New stats from smart pucks: from speed with the puck to passing distance
Distance on the ice and with the puck
Vyacheslav Voynov is retaining the leadership in the distance category. The Avangard defenseman may be the first player to reach the 300-kilometer mark in the next game already. Jokerit's Mikko Lehtonen is the second-ranked player – yet another testament of his fantastic season. Kunlun's Trevor Murphy climbed up to the top-5.
|
№ |
Player |
Club |
Distance, m |
|
1 |
Vyacheslav Voynov |
Avangard |
295237 |
|
2 |
Mikko Lehtonen |
Jokerit |
282791 |
|
3 |
Kirill Semyonov |
Avangard |
278377 |
|
4 |
Trevor Murphy |
Kunlun Red Star |
266334 |
|
5 |
Philip Larsen |
Salavat Yulaev |
265463 |
In another category, distance with the puck, Lehtonen leads the way, with Torpedo's Charles Genoway and Salavat Yulaev's Linus Omark trailing. In the top-5, there is a new member: Sibir's Mikael Ruohomaa.
|
№ |
Player |
Club |
Distance with a puck, m |
|
1 |
Mikko Lehtonen |
Jokerit |
37267 |
|
2 |
Chay Genoway |
Torpedo |
32852 |
|
3 |
Linus Omark |
Salavat Yulaev |
31208 |
|
4 |
Vladimir Tkachyov |
SKA |
31077 |
|
5 |
Mikael Ruohomaa |
Sibir |
29276 |
The smart pucks' technology is developing further, and everyone can now enjoy a new stat, average speed with the puck. The leader is Neftekhimik's Pavel Poryadin, who is usually among the top-5 fastest players in the weekly standings.
|
№ |
Player |
Club |
Avg speed with a puck, km/h |
|
1 |
Pavel Poryadin |
Neftekhimik |
24,1 |
|
2 |
Timur Sharifyanov |
Neftekhimik |
23,6 |
|
3 |
Nikita Yazkov |
Amur |
23,4 |
|
4 |
Alexander Avtsin |
Traktor |
23,2 |
|
5 |
Roman Abrosimov |
HC Sochi |
23,2 |
Passing accuracy and distance
The most accurate passers in the league are Dinamo Minsk's Marc-Andre Gragnani and Salavat Yulaev's Philip Larsen. Only players with more than 1,000 completed passes are eligible for the top-5.
|
№ |
Player |
Club |
Passes |
% |
|
1 |
Marc-Andre Gragnani |
Dinamo Minsk |
1651/1869 |
88.3 |
|
2 |
Philip Larsen |
Salavat Yulaev |
1745/1985 |
87.9 |
|
3 |
Mikko Lehtonen |
Jokerit |
1705/1990 |
85.7 |
|
4 |
Mikael Wikstrand |
Ak Bars |
1101/1289 |
85.4 |
|
5 |
Nikita Nesterov |
CSKA |
1299/1549 |
83.9 |
However, since the rankings mostly include defensemen, a list of top forwards with more than 700 completed passes follows. The leader is Traktor's Czech forward Tomas Hyka.
|
№ |
Player |
Club |
Passes |
% |
|
1 |
Tomas Hyka |
Traktor |
983/1180 |
83.31 |
|
2 |
Peter Regin |
Jokerit |
876/1052 |
83.27 |
|
3 |
Jordan Schroeder |
Torpedo |
875/1051 |
83.25 |
|
4 |
Mikhail Grigorenko |
CSKA |
884/1066 |
82.9 |
|
5 |
Sakari Manninen |
Salavat Yulaev |
973/1194 |
81.5 |
The new stats, passing distance, is calculated both as a total and for passes forward. Philip Larsen leads in the total passing distance, while the farthest passes forward were completed by Lehtonen and Voynov. Among forwards, Linus Omark leads in both categories.
|
№ |
Player |
Club |
Passing distance, m |
|
1 |
Philip Larsen |
Salavat Yulaev |
23885 |
|
2 |
Mikko Lehtonen |
Jokerit |
22706 |
|
3 |
Vyacheslav Voynov |
Avangard |
22166 |
|
4 |
Marc-Andre Gragnani |
Dinamo Minsk |
21744 |
|
5 |
Jyrki Jokipakka |
Sibir |
20207 |
|
№ |
Player |
Club |
Passing distance, m |
|
1 |
Linus Omark |
Salavat Yulaev |
16902 |
|
2 |
Vadim Shipachyov |
Dynamo Moscow |
15957 |
|
3 |
Vladimir Tkachyov |
SKA |
14441 |
|
4 |
Nigel Dawes |
Avtomobilist |
13665 |
|
5 |
Kirill Kaprizov |
CSKA |
12371 |
|
№ |
Player |
Club |
Passing forward distance, m |
|
1 |
Vyacheslav Voynov |
Avangard |
11969 |
|
2 |
Mikko Lehtonen |
Jokerit |
11936 |
|
3 |
Philip Larsen |
Salavat Yulaev |
10852 |
|
4 |
Chey Genoway |
Torpedo |
10364 |
|
5 |
Marc-Andre Gragnani |
Dinamo Minsk |
10351 |
|
№ |
Player |
Club |
Passing forward distance, m |
|
1 |
Linus Omark |
Salavat Yulaev |
4923 |
|
2 |
Vadim Shipachyov |
Dynamo Moscow |
4172 |
|
3 |
Vyacheslav Ushenin |
Amur |
3944 |
|
4 |
Nigel Dawes |
Avtomobilist |
3808 |
|
5 |
Vladimir Tkachyov |
SKA |
3703 |
