Centre · #26
Michal Handzus
- Age
- 49
- Shoots
- Left
- Height
- 196 cm
- Weight
- 98 kg
- Born
- Banská Bystrica, SVK
- Draft
- 1995, round 4, #101 (STL)
Career · 2009–10 to 2013–14
- Games
- 328
- Goals
- 45
- Points
- 120
- TOI per game
- 15:50
- xGF% (5v5)
- 48.8%
- Goals above expected
- −2.6
Season by season
The regular-season line for each season, with the total, by team for traded players.
| 2009–10 |   LAK | 81 | 20 | 22 | 42 | +4 | 18:18 | 117 | 17.1% | 9 | 15.9 | – |
| 2010–11 | LAK | 82 | 12 | 18 | 30 | −5 | 17:21 | 94 | 12.8% | 10 | 12.9 | 49.6% |
| 2011–12 |   SJS | 67 | 7 | 17 | 24 | −6 | 14:27 | 81 | 8.6% | 5 | 9.7 | 49.3% |
| 2012–13 | SJS | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −9 | 13:32 | 31 | 3.2% | 0 | 2.8 | 43.6% |
| 2012–13 |   CHI | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +7 | 12:07 | 10 | 10.0% | 0 | 1.1 | 54.9% |
| 2012–13 | All teams | 39 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 13:08 | 41 | 4.9% | 0 | 3.9 | 46.8% |
| 2013–14 | CHI | 59 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 13:39 | 50 | 8.0% | 0 | 5.3 | 48.2% |
| Total | 3 teams | 328 | 45 | 75 | 120 | −9 | 15:50 | 383 | 11.7% | 24 | 47.6 | 48.8% |
Form
Rolling averages smooth out single games so the trend shows.
Points and individual expected goals per game (left scale), averaged over the previous ten games. Ice time is on the second chart.
Player card
How 2009–10 to 2013–14 compares with everyone else at the position over the same seasons, and the players with the most similar profile.
Overall rating
4th line
28th percentile among qualified forwards, blending scoring 40%, play-driving 40%, usage 20%.
- 1st line
- 2nd line
- 3rd line
- 4th line
- Extra / AHL
Scoring
4th line- Goals /600.5230th pct
- Assists /600.8745th pct
- ixG /600.5523rd pct
- Goals above expected−2.637th pct
Play-driving
4th line- xGF% (5v5)48.8%45th pct
- CF% (5v5)47.7%33rd pct
- Relative xGF%−6.410th pct
- Penalty diff /60-0.0237th pct
Usage
3rd line- TOI per game15:5068th pct
- PP time share22.7%53rd pct
- Offensive zone starts44.4%20th pct
- Quality of competition24.0%44th pct
Percentiles among forwards with 200+ minutes at 5-on-5 and 20+ games. Ratings rank each column's average percentile among the same players and read it as a role on a depth chart (how).
Faceoffs
How often Handzus wins the draw over 2009–10 to 2013–14, against whom and where, and what a win leads to. Ranked among players with 929+ draws over the same seasons.
Win rate
51.3%
2348–2230 · #68 of 176 regulars, 62nd percentile
Against an average centre
51.5%
Opponents won 50.2% of their draws; an average centre would have won 49.8% against them.
Wins above average
+67
Draws won beyond what an average centre facing the same opponents would have won.
Draws per game
14.0
4,578 draws in all.
By dot, attacking to the right
Win rate at each dot; the small numbers are draws and the xG swing (×100) of winning rather than losing there.
By zone
- Offensive zone53.9% 736–629
- Neutral zone51.7% 777–726
- Defensive zone48.8% 835–875
By strength
- Even strength51.4% 1716–1620
- Power play57.1% 266–200
- Shorthanded46.3% 338–392
What a win leads to
Shot attempts in the next 20 seconds, for minus against, per 100 draws: +11 after a win, −19 after a loss. Each win was worth 1.6 expected goals per 100 draws more than a loss.
Most-faced opponents
- Saku Koivu43.0% 37–49
- Antoine Vermette38.8% 33–52
- Paul Stastny49.4% 41–42
- David Backes52.1% 37–34
- Henrik Sedin50.0% 35–35
- Ryan Kesler47.1% 33–37
- Mike Ribeiro56.5% 39–30
- Vernon Fiddler45.6% 31–37
Season by season
| Season | Draws | Win rate | Against average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | 1361 | 50.8% | 51.2% |
| 2010–11 | 1312 | 51.7% | 52.0% |
| 2011–12 | 815 | 50.7% | 50.7% |
| 2012–13 | 426 | 55.4% | 54.6% |
| 2013–14 | 664 | 49.5% | 49.9% |
Cumulative goals (solid) and individual xG (dashed) through the season. The gap is finishing: above the dashed line, the player scored more than an average shooter would from the same chances.
−2.6 goals above expected
Goals above expected, everyone at the same position with 20+ games