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Neal Pionk

#4 · Defenseman · Winnipeg Jets

Shoots right · 31 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season5011823:21
Last season5139129722:43

Role

Where he fits on Winnipeg right now.

Line

P2 with M. Ferraro · 13:58 a game together

Power play

PP1 Quarterback

Penalty kill

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

Ice time

23:21 a game, most among Winnipeg defensemen · 17:41 5-on-5 · 2:17 PP · 2:15 PK

Competition

Tougher opponents than 92% of defensemen · home 96%, road 85%

Tougher opponents than 90% of defensemen · home 83%, road 88%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

  • Shooting volume

    11.3 shot attempts /60better than 78% of defensemen

  • Hitting

    hitting score 1475.65 hits /60better than 78% of defensemenmore than 87% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Top speed

    21.0 mphslower than 94% of defensemen

  • Fast bursts

    0.7 bursts /60less often than 89% of defensemen

  • Preventing chances

    +0.07 expected goals against /60behind 78% of defensemen

  • Creating his own chances

    0.15 expected goals /60behind 76% 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 shot

    91.1 mphharder than 85% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Preventing chances

    +0.15 expected goals against /60behind 93% 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.

Neal PionkAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 51, 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

    −0.04 expected goals /60bottom 43%

    −0.04 expected goals /60bottom 42%

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    +0.07 expected goals against /60bottom 22%

    +0.15 expected goals against /60bottom 7%

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    11.3 shot attempts /60top 22%

    10.8 shot attempts /60top 29%

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.15 expected goals /60bottom 24%

    0.20 expected goals /60top 40%

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    +0.0 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 37%

    +0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 44%

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.31 first assists /60bottom 36%

    0.35 first assists /60top 30%

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    0.72 expected goals /60average

    0.61 expected goals /60bottom 35%

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.96 expected goals for /60top 20%

    0.88 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 147top 22%5.65 hits /60top 13%

    hitting score 126top 29%4.62 hits /60top 23%

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 96average3.95 blocks /60bottom 44%

    blocking score 101average4.62 blocks /60top 39%

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 100average0.80 takeaways /60average

    takeaway score 104top 40%1.03 takeaways /60top 24%

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.47 penalties drawn /60top 42%

    0.46 penalties drawn /60top 44%

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    0.50 penalties taken /60top 26%

    0.54 penalties taken /60top 34%

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

1544

14 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

  • Wide left16
  • Wide right27
  • Over the net10
  • Off the post or crossbar1
  • Short or other0

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

  • Wide left2
  • Wide right2
  • Over the net2
  • Off the post or crossbar1
  • Short or other0

7 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

    21.0 mphbottom 6%

    20.7 mphaverage

  • Fast bursts
    RareFrequent

    0.7 bursts /60bottom 11%

    0.5 bursts /60bottom 17%

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    91.1 mphbottom 36%

    91.1 mphtop 15%

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    8.41 miles /60bottom 44%

    8.44 miles /60bottom 42%

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    42.7% of his timetop 31%

    42.5% of his timeaverage

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.