Henrik Sedin’s goal to assist ratio

[wired14]

I was looking at some stats today and I noticed Henrik’s goal to assist ratio was just ridiculous. He currently has 3 goals and 43 assists, meaning only 6.5% of his points are goals. That would be crazy even for a defenceman, let alone a forward.

Has there been a lower total for a forward in recent memory? Also I know he is more of a playmaker but why is he not scoring?

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[Ace of Hades]

I was looking at some stats today and I noticed Henrik’s goal to assist ratio was just ridiculous. He currently has 3 goals and 43 assists, meaning only 6.5% of his points are goals. That would be crazy even for a defenceman, let alone a forward.

Has there been a lower total for a forward in recent memory? Also I know he is more of a playmaker but why is he not scoring?

He prefers to pass, even when there's open opportunities to shoot.

Even when there's an empty net in front of him, he would rather pass it to a random team-mate.

 

[Kale Hulls]

He only scores when the goal intercepts his passes.

 

[lawrence]

shooting was never his strength, even his shooting skills is not the best. We are not joking when some say junior pro players have a better shot then him.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

This is not a sacasm
His current shooting ability is ECHL level

 

[Del Preston]

He has had some weird looking stat lines in his career.

 

[mikeyp24]

When I followed the Canucks a lot when I lived in Van on and off for 6 years with my ex I remember him always being that way. I remember thinking why the leading point scorer in the league isn't in the shootouts but if you watch enough you could see his shot was always average but his ability to find an open guy was always levels ahead of everyone. He's the Stockton/Kidd/Nash of the NHL. They could all score but they were always about getting their teammates in the best position to score and be more about the team then themselves. That's Hank.

 

[Canucks1096]

Stumpel had 7 G and 47 A 54 P one season.

 

[ottawa]

Gretzky had 9 goals and 53 assists once
Ruskowsky had 8 goals and 51 assists

Best I could find.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

I heard he campaigns to get his goals changed to assists after any time he scores.

 

[Del Preston]

77.49% of Henrik's career points are assists. That's the highest percentage of any 1,000+ point player in the history of the NHL. The next closest is Niklas Lidstrom (76.88%). Adam Oates is the closest forward (75.99%).

 

[Jets]

He had a 10G 71A season already once...

 

[Sacha Baron Corbin]

I didn’t realize Henrik only has 240 career goals compared to 800+ assists. Always figured he scored more

 

[Canucks1096]

Scott Stevens had 7 G 61 A 68 P one year

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Scott Stevens had 7 G 61 A 68 P one year

Not unusual for defenseman.

 

[53or8]

He doesnt have a very good celebration thats why he doesnt score alot.

 

[Runforthecup]

Punched a bunch of likes on this thread. When I coached peewees close to fifty years ago, after a goal when the boys came to the bench we would always compliment the guy who made the assist. (the parents would always go overboard on the scorer). I like to think our team was better for our attitude.

 

[Runforthecup]

Henrik has always been one of my favorite players. Many seem to forget how good he was in his prime.

 

[ottawa]

Scott Stevens had 7 G 61 A 68 P one year

Pretty common among defensemen...

Salming did 5g + 61a once
Kearns did 5g + 55a
Keith did 6g + 55a

 

[canuckster19]

Of course the one time he should have passed to Burrows he puts a weak sauce shot right into Thomas.

 

[96]

It took Roman Polak being scratched for Henrik Sedin to score more goals than him. What a crazy world.

 

[StreetHawk]

He prefers to pass, even when there's open opportunities to shoot.

Even when there's an empty net in front of him, he would rather pass it to a random team-mate.

His career points ratio is about 25% goals and 75% assists. This season is incredibly skewed.

He's never really shot the puck, even to generate a rebound.

 

[johan f]

In his prime he could score when up to task. Remember when Daniel was out for a long period. Henrik even admitted that he should shoot more often even after Daniel returned. But it never carried out.

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

Was just looking up the Sedins draft year and found that there's atleast one player in all 9 rounds of that draft to have played atleast 110 NHL games. And 8/9 rounds there's atleast one player to have played 250 NHL games.

Neat.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

This is not a sacasm
His current shooting ability is ECHL level

imagine being a Ducks fan, watching Getzlaf, who does have an incredible shot, and he just so often refuses to shoot, if he had more of a shooting mentality he could score 30-40 goals regularly but....he doesn't think the game that way