Rasmus Andersson
#4 · Defenseman · Vegas Golden Knights
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 18:16 |
| Last season | 81 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 178 | 23:12 |
Role
Where he fits on Vegas right now.
- Line
P3 with P. Wotherspoon · 13:42 a game together
- Power play
PP2 Quarterback
- Penalty kill
Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 12 kills
- Ice time
18:16 a game, 4th-most among Vegas defensemen · 15:58 5-on-5 · 1:46 PP
- Competition
About average among defensemen · home about average, road about average
Easier opponents than 90% of defensemen · home 72%
What’s changed
- R. Andersson is no longer killing penalties: 1% of the team’s shorthanded time in 5 games, down from 48% last season.
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Setting up goalsTop 10
0.46 first assists /60better than 95% of defensemen
Hardest shotTop 10
100.3 mphharder than 95% of defensemen
Creating his own chances
0.29 expected goals /60better than 93% of defensemen
Shooting volume
12.9 shot attempts /60better than 89% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Staying out of the box
1.07 penalties taken /60behind 88% of defensemen
Hitting
hitting score 261.16 hits /60behind 87% of defensemenfewer than 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
Time in the offensive zoneTop 10
48.9% of his timemore than 97% 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.
This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 81, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.
He played for Calgary Flames 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 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
−0.11 expected goals /60bottom 26%
+0.01 expected goals /60top 38%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
−0.02 expected goals against /60average
+0.03 expected goals against /60bottom 34%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
12.9 shot attempts /60top 11%
11.0 shot attempts /60top 27%
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.29 expected goals /60top 7%
0.21 expected goals /60top 36%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
+0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 28%
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 43%
- Setting up goalsTop 10Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.46 first assists /60top 5%
0.35 first assists /60top 29%
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
0.95 expected goals /60top 16%
0.68 expected goals /60too few games
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.94 expected goals for /60top 26%
0.88 expected goals for /60too few games
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 26bottom 13%1.16 hits /60bottom 20%
hitting score 44bottom 27%0.66 hits /60bottom 4%
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 95bottom 44%4.78 blocks /60top 34%
blocking score 86bottom 32%1.97 blocks /60bottom 1%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 88bottom 34%0.82 takeaways /60average
takeaway score 90bottom 37%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.61 penalties drawn /60top 17%
0.47 penalties drawn /60top 42%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
1.07 penalties taken /60bottom 12%
0.91 penalties taken /60bottom 22%
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.
285 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 12 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
12 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
102 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
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 speedSlowerBurner
21.8 mphbottom 39%
21.1 mphtop 31%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
2.0 bursts /60top 41%
3.3 bursts /60top 20%
- Hardest shotTop 10SofterCannon
100.3 mphtop 5%
85.6 mphtop 44%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
8.69 miles /60top 28%
8.93 miles /60top 18%
- Time in the offensive zoneTop 10DefendingAttacking
43.1% of his timetop 24%
48.9% of his timetop 3%
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.