Miro Heiskanen
#4 · Defenseman · Dallas Stars
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 22:54 |
| Last season | 77 | 9 | 54 | 63 | 148 | 25:29 |
Role
Where he fits on Dallas right now.
- Line
P3 with E. Lindell · 12:05 a game together
- Power play
PP1 Quarterback
- Penalty kill
Starts the kill 10 of 11 kills · 1:11 a kill · starts 8
- Ice time
22:54 a game, 2nd-most among Dallas defensemen · 15:25 5-on-5 · 3:34 PP · 2:57 PK
- Competition
Tougher opponents than 81% of defensemen · home 86%, road about average
About average among defensemen · road easier than 65%
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Preventing chances
−0.17 expected goals against /60better than 89% of defensemen
Creating his own chances
0.26 expected goals /60better than 84% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Hitting
hitting score 70.61 hits /60behind 97% of defensemenfewer than 96% of defensemen
Power-play chances
0.50 expected goals /60behind 84% 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
Finishing
+0.5 goals above expected /100 shotsbetter than 85% of defensemen
Drawing penalties
0.62 penalties drawn /60better than 83% of defensemen
Creating his own chances
0.24 expected goals /60better than 79% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Hitting
hitting score 300.00 hits /60behind 83% 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.
This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 77, 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 chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
+0.02 expected goals /60top 37%
+0.05 expected goals /60top 27%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
−0.17 expected goals against /60top 11%
no measurable changeaverage
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
11.5 shot attempts /60top 20%
10.8 shot attempts /60top 30%
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.26 expected goals /60top 16%
0.24 expected goals /60top 21%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
+0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 36%
+0.5 goals above expected /100 shotstop 15%
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.39 first assists /60top 16%
0.33 first assists /60average
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
0.50 expected goals /60bottom 16%
0.67 expected goals /60bottom 41%
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.78 expected goals for /60bottom 11%
0.85 expected goals for /60bottom 43%
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 7bottom 3%0.61 hits /60bottom 4%
hitting score 30bottom 17%0.00 hits /60bottom 1%
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 96average4.03 blocks /60average
blocking score 98average3.93 blocks /60bottom 42%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 116top 21%1.14 takeaways /60top 14%
takeaway score 90bottom 37%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.59 penalties drawn /60top 21%
0.62 penalties drawn /60top 17%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.53 penalties taken /60top 31%
0.68 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.
232 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 11 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
12 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
78 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
3 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
22.4 mphtop 29%
20.6 mphaverage
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
2.2 bursts /60top 35%
2.0 bursts /60top 42%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
89.6 mphbottom 27%
81.1 mphbottom 31%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
8.24 miles /60bottom 28%
8.47 miles /60average
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
43.1% of his timetop 23%
43.8% of his timetop 29%
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.