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Dylan DeMelo

#2 · Defenseman · Winnipeg Jets

Shoots right · 33 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season5123221:42
Last season82316197521:27

Role

Where he fits on Winnipeg right now.

Line

P1 with D. Samberg · 13:44 a game together

Power play

Not on either unit

Penalty kill

Starts the kill 9 of 11 kills · 1:02 a kill · starts 7

Ice time

21:42 a game, 3rd-most among Winnipeg defensemen · 18:39 5-on-5 · 1:52 PK

Competition

Tougher opponents than 85% of defensemen · home 85%, road 77%

Tougher opponents than 95% of defensemen · home 92%, road 83%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

  • Preventing chances

    −0.13 expected goals against /60better than 83% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Shooting volume

    6.0 shot attempts /60behind 98% of defensemen

  • Top speed

    20.5 mphslower than 98% of defensemen

  • Distance skated

    7.84 miles /60less far than 98% of defensemen

  • Fast bursts

    0.3 bursts /60less often than 97% 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

  • Fast bursts

    0.0 bursts /60less often than 92% of defensemen

  • Distance skated

    7.77 miles /60less far than 92% of defensemen

  • Top speed

    19.8 mphslower than 88% of defensemen

  • Shooting volume

    7.1 shot attempts /60behind 86% 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.

Dylan DeMeloAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 5 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 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

    +0.01 expected goals /60top 39%

    +0.04 expected goals /60top 32%

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    −0.13 expected goals against /60top 17%

    no measurable changeaverage

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    6.0 shot attempts /60bottom 2%

    7.1 shot attempts /60bottom 14%

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.11 expected goals /60bottom 4%

    0.16 expected goals /60bottom 36%

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    +0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 33%

    +0.4 goals above expected /100 shotstop 23%

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.25 first assists /60bottom 4%

    0.32 first assists /60bottom 42%

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

    0.91 expected goals for /60top 36%

    0.86 expected goals for /60bottom 43%

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 82average3.82 hits /60top 34%

    hitting score 75average2.21 hits /60bottom 44%

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 81bottom 22%3.66 blocks /60bottom 34%

    blocking score 88bottom 36%2.77 blocks /60bottom 6%

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 100average0.80 takeaways /60average

    takeaway score 105top 38%1.11 takeaways /60top 17%

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.48 penalties drawn /60top 40%

    0.46 penalties drawn /60top 44%

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    0.77 penalties taken /60bottom 38%

    0.77 penalties taken /60bottom 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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136 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 6 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

31

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

How his misses miss

  • Wide left19
  • Wide right25
  • Over the net11
  • Off the post or crossbar1
  • Short or other3

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

  • Wide left0
  • Wide right1
  • Over the net0
  • Off the post or crossbar0
  • Short or other1

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

    20.5 mphbottom 2%

    19.8 mphbottom 12%

  • Fast bursts
    RareFrequent

    0.3 bursts /60bottom 3%

    0.0 bursts /60bottom 8%

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    86.6 mphbottom 13%

    81.1 mphbottom 32%

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    7.84 miles /60bottom 2%

    7.77 miles /60bottom 8%

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    42.5% of his timetop 36%

    38.7% of his timebottom 15%

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.