Brady Skjei
#76 · Defenseman · Nashville Predators
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20:50 |
| Last season | 82 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 111 | 22:37 |
Role
Where he fits on Nashville right now.
- Line
P1 with N. Perbix · 12:51 a game together
- Power play
Not on either unit
- Penalty kill
Starts the kill 10 of 10 kills · 1:10 a kill · starts 10
- Ice time
20:50 a game, 2nd-most among Nashville defensemen · 16:33 5-on-5 · 2:56 PK
- Competition
Tougher opponents than 94% of defensemen · home 99%, road 70%
Tougher opponents than 78% of defensemen · home 73%, road 71%
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Top speedTop 10
23.4 mphfaster than 95% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Finishing
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsbehind 97% of defensemen
Shot blocking
blocking score 662.76 blocks /60behind 95% of defensemenfewer than 95% of defensemen
Drawing penalties
0.28 penalties drawn /60behind 91% of defensemen
Shooting volume
7.7 shot attempts /60behind 81% 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
Distance skated
7.76 miles /60less far than 92% 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.
This season’s 4 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 4 games only, pulled toward the average defenseman. Expect wide ranges this early.
Driving play at 5-on-5
- Creating chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
−0.03 expected goals /60average
+0.03 expected goals /60top 35%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
+0.04 expected goals against /60bottom 32%
+0.03 expected goals against /60bottom 36%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
7.7 shot attempts /60bottom 19%
8.1 shot attempts /60bottom 25%
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.15 expected goals /60bottom 27%
0.17 expected goals /60bottom 43%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 3%
+0.2 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.34 first assists /60top 36%
0.33 first assists /60average
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
0.89 expected goals /60top 22%
0.72 expected goals /60too few games
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.86 expected goals for /60bottom 44%
0.85 expected goals for /60bottom 41%
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 52bottom 33%2.23 hits /60average
hitting score 60bottom 38%1.44 hits /60bottom 26%
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 66bottom 5%2.76 blocks /60bottom 5%
blocking score 88bottom 34%2.16 blocks /60bottom 1%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.28 penalties drawn /60bottom 9%
0.40 penalties drawn /60bottom 39%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.53 penalties taken /60top 30%
0.57 penalties taken /60top 39%
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.
172 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 3 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
3 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
60 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
1 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 speedTop 10SlowerBurner
23.4 mphtop 5%
20.4 mphbottom 35%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
2.1 bursts /60top 38%
1.4 bursts /60average
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
89.7 mphbottom 28%
80.8 mphbottom 30%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
8.12 miles /60bottom 16%
7.76 miles /60bottom 8%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
42.5% of his timetop 37%
41.8% of his timebottom 43%
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.