Thomas Chabot

Shoots left · 29 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	4	1	1	2	12	26:42
Last season	57	7	24	31	99	22:35

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Role

Where he fits on Ottawa right now.

Line: P1 with J. Spence · 13:13 a game together
Power play: PP1 Quarterback
Penalty kill: Second wave 13 of 14 kills · 1:00 a kill · starts only 5
Ice time: 26:42 a game, most among Ottawa defensemen · 18:55 5-on-5 · 3:21 PP · 3:17 PK
Competition: Easier opponents than 64% of defensemen · home 63%, road 64%
About average among defensemen · road easier than 72%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Time in the offensive zoneTop 10
46.3% of his timemore than 96% of defensemen
Shot blockingTop 10
blocking score 1405.47 blocks /60better than 95% of defensemenmore than 83% of defensemen
Distance skatedTop 10
8.97 miles /60farther than 95% of defensemen
Shorthanded threat
1.03 expected goals for /60better than 94% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Hitting
hitting score 401.64 hits /60behind 76% of defensemenfewer than 67% 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

Drawing penalties
0.69 penalties drawn /60better than 90% of defensemen
Shot blocking
blocking score 1278.42 blocks /60better than 87% of defensemenmore than 99% of defensemen
Time in the offensive zone
46.3% of his timemore than 87% 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.

Thomas ChabotAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 57, 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 /60top 15%
+0.06 expected goals /60top 26%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
+0.03 expected goals against /60bottom 34%
+0.03 expected goals against /60bottom 38%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
11.8 shot attempts /60top 16%
10.9 shot attempts /60top 27%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.22 expected goals /60top 29%
0.21 expected goals /60top 34%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
+0.4 goals above expected /100 shotstop 18%
+0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 32%
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.39 first assists /60top 15%
0.32 first assists /60average

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.61 expected goals /60bottom 36%
0.70 expected goals /60average
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
1.03 expected goals for /60top 6%
0.89 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 40bottom 24%1.64 hits /60bottom 33%
hitting score 51bottom 32%1.12 hits /60bottom 20%
Shot blockingTop 10
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 140top 5%5.47 blocks /60top 17%
blocking score 127top 13%8.42 blocks /60top 1%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 125top 13%1.16 takeaways /60top 13%
takeaway score 107top 36%1.12 takeaways /60top 15%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.59 penalties drawn /60top 21%
0.69 penalties drawn /60top 10%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.53 penalties taken /60top 33%
0.66 penalties taken /60average

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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164 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 7 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left26
Wide right17
Over the net5
Off the post or crossbar3
Short or other3

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

Wide left2
Wide right0
Over the net0
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

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 speed
SlowerBurner
22.3 mphtop 37%
20.1 mphbottom 20%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
2.5 bursts /60top 26%
0.6 bursts /60bottom 21%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
93.6 mphtop 43%
88.7 mphtop 27%
Distance skatedTop 10
ShorterCovers ground
8.97 miles /60top 5%
8.87 miles /60top 20%
Time in the offensive zoneTop 10
DefendingAttacking
46.3% of his timetop 4%
46.3% of his timetop 13%

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.