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Adam Pelech

#3 · Defenseman · New York Islanders

Shoots left · 32 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season4022220:29
Last season824121612220:53

Role

Where he fits on NY Islanders right now.

Line

P2 with R. Pulock · 11:01 a game together

Power play

Not on either unit

Penalty kill

Starts the kill 14 of 14 kills · 1:07 a kill · starts 14

Ice time

20:29 a game, 2nd-most among NY Islanders defensemen · 15:56 5-on-5 · 3:56 PK

Competition

Tougher opponents than 62% of defensemen · home 59%, road 71%

About average among defensemen · home about average, road easier than 80%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

  • Preventing chancesTop 10

    −0.30 expected goals against /60better than 97% of defensemen

  • Creating chances

    +0.19 expected goals /60better than 92% 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 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

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.

Adam PelechAverage defensemanLikely range

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 chances
    Along for the rideDrives play

    +0.19 expected goals /60top 8%

    +0.02 expected goals /60top 37%

  • Preventing chancesTop 10
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    −0.30 expected goals against /60top 3%

    −0.08 expected goals against /60top 31%

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    11.2 shot attempts /60top 23%

    9.4 shot attempts /60average

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.21 expected goals /60top 33%

    0.18 expected goals /60average

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    −0.2 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 13%

    +0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.29 first assists /60bottom 22%

    0.33 first assists /60average

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    0.56 expected goals /60too few games

    0.72 expected goals /60too few games

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.97 expected goals for /60top 14%

    0.87 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 80average2.34 hits /60average

    hitting score 88top 44%2.93 hits /60average

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 93bottom 41%4.28 blocks /60average

    blocking score 92bottom 41%2.93 blocks /60bottom 10%

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 109top 33%1.04 takeaways /60top 22%

    takeaway score 91bottom 41%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.48 penalties drawn /60top 39%

    0.47 penalties drawn /60top 41%

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    0.94 penalties taken /60bottom 19%

    0.81 penalties taken /60bottom 32%

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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218 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 11 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

122

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

How his misses miss

  • Wide left32
  • Wide right40
  • Over the net17
  • Off the post or crossbar4
  • Short or other1

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

  • Wide left1
  • Wide right1
  • Over the net1
  • Off the post or crossbar0
  • Short or other0

3 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

    22.0 mphaverage

    20.7 mphaverage

  • Fast bursts
    RareFrequent

    1.5 bursts /60bottom 41%

    1.5 bursts /60average

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    96.3 mphtop 23%

    88.3 mphtop 30%

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    8.23 miles /60bottom 26%

    8.50 miles /60average

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    42.0% of his timeaverage

    41.9% of his timeaverage

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.