Stats and rankings for the 2011-12 season
Total events tracked for Cole: 4,466 *second-most among Habs forwards
Total even-strength minutes played: 1241.2 *most among Habs forwards
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.
OFFENSIVE-ZONE TENDENCIES
NEUTRAL-ZONE TENDENCIES
DEFENSIVE-ZONE TENDENCIES
POWERPLAY TENDENCIES
The charts below represent Cole's 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
through sixth shows his ranking among teammates. The first
ranking is where he ranked among all 24 of his returning teammates, the
second ranking
is where he ranked among forwards, while the third ranking indicates his
place among the 11 returning wingers.
OFFENSIVE-ZONE
Where Cole ranked number 1 among fellow wingers:
- Attempted o-zone dekes per-minute played
- Successful o-zone dekes per-minute played
Where Cole ranked number 2 among fellow wingers:
- Successful Offensive-zone puck-possession plays per-minute played
- Attempted shots per-minute played
- Shots through to the net per-minute played
Where Cole ranked low (7th to 11th) among fellow wingers:
- Intercepted opposition passes in offensive-zone per-minute played
- Offensive-zone passing success-rate
| OFFENSIVE-ZONE
(EVEN-STRENGTH) |
# |
TEAM AVG. |
RANK |
RANK (FWDS) |
RANK (WINGERS) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| OFFENSIVE-ZONE
RISK/REWARD RATING |
0.40 |
0.30 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
| OFFENSIVE-ZONE
RATIO (SUCCESSFUL TO UNSUCCESSFUL PLAYS) |
1.58 |
1.64 |
12 |
7 |
4 |
| OFFENSIVE-ZONE
LOOSE-PUCK RECOVERIES PER-MINUTE |
0.34 |
0.25 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
| OFFENSIVE-ZONE
PUCK-BATTLE WINNING-PERCENTAGE |
50.0% |
49.8% |
11 |
8 |
6 |
| OFFENSIVE-ZONE
EVENTS PER-MINUTE PLAYED |
1.80 |
1.24 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
| FORECHECKING
SUCCESS-RATE |
73.3% |
71.1% |
6 |
3 |
3 |
| INTERCEPTED
OPPOSITION PASSES PER-MINUTE (O-ZONE) |
0.061 |
0.062 |
11 |
11 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SUCCESSFUL
O-ZONE PUCK POSSESSION PLAYS PER MINUTE |
0.60 |
0.42 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
| O-ZONE
PUCK-POSSESSION SUCCESS-RATE |
55.2% |
56.6% |
15 |
11 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ATTEMPTED
O-ZONE PASSES PER-MINUTE |
0.49 |
0.40 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
| SUCCESSFUL
O-ZONE PASSES PER-MINUTE |
0.29 |
0.24 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
| O-ZONE
PASSING SUCCESS-RATE |
58.5% |
60.7% |
17 |
9 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ATTEMPTED
O-ZONE DEKES PER-MINUTE |
0.30 |
0.13 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| SUCCESSFUL
O-ZONE DEKES PER-MINUTE |
0.15 |
0.07 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| O-ZONE DEKE
SUCCESS-RATE |
50.4% |
56.1% |
14 |
8 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ATTEMPTED
SHOTS PER-MINUTE |
0.30 |
0.21 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| SHOTS THROUGH
TO THE NET PER-MINUTE |
0.17 |
0.10 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| SHOTS THROUGH
SUCCESS-RATE |
54.8% |
49.1% |
10 |
9 |
6 |
| TRUE
SHOOTING-PERCENTAGE (GOALS / ATTEMPTED SHOTS) |
6.4% |
3.7% |
4 |
4 |
3 |
| AVERAGE
RANKING |
|
|
7.5 |
5.9 |
3.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
DEFENSIVE-ZONE
Where Cole ranked number 1 among fellow wingers:
- Attempted d-zone dekes per minute-played
- Successful d-zone dekes per-minute played
- Defensive-zone deke success-rate
Where Cole ranked number 2 among fellow wingers:
Where Cole ranked low (7th to 11th) among fellow wingers:
- Defensive-zone puck-battle winning percentage
- Defensive-zone events per-minute played
- Intercepted opposition passes in d-zone per-minute played
- Blocked shots 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
- D-zone passing success-rate
- Attempted dump-outs per-minute
- Dump-outs per-minute
Some of Cole's low totals in defensive-zone events (per-minute played) can actually be viewed as positive, as it reflects on his line's ability to spend less time in the defensive-zone than the Habs other lines. Fifty percent of Cole's total events took place in the offensive-zone, while only 27% of his total events took place in the defensive-zone.
| DEFENSIVE-ZONE
(EVEN-STRENGTH) |
# |
TEAM AVG. |
RANK |
RANK (FORWARDS) |
RANK (WINGERS) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| DEFENSIVE-ZONE
RISK/REWARD RATING |
0.30 |
0.60 |
18 |
10 |
5 |
| DEFENSIVE-ZONE
RATIO (SUCCESSFUL TO UNSUCCESSFUL PLAYS) |
1.85 |
2.12 |
19 |
11 |
6 |
| DEFENSIVE-ZONE
LOOSE-PUCK RECOVERIES PER-MINUTE |
0.24 |
0.32 |
17 |
9 |
6 |
| DEFENSIVE-ZONE
PUCK-BATTLE WINNING-PERCENTAGE |
43.5% |
53.1% |
20 |
12 |
8 |
| DEFENSIVE-ZONE
EVENTS PER-MINUTE PLAYED |
0.99 |
1.68 |
22 |
14 |
9 |
| DEFENDING IN
D-ZONE SUCCESS-RATE |
68.5% |
68.3% |
14 |
9 |
6 |
| INTERCEPTED
OPPOSITION PASSES PER-MINUTE (D-ZONE) |
0.052 |
0.086 |
11 |
11 |
8 |
| BLOCKED SHOTS
PER-MINUTE (D-ZONE) |
0.030 |
0.065 |
21 |
13 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SUCCESSFUL
D-ZONE PUCK POSSESSION PLAYS PER MINUTE |
0.24 |
0.55 |
23 |
15 |
10 |
| D-ZONE
PUCK-POSSESSION SUCCESS-RATE |
59.7% |
67.5% |
18 |
10 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ATTEMPTED
D-ZONE PASSES PER-MINUTE |
0.22 |
0.64 |
24 |
16 |
11 |
| SUCCESSFUL
D-ZONE PASSES PER-MINUTE |
0.14 |
0.19 |
23 |
15 |
10 |
| D-ZONE
PASSING SUCCESS-RATE |
62.6% |
70.7% |
18 |
10 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ATTEMPTED
D-ZONE DEKES PER-MINUTE |
0.05 |
0.05 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
| SUCCESSFUL
D-ZONE DEKES PER-MINUTE |
0.03 |
0.03 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
| D-ZONE DEKE
SUCCESS-RATE |
56.7% |
57.0% |
7 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ATTEMPTED
DUMP-OUTS PER-MINUTE |
0.10 |
0.11 |
14 |
11 |
9 |
| DUMP-OUTS
PER-MINUTE |
0.07 |
0.07 |
13 |
10 |
8 |
| DUMP-OUTS
SUCCESS-RATE |
69.4% |
65.0% |
7 |
5 |
5 |
| AVERAGE
RANKING |
|
|
15.9 |
9.9 |
6.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Montreal Canadiens ended the season with a .378
winning-percentage. Erik Cole played in all 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.
Cole had an offensive-zone possession success-rate of at least 60% in 13
games. In
those games the Canadiens had an 8-15 record, and a .348
winning-percentage. In games where Cole's o-zone possession rating
was below 50%,
the Habs winning-percentage was .400.
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.
Cole had a neutral-zone possession success-rate of 80% in 13 games. In
those games the Canadiens had a 7-6 record, and a winning-percentage
of
.538. When Cole's n-zone possession success-rate fell below 60%, Montreal's winning-percentage fell to .462.
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.
Cole had a defensive-zone possession success-rate above 70% in 30 games. In
those games the Canadiens had a 13-17 record, and a winning-percentage
of .433. In games where Cole's d-zone possession rating dropped below 70%,
the Habs winning-percentage was .348.
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.
Cole had an offensive-zone defensive success-rate of 80% in 27 games. In
those games the Canadiens had a 10-17 record, and a
winning-percentage of .370. In games where Cole's o-zone defensive
rating dropped below 70%,
the Habs winning-percentage was .300.
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.
Cole had a neutral-zone defensive success-rate of at least 80% in 29 games. In
those games the Canadiens had a 15-14 record, and a winning-percentage
of .517. When Cole's success-rate fell below 70%, the Habs winning-percentage 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.
Cole had a defensive-zone defensive success-rate above 60% in 61 games. In
those games the Canadiens had an 20-41 record, and a winning-percentage of .328. In games Cole's d-zone defensive
rating dropped below 50%,
the Habs winning-percentage was .471.
Cole's neutral-zone defensive success-rate has the biggest impact on the Habs won/loss record; when Cole's successful with at least 80% of his defensive events in the n-zone the Canadiens winning-percentage is .538. When that same rating drops below 60%, Montreal's winning-percentage is .462.
EVEN-STRENGTH ICE-TIME
The Habs were 15-25 (.375) when Cole played more than 15 even-strength minutes. When he played more
than 17 ES minutes in a game, Montreal was 9-14 (.391). The Canadiens
were 9-4 (.692) when Cole played between 10 and 12 minutes per-game
at even-strength.
SHORT-HANDED ICE-TIME
Montreal
had a 9-15 record (.391) in games where Cole was used to kill penalties.
POWERPLAY ICE-TIME
Montreal was 8-16 (.333) in games where Cole had more than 4 minutes of powerplay ice-time. The Canadiens were 10-11 (.476) when Cole was used on the powerplay, but had his PP ice-time kept below 2 minutes per-game.
