Jake Walman

Shoots left · 30 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	4	0	0	0	5	14:47
Last season	53	8	12	20	96	18:45

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Role

Where he fits on Edmonton right now.

Line: P3 with T. Emberson · 7:59 a game together
Power play: PP2 Quarterback
Penalty kill: Second wave 5 of 11 kills · 0:38 a kill
Ice time: 14:47 a game, 5th-most among Edmonton defensemen · 11:25 5-on-5 · 1:57 PP · 0:48 PK
Competition: About average among defensemen · home about average, road easier than 57%
Easier opponents than 99% of defensemen

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Hardest shotTop 5
102.0 mphharder than 98% of defensemen
Top speedTop 10
23.5 mphfaster than 97% of defensemen
Shot blocking
blocking score 1275.53 blocks /60better than 87% of defensemenmore than 86% of defensemen
Shooting volume
11.8 shot attempts /60better than 84% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Preventing chances
+0.33 expected goals against /60behind 99% of defensemen
Hitting
hitting score 120.85 hits /60behind 95% of defensemenfewer than 92% of defensemen
Creating chances
−0.12 expected goals /60behind 76% 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

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is above most defensemen.

Behind most at his position

Hitting
hitting score 400.00 hits /60behind 76% 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.

Jake WalmanAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 53, 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
−0.12 expected goals /60bottom 24%
−0.01 expected goals /60top 44%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
+0.33 expected goals against /60bottom 1%
+0.02 expected goals against /60bottom 40%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
11.8 shot attempts /60top 16%
10.0 shot attempts /60top 41%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.21 expected goals /60top 35%
0.17 expected goals /60bottom 44%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
+0.6 goals above expected /100 shotstop 11%
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.35 first assists /60top 30%
0.33 first assists /60average

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
1.00 expected goals /60too few games
0.75 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.92 expected goals for /60top 34%
0.87 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 12bottom 5%0.85 hits /60bottom 8%
hitting score 40bottom 24%0.00 hits /60bottom 1%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 127top 13%5.53 blocks /60top 14%
blocking score 110top 33%7.10 blocks /60top 1%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 99average0.85 takeaways /60top 43%
takeaway score 102top 44%1.01 takeaways /60top 24%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.33 penalties drawn /60bottom 21%
0.41 penalties drawn /60bottom 42%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.61 penalties taken /60top 41%
0.84 penalties taken /60bottom 28%

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

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

How his misses miss

Wide left11
Wide right18
Over the net4
Off the post or crossbar4
Short or other0

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

Wide left1
Wide right0
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 speedTop 10
SlowerBurner
23.5 mphtop 3%
20.3 mphbottom 27%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
1.8 bursts /60average
3.0 bursts /60top 24%
Hardest shotTop 5
SofterCannon
102.0 mphtop 2%
89.5 mphtop 21%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.56 miles /60top 41%
8.74 miles /60top 30%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
41.4% of his timebottom 35%
44.2% of his timetop 24%

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.