Centre · #8
Derek Roy
Buffalo Sabres
Dallas Stars
Vancouver Canucks
St. Louis Blues
Nashville Predators
Edmonton Oilers(traded during the season)- Age
- 43
- Shoots
- Left
- Height
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 83 kg
- Born
- Ottawa, CAN
- Draft
- 2001, round 2, #32 (BUF)
Career · 2009–10 to 2014–15
- Games
- 384
- Goals
- 81
- Points
- 245
- TOI per game
- 17:29
- xGF% (5v5)
- 51.2%
- Goals above expected
- −5.3
Season by season
The regular-season line for each season, with the total, by team for traded players.
| 2009–10 | BUF | 80 | 26 | 43 | 69 | +9 | 19:23 | 215 | 12.1% | 22 | 23.5 | – |
| 2010–11 | BUF | 35 | 10 | 25 | 35 | −1 | 19:32 | 89 | 11.2% | 14 | 9.7 | 52.4% |
| 2011–12 | BUF | 80 | 17 | 27 | 44 | −7 | 19:19 | 176 | 9.7% | 11 | 17.1 | 51.0% |
| 2012–13 | DAL | 30 | 4 | 18 | 22 | +3 | 18:58 | 65 | 6.2% | 6 | 7.0 | 50.6% |
| 2012–13 | VAN | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +1 | 17:39 | 20 | 15.0% | 2 | 2.1 | 54.9% |
| 2012–13 | All teams | 42 | 7 | 21 | 28 | +4 | 18:36 | 85 | 8.2% | 8 | 9.1 | 51.8% |
| 2013–14 | STL | 75 | 9 | 28 | 37 | −1 | 13:37 | 114 | 7.9% | 16 | 13.5 | 55.5% |
| 2014–15 | NSH | 26 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 13:31 | 35 | 2.9% | 2 | 3.4 | 52.8% |
| 2014–15 | EDM | 46 | 11 | 11 | 22 | −13 | 16:54 | 78 | 14.1% | 5 | 10.0 | 45.2% |
| 2014–15 | All teams | 72 | 12 | 20 | 32 | −13 | 15:40 | 113 | 10.6% | 7 | 13.4 | 47.3% |
| Total | 6 teams | 384 | 81 | 164 | 245 | −9 | 17:29 | 792 | 10.2% | 78 | 86.3 | 51.2% |
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 2014–15 compares with everyone else at the position over the same seasons, and the players with the most similar profile.
Overall rating
2nd line
76th percentile among qualified forwards, blending scoring 40%, play-driving 40%, usage 20%.
- 1st line
- 2nd line
- 3rd line
- 4th line
- Extra / AHL
Scoring
2nd line- Goals /600.7259th pct
- Assists /601.4791st pct
- ixG /600.7764th pct
- Goals above expected−5.322nd pct
Play-driving
2nd line- xGF% (5v5)51.2%67th pct
- CF% (5v5)50.4%58th pct
- Relative xGF%+1.771st pct
- Penalty diff /600.1457th pct
Usage
1st line- TOI per game17:2985th pct
- PP time share44.2%80th pct
- Offensive zone starts59.3%58th pct
- Quality of competition24.8%78th 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 Roy wins the draw over 2009–10 to 2014–15, against whom and where, and what a win leads to. Ranked among players with 1134+ draws over the same seasons.
Win rate
48.1%
2450–2645 · #130 of 184 regulars, 30th percentile
Against an average centre
48.6%
Opponents won 50.5% of their draws; an average centre would have won 49.5% against them.
Wins above average
−73
Draws won beyond what an average centre facing the same opponents would have won.
Draws per game
13.8
5,095 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 zone50.2% 961–952
- Neutral zone45.8% 771–911
- Defensive zone47.9% 718–782
By strength
- Even strength46.8% 1812–2059
- Power play54.9% 419–344
- Shorthanded48.5% 207–220
What a win leads to
Shot attempts in the next 20 seconds, for minus against, per 100 draws: +16 after a win, −10 after a loss. Each win was worth 1.1 expected goals per 100 draws more than a loss.
Most-faced opponents
- Patrice Bergeron46.6% 55–63
- Tomas Plekanec47.1% 41–46
- Jason Spezza49.4% 43–44
- Jeff Carter47.7% 41–45
- Tyler Bozak54.7% 41–34
- Antoine Vermette46.9% 30–34
- David Krejci53.4% 31–27
- David Desharnais51.8% 29–27
Season by season
| Season | Draws | Win rate | Against average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | 1216 | 50.3% | 50.9% |
| 2010–11 | 528 | 46.4% | 47.4% |
| 2011–12 | 1329 | 50.6% | 51.0% |
| 2012–13 | 647 | 45.6% | 45.8% |
| 2013–14 | 466 | 47.0% | 47.2% |
| 2014–15 | 909 | 44.8% | 45.1% |
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.
−5.3 goals above expected
Goals above expected, everyone at the same position with 20+ games