Ben Chiarot

Shoots left · 35 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	4	0	0	0	3	17:49
Last season	82	5	10	15	103	20:51

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Role

Where he fits on Detroit right now.

Line: P2 with A. Johansson · 12:43 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Second wave 11 of 13 kills · 0:45 a kill · starts only 4
Ice time: 17:49 a game, 3rd-most among Detroit defensemen · 15:08 5-on-5 · 2:09 PK
Competition: Tougher opponents than 63% of defensemen · home about average, road 84%
Easier opponents than 86% of defensemen · home 87%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Hitting
hitting score 1835.96 hits /60better than 85% of defensemenmore than 90% of defensemen
Shot blocking
blocking score 1175.53 blocks /60better than 75% of defensemenmore than 85% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Preventing chances
+0.23 expected goals against /60behind 98% of defensemen
Setting up goals
0.25 first assists /60behind 95% of defensemen
Staying out of the box
1.20 penalties taken /60behind 93% of defensemen
Creating chances
−0.18 expected goals /60behind 90% 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

Creating chances
+0.11 expected goals /60better than 84% of defensemen
Hitting
hitting score 1485.89 hits /60better than 79% of defensemenmore than 88% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Staying out of the box
0.94 penalties taken /60behind 82% 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.

Ben ChiarotAverage 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
−0.18 expected goals /60bottom 10%
+0.11 expected goals /60top 16%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
+0.23 expected goals against /60bottom 2%
no measurable changeaverage

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
9.9 shot attempts /60top 42%
9.9 shot attempts /60top 43%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.13 expected goals /60bottom 14%
0.17 expected goals /60bottom 44%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
+0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 27%
+0.2 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.25 first assists /60bottom 5%
0.33 first assists /60average

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.59 expected goals /60too few games
0.73 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.90 expected goals for /60top 40%
0.86 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 183top 15%5.96 hits /60top 10%
hitting score 148top 21%5.89 hits /60top 12%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 117top 25%5.53 blocks /60top 15%
blocking score 95bottom 43%3.37 blocks /60bottom 22%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 116top 21%0.91 takeaways /60top 37%
takeaway score 111top 30%1.68 takeaways /60top 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.50 penalties drawn /60top 34%
0.56 penalties drawn /60top 27%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
1.20 penalties taken /60bottom 7%
0.94 penalties taken /60bottom 18%

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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166 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 14 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left23
Wide right27
Over the net7
Off the post or crossbar1
Short or other2

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

Wide left0
Wide right2
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
21.9 mphbottom 41%
21.5 mphtop 16%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
1.3 bursts /60bottom 34%
1.7 bursts /60average
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
93.4 mphaverage
84.2 mphaverage
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.45 miles /60average
8.68 miles /60top 36%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
40.8% of his timebottom 24%
43.3% of his timetop 35%

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.