Francis Lessard
#49 · Right wing · Ottawa Senators
Born May 30, 1979 in Montréal, Quebec, CAN · 6'2", 235 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 80th overall in 1997 by CAR (round 3)
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Aaron Voros
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Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | ATL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 12 | 0.00 |
| 2002-03 | ATL | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 7 | 12 | 0.11 |
| 2003-04 | ATL | 62 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 181 | 19 | 57 | 0.03 |
| 2005-06 | ATL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2010-11 | OTT | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 6 | 36 | 0.00 |
| 5 seasons | Career | 116 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 346 | 34 | 118 | 0.03 |
2010-11 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 6 | 36 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 3:51 |
2010-11 analytics
Rating
Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 439 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.
The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.
On the ice
What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean
These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.
Who he played with
| Forward line | GP | Time | CF% | xGF% | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Lessard · Ryan Potulny · Jesse Winchester | 7 | 29:06 | 46.3 | 49.9 | 0-1 |
| Francis Lessard · Roman Wick · Jesse Winchester | 4 | 9:29 | 40.0 | 36.1 | 0-0 |
| Francis Lessard · Corey Locke · Roman Wick | 2 | 7:35 | 33.3 | 24.6 | 0-0 |
| Francis Lessard · Marek Svatos · Zack Smith | 3 | 5:55 | 80.0 | 39.1 | 0-0 |
The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.
Chances and finishing
Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.
Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 406 who played 300 minutes or more this season.
His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.
Where he shot from
Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2011 | vs MTL | W 3-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 04:11 |
| Apr 5, 2011 | vs PHI | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 02:42 |
| Apr 2, 2011 | vs TOR | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 02:03 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | @ FLA | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 03:00 |
| Mar 29, 2011 | @ TBL | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 02:25 |
| Mar 27, 2011 | @ ATL | L 4-5 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 04:00 |
| Mar 25, 2011 | vs WSH | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 02:49 |
| Mar 24, 2011 | @ NYR | W 2-1 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 02:11 |
| Mar 22, 2011 | @ CAR | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 02:10 |
| Mar 19, 2011 | vs TBL | W 3-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 02:30 |
| Mar 17, 2011 | vs NJD | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 05:20 |
| Mar 15, 2011 | vs PIT | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 03:29 |
| Mar 13, 2011 | @ BUF | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 04:05 |
| Mar 11, 2011 | @ TBL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 02:49 |
| Mar 10, 2011 | @ FLA | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 04:28 |
| Mar 8, 2011 | @ NJD | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 04:36 |
| Mar 4, 2011 | vs NYR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 05:14 |
| Mar 3, 2011 | @ ATL | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 05:59 |
| Mar 1, 2011 | vs BOS | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 06:18 |
| Feb 26, 2011 | vs PHI | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 03:23 |
| Feb 25, 2011 | @ BUF | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 05:53 |
| Feb 23, 2011 | vs FLA | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 06:31 |
| Feb 19, 2011 | @ TOR | W 1-0 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 01:36 |
| Feb 18, 2011 | vs BOS | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 04:51 |