Mark Kastelic

Shoots right · 27 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	6	1	3	4	6	10:52
Last season	82	12	10	22	100	12:37

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Role

Where he fits on Boston right now.

Line: L3 with T. Jeannot and M. Poitras · 6:31 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Second wave 11 of 14 kills · 0:37 a kill · starts only 4
Ice time: 10:52 a game, 11th-most among Boston forwards · 9:27 5-on-5 · 1:11 PK
Competition: Easier opponents than 78% of forwards · home 62%, road 88%
Easier opponents than 81% of forwards · home 75%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Drawing penalties
1.41 penalties drawn /60better than 97% of forwards
Shot blockingTop 10
blocking score 1673.98 blocks /60better than 95% of centersmore than 91% of centers
Takeaways
takeaway score 1441.69 takeaways /60better than 94% of forwardsmore than 98% of forwards
FaceoffsTop 10
57.9% wonbetter than 94% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Staying out of the box
1.69 penalties taken /60behind 98% of forwards
Time in the offensive zone
39.1% of his timeless than 91% of forwards
Shorthanded threat
0.68 expected goals for /60behind 89% of forwards
Creating chances
−0.14 expected goals /60behind 86% of forwards

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.

Better than most at his position

Hitting
hitting score 18414.73 hits /60better than 87% of forwardsmore than 94% of forwards
Shot blocking
blocking score 1346.44 blocks /60better than 83% of centersmore than 99% of centers

Behind most at his position

Time in the offensive zone
34.5% of his timeless than 99% of forwards
Distance skated
8.62 miles /60less far than 92% of centers

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other forwards.

Mark KastelicAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 6 games blended with last season’s 82, and pulled toward the average forward by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

Shooting volume, creating his own chances, shot blocking, hardest shot and distance skated compare centers with centers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.

This season’s 6 games only, pulled toward the average forward. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

Creating chances
Along for the rideDrives play
−0.14 expected goals /60bottom 14%
−0.03 expected goals /60bottom 38%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
−0.04 expected goals against /60average
−0.03 expected goals against /60average

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
11.7 shot attempts /60average
10.4 shot attempts /60bottom 37%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.69 expected goals /60average
0.64 expected goals /60bottom 36%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
−0.5 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 42%
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.53 first assists /60bottom 40%
0.59 first assists /60top 34%

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
1.80 expected goals /60too few games
1.83 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.68 expected goals for /60bottom 11%
0.85 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 212top 11%12.60 hits /60top 10%
hitting score 184top 13%14.73 hits /60top 6%
Shot blockingTop 10
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 167top 5%3.98 blocks /60top 9%
blocking score 134top 17%6.44 blocks /60top 1%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 144top 6%1.69 takeaways /60top 2%
takeaway score 100top 43%0.92 takeaways /60average

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
1.41 penalties drawn /60top 3%
0.82 penalties drawn /60average
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
1.69 penalties taken /60bottom 2%
0.86 penalties taken /60bottom 26%
FaceoffsTop 10
Loses drawsWins draws
57.9% wontop 6%
50.5% wontoo few games

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average forward); 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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181 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 13 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left19
Wide right36
Over the net13
Off the post or crossbar4
Short or other5

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

Wide left2
Wide right2
Over the net0
Off the post or crossbar0
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
22.7 mphtop 35%
21.3 mphaverage
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
9.8 bursts /60top 14%
8.3 bursts /60top 28%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
92.3 mphtop 9%
74.9 mphbottom 30%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
9.38 miles /60bottom 20%
8.62 miles /60bottom 8%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
39.1% of his timebottom 9%
34.5% of his timebottom 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.