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Colton Parayko

#55 · Defenseman · St. Louis Blues

Shoots right · 33 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season4011621:12
Last season774141810522:12

Role

Where he fits on St. Louis right now.

Line

P3 with J. Barron · 8:55 a game together

Power play

Not on either unit

Penalty kill

Starts the kill 14 of 14 kills · 1:04 a kill · starts 9

Ice time

21:12 a game, 3rd-most among St. Louis defensemen · 16:34 5-on-5 · 3:43 PK

Competition

Tougher opponents than 73% of defensemen · home 68%, road 81%

Tougher opponents than 57% of defensemen · road 72%

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 1496.15 blocks /60better than 97% of defensemenmore than 94% of defensemen

  • Staying out of the box

    0.35 penalties taken /60better than 93% of defensemen

  • Preventing chances

    −0.19 expected goals against /60better than 91% of defensemen

  • Fast bursts

    3.3 bursts /60more often than 88% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Shorthanded threat

    0.76 expected goals for /60behind 91% 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

  • Hardest shotTop 10

    95.0 mphharder than 96% of defensemen

  • Top speed

    21.6 mphfaster than 91% of defensemen

  • Shot blocking

    blocking score 1197.79 blocks /60better than 77% of defensemenmore than 99% of defensemen

  • Shooting volume

    11.1 shot attempts /60better than 76% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is below most 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.

Colton ParaykoAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 77, 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 chances
    Along for the rideDrives play

    −0.07 expected goals /60bottom 34%

    −0.05 expected goals /60bottom 41%

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    −0.19 expected goals against /60top 9%

    +0.05 expected goals against /60bottom 25%

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    10.9 shot attempts /60top 28%

    11.1 shot attempts /60top 24%

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.22 expected goals /60top 29%

    0.20 expected goals /60top 37%

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    −0.2 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 11%

    +0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 44%

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.32 first assists /60bottom 42%

    0.35 first assists /60top 29%

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    0.55 expected goals /60too few games

    0.73 expected goals /60too few games

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.76 expected goals for /60bottom 9%

    0.89 expected goals for /60top 44%

Physical and puck

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.50 penalties drawn /60top 33%

    0.47 penalties drawn /60top 41%

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    0.35 penalties taken /60top 7%

    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.

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186 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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11 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

  • Wide left32
  • Wide right22
  • Over the net17
  • Off the post or crossbar3
  • Short or other1

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

  • Wide left2
  • Wide right1
  • Over the net1
  • Off the post or crossbar1
  • Short or other0

5 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 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.