Jalen Chatfield

Shoots right · 30 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	5	0	1	1	6	20:13
Last season	72	2	15	17	100	20:08

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Role

Where he fits on Carolina right now.

Line: P2 with J. Slavin · 13:38 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Starts the kill 16 of 19 kills · 1:05 a kill · starts 11
Ice time: 20:13 a game, 4th-most among Carolina defensemen · 15:23 5-on-5 · 3:33 PK
Competition: Tougher opponents than 77% of defensemen · home 75%, road 75%
Easier opponents than 63% of defensemen · home 74%, road 60%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Shorthanded threat1st
1.19 expected goals for /60better than 99% of defensemen
Time in the offensive zoneTop 10
46.1% of his timemore than 96% of defensemen
Takeaways
takeaway score 1301.24 takeaways /60better than 90% of defensemenmore than 90% of defensemen
Shooting volume
12.0 shot attempts /60better than 85% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Finishing
−0.3 goals above expected /100 shotsbehind 94% of defensemen
Drawing penalties
0.25 penalties drawn /60behind 93% of defensemen
Distance skated
8.06 miles /60less far than 90% of defensemen
Shot blocking
blocking score 722.67 blocks /60behind 89% of defensemenfewer than 96% 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 zone3rd
49.8% of his timemore than 99% of defensemen
Top speed
21.6 mphfaster than 90% of defensemen
Creating chances
+0.10 expected goals /60better than 82% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Distance skated
7.92 miles /60less far than 90% 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.

Jalen ChatfieldAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 72, 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
−0.03 expected goals /60average
+0.10 expected goals /60top 18%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
+0.10 expected goals against /60bottom 16%
no measurable changeaverage

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
12.0 shot attempts /60top 15%
10.8 shot attempts /60top 29%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.17 expected goals /60bottom 41%
0.17 expected goals /60bottom 43%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
−0.3 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 6%
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.34 first assists /60top 43%
0.35 first assists /60top 29%

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.69 expected goals /60too few games
0.73 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat1st
Pure defensePower kill
1.19 expected goals for /60top 1%
0.92 expected goals for /60top 29%

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 52bottom 33%1.51 hits /60bottom 27%
hitting score 66bottom 41%1.78 hits /60bottom 38%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 72bottom 11%2.67 blocks /60bottom 4%
blocking score 95bottom 43%3.56 blocks /60bottom 31%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 130top 10%1.24 takeaways /60top 10%
takeaway score 111top 31%1.78 takeaways /60top 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.25 penalties drawn /60bottom 7%
0.39 penalties drawn /60bottom 37%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.70 penalties taken /60average
0.89 penalties taken /60bottom 23%

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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177 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 9 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left30
Wide right23
Over the net12
Off the post or crossbar3
Short or other3

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

Wide left1
Wide right1
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
22.4 mphtop 30%
21.6 mphtop 10%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
2.1 bursts /60top 36%
3.0 bursts /60top 26%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
94.6 mphtop 36%
79.9 mphbottom 27%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.06 miles /60bottom 10%
7.92 miles /60bottom 10%
Time in the offensive zoneTop 10 3rd
DefendingAttacking
46.1% of his timetop 4%
49.8% of his timetop 1%

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.