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Jaccob Slavin

#74 · Defenseman · Carolina Hurricanes

Shoots left · 32 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season5022721:38
Last season391786321:19

Role

Where he fits on Carolina right now.

Line

P2 with J. Chatfield · 13:38 a game together

Power play

Not on either unit

Penalty kill

Starts the kill 19 of 19 kills · 1:04 a kill · starts 12

Ice time

21:38 a game, 2nd-most among Carolina defensemen · 15:46 5-on-5 · 4:09 PK

Competition

Tougher opponents than 97% of defensemen · home 94%, road 94%

Easier opponents than 62% of defensemen · home 73%, road 57%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

  • Staying out of the box3rd

    0.26 penalties taken /60better than 99% of defensemen

  • Preventing chancesTop 5

    −0.30 expected goals against /60better than 98% of defensemen

  • TakeawaysTop 5

    takeaway score 1582.04 takeaways /60better than 98% of defensemenmore than 99% of defensemen

  • Shorthanded threatTop 10

    1.04 expected goals for /60better than 95% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Finishing

    −0.2 goals above expected /100 shotsbehind 86% of defensemen

  • Distance skated

    8.09 miles /60less far than 86% of defensemen

  • Hitting

    hitting score 290.51 hits /60behind 84% of defensemenfewer than 97% 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

  • Time in the offensive zone

    47.4% of his timemore than 92% of defensemen

  • Hardest shot

    92.5 mphharder than 89% of defensemen

  • Creating chances

    +0.09 expected goals /60better than 81% of defensemen

  • Shot blocking

    blocking score 1187.21 blocks /60better than 76% of defensemenmore than 99% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Distance skated

    7.85 miles /60less far than 90% 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.

Jaccob SlavinAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 39, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

This season’s 5 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

    +0.02 expected goals /60top 36%

    +0.09 expected goals /60top 19%

  • Preventing chancesTop 5
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    −0.30 expected goals against /60top 2%

    −0.05 expected goals against /60top 40%

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    10.2 shot attempts /60top 37%

    9.9 shot attempts /60top 43%

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.19 expected goals /60average

    0.21 expected goals /60top 36%

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    −0.2 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 14%

    +0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 42%

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.29 first assists /60bottom 24%

    0.35 first assists /60top 29%

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    0.69 expected goals /60too few games

    0.73 expected goals /60too few games

  • Shorthanded threatTop 10
    Pure defensePower kill

    1.04 expected goals for /60top 5%

    0.92 expected goals for /60top 29%

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 29bottom 16%0.51 hits /60bottom 3%

    hitting score 51bottom 31%1.11 hits /60bottom 19%

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 114top 28%4.28 blocks /60average

    blocking score 118top 24%7.21 blocks /60top 1%

  • TakeawaysTop 5
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 158top 2%2.04 takeaways /60top 1%

    takeaway score 88bottom 35%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.32 penalties drawn /60bottom 16%

    0.46 penalties drawn /60top 44%

  • Staying out of the box3rd
    Often penalizedClean

    0.26 penalties taken /60top 1%

    0.55 penalties taken /60top 35%

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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104 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 5 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 left11
  • Wide right18
  • Over the net3
  • Off the post or crossbar2
  • Short or other1

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

  • Wide left1
  • Wide right3
  • Over the net0
  • 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 40%

    21.1 mphtop 34%

  • Fast bursts
    RareFrequent

    1.2 bursts /60bottom 31%

    1.1 bursts /60bottom 38%

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    99.2 mphtop 8%

    92.5 mphtop 11%

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    8.09 miles /60bottom 14%

    7.85 miles /60bottom 10%

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    45.6% of his timetop 5%

    47.4% of his timetop 8%

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.