Who to fear in a shootout?

Okay, admittedly I haven't seen every NHL team play every game(I'm so ashamed!) however I will metion these palyers as out-and-out scary to face in a shootout.

IMHO order:

1. Ovechkin
2. Jagr
3. Kovalchuk
4. Gagne
5. Alfredsson
6. Heatley
7. Nash

(And yes, I'm sure theres some people I haven't thought of)

Actually, Jagr's not been a sure thing. Petr Prucha's been spectacular, though.

Jussi Jokinen should be #1

Jussi Jokinen should be #1
Hell yeah. 7-7 so far....

Frickin' unbelievable.

Paul Kariya has been pretty good but he's not on the team..

Paul Kariya has been pretty good but he's not on the team..

Yeah, I think I only listed people who we actually know are going to the Olympics.

you got to take Gagne off. He is very good but on shoot outs and breakaways alike he is horrible.

Sundin. Because he always scores when it matters the most. He has a killer backhand to go with excellent reach.

Hemsky. Not only does he score on you, he makes you look silly in the process.

Sergei Zubov and Jussi Jokinen

Jokinen hands down.

Ovechkin second place.

Another post for Jussi Jokinen. Viktor Kozlov's sole contribution for the last month has been as a shootout specialist. With the Olympics being a 5 man shootout, he might have a spot behind Ovechkin/Kovalchuk/Datsyuk/Zubov.

Just because I'm bored and this will help me kill the next 30 minutes at work:

Canada:

Brodeur: 20/23 (.870)
Luongo: 10/15 (.667)
Turco: 11/12 (.910)

Bertuzzi: 1/4 (.250)
Doan: 0/1 (.000)
Heatley: 2/5 (.400)
Iginla: 1/5 (.200)
Lecavalier: 2/4 (.500)
Nash: 1/3 (.333)
Niedermayer: 0/1 (.000)
Richards: 2/4 (.500)
Sakic: 0/4 (.000) :eek:
Smyth: 3/5 (.600)
St. Louis: 0/2 (.000)
Thornton: 1/4 (.000)


Draper, Blake, Foote, Jovanovski, Pronger, Redden, Regehr: N/A

USA:

DiPietro: 17/25 (.680)
Esche: N/A
Grahame: 7/11 (.636)

Blake: 1/4 (.250)
Cole: 1/1 (1.000)
Conroy: 0/1 (.000)
Drury: 0/1 (.000)
Gionta: 4/7 (.571)
Gomez: 0/1 (.000)
Knuble: 0/2 (.000)
Modano: 1/4 (.250)
Parrish: 1/2 (.500)
Rolston: 0/3 (.000)
Weight: 1/5 (.200)

Chelios, Guerin, Hatcher, Leopold, Liles, Miller, Rafalski, Schneider, Tkachuk: N/A

Russia:

Bryzgalov: N/A
Khabibulin: 4/7 (.571)
Nabokov: 5/13 (.385)

Afinogenov: 1/2 (.500)
Datsyuk: 1/1 (1.000)
Frolov: 3/3 (1.000)
Kovalchuk: 1/5 (.200)
Kovalev: 1/2 (.500)
Kozlov: 5/8 (.625)
Ovechkin: 6/9 (.667)
Yashin: 1/6 (.167)
Zubov: 4/7 (.571)

Bykov, Gonchar, Kasparaitis, Kharitanov, Malkin, A.Markov, D.Markov, Sushinsky, Tyutin, Volchenkov, Zhamnov, Zhitnik: N/A

Czech Republic:

Hasek: 9/14 (.643)
Hnilicka: N/A
Vokoun: 9/14 (.643)

Cajanek: 1/3 (.333)
Hejduk: 0/4 (.000) :eek:
Hemsky: 3/7 (.429)
Jagr: 2/6 (.333)
Kuba: 0/1 (.000)
Malik: 1/1 (1.000) :bow:
Prucha: 2/5 (.400)
Rucinsky: 0/1 (.000)
Straka: 1/5 (.200)
Vyborny: 1/3 (.333)
Zidlicky: 1/4 (.250)

Bulis, Erat, F.Kaberle, T.Kaberle, Kubina, Lang, Olesz, Spacek: N/A

Jokinen

Slovakia:

Budaj: 3/11 (.273) :eek: (not just putting it by Avs players....just a coincidence so far)
Lasak/Kristan: N/A

Bondra: 0/2 (.000)
Demitra: 2/3 (.667)
Gabork: 0/2 (.000)
Handzus: 2/3 (.667)
Marian Hossa: 2/5 (.400)
Marcel Hossa: 0/1 (.000)
Nagy: 1/4 (.250)
Satan: 3/5 (.400)
Svatos: 2/4 (.500)

Bartecko, Chara, Jurcina, Kapus, Majesky, Meszaros, Strbak, Stumpel, Suchy, Visnovsky, Zednik: N/A

Sweden:

Liv: N/A
Lundqvist: 23/28 (.821)
Tellqvist: 0/2 (.000)

Alfredsson: 2/5 (.400)
Axelsson: 0/1 (.000)
Forsberg: 1/3 (.333)
Naslund: 0/4 (.000) :eek:
D.Sedin: 1/2 (.500)
Sundin: 1/2 (.500)

Backman, Hannula, Johnsson, J.Jonsson, K.Jonsson, Kronwall, Lidstrom, Modin, Norstrom, Ohlund, Pahlsson, Samuelsson, H.Sedin, Zetterberg: N/A

Finland:

Nittymaki: 11/20 (.550)
Norrena/?: N/A

J.Jokinen: 7/7 (1.000) :clap:
O.Jokinen: 1/4 (.250)
M.Koivu: 1/2 (.500)
Laaksonen: 1/1 (1.000) -- beauty against Brodeur
Miettinen: 1/1 (1.000)
T.Ruutu: 1/1 (1.000) -- injured
Selanne: 2/5 (.400)

Berg, Hentunen, N.Kapanen, S.Kapanen, S.Koivu, Lehtonen, Lydman, Numminen, Peltonen, Pitkanen, J.Ruutu, Salo, Timonen, Vaananen: N/A

Finland:

Nittymaki: 11/20 (.550)
Norrena/?: N/A

J.Jokinen: 7/7 (1.000) :clap:
O.Jokinen: 1/4 (.250)
M.Koivu: 1/2 (.500)
Laaksonen: 1/1 (1.000) -- beauty against Brodeur
Miettinen: 1/1 (1.000)
T.Ruutu: 1/1 (1.000) -- injured
Selanne: 2/5 (.400)

Berg, Hentunen, N.Kapanen, S.Kapanen, S.Koivu, Lehtonen, Lydman, Numminen, Peltonen, Pitkanen, J.Ruutu, Salo, Timonen, Vaananen: N/A


Finland is the best shootout team.

Finland is the best shootout team.

The sample space is far too small to really extrapolate anything. Just thought it would be nice to toss out some actual numbers to go along with "Player X has sweet moves" from posters touting their team's players.

Russia looks like it has the deepest 1-5 in terms of shooters.

Finland is the best shootout team.

I don't know. Niittymäki isn't very good at shootouts.

btw isn't there a sudden death until someone scores in olympics?

btw isn't there a sudden death until someone scores in olympics?
No.

Sundin. Because he always scores when it matters the most. He has a killer backhand to go with excellent reach.
Seconding this, I think NHL shootouts are one thing but you shouldn't underestimate clutch Sundin and his backhand / 5hole forehand. I guess Sakic is another one of those guys you'd trust with your life, even if he's failed in the shootouts this season...

If you want to narrow it down, Team Slovakia.

Jokinen

JUSSI JOKINEN! #1 SHOOTOUT :clap:

Jason Allison :sarcasm:

Marek Malik, Rick Nash and Jussi Jokinen. Those three have style, grace and insane highlight reel performances.

Marek Malik, Rick Nash and Jussi Jokinen. Those three have style, grace and insane highlight reel performances.


Don't forget Ovechkin. Malik might be a one hit wonder. The guy has hands of stone. In shootouts though, anybody can be good.

The real players to fear are the goalies. Turco and Brodeur are amongst the best in shootouts in the tournament. Loungo isn't far behind either so really, it's Canada's goalies that are to be feared the most.

Slovakia:

Budaj: 3/11 (.273) :eek: (not just putting it by Avs players....just a coincidence so far)
Lasak/Kristan: N/A

Bondra: 0/2 (.000)
Demitra: 2/3 (.667)
Gabork: 0/2 (.000)
Handzus: 2/3 (.667)
Marian Hossa: 2/5 (.400)
Marcel Hossa: 0/1 (.000)
Nagy: 1/4 (.250)
Satan: 3/5 (.400)
Svatos: 2/4 (.500)

Bartecko, Chara, Jurcina, Kapus, Majesky, Meszaros, Strbak, Stumpel, Suchy, Visnovsky, Zednik: N/A
Stumpel went once in a shootout for sure.

He is atleast 0/1 (if not more).

I must've missed something. I thought Zubov was skipping the Olympics for the umpteenth time. Did he change his mind?

My money's on:

Kovalchuk
Ovechkin
Vik Kozlov





Malik

Juicy Baby!!

Stumpel went once in a shootout for sure.

He is atleast 0/1 (if not more).

Yup, 0/1. Wouldn't surprise me if I missed a couple more.

is there a stat for shoot out goals? (I suppose I could go look it up, but that would take all the fun out of it ;) )

doh, there it is... (looked it up)

1 JUSSI JOKINEN DAL L 7 7 100.0 2 3 3 100.0 0 4 4 100.0 2
2 ALEXANDER OVECHKIN WSH L 9 6 66.7 3 7 5 71.4 2 2 1 50.0 1
3 VIKTOR KOZLOV NJD R 8 5 62.5 4 4 2 50.0 2 4 3 75.0 2
4 SERGEI ZUBOV DAL D 7 4 57.1 3 3 1 33.3 1 4 3 75.0 2
5 BRIAN GIONTA NJD R 7 4 57.1 1 3 1 33.3 0 4 3 75.0 1
6 ALEXANDER FROLOV LAK L 3 3 100.0 1 1 1 100.0 0 2 2 100.0 1
7 GEOFF SANDERSON PHX L 3 3 100.0 2 1 1 100.0 0 2 2 100.0 2
8 JAROSLAV BALASTIK CBJ L 4 3 75.0 1 1 0 0.0 0 3 3 100.0 1
9 MIKE RICHARDS PHI C 4 3 75.0 1 2 2 100.0 1 2 1 50.0 0
10 PAUL KARIYA NSH L 5 3 60.0 2 3 2 66.7 1 2 1 50.0 1

is there a stat for shoot out goals? (I suppose I could go look it up, but that would take all the fun out of it ;) )

doh, there it is... (looked it up)

http://www.nhl.com/nhlstats/stats

Use that.

yah, thanks....I edited my post while you were replying ;)

Now Jokinen is 8 for 8. Scored yet another shootout goal.

Don't forget Ovechkin. Malik might be a one hit wonder. The guy has hands of stone. In shootouts though, anybody can be good.

The real players to fear are the goalies. Turco and Brodeur are amongst the best in shootouts in the tournament. Loungo isn't far behind either so really, it's Canada's goalies that are to be feared the most.


Lundqvist has been excellent in the shootouts as well. 23/28. Not sure how he did playing in Sweden, though. Only going by what i've seen this season.

Yup, 0/1. Wouldn't surprise me if I missed a couple more.
Actually, the one he missed, he deked out Antero N. completely but the puck stood up and he missed. Had the puck not stood up, he would have been 1/1.

Now Jokinen is 8 for 8. Scored yet another shootout goal.
:bow: :bow: :bow:

Jokinen is just God when it comes to shootouts.

I say we throw a parade for the man who stops Jokinen on a shootout

Aside from being the NHL player with the most goals at the Olympic level (9), Miro Satan is quite capable at the shootout as well.

Not sure if it was mentionned but Alex Kovalev, he got mad skills.

Jarkko Ruutu :bow:

pierre dagenais , but he is in ahl :sarcasm:

Jarkko Ruutu :bow:
Yes. Don't get in a shootout with Finland.

not joe sakic thats for sure

Aside from being the NHL player with the most goals at the Olympic level (9), Miro Satan is quite capable at the shootout as well.

I´m not sure if I understood you correctly...but Selanne has 14 goals at the Olympic level.

Maybe he meant in one tournament? :dunno:

Brodeur
Kozlov

Maybe he meant in one tournament? :dunno:

Maybe....that´s why I wasn´t sure about what he meant...

I think it should be meantioned that Gomez is 1/1 on penalty shots this year. My shootout dream team:
Jokinen
Kozlov
Malik :bow:
Ovechkin
Jokinen (again) :bow:

Russia will probably feature something like:

1. Ovechkin
2. Datsyuk
3. Afinogenov
4. Kovalev/Kovalchuk/Whoever is Hot
5. Kozlov

If we didnt have Nabokov in net, I'd like our chances come a shootout.

Malik id say...God only knows what next street hockey move he'll pull out

Marek Malik

To score- Kozlov

To protect the net- Brodeur

Alfredsson, Jagr (though he CHOKED in the WCs in Prague; devastation moment!), Foppa, Ovechkin, Kovalchuk.

Hasek and Vokoun both, man, Vokoun murdered the Flyers in our first shootout of the year.

Pretty much every team is dangerous. Lots of clutch players, too, like Hagman, Ruutu, Prospal, Dvorak etc that dont get that much attention.

I am really looking forward to seeing the great open ice defenders operate, if you ask me there is some marvelous defense in international play from guys like Lidstrom, Lehtonen, Handzus, etc. I think it has improved Chara a lot, too, he really has to shoulder a huge load and play in every spot for the Slovakian squad.

Jussi Jokinen & Ovechkin

Finland:

Nittymaki: 11/20 (.550)
Norrena/?: N/A

J.Jokinen: 7/7 (1.000) :clap:
O.Jokinen: 1/4 (.250)
M.Koivu: 1/2 (.500)
Laaksonen: 1/1 (1.000) -- beauty against Brodeur
Miettinen: 1/1 (1.000)
T.Ruutu: 1/1 (1.000) -- injured
Selanne: 2/5 (.400)

Berg, Hentunen, N.Kapanen, S.Kapanen, S.Koivu, Lehtonen, Lydman, Numminen, Peltonen, Pitkanen, J.Ruutu, Salo, Timonen, Vaananen: N/A

Jarkko Ruutu is 2 for 2... @ Chi and @ Col last night.

I hope that the Malik thing is toungue in cheek. I doubt he can pull off that move twice and that was a trick shot. Can he be relied on to score on a non-gimmick goal that the goalie might expect and has seen before?

I think Russia has the most dangerous group.

I think Russia has the most dangerous group.

i think so too.

I think Russia has the most dangerous group.

Either them or the Slovaks, they just have snipers