Boucher Scouting: Josh Gorges 2011-12

Stats and rankings for the 2011-12 season

Total events tracked for Gorges: 4,678 *3rd most on 2011-12 Habs
Total even-strength minutes played: 1502 *most on 2011-12 Habs

BELOW THE STATS AND RANKINGS I HAVE ALSO INCLUDED EACH PLAYER'S GAME BY GAME POSSESSION AND DEFENSIVE RATING, AS WELL AS THE IMPACT THEIR PERFORMANCE HAD ON THE TEAM'S WINNING-PERCENTAGE.

BELOW THAT IS HIS GAME BY GAME EVEN-STRENGTH, SHORT-HANDED, AND POWERPLAY ICE-TIME (GREEN INDICATES WIN, RED INDICATES LOSS)

OFFENSIVE-ZONE TENDENCIES
NEUTRAL-ZONE TENDENCIES
DEFENSIVE-ZONE TENDENCIES
POWERPLAY TENDENCIES

The charts below represent Gorges' statistics during the 2011-12 season. The first chart reflects his play in the offensive-zone, while the second chart represents his play in the defensive-zone.

The first column within each chart lists each category. The second column indicates his rating/ratio/success-rate/event per-minute within that category. The third column is the team average, while the fourth and fifth show his ranking among teammates. The first ranking is where he ranked among all 24 of his returning teammates, the second ranking is versus 8 returning defensemen (Kaberle, Gorges, Diaz, St. Denis, Weber, Subban, Markov, Subban).

OFFENSIVE-ZONE

Where Gorges ranked number 1 among fellow defensemen:

None

Where Gorges ranked number 2 among fellow defensemen:

None

Where Gorges ranked low (5th to 8th) among fellow defensemen:

Offensive-zone loose-puck recoveries per-minute played
Offensive-zone events per-minute played
Intercepted opposition passes per-minute
Successful o-zone puck-possession plays per-minute
Attempted o-zone passes per-minute
Successful o-zone passes per-minute
Attempted o-zone dekes per-minute
Successful o-zone dekes per-minute
Attempted shots per-minute
Shots through to the net per-minute
Shots-through success-rate
True shooting percentage

*the rankings listed here only reinforce Gorges characterisation as a defensive-defenseman

OFFENSIVE-ZONE (EVEN-STRENGTH)	#	TEAM AVG.	RANK	RANK (DEFENSEMEN)

OFFENSIVE-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING	0.14	0.30	20	4
OFFENSIVE-ZONE RATIO (SUCCESSFUL TO UNSUCCESSFUL PLAYS)	1.74	1.64	8	4
OFFENSIVE-ZONE LOOSE-PUCK RECOVERIES PER-MINUTE	0.09	0.25	24	8
OFFENSIVE-ZONE PUCK-BATTLE WINNING-PERCENTAGE	53.6%	49.8%	6	3
OFFENSIVE-ZONE EVENTS PER-MINUTE PLAYED	0.51	1.24	24	8
FORECHECKING SUCCESS-RATE	73.3%	71.1%	7	4
INTERCEPTED OPPOSITION PASSES PER-MINUTE (O-ZONE)	0.033	0.062	23	7

SUCCESSFUL O-ZONE PUCK POSSESSION PLAYS PER MINUTE	0.16	0.42	25	7
O-ZONE PUCK-POSSESSION SUCCESS-RATE	57.0%	56.6%	11	4

ATTEMPTED O-ZONE PASSES PER-MINUTE	0.18	0.40	22	6
SUCCESSFUL O-ZONE PASSES PER-MINUTE	0.12	0.24	22	6
O-ZONE PASSING SUCCESS-RATE	67.3%	60.7%	4	3

ATTEMPTED O-ZONE DEKES PER-MINUTE	0.01	0.13	24	8
SUCCESSFUL O-ZONE DEKES PER-MINUTE	0.00	0.07	23	7
O-ZONE DEKE SUCCESS-RATE	60.0%	56.1%	9	3

ATTEMPTED SHOTS PER-MINUTE	0.10	0.21	23	8
SHOTS THROUGH TO THE NET PER-MINUTE	0.04	0.10	22	8
SHOTS THROUGH SUCCESS-RATE	39.0%	49.1%	24	8
TRUE SHOOTING-PERCENTAGE (GOALS / ATTEMPTED SHOTS)	1.3%	3.7%	16	6
AVERAGE RANKING			17.7	5.9

DEFENSIVE-ZONE

Where Gorges ranked number 1 among fellow defensemen:

Defensive-zone ratio of successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play
Defensive-zone puck-battle winning percentage

Where Gorges ranked number 2 among fellow defensemen:

Defending in d-zone success-rate
Blocked shots per-minute played
Defensive-zone puck-possession success-rate
D-zone passing success-rate

Where Gorges ranked low (5th to 8th) among fellow defensemen:

Defensive-zone loose-puck recoveries per-minute played
Defensive-zone events per-minute played
Successful d-zone puck-possession plays per-minute played
Attempted d-zone passes per-minute played
Successful d-zone passes per-minute played
Attempted d-zone dekes per-minute played
Successful d-zone dekes per-minute played
Attempted dump-outs per-minute played
Successful dump-outs per-minute played

*Gorges low ranking in categories broken down into minutes-played could actually be seen as positive; considering he was on the ice more often than any other Canadiens player, and played against the other teams' top lines almost exclusively.

DEFENSIVE-ZONE (EVEN-STRENGTH)	#	TEAM AVG.	RANK	RANK (DEFENSEMEN)

DEFENSIVE-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING	0.98	0.60	4	3
DEFENSIVE-ZONE RATIO (SUCCESSFUL TO UNSUCCESSFUL PLAYS)	2.64	2.12	1	1
DEFENSIVE-ZONE LOOSE-PUCK RECOVERIES PER-MINUTE	0.35	0.32	8	8
DEFENSIVE-ZONE PUCK-BATTLE WINNING-PERCENTAGE	61.0%	53.1%	2	1
DEFENSIVE-ZONE EVENTS PER-MINUTE PLAYED	2.17	1.68	8	8
DEFENDING IN D-ZONE SUCCESS-RATE	71.5%	68.3%	6	2
INTERCEPTED OPPOSITION PASSES PER-MINUTE (D-ZONE)	0.104	0.086	4	4
BLOCKED SHOTS PER-MINUTE (D-ZONE)	0.124	0.065	2	2

SUCCESSFUL D-ZONE PUCK POSSESSION PLAYS PER MINUTE	0.71	0.55	6	6
D-ZONE PUCK-POSSESSION SUCCESS-RATE	73.8%	67.5%	2	2

ATTEMPTED D-ZONE PASSES PER-MINUTE	0.87	0.64	8	8
SUCCESSFUL D-ZONE PASSES PER-MINUTE	0.66	0.19	5	5
D-ZONE PASSING SUCCESS-RATE	75.8%	70.7%	3	2

ATTEMPTED D-ZONE DEKES PER-MINUTE	0.03	0.05	11	6
SUCCESSFUL D-ZONE DEKES PER-MINUTE	0.02	0.03	11	6
D-ZONE DEKE SUCCESS-RATE	48.1%	57.0%	10	4

ATTEMPTED DUMP-OUTS PER-MINUTE	0.06	0.11	23	8
DUMP-OUTS PER-MINUTE	0.04	0.07	22	8
DUMP-OUTS SUCCESS-RATE	68.2%	65.0%	8	4
AVERAGE RANKING			7.6	4.7

The Montreal Canadiens ended the season with a .378 winning-percentage. Josh Gorges played in all of the 82 games.

OFFENSIVE-ZONE POSSESSION SUCCESS-RATE BY GAME

A player's offensive-zone puck-possession success-rate is calculated by dividing the number of successful passes, dekes, and shots that hit the net by the total number of attempted shots, dekes and passes.

Gorges had an offensive-zone possession success-rate above 80% in 9 games. In those games the Canadiens had a 2-7 record, and a winning-percentage of .222. In games where Gorges' o-zone possession rating was above 60%, the Habs winning-percentage was .432. When Gorges' o-zone possession rating fell below 60% Montreal's winning-percentage was .333.

NEUTRAL-ZONE POSSESSION SUCCESS-RATE BY GAME

A player's neutral-zone puck-possession success-rate is calculated by dividing the number of successful passes, dekes, and dump-ins by the total number of attempted passes, dekes and dump-ins.

Gorges had a neutral-zone possession success-rate of 100% in 31 games. In those games the Canadiens had a 9-22 record, and a winning-percentage of .290. In games where Gorges' n-zone , possession rating was above 80%, the Habs winning-percentage was .426. When Gorges' n-zone possession success-rate dropped below 80%, the team's winning-percentage was .278.

DEFENSIVE-ZONE POSSESSION SUCCESS-RATE BY GAME

A player's defensive-zone puck-possession success-rate is calculated by dividing the number of successful passes, dekes, and dump-outs by the total number of attempted shots, dekes and dump-outs.

Gorges had a defensive-zone possession success-rate above 80% in 23 games. In those games the Canadiens had an 8-15 record, and a winning-percentage of .348. In games where Gorges' d-zone possession rating dropped below 70%, the Habs winning-percentage rose to .400. Montreal won only 2 of 9 (.222) games when Gorges' d-zone possession rate fell below 60%.

OFFENSIVE-ZONE DEFENSIVE SUCCESS-RATE BY GAME

A player's offensive-zone defensive success-rate is calculated by dividing the number of successful puck-battles, loose-puck recoveries, and intercepted opposition passes by the total number of puck-battles, loose-puck recovery attempts, and opportunities to intercept opposition passes. For defensemen, it is predominately a reflection of how successful a d-man is at pinching, or holding the puck in at the blueline.

Gorges had an offensive-zone defensive success-rate of 100% in 28 games. In those games the Canadiens had a 14-14 record, and a respectable winning-percentage of .500. In games where Gorges' o-zone defensive rating dropped below 80%, the Habs winning-percentage dropped to .222; possibly due to an increase in odd-man rushes.

NEUTRAL-ZONE DEFENSIVE SUCCESS-RATE BY GAME

A player's neutral-zone defensive success-rate is calculated by dividing the number of successful puck-battles, loose-puck recoveries, and intercepted opposition passes by the total number of puck-battles, loose-puck recovery attempts, and opportunities to intercept opposition passes. The fact that the play is usually coming toward a defenseman in the neutral-zone, typically allows d-men to produce much higher n-zone defensive-ratings than forwards

Gorges had a neutral-zone defensive success-rate of 100% in 46 games. In those games the Canadiens had a 19-27 record, and a winning-percentage of .413. When Gorges success-rate fell below 70%, the Habs winning record was .333.

DEFENSIVE-ZONE DEFENSIVE SUCCESS-RATE BY GAME

A player's defensive-zone defensive success-rate is calculated by dividing the number of successful puck-battles, loose-puck recoveries, intercepted opposition passes, and blocked shots by the total number of puck-battles, loose-puck recovery attempts, opportunities to intercept opposition passes, and opportunities to block shots.

Gorges had a defensive-zone defensive success-rate above 80% in 22 games. In those games the Canadiens had a 9-13 record, and a winning-percentage of .429. In games Gorges' d-zone defensive rating dropped below 80%, the Habs winning-percentage was .394.

Among these 6 categories, Gorges' offensive-zone defensive-rating proved to have the biggest impact on the Canadiens record. A dip in success-rate of 20% consequently dropped the Canadiens winning-percentage from .500 to just .222.

EVEN-STRENGTH ICE-TIME

In games where Gorges played under 15 even-strength minutes, the Habs had a 3-6 record, and a .333 winning-percentage. When Gorges played over 15 minutes, the Habs were 11-15 (.423), and when he played between 17 and 20 minutes, Montreal was 14-18 (.438).