Brenden Dillon
#5 · Defenseman · New Jersey Devils
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:17 |
| Last season | 82 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 55 | 18:00 |
Role
Where he fits on New Jersey right now.
- Line
P3 with D. Chisholm · 10:04 a game together
- Power play
Not on either unit
- Penalty kill
Starts the kill 6 of 8 kills · 0:53 a kill · starts 5
- Ice time
13:17 a game, 6th-most among New Jersey defensemen · 11:28 5-on-5 · 1:46 PK
- Competition
Easier opponents than 62% of defensemen · home about average, road 68%
Easier opponents than 82% of defensemen
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 2518.19 hits /60better than 95% of defensemenmore than 95% of defensemen
Drawing penalties
0.64 penalties drawn /60better than 85% of defensemen
Preventing chances
−0.11 expected goals against /60better than 77% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Takeaways
takeaway score 630.40 takeaways /60behind 99% of defensemenfewer than 96% of defensemen
Staying out of the box
1.42 penalties taken /60behind 98% of defensemen
Creating his own chances
0.11 expected goals /60behind 97% of defensemen
Shooting volume
6.5 shot attempts /60behind 93% 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
Hitting
hitting score 1637.53 hits /60better than 82% of defensemenmore than 93% of defensemen
Drawing penalties
0.58 penalties drawn /60better than 78% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Nothing yet where we can be confident he is below most 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.
This season’s 3 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 3 games only, pulled toward the average defenseman. Expect wide ranges this early.
Driving play at 5-on-5
- Creating chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
−0.15 expected goals /60bottom 19%
−0.05 expected goals /60bottom 40%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
−0.11 expected goals against /60top 23%
−0.03 expected goals against /60average
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
6.5 shot attempts /60bottom 7%
9.3 shot attempts /60average
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.11 expected goals /60bottom 3%
0.19 expected goals /60average
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
+0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 32%
+0.2 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.28 first assists /60bottom 14%
0.33 first assists /60average
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
0.71 expected goals /60too few games
0.73 expected goals /60too few games
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.94 expected goals for /60top 23%
0.87 expected goals for /60average
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.64 penalties drawn /60top 15%
0.58 penalties drawn /60top 22%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
1.42 penalties taken /60bottom 2%
1.01 penalties taken /60bottom 15%
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.
86 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 3 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
2 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
31 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
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 speedSlowerBurner
22.7 mphtop 20%
20.8 mphtop 42%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
1.4 bursts /60bottom 37%
3.0 bursts /60top 26%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
90.7 mphbottom 33%
78.7 mphbottom 21%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
8.28 miles /60bottom 33%
8.60 miles /60top 44%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
41.7% of his timebottom 39%
42.2% of his timeaverage
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.