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Dylan Samberg

#54 · Defenseman · Winnipeg Jets

Shoots left · 27 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season5022822:14
Last season66113148721:49

Role

Where he fits on Winnipeg right now.

Line

P1 with D. DeMelo · 13:44 a game together

Power play

Not on either unit

Penalty kill

Second wave 10 of 11 kills · 1:01 a kill · starts only 4

Ice time

22:14 a game, 2nd-most among Winnipeg defensemen · 18:44 5-on-5 · 0:17 PP · 2:03 PK

Competition

Tougher opponents than 96% of defensemen · home 97%, road 88%

Tougher opponents than 96% of defensemen · home 94%, road 87%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

  • Preventing chancesTop 10

    −0.30 expected goals against /60better than 97% of defensemen

  • Staying out of the box

    0.41 penalties taken /60better than 88% of defensemen

  • Takeaways

    takeaway score 1241.12 takeaways /60better than 85% of defensemenmore than 85% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Finishing

    −0.3 goals above expected /100 shotsbehind 93% of defensemen

  • Creating his own chances

    0.13 expected goals /60behind 91% of defensemen

  • Setting up goals

    0.26 first assists /60behind 91% of defensemen

  • Drawing penalties

    0.29 penalties drawn /60behind 87% 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

  • Hardest shotTop 10

    95.7 mphharder than 96% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Time in the offensive zone

    38.3% of his timeless than 87% 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.

Dylan SambergAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 66, 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

    −0.13 expected goals /60bottom 21%

    −0.04 expected goals /60average

  • Preventing chancesTop 10
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    −0.30 expected goals against /60top 3%

    −0.04 expected goals against /60top 44%

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    9.3 shot attempts /60average

    9.5 shot attempts /60average

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.13 expected goals /60bottom 9%

    0.17 expected goals /60average

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    −0.3 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 7%

    +0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.26 first assists /60bottom 9%

    0.35 first assists /60top 30%

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    0.60 expected goals /60too few games

    0.71 expected goals /60too few games

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.90 expected goals for /60top 37%

    0.89 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 122top 31%2.40 hits /60average

    hitting score 129top 29%4.86 hits /60top 18%

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 114top 29%4.83 blocks /60top 31%

    blocking score 106top 39%5.40 blocks /60top 18%

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 124top 15%1.12 takeaways /60top 15%

    takeaway score 105top 39%1.08 takeaways /60top 18%

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.29 penalties drawn /60bottom 13%

    0.38 penalties drawn /60bottom 35%

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    0.41 penalties taken /60top 12%

    0.65 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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146 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 10 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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12 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. 2 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

  • Wide left12
  • Wide right26
  • Over the net10
  • Off the post or crossbar2
  • Short or other1

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

  • Wide left1
  • Wide right0
  • Over the net2
  • Off the post or crossbar1
  • Short or other0

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 speed
    SlowerBurner

    21.7 mphbottom 32%

    20.1 mphbottom 18%

  • Fast bursts
    RareFrequent

    1.1 bursts /60bottom 25%

    0.5 bursts /60bottom 19%

  • Hardest shotTop 10
    SofterCannon

    95.7 mphtop 27%

    95.7 mphtop 4%

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    8.27 miles /60bottom 32%

    8.30 miles /60bottom 29%

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    41.8% of his timebottom 41%

    38.3% of his timebottom 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.