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Radek Faksa

#12 · Center · Dallas Stars

Shoots left · 32 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season4011411:49
Last season58215173811:44

Role

Where he fits on Dallas right now.

Line

L4 with C. Blackwell and O. Bäck · 5:56 a game together

Power play

Not on either unit

Penalty kill

Starts the kill 11 of 11 kills · 0:55 a kill · starts 8 · takes the draw

Ice time

11:49 a game, 11th-most among Dallas forwards · 9:17 5-on-5 · 2:31 PK

Competition

Easier opponents than 94% of forwards · home 94%, road 91%

About average among forwards

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

  • Shot blockingTop 10

    blocking score 1714.45 blocks /60better than 96% of centersmore than 96% of centers

  • Preventing chances

    −0.16 expected goals against /60better than 89% of forwards

Behind most at his position

  • Creating chances

    −0.30 expected goals /60behind 99% of forwards

  • Finishing

    −1.0 goals above expected /100 shotsbehind 93% of forwards

  • Creating his own chances

    0.58 expected goals /60behind 84% of centers

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.

Better than most at his position

  • Distance skated

    10.22 miles /60farther than 85% of centers

  • Shot blocking

    blocking score 1266.35 blocks /60better than 80% of centersmore than 99% of centers

  • Shooting volume

    13.2 shot attempts /60better than 77% of centers

Behind most at his position

  • Hardest shot

    62.6 mphsofter than 95% of centers

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other forwards.

Radek FaksaAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 58, and pulled toward the average forward by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

Shooting volume, creating his own chances, shot blocking, hardest shot and distance skated compare centers with centers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.

This season’s 4 games only, pulled toward the average forward. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

  • Creating chances
    Along for the rideDrives play

    −0.30 expected goals /60bottom 1%

    −0.02 expected goals /60bottom 40%

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    −0.16 expected goals against /60top 11%

    +0.01 expected goals against /60bottom 41%

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    11.1 shot attempts /60average

    13.2 shot attempts /60top 23%

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.58 expected goals /60bottom 16%

    0.73 expected goals /60top 40%

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    −1.0 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 7%

    −0.5 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 44%

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.65 first assists /60top 19%

    0.55 first assists /60average

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    1.83 expected goals /60too few games

    1.83 expected goals /60too few games

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.73 expected goals for /60bottom 18%

    0.84 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 131top 28%7.01 hits /60top 28%

    hitting score 122top 30%8.89 hits /60top 19%

  • Shot blockingTop 10
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 171top 4%4.45 blocks /60top 4%

    blocking score 126top 20%6.35 blocks /60top 1%

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 125top 16%1.24 takeaways /60top 19%

    takeaway score 108top 32%1.27 takeaways /60top 16%

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.73 penalties drawn /60bottom 38%

    0.74 penalties drawn /60bottom 38%

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    0.63 penalties taken /60average

    0.63 penalties taken /60average

  • Faceoffs
    Loses drawsWins draws

    47.8% wonbottom 35%

    45.8% wontoo few games

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average forward); 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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67 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 3 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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8 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

  • Wide left9
  • Wide right12
  • Over the net3
  • Off the post or crossbar0
  • Short or other2

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

  • Wide left2
  • Wide right1
  • Over the net1
  • Off the post or crossbar0
  • Short or other0

4 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

    21.9 mphbottom 20%

    20.8 mphbottom 20%

  • Fast bursts
    RareFrequent

    4.3 bursts /60bottom 38%

    7.6 bursts /60top 32%

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    88.2 mphtop 35%

    62.6 mphbottom 5%

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    9.87 miles /60top 29%

    10.22 miles /60top 15%

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    40.9% of his timebottom 44%

    39.6% of his timebottom 35%

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.