Brayden McNabb

Shoots left · 35 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	5	0	4	4	5	18:42
Last season	63	5	7	12	81	20:31

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Role

Where he fits on Vegas right now.

Line: P1 with S. Theodore · 14:16 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Starts the kill 12 of 12 kills · 1:02 a kill · starts 12
Ice time: 18:42 a game, 3rd-most among Vegas defensemen · 15:45 5-on-5 · 2:29 PK
Competition: Tougher opponents than 89% of defensemen · home 94%, road 68%
Easier opponents than 71% of defensemen · home about average

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 1306.40 blocks /60better than 91% of defensemenmore than 98% of defensemen
Preventing chances
−0.16 expected goals against /60better than 89% of defensemen
Shooting volume
12.3 shot attempts /60better than 86% of defensemen
Hitting
hitting score 1445.06 hits /60better than 77% of defensemenmore than 83% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Fast bursts
0.0 bursts /60less often than 99% of defensemen
Top speed
20.5 mphslower than 98% 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

Shooting volume
11.9 shot attempts /60better than 85% of defensemen
Setting up goals
0.38 first assists /60better than 81% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Top speed
19.2 mphslower than 99% 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.

Brayden McNabbAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 63, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

This season’s 5 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 /60bottom 43%
+0.04 expected goals /60top 30%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
−0.16 expected goals against /60top 11%
−0.02 expected goals against /60average

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
12.3 shot attempts /60top 14%
11.9 shot attempts /60top 15%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.21 expected goals /60top 36%
0.19 expected goals /60top 43%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
+0.0 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 36%
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.32 first assists /60average
0.38 first assists /60top 19%

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.83 expected goals /60too few games
0.73 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.83 expected goals for /60bottom 27%
0.87 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 144top 23%5.06 hits /60top 17%
hitting score 124top 29%4.49 hits /60top 23%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 130top 9%6.40 blocks /60top 2%
blocking score 96average3.85 blocks /60bottom 40%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 90bottom 40%0.74 takeaways /60bottom 38%
takeaway score 98average0.64 takeaways /60bottom 28%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.43 penalties drawn /60average
0.39 penalties drawn /60bottom 38%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.48 penalties taken /60top 23%
0.56 penalties taken /60top 38%

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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143 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 10 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left13
Wide right35
Over the net7
Off the post or crossbar1
Short or other2

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

Wide left3
Wide right4
Over the net0
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

7 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
20.5 mphbottom 2%
19.2 mphbottom 1%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
0.0 bursts /60bottom 1%
0.0 bursts /60bottom 8%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
94.5 mphtop 38%
87.6 mphtop 33%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.15 miles /60bottom 19%
8.38 miles /60bottom 36%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
42.9% of his timetop 27%
43.9% of his timetop 27%

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.