Olli Maatta

Shoots left · 32 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	3	0	1	1	1	21:22
Last season	43	2	13	15	34	17:13

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Role

Where he fits on Minnesota right now.

Line: Not part of one of the team’s usual pairs over the last 4 games; has played 3 of the team’s 4 games this season.
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Starts the kill 8 of 12 kills · 1:04 a kill · starts 4
Ice time: 21:22 a game, 3rd-most among Minnesota defensemen · 17:38 5-on-5 · 2:50 PK
Competition: About average among defensemen · home tougher than 65%, road easier than 73%
About average among defensemen · road tougher than 59%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Distance skatedTop 10
9.00 miles /60farther than 96% of defensemen
Staying out of the box
0.43 penalties taken /60better than 86% of defensemen
Shorthanded threat
0.97 expected goals for /60better than 85% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Shooting volume
5.5 shot attempts /60behind 99% of defensemen
Hitting
hitting score 50.22 hits /60behind 98% of defensemenfewer than 99% of defensemen
Fast bursts
0.8 bursts /60less often than 87% of defensemen
Drawing penalties
0.31 penalties drawn /60behind 84% 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

Hardest shot
66.5 mphsofter than 99% of defensemen
Shooting volume
7.7 shot attempts /60behind 80% of defensemen
Hitting
hitting score 380.00 hits /60behind 76% of defensemenfewer 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.

Olli MaattaAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 3 games blended with last season’s 43, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

He played for Utah Mammoth 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 3 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
−0.00 expected goals /60top 43%
−0.02 expected goals /60average
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
−0.04 expected goals against /60top 42%
−0.01 expected goals against /60average

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
5.5 shot attempts /60bottom 1%
7.7 shot attempts /60bottom 20%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.17 expected goals /60bottom 44%
0.18 expected goals /60average
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
+0.2 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.37 first assists /60top 24%
0.33 first assists /60average

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.72 expected goals /60too few games
0.73 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.97 expected goals for /60top 15%
0.86 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 5bottom 2%0.22 hits /60bottom 1%
hitting score 38bottom 24%0.00 hits /60bottom 1%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 102average4.85 blocks /60top 31%
blocking score 92bottom 41%2.81 blocks /60bottom 8%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 111top 31%1.04 takeaways /60top 21%
takeaway score 102top 42%0.94 takeaways /60top 36%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.31 penalties drawn /60bottom 16%
0.41 penalties drawn /60bottom 42%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.43 penalties taken /60top 14%
0.72 penalties taken /60bottom 42%

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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53 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 7 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left5
Wide right6
Over the net4
Off the post or crossbar2
Short or other1

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

Wide left0
Wide right1
Over the net0
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

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 speed
SlowerBurner
22.2 mphtop 39%
20.8 mphtop 42%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
0.8 bursts /60bottom 13%
0.9 bursts /60bottom 33%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
90.8 mphbottom 34%
66.5 mphbottom 1%
Distance skatedTop 10
ShorterCovers ground
9.00 miles /60top 4%
8.94 miles /60top 17%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
42.3% of his timetop 44%
44.7% of his timetop 20%

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.