Brandon Montour

#62 · Defenseman · Seattle Kraken

Shoots right · 32 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	5	0	4	4	7	23:22
Last season	64	11	21	32	174	22:34

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Role

Where he fits on Seattle right now.

Line: P1 with R. Evans · 16:01 a game together
Power play: PP1 Quarterback
Penalty kill: Second wave 8 of 10 kills · 0:43 a kill
Ice time: 23:22 a game, most among Seattle defensemen · 18:57 5-on-5 · 2:24 PP · 1:10 PK
Competition: About average among defensemen · home easier than 61%, road tougher than 66%
Easier opponents than 89% of defensemen · home 92%, road 85%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Hardest shotTop 10
101.6 mphharder than 97% of defensemen
Distance skatedTop 10
9.06 miles /60farther than 97% of defensemen
Takeaways
takeaway score 1401.38 takeaways /60better than 94% of defensemenmore than 96% of defensemen
Fast bursts
4.0 bursts /60more often than 93% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Preventing chances
+0.08 expected goals against /60behind 80% 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

Fast burstsTop 10
5.7 bursts /60more often than 95% of defensemen
Distance skated
9.18 miles /60farther than 93% of defensemen
Top speed
21.5 mphfaster than 88% of defensemen
Hardest shot
91.4 mphharder than 86% 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.

Brandon MontourAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 64, 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
+0.10 expected goals /60top 18%
+0.10 expected goals /60top 17%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
+0.08 expected goals against /60bottom 20%
+0.02 expected goals against /60bottom 40%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
12.6 shot attempts /60top 12%
10.5 shot attempts /60top 34%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.27 expected goals /60top 12%
0.20 expected goals /60top 38%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
+0.0 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 38%
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.34 first assists /60top 44%
0.35 first assists /60top 31%

Special teams

Power-play chancesTop 10
QuietThreat
1.04 expected goals /60top 9%
0.86 expected goals /60top 25%
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.84 expected goals for /60too few games
0.86 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 91top 41%3.11 hits /60top 44%
hitting score 90top 42%3.08 hits /60average
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 94bottom 42%3.42 blocks /60bottom 24%
blocking score 108top 37%5.65 blocks /60top 12%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 140top 6%1.38 takeaways /60top 4%
takeaway score 116top 21%2.05 takeaways /60top 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.56 penalties drawn /60top 27%
0.53 penalties drawn /60top 29%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.85 penalties taken /60bottom 28%
0.76 penalties taken /60bottom 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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271 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 4 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

17 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

Wide left38
Wide right30
Over the net17
Off the post or crossbar4
Short or other2

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

Wide left4
Wide right3
Over the net3
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

10 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
22.7 mphtop 17%
21.5 mphtop 12%
Fast burstsTop 10
RareFrequent
4.0 bursts /60top 7%
5.7 bursts /60top 5%
Hardest shotTop 10
SofterCannon
101.6 mphtop 3%
91.4 mphtop 14%
Distance skatedTop 10
ShorterCovers ground
9.06 miles /60top 3%
9.18 miles /60top 7%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
42.0% of his timeaverage
42.4% 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.