#2 Olli Maatta is Central Scouting's 8th ranked North American skater. He's a 6'2", 202 lbs left-handed defenseman. He's already played pro hockey in Finland, and is used by London of the OHL in all situations. He scored 5 goals, and added 27 assists in 58 games with London. Maata is on a point-per game pace so far in the playoffs.
#12 Ville Pokka is Central Scouting's 7th ranked European skater. He is a 6'0", 196 lbs right-handed d-man. He played 35 games with Karpat in the Finnish Elite League, where he produced 3 assists. He also played 4 junior games; scoring 3 goals and adding 4 assists.
OVERALL GRADE
#2 Maata was definitely used more sparingly than #12 Pokka. That said, he earned a higher grade than the latter, although both players' grades were below average. Both players' best work was produced in the defensive-zone, although Maatta's defensive-zone risk/reward rating was substantially higher. Both players were also minus-2 during the game with 1 shot on net.
2
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12
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WINS
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17
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42
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WINS
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EVENTS
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25
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70
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EVENTS
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GRADE
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68
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60
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GRADE
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PLAYER
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2
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12
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EVEN-STRENGTH RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO
#2 Maata had an above-average even-strength risk/reward rating of 1.48, and a ratio of 2.43 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He engaged in 3.56 events per-minute played. Pokka played more minutes, but earned a lower risk/reward rating and ratio. He engaged in 3.37 events per-minute played.
2
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12
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POS
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17
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31
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POS
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NEG
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7
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27
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NEG
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RATIO
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2.43
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1.15
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RATIO
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2
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12
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POS/MIN
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2.52
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1.80
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POS/MIN
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NEG/MIN
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1.04
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1.57
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NEG/MIN
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2
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12
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EVENTS/ MIN
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3.56
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3.37
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EVENTS/ MIN
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RISK/REWARD
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1.48
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0.23
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RISK/REWARD
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2
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12
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OFFENSIVE-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO
#2 Maata had a risk/reward rating of 0.15, and engaged in only 1 o-zone event the entire game. He recovered 1 loose-puck.
#12 Pokka earned a risk/reward rating of -0.13, and a ratio of 0.60 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. Simply put, he made more failed plays than successful plays in the offensive-zone. He recovered 2 loose-pucks. But mishandled 1 pass, and failed to hold the line on 2 attempted dump-outs. He engaged in 0.53 o-zone events per-minute played.
2
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12
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OZ POS
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1
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3
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OZ POS
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OZ NEG
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0
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5
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OZ NEG
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RATIO
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N/A
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0.60
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RATIO
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2
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12
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POS/MIN
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0.15
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0.20
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POS/MIN
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NEG/MIN
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0.00
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0.33
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NEG/MIN
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2
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12
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EVENTS/ MIN
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0.15
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0.53
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EVENTS/ MIN
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RISK/REWARD
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0.15
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-0.13
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RISK/REWARD
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2
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12
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DEFENSIVE-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO
#2 Maatta played solid defense in an 8-1 loss; an impressive achievement. He earned a solid defensive-zone risk/reward rating of 1.33, and a ratio of 2.8 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He won 2 of 3 puck-battles, recovered 3 loose-pucks, and was successful with 9 of 11 pass-attempts. He engaged in 2.81 defensive-zone events per-minute played.
#12 Pokka played bigger minutes, against tougher opponents. He earned a below-average defensive-zone risk/reward rating of 0.20, and a low ratio of 1.17 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He won 3 of 6 puck-battles, recovered 7 loose-pucks, and was successful with 11 of 15 passes. he engaged in 2.57 defensive-zone events per-minute played.
2
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12
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DZ POS
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14
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21
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DZ POS
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DZ NEG
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5
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18
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DZ NEG
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RATIO
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2.80
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1.17
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RATIO
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2
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12
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POS/MIN
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2.07
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1.38
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POS/MIN
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NEG/MIN
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0.74
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1.18
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NEG/MIN
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2
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12
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EVENTS/ MIN
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2.81
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2.57
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EVENTS/ MIN
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RISK/REWARD
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1.33
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0.20
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RISK/REWARD
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2
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12
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NEUTRAL-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO
#2 Maatta had a neutral-zone risk/reward rating of 0.00, and a ratio of 1 successful play for every 1 unsuccessful play. He engaged in 0.30 neutral-zone events per-minute played.
#12 Pokka had a neutral-zone risk/reward rating of 0.26, and a ratio of 1.5 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He recovered 1 loose-puck, and was successful with 4 of his 6 passes. He engaged in 0.66 neutral-zone events per-minute played.
2
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12
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NZ POS
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2
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6
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NZ POS
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NZ NEG
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2
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4
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NZ NEG
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RATIO
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1.00
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1.50
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RATIO
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2
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12
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POS/MIN
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0.30
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0.39
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POS/MIN
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NEG/MIN
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0.30
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0.26
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NEG/MIN
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2
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12
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EV/ MIN
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0.59
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0.66
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EV/ MIN
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RISK/REWARD
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0.00
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0.13
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RISK/REWARD
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2
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12
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