Shea Theodore
#27 · Defenseman · Vegas Golden Knights
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 21:37 |
| Last season | 70 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 130 | 22:50 |
Role
Where he fits on Vegas right now.
- Line
P1 with B. McNabb · 14:16 a game together
- Power play
PP1 Quarterback
- Penalty kill
Starts the kill 9 of 12 kills · 0:30 a kill · starts 5
- Ice time
21:37 a game, most among Vegas defensemen · 16:12 5-on-5 · 3:10 PP · 0:53 PK
- Competition
Tougher opponents than 70% of defensemen · home 63%, road 78%
Easier opponents than 69% of defensemen · home about average, road 92%
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Creating chances
+0.18 expected goals /60better than 91% of defensemen
Distance skated
8.91 miles /60farther than 91% of defensemen
Staying out of the box
0.38 penalties taken /60better than 90% of defensemen
Preventing chances
−0.15 expected goals against /60better than 86% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Hitting
hitting score 10.07 hits /60behind 99% of defensemenfewer than 99% of defensemen
Drawing penalties
0.30 penalties drawn /60behind 86% 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
Distance skated
9.00 miles /60farther than 87% of defensemen
Creating chances
+0.07 expected goals /60better than 77% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Hitting
hitting score 270.00 hits /60behind 86% of defensemenfewer than 99% 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.
This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 70, 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 chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
+0.18 expected goals /60top 9%
+0.07 expected goals /60top 23%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
−0.15 expected goals against /60top 14%
−0.03 expected goals against /60average
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
11.7 shot attempts /60top 17%
10.3 shot attempts /60top 37%
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.24 expected goals /60top 21%
0.19 expected goals /60top 42%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
+0.2 goals above expected /100 shotstop 38%
+0.2 goals above expected /100 shotstop 42%
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.34 first assists /60top 42%
0.32 first assists /60average
Special teams
- Power-play chancesTop 10QuietThreat
0.73 expected goals /60average
0.98 expected goals /60top 13%
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.97 expected goals for /60top 13%
0.88 expected goals for /60too few games
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 1bottom 1%0.07 hits /60bottom 1%
hitting score 27bottom 14%0.00 hits /60bottom 1%
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 90bottom 38%3.38 blocks /60bottom 22%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 96average0.84 takeaways /60average
takeaway score 96average0.55 takeaways /60bottom 18%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.30 penalties drawn /60bottom 14%
0.39 penalties drawn /60bottom 36%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.38 penalties taken /60top 10%
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.
212 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 15 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
16 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
70 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
2 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 speedSlowerBurner
22.2 mphtop 39%
21.0 mphtop 37%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
2.0 bursts /60top 38%
2.8 bursts /60top 30%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
92.8 mphaverage
90.9 mphtop 16%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
8.91 miles /60top 9%
9.00 miles /60top 13%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
43.2% of his timetop 22%
44.5% of his timetop 21%
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.