Adam Larsson

Shoots right · 33 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	5	0	0	0	6	21:30
Last season	82	7	18	25	106	21:22

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Role

Where he fits on Seattle right now.

Line: P2 with V. Dunn · 15:04 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Starts the kill 10 of 10 kills · 1:28 a kill · starts 10
Ice time: 21:30 a game, 4th-most among Seattle defensemen · 18:02 5-on-5 · 3:00 PK
Competition: Tougher opponents than 88% of defensemen · home 87%, road 83%
About average among defensemen · home easier than 68%, road about average

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Shot blockingTop 5
blocking score 1515.81 blocks /60better than 98% of defensemenmore than 90% of defensemen
Hitting
hitting score 2084.00 hits /60better than 90% of defensemenmore than 68% of defensemen
Hardest shot
98.4 mphharder than 86% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Shorthanded threat
0.62 expected goals for /60behind 99% of defensemen
Drawing penalties
0.15 penalties drawn /60behind 99% of defensemen
Time in the offensive zone
39.3% of his timeless than 96% of defensemen
Takeaways
takeaway score 720.55 takeaways /60behind 91% of defensemenfewer than 83% 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 1329.49 blocks /60better than 92% of defensemenmore than 99% of defensemen
Hitting
hitting score 2027.82 hits /60better than 89% of defensemenmore than 94% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Time in the offensive zone
34.1% of his timeless than 99% 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.

Adam LarssonAverage 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
−0.10 expected goals /60bottom 29%
−0.07 expected goals /60bottom 34%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
no measurable changeaverage
+0.04 expected goals against /60bottom 34%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
7.8 shot attempts /60bottom 21%
8.6 shot attempts /60bottom 35%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.15 expected goals /60bottom 26%
0.17 expected goals /60bottom 40%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
+0.5 goals above expected /100 shotstop 12%
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.35 first assists /60top 32%
0.32 first assists /60bottom 42%

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.70 expected goals /60too few games
0.73 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.62 expected goals for /60bottom 1%
0.86 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 208top 10%4.00 hits /60top 32%
hitting score 202top 11%7.82 hits /60top 6%
Shot blockingTop 5
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 151top 2%5.81 blocks /60top 10%
blocking score 132top 8%9.49 blocks /60top 1%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 72bottom 9%0.55 takeaways /60bottom 17%
takeaway score 95average0.56 takeaways /60bottom 19%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.15 penalties drawn /60bottom 1%
0.39 penalties drawn /60bottom 36%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.57 penalties taken /60top 38%
0.55 penalties taken /60top 35%

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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155 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 3 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 left18
Wide right13
Over the net7
Off the post or crossbar1
Short or other4

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

No missed shots yet.

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
21.8 mphbottom 38%
20.8 mphaverage
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
1.0 bursts /60bottom 19%
0.6 bursts /60bottom 20%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
98.4 mphtop 14%
88.2 mphtop 31%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.20 miles /60bottom 23%
8.23 miles /60bottom 24%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
39.3% of his timebottom 4%
34.1% of his timebottom 1%

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.