What can you say about wraparounds? You just don't see them very often anymore. As a distinct type of shot, they're by far the least common of those tracked by the NHL. And, as it turns out, they're not a particularly high-percentage play:
| ES | ES | PP | PP | |||
| SOG | G | SPCT | SOG | G | SPCT | |
| Total | 3673 | 197 | 5.3 | 407 | 35 | 8.4 |
| Home | 1905 | 108 | 5.7 | 228 | 18 | 7.9 |
| Away | 1768 | 89 | 5.0 | 179 | 16 | 8.9 |
So who leads the league in these low-percentage shots? Again, there's somewhat of a bias at some rinks, so let's look at wraparounds on the road since the lockout:
| Wraparounds | Goals | |
| Ryan Smyth | 31 | 2 |
| Eric Staal | 25 | 4 |
| Richard Zednik | 23 | 0 |
| Jason Blake | 22 | 1 |
| Rick Nash | 22 | 1 |
| Tim Taylor | 21 | 0 |
| Brett McLean | 21 | 1 |
| Thomas Vanek | 20 | 0 |
| Michal Handzus | 19 | 1 |
| Marian Hossa | 18 | 0 |
Smyth is again the league leader, but he hasn't been particularly effective. If we include wraparounds credited to him by his home scorer and his itchy trigger finger, Smyth is just 5-for-89 (5.6%) since the lockout. Zednik is 0-for-40. Bottom line: the wraparound was a cute move in 1980; now everybody knows it's coming.
| Option | Votes |
|---|---|
| yes | 11 |
| no | 10 |
| they worked great for me when I was nine years old | 14 |
