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Carson Soucy

#7 · Defenseman · Columbus Blue Jackets

Shoots left · 32 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season3000318:04
Last season7657126216:31

Role

Where he fits on Columbus right now.

Line

P3 with J. Christiansen

Power play

Not on either unit

Penalty kill

Second wave 6 of 9 kills · 0:55 a kill · starts only 1

Ice time

18:04 a game, 4th-most among Columbus defensemen · 16:05 5-on-5 · 1:49 PK

Competition

Tougher opponents than 83% of defensemen · home 77%, road 83%

Tougher opponents than 98% of defensemen · home 93%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

  • HittingTop 10

    hitting score 2515.22 hits /60better than 95% of defensemenmore than 85% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Drawing penalties

    0.20 penalties drawn /60behind 97% of defensemen

  • Fast bursts

    0.5 bursts /60less often than 94% of defensemen

  • Top speed

    21.1 mphslower than 90% of defensemen

  • Setting up goals

    0.29 first assists /60behind 78% 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

  • Hitting

    hitting score 2249.96 hits /60better than 92% of defensemenmore than 97% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Hardest shot

    69.9 mphsofter than 97% 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.

Carson SoucyAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 3 games blended with last season’s 76, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

He played for New York Rangers 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

    −0.12 expected goals /60bottom 25%

    +0.02 expected goals /60top 37%

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    +0.02 expected goals against /60bottom 39%

    −0.02 expected goals against /60average

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    9.2 shot attempts /60average

    10.2 shot attempts /60top 37%

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.17 expected goals /60average

    0.18 expected goals /60average

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    +0.2 goals above expected /100 shotstop 39%

    +0.2 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

    0.72 expected goals /60too few games

    0.73 expected goals /60too few games

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.90 expected goals for /60top 39%

    0.87 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

  • HittingTop 10
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 251top 5%5.22 hits /60top 15%

    hitting score 224top 8%9.96 hits /60top 3%

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 98average4.31 blocks /60average

    blocking score 95bottom 44%3.32 blocks /60bottom 21%

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 100average0.92 takeaways /60top 36%

    takeaway score 94bottom 44%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.20 penalties drawn /60bottom 3%

    0.41 penalties drawn /60bottom 43%

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    0.88 penalties taken /60bottom 24%

    0.73 penalties taken /60bottom 40%

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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100 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 6 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

22

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

How his misses miss

  • Wide left8
  • Wide right18
  • Over the net6
  • Off the post or crossbar1
  • Short or other2

35 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

    21.1 mphbottom 10%

    20.3 mphbottom 32%

  • Fast bursts
    RareFrequent

    0.5 bursts /60bottom 6%

    1.1 bursts /60bottom 38%

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    92.2 mphbottom 44%

    69.9 mphbottom 3%

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    8.76 miles /60top 19%

    8.67 miles /60top 38%

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    41.8% of his timebottom 43%

    41.0% 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.