in the league
He takes about as many penalties as anyone
He takes 1.21 penalty minutes an hour.
542nd most penalty minutes an hour
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He finds shooting lanes that most players cannot
34.1% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.
30 of 88 attempts, 466th of 468 forwards
He barely shoots the puck across a whole season
Koivunen has taken 88 shot attempts this season.
36 on goal, 20 missed, 30 blocked, 393rd of 468 forwards
There is one shot he goes to more than any other
27.3% of his attempts are the wrist shot.
24 attempts, 0 goals
He does not shoot, he looks to pass or carry instead
He fires 10.63 attempts an hour of ice time.
88 attempts in 497 minutes, 334th of 465 forwards
He gets to the hard areas rather than firing from range
His average attempt comes from 24.7 feet.
88 located attempts, 145th of 468 forwards
He can beat goalies from further out than most players
10.2% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.
9 long-range attempts, 159th of 468 forwards
His game is played in the hardest part of the ice
55.7% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.
49 of 88 attempts, 175th of 468 forwards
He takes an ordinary share of his shots from close range
53.4% of what he shoots comes from the slot.
47 attempts from inside the home plate, 219th of 468 forwards
He hits the net about as often as anyone
65.5% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.
38 of 58 unblocked, 229th of 468 forwards
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No goalie has seen more of him than this one
No goalie has seen more of him than Ville Husso: 7 attempts, 0 goals.
0.0% conversion
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The chances in tight are not going in for him
From inside 25 feet he buries 2.0% of his attempts.
1 goals on 49 close attempts, 460th of 468 forwards
His shooting has gone cold this season
He converts 5.3% of the shots he puts on goal.
2 goals on 38 shots, 440th of 468 forwards
He is not converting the chances he gets
Koivunen has 2 goals off 6.2 expected: 4.2 short of what the chances say.
403rd of 468 forwards
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.
2 goals on 16 attempts
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