One-game Scouting Report for Bournival and Ellis

Impressive numbers; impressive prospects

Michael Bournival (#78)  and Morgan Ellis (#4) are both Montreal Canadiens prospects currently playing for the Shawinigan Cataractes of the QMJHL. Bournival was the player the Canadiens received in return for Ryan O'Byrne, while Ellis was drafted in the 4th round of the 2010 NHL entry draft.

This one-game scouting report is from a March 9th game against the Rimouski Oceanic. Rimouski won the game by a 5-3 score.

OVERALL GRADE

Both players produced above-average grades despite traditional plus/minus rating of minus-1.  Ellis scored a goal in the game, while Bournival's strong play in the offensive-zone carried his rating.

	4	78
WINS	91	70	WINS
EVENTS	115	96	EVENTS
GRADE	79	73	GRADE
PLAYER	4	78

EVEN-STRENGTH RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO

Ellis had an even-strength risk/reward rating of 1.88 , and a ratio of 2.88 successful plays fore very 1 unsuccessful play. He had impressive ratings in both the offensive and defensive-zones, and engaged in 3.88 events per-minute played.

Bournival had an above-average ES risk/reward rating of 1.67, and a ratio of 2.56 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He engaged in 3.8 events per-minute played, and was perfect in both the defensive and neutral-zones.

	4	78
POS	46	41	POS
NEG	16	16	NEG
RATIO	2.88	2.56	RATIO
MIN/G	16	15	MIN/G
	4	78
POS/MIN	2.88	2.73	POS/MIN
NEG/MIN	1.00	1.07	NEG/MIN
	4	78
EVENTS/ MIN	3.88	3.80	EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD	1.88	1.67	RISK/REWARD
	4	78

OFFENSIVE-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO

Ellis had an offensive-zone risk/reward rating of 0.56, and an o-zone ratio of 2.8 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He won his only o-zone puck-battle, recovered 4 loose-pucks, and completed  4 of his 6 pass-attempts. He was able to get 3 of his 5 attempted shots through to the net, and he engaged in 1.19 offensive-zone events per-minute played.

Bournival had an impressive offensive-zone risk/reward rating of 1.07, and a ratio of 2 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He won 4 of 7 puck-battles, recovered 12 loose-pucks, and was successful with an impressive 10 of 13 offensive-zone pass-attempts. He was able to get 2 of his 4 attempted shots through to the net, and engaged in an incredible 3.2 offensive-zone events per-minute played.

	4	78
OZ POS	14	32	OZ POS
OZ NEG	5	16	OZ NEG
RATIO	2.8	2	RATIO
	4	78
POS/MIN	0.88	2.13	POS/MIN
NEG/MIN	0.31	1.07	NEG/MIN
	4	78
EVENTS/ MIN	1.19	3.20	EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD	0.56	1.07	RISK/REWARD
	4	78

DEFENSIVE-ZONE RISK/REAWRD RATING AND RATIO

Ellis earned a well above average defensive-zone rating of 1.31, and an impressive ratio of 4.5 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play.  He won each of his 4 d-zone puck-battles, and recovered 5 loose-pucks. He was successful with 12 of 13 defensive-zone pass-attempts, intercepted 2 passes, and engaged in 2.06 defensive-zone events per-minute played.

Bournival was perfect in the defensive-zone. He had a defensive-zone risk/reward rating of 0.40, and was successful with each of his 6 defensive-zone events. He recovered 2 loose-pucks, and was successful with both his attempted passes.

	4	78
DZ POS	27	6	DZ POS
DZ NEG	6	0	DZ NEG
RATIO	4.5	N/A	RATIO
	4	78
POS/MIN	1.69	0.40	POS/MIN
NEG/MIN	0.38	0.00	NEG/MIN
	4	78
EVENTS/ MIN	2.06	0.40	EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD	1.31	0.40	RISK/REWARD
	4	78

NEUTRAL-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO

Ellis had a disappointing neutral-zone risk/reward rating of 0.00, and a neutral-zone ratio of 1 successful play for every 1 unsuccessful play. He was successful with 1 of his 2 n-zone puck-battles, and 2 of his 3 attempts to dump the puck deep into the offensive-zone.

Bournival was perfect in the neutral zone, as he was successful with each of his 3 neutral-zone events. He was successful with each of his 3 attempts to dump the puck deep into the offensive-zone. 

	4	78
NZ POS	5	3	NZ POS
NZ NEG	5	0	NZ NEG
RATIO	1	N/A	RATIO
	4	78
POS/MIN	0.31	0.20	POS/MIN
NEG/MIN	0.31	0.00	NEG/MIN
	4	78
EV/ MIN	0.63	0.20	EV/ MIN
RISK/REWARD	0.00	0.20	RISK/REWARD
	4	78