Connor Murphy (#5) is Central Scouting's 25th ranked North American skater. He is a 6'3", 185 lbs defenseman who shoots right. Murphy didn't demonstrate the best stick during the game scouted, as he lost 8 of 13 defensive-zone puck-battles. That said, he did demonstrate impressive vision completing 16 of 19 defensive-zone pass-attempts, and 8 of 9 offensive-zone pass attempts. His passing skills and offensive output (3 points) were enough to carry him to the top (78) grade among players in this report.
Robbie Russo (#8) is the CSB's 55th ranked North American skater. He's a 6'0", 189 lbs right-handed defenseman. Touted as a great puck mover and passer, Russo completed 20 of 22 defensive-zone passes, while beating opposition forecheckers 4 separate times 1on1. Russo ended the game with the second-best grade (77) among his draft-eligible teammates in this report.
Michael Paliotta (#4) is Central Scouting's 86th ranked North American skater. He's a 6'3", 198 lbs defenseman who shoots right. His minutes were limited in the game, as he played behind both Russo and Murphy. He completed 9 of 11 defensive-zone pass-attempts, but ended the game with a minus-1 plus/minus rating. He lost 3 of 5 offensive-zone puck-battles, and was unable to complete any of his 3 pass-attempts in the offensive-zone.
Overall Risk/Reward
Russo had the top overall risk/reward rating among the 3 defensemen scouted in this report. He played more minutes, had more events per-minute played and was a passing machine in all 3 zones.
| 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| POS | 22 | 62 | 70 | POS |
| NEG | 13 | 18 | 21 | NEG |
| GAMES | 1 | 1 | 1 | GAMES |
| MIN/G | 16 | 22 | 23 | MIN/G |
| 4 | 5 | pl | ||
| MINUTES | 16 | 22 | 23 | MINUTES |
| POS/MIN | 1.38 | 2.82 | 3.04 | POS/MIN |
| NEG/MIN | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.91 | NEG/MIN |
| 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| EVENTS/ MIN | 2.19 | 3.64 | 3.96 | EVENTS/ MIN |
| RISK/REWARD | 0.56 | 2.00 | 2.13 | RISK/REWARD |
| 4 | 5 | 8 |
Offensive-zone Risk/Reward
Murphy had the top offensive-zone risk/reward rating of the 3 d-men, as he won all 3 offensive-zone puck-battles he engaged in, while completing 8 of 9 offensive-zone pass-attempts. Paliotta had one of the lowest offensive-zone risk/reward ratings recorded, as he had more negative events than positive events in the offensive-zone.
| 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| OZ POS | 2 | 16 | 19 | OZ POS |
| OZ NEG | 6 | 3 | 10 | OZ NEG |
| GAMES | 1 | 1 | 1 | GAMES |
| MIN/G | 16 | 22 | 22 | MIN/G |
| 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| MINUTES | 16 | 22 | 22 | MINUTES |
| POS/MIN | 0.13 | 0.73 | 0.86 | POS/MIN |
| NEG/MIN | 0.38 | 0.14 | 0.45 | NEG/MIN |
| 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| EVENTS/ MIN | 0.50 | 0.86 | 1.32 | EVENTS/ MIN |
| RISK/REWARD | -0.25 | 0.59 | 0.41 | RISK/REWARD |
| 4 | 5 | 8 |
Defensive-zone Risk/Reward
Russo had far-and-away the top defensive-zone risk/reward rating of the players within this report. He won 7 of 12 defensive-zone puck-battles, while completing an incredible 20 of 22 defensive-zone pass-attempts. He also beat 4 opposing forwards 1on1 in the d-zone.
| 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| DZ POS | 19 | 28 | 36 | DZ POS |
| DZ NEG | 6 | 12 | 7 | DZ NEG |
| GAMES | 1 | 1 | 1 | GAMES |
| MIN/G | 16 | 22 | 22 | MIN/G |
| 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| MINUTES | 16 | 22 | 22 | MINUTES |
| POS/MIN | 1.19 | 1.27 | 1.64 | POS/MIN |
| NEG/MIN | 0.38 | 0.55 | 0.32 | NEG/MIN |
| 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| EVENTS/ MIN | 1.56 | 1.82 | 1.95 | EVENTS/ MIN |
| RISK/REWARD | 0.81 | 0.73 | 1.32 | RISK/REWARD |
| 4 | 5 | 8 |
Neutral-zone Risk/Reward
Russo also had the best neutral-zone risk reward. As in the other 3 zones, Russo's rating was buoyed by his passing and vision. He completed 5 of 7 neutral-zone pass-attempts.
| 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| NZ POS | 3 | 7 | 11 | NZ POS |
| NZ NEG | 1 | 3 | 5 | NZ NEG |
| GAMES | 1 | 1 | 1 | GAMES |
| MIN/G | 16 | 22 | 22 | MIN/G |
| 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| MINUTES | 16 | 22 | 22 | MINUTES |
| POS/MIN | 0.19 | 0.32 | 0.50 | POS/MIN |
| NEG/MIN | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.23 | NEG/MIN |
| 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| EV/ MIN | 0.25 | 0.45 | 0.73 | EVENTS/ MIN |
| RISK/REWARD | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.27 | RISK/REWARD |
| 4 | 5 | 8 |
Raw data from World Under-18 Championship final versus Sweden
| 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| OZPBW | 2 | 3 | 5 | OZPBW |
| OZPBL | 3 | 5 | OZPBL | |
| OZPASS+ | 8 | 14 | OZPASS+ | |
| OZPASS- | 3 | 1 | 3 | OZPASS- |
| OZDEAK+ | OZDEAK+ | |||
| OZDEAK- | 1 | OZDEAK- | ||
| SKI + | 1 | 2 | SKI + | |
| SKI- | SKI- | |||
| DI+ | 1 | 1 | 2 | DI+ |
| DI- | 1 | DI- | ||
| OZTA | OZTA | |||
| 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| DZPBW | 4 | 5 | 7 | DZPBW |
| DZPBL | 3 | 8 | 5 | DZPBL |
| DZPASS+ | 9 | 16 | 20 | DZPASS+ |
| DZPASS- | 2 | 3 | 2 | DZPASS- |
| DZDEAK+ | 1 | 4 | DZDEAK+ | |
| DZDEAK- | 1 | DZDEAK- | ||
| PK DUMP+ | 1 | PK DUMP+ | ||
| PK DUMP- | 1 | PK DUMP- | ||
| DZTA | 1 | 2 | 1 | DZTA |
| DZ-BL-SHOT | 4 | 1 | 2 | DZ-BL-SHOT |
| DZ-BL-PASS | 3 | 2 | DZ-BL-PASS | |
| 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| NZPBW | 1 | 1 | NZPBW | |
| NZPBL | 1 | 1 | 1 | NZPBL |
| NZPASS+ | 2 | 4 | 5 | NZPASS+ |
| NZPASS- | 2 | 2 | NZPASS- | |
| NZDEAK+ | 1 | NZDEAK+ | ||
| NZDEAK- | 1 | NZDEAK- | ||
| NZTA | NZTA | |||
| 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| DZFOW | DZFOW | |||
| DZFOL | DZFOL | |||
| DZPKFOW | DZPKFOW | |||
| DZPKFOL | DZPKFOL | |||
| OZPPFOW | OZPPFOW | |||
| OZPPFOL | OZPPFOL | |||
| OZFOW | OZFOW | |||
| OZFOL | OZFOL | |||
| NZFOW | NZFOW | |||
| NZFOL | NZFOL | |||
| 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| PS THRU | 5 | PS THRU | ||
| SH/ MIS/BL | 1 | 2 | SH/ MIS/BL | |
| POINTS X2 | 6 | 2 | POINTS X2 | |
| +/- | -1 | 1 | +/- | |
| SHOTS | 5 | 1 | SHOTS | |
| 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| WINS | 22 | 62 | 70 | WINS |
| BATTLES | 35 | 80 | 91 | BATTLES |
| GRADE | 63 | 78 | 77 | GRADE |
| 4 | 5 | 8 |
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