Kyle Palmieri

Shoots right · 35 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	4	0	0	0	9	15:49
Last season	25	6	12	18	71	18:53

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Role

Where he fits on NY Islanders right now.

Line: L1 with B. Horvat and E. Heineman · 9:17 a game together
Power play: PP1 Net-front
Penalty kill: Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 14 kills
Ice time: 15:49 a game, 4th-most among NY Islanders forwards · 11:05 5-on-5 · 3:53 PP
Competition: About average among forwards · home easier than 82%, road tougher than 87%
Easier opponents than 68% of forwards

What’s changed

K. Palmieri is no longer killing penalties: 0% of the team’s shorthanded time in 4 games, down from 37% last season.

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Power-play chances
2.06 expected goals /60better than 89% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Distance skated
8.89 miles /60less far than 98% of centers
Time in the offensive zone
39.0% of his timeless than 94% of forwards
Finishing
−0.9 goals above expected /100 shotsbehind 89% of forwards
Hitting
hitting score 202.24 hits /60behind 88% of forwardsfewer than 73% of forwards

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

Better than most at his position

Hardest shotTop 10
90.4 mphharder than 96% of centers

Behind most at his position

Time in the offensive zone
36.6% of his timeless than 88% of forwards
Hitting
hitting score 290.95 hits /60behind 79% of forwardsfewer than 93% of forwards

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

All ratings

Every rating, against other forwards.

Kyle PalmieriAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 25, and pulled toward the average forward by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

Shooting volume, creating his own chances, shot blocking, hardest shot and distance skated compare centers with centers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.

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

Driving play at 5-on-5

Creating chances
Along for the rideDrives play
−0.07 expected goals /60bottom 27%
−0.02 expected goals /60bottom 40%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
+0.07 expected goals against /60bottom 25%
+0.05 expected goals against /60bottom 28%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
12.1 shot attempts /60top 36%
11.7 shot attempts /60top 43%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.63 expected goals /60bottom 31%
0.66 expected goals /60bottom 41%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
−0.9 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 11%
−0.5 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 41%
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.51 first assists /60bottom 29%
0.55 first assists /60average

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
2.06 expected goals /60top 11%
1.84 expected goals /60top 44%
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.81 expected goals for /60bottom 33%
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 20bottom 12%2.24 hits /60bottom 27%
hitting score 29bottom 21%0.95 hits /60bottom 7%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 88bottom 43%2.02 blocks /60bottom 32%
blocking score 101top 42%2.84 blocks /60top 37%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 91bottom 42%0.90 takeaways /60average
takeaway score 88bottom 35%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.59 penalties drawn /60bottom 19%
0.72 penalties drawn /60bottom 36%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.78 penalties taken /60bottom 36%
0.87 penalties taken /60bottom 26%
Faceoffs
Loses drawsWins draws
50.0% wontoo few games
50.0% wontoo few games

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average forward); 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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113 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 2 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left14
Wide right8
Over the net4
Off the post or crossbar3
Short or other4

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

Wide left3
Wide right0
Over the net0
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other1

4 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
22.3 mphbottom 41%
21.7 mphtop 36%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
3.1 bursts /60bottom 22%
4.7 bursts /60average
Hardest shotTop 10
SofterCannon
90.4 mphtop 17%
90.4 mphtop 4%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.89 miles /60bottom 2%
9.45 miles /60bottom 31%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
39.0% of his timebottom 6%
36.6% of his timebottom 12%

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.