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Jamie Oleksiak

#4 · Defenseman · Vancouver Canucks

Shoots left · 33 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season5123219:05
Last season78510157716:56

Role

Where he fits on Vancouver right now.

Line

P2 with T. Willander · 10:50 a game together

Power play

Not on either unit

Penalty kill

Starts the kill 15 of 17 kills · 0:51 a kill · starts 13

Ice time

19:05 a game, 4th-most among Vancouver defensemen · 16:15 5-on-5 · 2:35 PK

Competition

Easier opponents than 87% of defensemen · home 95%, road 68%

Tougher opponents than 65% of defensemen · home easier than 88%, road 99%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

  • Finishing

    +0.5 goals above expected /100 shotsbetter than 85% of defensemen

  • Hitting

    hitting score 1495.09 hits /60better than 79% of defensemenmore than 83% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Shooting volume

    6.0 shot attempts /60behind 97% of defensemen

  • Shorthanded threat

    0.74 expected goals for /60behind 95% of defensemen

  • Creating chances

    −0.20 expected goals /60behind 93% of defensemen

  • Setting up goals

    0.27 first assists /60behind 88% 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

  • Finishing

    +0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsbetter than 77% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Time in the offensive zone

    35.8% of his timeless than 96% of defensemen

  • Hardest shot

    73.1 mphsofter than 93% of defensemen

  • Shooting volume

    6.9 shot attempts /60behind 89% of defensemen

  • Preventing chances

    +0.11 expected goals against /60behind 87% 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.

Jamie OleksiakAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 78, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

He played for Seattle Kraken last season. Habits that travel with a player (shooting, hitting, penalties) still use that season in full; setting up goals, finishing, faceoffs and power-play chances depend more on linemates and role, so they lean on it less. We measured how much each one carries over for players who change teams.

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

    −0.20 expected goals /60bottom 7%

    −0.10 expected goals /60bottom 27%

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    −0.07 expected goals against /60top 35%

    +0.11 expected goals against /60bottom 13%

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    6.0 shot attempts /60bottom 3%

    6.9 shot attempts /60bottom 11%

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.15 expected goals /60bottom 32%

    0.17 expected goals /60bottom 42%

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    +0.5 goals above expected /100 shotstop 15%

    +0.4 goals above expected /100 shotstop 23%

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.27 first assists /60bottom 12%

    0.32 first assists /60bottom 44%

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    0.73 expected goals /60too few games

    0.73 expected goals /60too few games

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.74 expected goals for /60bottom 5%

    0.86 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 149top 21%5.09 hits /60top 17%

    hitting score 129top 29%5.03 hits /60top 18%

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 104top 43%4.75 blocks /60top 35%

    blocking score 96average3.77 blocks /60bottom 37%

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 94bottom 43%0.85 takeaways /60average

    takeaway score 98average0.63 takeaways /60bottom 27%

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.42 penalties drawn /60bottom 44%

    0.47 penalties drawn /60top 42%

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    0.79 penalties taken /60bottom 35%

    0.79 penalties taken /60bottom 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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120 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 6 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

  • Wide left14
  • Wide right20
  • Over the net3
  • Off the post or crossbar2
  • Short or other2

41 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

    22.0 mphaverage

    21.3 mphtop 28%

  • Fast bursts
    RareFrequent

    1.5 bursts /60bottom 44%

    3.1 bursts /60top 21%

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    95.0 mphtop 35%

    73.1 mphbottom 7%

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    8.63 miles /60top 33%

    8.45 miles /60bottom 44%

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    40.8% of his timebottom 23%

    35.8% of his timebottom 4%

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.