Dmitry Orlov

Shoots left · 35 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	4	0	0	0	2	18:26
Last season	82	3	34	37	91	21:12

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Role

Where he fits on San Jose right now.

Line: P2 with L. Cagnoni · 12:58 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Spot duty 5 of 13 kills · 0:46 a kill
Ice time: 18:26 a game, 5th-most among San Jose defensemen · 16:38 5-on-5 · 0:42 PP · 0:58 PK
Competition: Tougher opponents than 60% of defensemen · home 57%, road 70%
Easier opponents than 76% of defensemen · home 81%, road 74%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Creating chances
+0.08 expected goals /60better than 80% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Power-play chances
0.41 expected goals /60behind 95% of defensemen
Fast bursts
0.5 bursts /60less often than 93% of defensemen
Finishing
−0.3 goals above expected /100 shotsbehind 92% of defensemen
Preventing chances
+0.12 expected goals against /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

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

Behind most at his position

Top speed
19.4 mphslower than 95% of defensemen
Fast bursts
0.0 bursts /60less often than 92% of defensemen
Time in the offensive zone
37.6% of his timeless than 90% of defensemen
Preventing chances
+0.08 expected goals against /60behind 81% 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.

Dmitry OrlovAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 82, 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
+0.08 expected goals /60top 20%
−0.07 expected goals /60bottom 35%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
+0.12 expected goals against /60bottom 11%
+0.08 expected goals against /60bottom 19%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
8.7 shot attempts /60bottom 36%
9.9 shot attempts /60top 43%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.14 expected goals /60bottom 21%
0.18 expected goals /60average
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
−0.3 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 8%
+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
0.41 expected goals /60bottom 5%
0.69 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.87 expected goals for /60average
0.88 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 130top 28%4.24 hits /60top 29%
hitting score 113top 37%4.07 hits /60top 31%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 83bottom 25%2.81 blocks /60bottom 8%
blocking score 107top 38%5.69 blocks /60top 11%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 90bottom 37%0.76 takeaways /60bottom 41%
takeaway score 100average0.81 takeaways /60average

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.40 penalties drawn /60bottom 41%
0.40 penalties drawn /60bottom 41%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.80 penalties taken /60bottom 33%
0.70 penalties taken /60bottom 44%

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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154 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 5 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left26
Wide right24
Over the net8
Off the post or crossbar2
Short or other1

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

Wide left0
Wide right3
Over the net0
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

3 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
21.3 mphbottom 14%
19.4 mphbottom 5%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
0.5 bursts /60bottom 7%
0.0 bursts /60bottom 8%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
92.3 mphaverage
84.7 mphaverage
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.23 miles /60bottom 26%
8.15 miles /60bottom 18%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
42.4% of his timetop 43%
37.6% of his timebottom 10%

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.