Nick Seeler

Shoots left · 33 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	6	0	1	1	3	16:52
Last season	80	4	6	10	94	17:41

Jump to

Role

Where he fits on Philadelphia right now.

Line: P2 with D. Jiricek · 7:55 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Second wave 18 of 21 kills · 0:55 a kill · starts only 4
Ice time: 16:52 a game, 5th-most among Philadelphia defensemen · 14:07 5-on-5 · 2:44 PK
Competition: Tougher opponents than 64% of defensemen · home 64%, road 63%
Tougher opponents than 94% of defensemen · home 97%, road 82%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Shot blocking2nd
blocking score 1616.53 blocks /60better than 99% of defensemenmore than 98% of defensemen
Hitting
hitting score 1505.30 hits /60better than 81% of defensemenmore than 85% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Setting up goals
0.26 first assists /60behind 90% of defensemen
Distance skated
8.06 miles /60less far than 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

Shot blocking
blocking score 1319.49 blocks /60better than 92% of defensemenmore than 99% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Distance skated
6.75 miles /60less far than 99% of defensemen
Fast bursts
0.0 bursts /60less often than 92% of defensemen
Top speed
19.6 mphslower than 91% of defensemen
Hardest shot
74.5 mphsofter than 90% 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.

Nick SeelerAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 6 games blended with last season’s 80, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

This season’s 6 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
−0.06 expected goals /60bottom 38%
−0.13 expected goals /60bottom 20%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
−0.08 expected goals against /60top 31%
−0.01 expected goals against /60average

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
9.7 shot attempts /60average
8.8 shot attempts /60bottom 39%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.15 expected goals /60bottom 32%
0.17 expected goals /60bottom 42%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
−0.0 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 29%
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.26 first assists /60bottom 10%
0.35 first assists /60top 29%

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.68 expected goals /60too few games
0.73 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.96 expected goals for /60top 18%
0.87 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 150top 19%5.30 hits /60top 15%
hitting score 128top 29%4.74 hits /60top 20%
Shot blocking2nd
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 161top 1%6.53 blocks /60top 2%
blocking score 131top 8%9.49 blocks /60top 1%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 78bottom 18%0.55 takeaways /60bottom 18%
takeaway score 98average0.59 takeaways /60bottom 24%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.45 penalties drawn /60average
0.39 penalties drawn /60bottom 37%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.78 penalties taken /60bottom 38%
0.78 penalties taken /60bottom 37%

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.

Show

156 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 8 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left29
Wide right16
Over the net10
Off the post or crossbar3
Short or other2

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

Wide left1
Wide right1
Over the net1
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
22.3 mphtop 37%
19.6 mphbottom 9%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
1.0 bursts /60bottom 20%
0.0 bursts /60bottom 8%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
88.8 mphbottom 22%
74.5 mphbottom 10%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.06 miles /60bottom 11%
6.75 miles /60bottom 1%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
42.1% of his timeaverage
40.1% of his timebottom 28%

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.