Yandle has eye-opening speed, and a strong stick. He routinely supports the attack, and has a career shooting percentage of 5.7%.
This one-game scouting report is from a 3-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 5th, 2012. Keep in mind that this is only a one-game scouting report.
OVERALL GRADE
Yandle produced an above-average overall grade. He had no points, and an even traditional plus/minus. He was incredibly involved in the play, producing an incredible 4.21 events per-minute played.
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WINS | 73 | WINS |
EVENTS | 103 | EVENTS |
GRADE | 71 | GRADE |
PLAYER | 3 |
OVERALL EVEN-STRENGTH
Yandle produced an above-average even-strength risk/reward rating of 1.88, and an even-strength ratio of 2.43 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. His best work was done in the defensive, and neutral-zones, while his powerplay rating was lower than expected.
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POS | 73 | POS |
NEG | 30 | NEG |
RATIO | 2.43 | RATIO |
22.85 | MIN/G | |
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MINUTES | 23 | MINUTES |
POS/MIN | 3.19 | POS/MIN |
NEG/MIN | 1.31 | NEG/MIN |
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EVENTS/ MIN | 4.51 | EVENTS/ MIN |
RISK/REWARD | 1.88 | RISK/REWARD |
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OFFENSIVE-ZONE
Yandle's offensive-zone risk/reward rating was actually above-average for a defenseman. He had an o-zone risk/reward rating of 0.22, and an offensive-zone ratio of 1.71 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He won his only offensive-zone puck-battle, recovered 2 loose-pucks, and completed 6 of 8 attempted passes. He intercepted 1 opposition pass, and was able to get 2 of his 4 ES shot attempts through to the net. His 1-game o-zone rating was equal to Montreal Canadiens' defenseman PK Subban's season-average.
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OZ POS | 12 | OZ POS |
OZ NEG | 7 | OZ NEG |
ratio | 1.71 | ratio |
MIN/G | 22.85 | MIN/G |
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MINUTES | 23 | MINUTES |
POS/MIN | 0.53 | POS/MIN |
NEG/MIN | 0.31 | NEG/MIN |
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EVENTS/ MIN | 0.83 | EVENTS/ MIN |
RISK/REWARD | 0.22 | RISK/REWARD |
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DEFENSIVE-ZONE
Yandle also had an above-average defensive-zone risk/reward rating of 1.14, and a d-zone ratio of 2.24 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. Thanks more to a strong stick, than any physical play, Yandle won all 6 of his d-zone puck-battles, and recovered 7 loose-pucks. He lost 3 races to loose-pucks, blocked 2 shots, and intercepted 3 opposition passes. Yandle's defensive-zone risk/reward rating was only slightly lower than PK Subban's season-average, and better than any other Montreal Canadiens defenseman.
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DZ POS | 47 | DZ POS |
DZ NEG | 21 | DZ NEG |
ratio | 2.24 | ratio |
MIN/G | 22.85 | MIN/G |
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MINUTES | 23 | MINUTES |
POS/MIN | 2.06 | POS/MIN |
NEG/MIN | 0.92 | NEG/MIN |
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EVENTS/ MIN | 2.98 | EVENTS/ MIN |
RISK/REWARD | 1.14 | RISK/REWARD |
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NEUTRAL-ZONE
Yandle's neutral zone risk/reward rating was one of the highest ever recorded (0.53) for a defenseman. He played big minutes during the game, yet produced only 2 negative events in the neutral-zone. His n-zone ratio was an equally impressive 7 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He won both his n-zone puck-battles, completed 4 of 5 passes, and was successful with all of his 4 attempts to dump the puck deep into the offensive-zone. Yandle's 1-game neutral-zone risk/reward rating was better than any Montreal defenseman's season average.
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NZ POS | 14 | NZ POS |
NZ NEG | 2 | NZ NEG |
RATIO | 7.00 | RATIO |
MIN/G | 22.85 | MIN/G |
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MINUTES | 23 | MINUTES |
POS/MIN | 0.61 | POS/MIN |
NEG/MIN | 0.09 | NEG/MIN |
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EV/ MIN | 0.70 | EV/ MIN |
RISK/REWARD | 0.53 | RISK/REWARD |
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POWERPLAY
The entire Phoenix powerplay struggled during the game. Yandle's powerplay risk/reward rating (1.45)was substantially-low for a PP quarterback. He produced a PP ratio of 2.33 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He was successful with both of his o-zone passes while on the powerplay, but was unable to get any of his 3 shots through to the net. For comparisons sake; Montreal defenseman Kaberle has a season-average PP risk/reward rating of 3.29, while Subban's PP rating is 2.62.
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POS | 7 | POS |
NEG | 3 | NEG |
GAMES | 2.33 | GAMES |
MIN/G | 2.75 | MIN/G |
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MINUTES | 3 | MINUTES |
POS/MIN | 2.55 | POS/MIN |
NEG/MIN | 1.09 | NEG/MIN |
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EVENTS/ MIN | 3.64 | EVENTS/ MIN |
RISK/REWARD | 1.45 | RISK/REWARD |
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