The following stats were tracked during manually during the game. The raw totals and the glossary are at the end.
At some point I’ll write up a detailed description of each category and my specific rules for each. Once I do, I will provide a link to it in this summary. Feel free to leave any questions in the comments or on Twitter (@wheatnoil).
Game: 4
Opponent: Carolina
Zone Exits
| Defenceman | Total | % Controlled |
| Klefbom | 10 | 50% |
| Larsson | 11 | 55% |
| Sekera | 11 | 64% |
| Russell | 12 | 42% |
| Nurse | 8 | 100% |
| Fayne | 1 | 0% |
Zone Defence
| Defenceman | Times Targeted | % Entries Denied | % Controlled | % Forced Dump-in |
| Klefbom | 7 | 43% | 43% | 14% |
| Larsson | 19 | 5% | 47% | 47% |
| Sekera | 18 | 17% | 44% | 39% |
| Russell | 9 | 0% | 78% | 22% |
| Nurse | 8 | 38% | 25% | 38% |
| Fayne | 1 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
Defensive Zone Passing
| Defenceman | Total Passes | % To D-Partner | % To Forward | % Turnover |
| Klefbom | 16 | 25% | 44% | 31% |
| Larsson | 19 | 37% | 42% | 21% |
| Sekera | 22 | 32% | 36% | 32% |
| Russell | 19 | 37% | 47% | 16% |
| Nurse | 15 | 67% | 20% | 13% |
| Fayne | 5 | 0% | 40% | 60% |
Puck Retrievals
| Defenceman | Total | % Successful |
| Klefbom | 3 | 67% |
| Larsson | 5 | 60% |
| Sekera | 10 | 60% |
| Russell | 5 | 60% |
| Nurse | 8 | 63% |
| Gryba | 1 | 0% |
Summary:
Klefbom: Seems a little off so far this year. Not his Dreamy self from last season. He’s not playing poorly, but I have such high expectations for him now. He had a number of missed zone exit passes, a couple of which lead to icings. He also turned the puck over a few times in the defensive zone. Still, not a bad game. I just expect more from him.
Larsson: He got lit up at the blue line in the first period, where the majority of his controlled zone entries against came. He was doing well with zone exits until the 3rd period when he started dumping it out more. Overall, not a bad game, which I think I’ll come expect from him. He’s been pretty reliable so far.
Russell: He doesn’t the puck over much in his own zone and he looks pretty good by eye. Yet, my numbers don’t like him, particularly allowing controlled exits against. It’s not that he’s always getting burned at the line. It’s just that he’s ceding the line and challenging inside the zone. I wonder if that’s him adapting to his footspeed. In fairness to him, though, he seemed to play a lot of minutes, as all the defenders did as they cut down to 5.
Sekera: A really high event game. He’d make some plays where I think, “there’s the Sekera that I know.” On the other hand, he turned the puck over 7 times in the defensive zone, which is the worst I’ve seen from him.
Nurse: What stands out is the “0” uncontrolled exits and the low amount of controlled entries against. What’s also interesting is how regularly he defers to his partner, with 67% of his D-zone passes going to his defensive partner. I think he’s settling into a role here and trying to pick his spots for an outlet.
Fayne: Had a rough early go of it and then was injured.
Raw Totals:
Zone Exits
| Name | Controlled | Uncontrolled | Pass | ||||
| Carry | Pass | Dump | Miss Pass | To D-man | To FWD | Turnover | |
| Klefbom
|
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| Larsson
|
0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| Russell
|
2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| Sekera
|
2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Nurse
|
3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| Fayne
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Zone Entries Against
| Name | Untargeted | Denied | Carry | Dump | Puck Retrieval | ||
| Uncont | Cont | Success | Failure | ||||
| Klefbom
|
3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Larsson
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| Russell
|
9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Sekera
|
10 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Nurse
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Fayne
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Definitions:
Zone Exit
Controlled Zone Exit: Getting the puck out of the zone maintaining possession
Carry: Skating the puck out of the zone, the defenceman keeps possession himself
Pass: Passing the puck out of the zone, the team maintains possession
Uncontrolled Zone Exit: Getting the puck out of the zone but losing possession to the other team
Dump: No clear target when getting the puck out
Missed Pass: Appears to have a clear target but pass is not complete
Zone Defence
Times Targeted: Number of times a defenceman was specifically targeted by the opposing player on a zone entry against
Denied Entry: Defenceman prevents the opposing team from entering the zone, forcing them to regroup or causing them to lose possession in the neutral zone
Controlled Entry Against: Opposing team is able to enter the zone with possession of the puck (maintained for at least one second)
Dump In Against: Opposing team is gets the puck into the zone but without possession of the puck
Untargeted: Controlled and Uncontrolled Entries against where either a defenceman was not the primary player targeted on entry OR an odd man rush not directly caused by one of the defencemen
Defensive Zone Passing
Total: Number of times defenceman clearly had the puck on his stick in the defensive zone
To D-Partner: Successful defensive zone pass to another defenceman on the ice
To Forward: Successful defensive zone pass to a forward on the ice
Turnover: Other team gains possession of the puck after the defenceman clearly had possession of it
Puck Retrieval
Total: Number of times the defenceman is the closest to the puck off of an uncontrolled entry to the zone
Successful: Defenceman retrieves the puck and successfully either gets it out of the zone or passes it a teammate, retaining possession
Failed: Defenceman either turns the puck over after retrieving it or the other team gets possession off the uncontrolled entry
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