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Columbus Blue Jackets

Hunter McKown

#41Center6'1"190 lb

0.0 in 2 days
2022-23 regular season
12
GP
0
G
2
A
2
P
13
SOG
0.0% SH
12:14
TOI/GP

C · CBJ · NHL id 8484125

Hunter McKown has played 12 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2022-23, scoring 0 goals and 2 assists (2 points) on 13 shots while averaging 12:14 a night (10:28 at even strength, 1:42 on the power play and 0:01 shorthanded). At 5v5 the Blue Jackets have controlled 44% of shot attempts with McKown on the ice (4-8 in goals, 54% offensive-zone starts). In the Blue Jackets' most recent game against BUF he was on L1 with Liam Foudy and Kent Johnson and off the power play; moved up to L2 (from L4) in the last game. He is shooting 0.0% this season.

Right now

From the Apr 14 game vs BUF, detected from shift data

Power play
No PP unit
Penalty kill
No PK unit
Moved up to L2 (from L4) in the last gameLost his PP2 spot in the last gameLast 5: L4/PP2 · L3/PP2 · L3 · L2/PP2 · L2

Deployment timeline

2022-23 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Usage: 12 games, 12:10 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 7 line changes.

PPLine42▲3▼4▼3▲4▼443▲3▼2▲2▼0m3m7m10m13m17m20mMar 24Mar 25Mar 28Mar 30Apr 1Apr 2Apr 4Apr 6Apr 8Apr 11Apr 13Apr 14
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • 5-game average
  • Did not play
  • ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
12 games shown, 12:10 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2022-23 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE

Only 12 GP in 2022-23: NHL EDGE percentiles are noisy before about 15-20 games.

Top speed35th3621.8 mph
Bursts 20+ mph30th3022
Hardest shot45th4586.6 mph
Offensive-zone time21st2239.8%
Distance skated22nd2325.5 mi
High-danger SOG7th81
Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.

Shot map

2022-23 · 23 attempts, 13 on goal, 0 goals

Shot map, OPP at CBJ: 23 attempts, 13 on goal, 0 goals, 1.65 expected goals; best chance Hunter McKown at 0.20 xG.

  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked
Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Puck luck

2022-23 · cumulative goals against expected goals from his own shots

012-1.6goals below expected-1.4σMar 24Apr 14
  • Actual goals
  • Expected
  • ±1σ
  • Above expected
  • Below expected

Beyond the box score

2022-23 regular season · 12 of 12 games through the sequence engine

MethodLeaders
+0.031
Season net
+0.06xG

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

MethodLeaders
Per 100 draws
+0.042
Season
+0.04G
55.2%87 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 15-16 · NZ 20-13 · DZ 13-10

MethodLeaders
Per 60
0.96
Attempts
2
0.111

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

MethodLeaders
Season
−0.19G
Per 60
−0.077
Drawn / taken
3 / 4minors

MethodLeaders
37.7%
34.8%
37.3%
Transition CF/60
3.4
Turnovers won/60
14.0
Turnovers lost/60
14.0

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

Linemates

2022-23 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without McKown

No 5v5 pairing data this season yet.

Game log

12 games in 2022-23, newest first

DateOppResultGAP+/-PIMHITBLKEVPPPK
Apr 14vs BUFL 2-50000120054%17:2417:050:19—
Apr 13vs PITW 3-2011+1201150%17:2014:452:30—
Apr 11@ PHIOTL 3-4000+1003238%11:4411:44——
Apr 8vs NYRL 0-4000-1021033%12:2510:431:09—
Apr 6@ NJDL 1-8000-11000100%11:448:362:560:12
Apr 4@ TORL 2-4000-110400%9:508:031:47—
Apr 2vs OTTW 4-3000-21000100%6:356:000:35—
Apr 1vs FLAL 0-700000021—11:5310:331:20—
Mar 30@ BOSOTL 1-2000020000%7:454:383:07—
Mar 28@ NYRL 2-6000-2220050%13:1111:371:34—
Mar 25@ MTLL 2-80000121179%14:5811:283:30—
Mar 24vs NYIW 5-4011+1200078%11:5310:181:35—

Season splits by strength

2022-23 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

StrengthGPTOI/GPSAGFGAGF%
All situations12146:4212:1411713247.0%44.7%62745838%5.06.563%
Even strength12125:3010:289612543.4%40.0%44694833%3.66.055%
5v512124:3610:239612443.6%40.0%44694833%3.66.054%
Power play1120:221:5120387.0%86.4%17210100%1.40.285%
Penalty kill10:120:1200——0000—0.00.0—
5v41120:221:5120387.0%86.4%17210100%1.40.285%

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMHITBLKTOI/GP
2022-23CBJ12022-48130.0%12512:14

Hunter McKown news

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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.