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Zach Bogosian

#24 · Defenseman · Minnesota Wild

Shoots right · 36 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season4000516:02
Last season412463014:33

Role

Where he fits on Minnesota right now.

Line

P2 with J. Brodin · 15:06 a game together

Power play

Not on either unit

Penalty kill

Second wave 11 of 12 kills · 0:47 a kill

Ice time

16:02 a game, 5th-most among Minnesota defensemen · 13:18 5-on-5 · 2:10 PK

Competition

Easier opponents than 68% of defensemen · home 68%, road 70%

Tougher opponents than 83% of defensemen · road 90%

Where he stands out

What he does better or worse than most players at his position.

Better than most at his position

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is above most defensemen.

Behind most at his position

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is below most defensemen.

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.

Better than most at his position

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is above most defensemen.

Behind most at his position

  • Top speed

    19.3 mphslower than 97% of defensemen

  • Fast bursts

    0.0 bursts /60less often than 92% of defensemen

  • Distance skated

    7.96 miles /60less far than 89% of defensemen

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other defensemen.

Zach BogosianAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 41, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

This season’s 4 games only, pulled toward the average defenseman. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

  • Creating chances
    Along for the rideDrives play

    −0.04 expected goals /60average

    −0.06 expected goals /60bottom 37%

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    +0.02 expected goals against /60bottom 41%

    −0.01 expected goals against /60average

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    8.3 shot attempts /60bottom 30%

    9.3 shot attempts /60average

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.15 expected goals /60bottom 30%

    0.18 expected goals /60average

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    +0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 35%

    +0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.33 first assists /60average

    0.33 first assists /60average

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    0.70 expected goals /60too few games

    0.73 expected goals /60too few games

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.84 expected goals for /60bottom 38%

    0.86 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 75average4.36 hits /60top 25%

    hitting score 55bottom 36%0.94 hits /60bottom 11%

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 83bottom 26%3.54 blocks /60bottom 30%

    blocking score 88bottom 34%1.87 blocks /60bottom 1%

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 113top 27%1.00 takeaways /60top 27%

    takeaway score 102top 42%0.94 takeaways /60top 36%

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.39 penalties drawn /60bottom 37%

    0.41 penalties drawn /60bottom 42%

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    0.83 penalties taken /60bottom 30%

    0.72 penalties taken /60bottom 42%

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average defenseman); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.

Shots

Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.

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54 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

221

5 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

  • Wide left13
  • Wide right1
  • Over the net4
  • Off the post or crossbar0
  • Short or other1

19 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

No missed shots yet.

The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.

Skating and shot

Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).

  • Top speed
    SlowerBurner

    22.0 mphaverage

    19.3 mphbottom 3%

  • Fast bursts
    RareFrequent

    1.4 bursts /60bottom 38%

    0.0 bursts /60bottom 8%

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    93.3 mphaverage

    85.7 mphtop 43%

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    8.29 miles /60bottom 34%

    7.96 miles /60bottom 11%

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    41.2% of his timebottom 32%

    39.4% of his timebottom 20%

Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.