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Every 2022-23 skater, rated and typed from real play-by-play · 1,312 games analyzed

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The elite

Alpha Rating?· Archetype?

Top Center

97

Alpha Rating

Connor McDavid

EDM · C · 82 GP · 153 pts

Dual Threat

SCR 94

PLY 91

TRN 90

DEF 70

Top Winger

96

Alpha Rating

David Pastrnak

BOS · RW · 82 GP · 113 pts

Dual Threat

SCR 93

PLY 91

TRN 94

DEF 29

Top Defenseman

91

Alpha Rating

Roman Josi

NSH · D · 67 GP · 59 pts

Offensive QB

SCR 92

PLY 90

TRN 92

DEF 77

Top Goalie

88

Alpha Rating

Jake Oettinger

DAL · G · 62 GP

+31.2 GSAx

SAV 82

REB 96

WKL 14

HD 52

Six questions, answered by the data

Who finishes??

Goals - and the quality of chances behind them.

Connor McDavid

EDM · C · Alpha 97

64 G47.2 iXG

  1. 2David PastrnakBOS61 G · 44.1 iXGAlpha 96
  2. 3Jack HughesNJD43 G · 38.9 iXGAlpha 95
  3. 4Roman JosiNSH18 G · 18.0 iXGAlpha 91
  4. 5Brayden PointTBL51 G · 38.2 iXGAlpha 90

Who creates??

Assists plus the danger set up right before a shot.

Matthew Tkachuk

FLA · LW · Alpha 96

69 APSPL 0.47

  1. 2Leon DraisaitlEDM76 A · PSPL 0.40Alpha 97
  2. 3Elias PetterssonVAN63 A · PSPL 0.41Alpha 95
  3. 4Erik KarlssonSJS76 A · PSPL 0.27Alpha 85
  4. 5Connor McDavidEDM89 A · PSPL 0.34Alpha 97

Who moves the puck??

Transition score: rush volume, takeaways, and involvement.

David Pastrnak

BOS · RW · Alpha 96

ZEIS 7.37298 rush shots

  1. 2Nathan MacKinnonCOLZEIS 7.23 · 242 rush shotsAlpha 97
  2. 3Jason RobertsonDALZEIS 6.44 · 246 rush shotsAlpha 95
  3. 4Mikko RantanenCOLZEIS 6.19 · 233 rush shotsAlpha 95
  4. 5Roman JosiNSHZEIS 6.93 · 237 rush shotsAlpha 91

Who defends??

Blocks and D-zone steals, minus costly giveaways.

Alexander Wennberg

SEA · C · Alpha 68

63 blocksDefSup 1.34

  1. 2Noah CatesPHI65 blocks · DefSup 1.14Alpha 67
  2. 3Brayden McNabbVGK198 blocks · DefSup 2.56Alpha 74
  3. 4Logan CoutureSJS70 blocks · DefSup 1.22Alpha 84
  4. 5Chandler StephensonVGK56 blocks · DefSup 1.21Alpha 79

Who wins the dot??

Faceoff win rate, centers with 300+ draws.

Jonathan Toews

CHI · C · Alpha 72

63.1%941 draws

  1. 2Patrice BergeronBOS61.1% · 1,706 drawsAlpha 82
  2. 3Michael McLeodNJD60.6% · 968 drawsAlpha 57
  3. 4Jamie BennDAL60.1% · 865 drawsAlpha 83
  4. 5Jeff CarterPIT59.4% · 938 drawsAlpha 66

Who saves??

Goals saved above expected, from every shot faced.

Jake Oettinger

DAL · G · Alpha 88

+31.2 GSAx62 GP

  1. 2Juuse SarosNSH+52.9 GSAxAlpha 87
  2. 3Stuart SkinnerEDM+32.6 GSAxAlpha 87
  3. 4Igor ShesterkinNYR+37.8 GSAxAlpha 86
  4. 5Filip GustavssonMIN+32.7 GSAxAlpha 86

The Board · all skaters ranked by Alpha Rating

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Connor McDavid

EDM · C · 82 GP · 153 pts

972

Leon Draisaitl

EDM · C · 80 GP · 128 pts

973

Nathan MacKinnon

COL · C · 71 GP · 111 pts

974

David Pastrnak

BOS · RW · 82 GP · 113 pts

965

Matthew Tkachuk

FLA · LW · 79 GP · 109 pts

966

Jason Robertson

DAL · LW · 82 GP · 109 pts

957

Mikko Rantanen

COL · RW · 82 GP · 105 pts

958

Elias Pettersson

VAN · C · 80 GP · 102 pts

959

Jack Hughes

NJD · C · 78 GP · 99 pts

9510

Nikita Kucherov

TBL · RW · 82 GP · 113 pts

9411

Auston Matthews

TOR · C · 74 GP · 85 pts

9312

Tim Stützle

OTT · C · 78 GP · 90 pts

9213

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

EDM · C · 82 GP · 104 pts

9114

Mitch Marner

TOR · RW · 80 GP · 99 pts

9115

Tage Thompson

BUF · C · 78 GP · 94 pts

9116

Sidney Crosby

PIT · C · 82 GP · 93 pts

9117

William Nylander

TOR · RW · 82 GP · 87 pts

9118

Aleksander Barkov

FLA · C · 68 GP · 78 pts

9119

Roman Josi

NSH · D · 67 GP · 59 pts

9120

Brayden Point

TBL · C · 82 GP · 95 pts

9021

Alex Tuch

BUF · RW · 74 GP · 79 pts

9022

Kirill Kaprizov

MIN · LW · 67 GP · 75 pts

9023

Alex Pietrangelo

VGK · D · 73 GP · 54 pts

9024

Steven Stamkos

TBL · C · 81 GP · 84 pts

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