Sean Walker
#26 · Defenseman · Carolina Hurricanes
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20:50 |
| Last season | 81 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 179 | 21:49 |
Role
Where he fits on Carolina right now.
- Line
P1 with K. Miller · 14:02 a game together
- Power play
Not on either unit
- Penalty kill
Second wave 18 of 19 kills · 0:55 a kill · starts only 8
- Ice time
20:50 a game, 3rd-most among Carolina defensemen · 15:45 5-on-5 · 0:48 PP · 3:19 PK
- Competition
Tougher opponents than 60% of defensemen · home 71%, road about average
Easier opponents than 67% of defensemen · home 80%, road about average
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Shorthanded threat2nd
1.11 expected goals for /60better than 99% of defensemen
Time in the offensive zone1st
47.8% of his timemore than 99% of defensemen
Shooting volumeTop 10
15.2 shot attempts /60better than 96% of defensemen
Fast bursts
3.7 bursts /60more often than 92% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Staying out of the box
1.06 penalties taken /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
Top speed
21.7 mphfaster than 92% of defensemen
Fast bursts
4.6 bursts /60more often than 92% of defensemen
Time in the offensive zone
45.8% of his timemore than 87% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Staying out of the box
0.89 penalties taken /60behind 76% 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 5 games blended with last season’s 81, 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 chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
+0.01 expected goals /60top 40%
−0.05 expected goals /60bottom 41%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
−0.13 expected goals against /60top 17%
+0.02 expected goals against /60bottom 42%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeTop 10Rarely shootsFires away
15.2 shot attempts /60top 4%
11.3 shot attempts /60top 22%
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.26 expected goals /60top 17%
0.20 expected goals /60top 39%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
−0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 24%
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.29 first assists /60bottom 19%
0.32 first assists /60average
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
0.82 expected goals /60top 32%
0.67 expected goals /60too few games
- Shorthanded threat2ndPure defensePower kill
1.11 expected goals for /60top 1%
0.89 expected goals for /60top 44%
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.58 penalties drawn /60top 23%
0.54 penalties drawn /60top 28%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
1.06 penalties taken /60bottom 13%
0.89 penalties taken /60bottom 24%
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.
270 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 13 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
11 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
86 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
22.1 mphaverage
21.7 mphtop 8%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
3.7 bursts /60top 8%
4.6 bursts /60top 8%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
95.4 mphtop 31%
79.2 mphbottom 24%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
8.51 miles /60average
8.59 miles /60top 44%
- Time in the offensive zone1stDefendingAttacking
47.8% of his timetop 1%
45.8% 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.