Jared Spurgeon

#46 · Defenseman · Minnesota Wild

Shoots right · 36 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	4	1	3	4	5	21:30
Last season	79	6	16	22	90	19:36

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Role

Where he fits on Minnesota right now.

Line: P1 with Q. Hughes · 16:06 a game together
Power play: PP2 Quarterback
Penalty kill: Starts the kill 10 of 12 kills · 0:59 a kill · starts 9
Ice time: 21:30 a game, 2nd-most among Minnesota defensemen · 17:09 5-on-5 · 0:46 PP · 2:28 PK
Competition: Tougher opponents than 67% of defensemen · home 59%, road 82%
Tougher opponents than 71% of defensemen · road 82%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Shot blocking
blocking score 1335.44 blocks /60better than 93% of defensemenmore than 83% of defensemen
Preventing chances
−0.15 expected goals against /60better than 87% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Power-play chances
0.33 expected goals /60behind 99% of defensemen
Shorthanded threat
0.74 expected goals for /60behind 95% of defensemen
Takeaways
takeaway score 720.55 takeaways /60behind 90% of defensemenfewer than 83% of defensemen
Drawing penalties
0.29 penalties drawn /60behind 89% of 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

Time in the offensive zone
46.4% of his timemore than 89% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Top speed
19.6 mphslower than 92% of defensemen
Fast bursts
0.0 bursts /60less often than 92% 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.

Jared SpurgeonAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 79, 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
−0.03 expected goals /60average
+0.04 expected goals /60top 30%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
−0.15 expected goals against /60top 13%
−0.02 expected goals against /60average

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
8.5 shot attempts /60bottom 31%
9.5 shot attempts /60average
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.17 expected goals /60bottom 44%
0.17 expected goals /60average
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
+0.5 goals above expected /100 shotstop 14%
+0.4 goals above expected /100 shotstop 24%
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.29 first assists /60bottom 21%
0.33 first assists /60average

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.33 expected goals /60bottom 1%
0.68 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.74 expected goals for /60bottom 5%
0.89 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 75average3.12 hits /60top 44%
hitting score 73average2.09 hits /60bottom 42%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 133top 7%5.44 blocks /60top 17%
blocking score 114top 28%6.98 blocks /60top 1%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 72bottom 10%0.55 takeaways /60bottom 17%
takeaway score 91bottom 41%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.29 penalties drawn /60bottom 11%
0.40 penalties drawn /60bottom 39%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.51 penalties taken /60top 27%
0.80 penalties taken /60bottom 34%

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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137 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 11 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left16
Wide right12
Over the net9
Off the post or crossbar2
Short or other3

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

Wide left2
Wide right0
Over the net0
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

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

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
22.5 mphtop 29%
19.6 mphbottom 8%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
1.5 bursts /60bottom 41%
0.0 bursts /60bottom 8%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
92.3 mphaverage
83.4 mphbottom 43%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.76 miles /60top 18%
8.85 miles /60top 24%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
42.6% of his timetop 34%
46.4% of his timetop 11%

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.