K'Andre Miller

Shoots left · 26 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	5	1	1	2	4	22:38
Last season	72	8	29	37	123	22:24

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Role

Where he fits on Carolina right now.

Line: P1 with S. Walker · 14:02 a game together
Power play: PP2 Quarterback
Penalty kill: Second wave 17 of 19 kills · 0:53 a kill · starts only 7
Ice time: 22:38 a game, most among Carolina defensemen · 16:26 5-on-5 · 1:52 PP · 3:00 PK
Competition: Tougher opponents than 72% of defensemen · home 85%, road easier than 61%
Easier opponents than 67% of defensemen · home 77%, road 59%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Time in the offensive zone3rd
47.3% of his timemore than 99% of defensemen
Shorthanded threat3rd
1.11 expected goals for /60better than 98% of defensemen
TakeawaysTop 5
takeaway score 1611.63 takeaways /60better than 98% of defensemenmore than 99% of defensemen
Top speed
23.2 mphfaster than 94% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Shot blocking
blocking score 782.99 blocks /60behind 84% of defensemenfewer than 86% of defensemen
Staying out of the box
0.99 penalties taken /60behind 83% 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
21.8 mphfaster than 93% of defensemen
Time in the offensive zone
45.7% of his timemore than 86% of defensemen
Creating chances
+0.08 expected goals /60better than 79% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is below most 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.

K'Andre MillerAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 72, 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
+0.15 expected goals /60top 11%
+0.08 expected goals /60top 21%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
−0.08 expected goals against /60top 31%
no measurable changeaverage

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
10.8 shot attempts /60top 29%
9.4 shot attempts /60average
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.23 expected goals /60top 27%
0.20 expected goals /60top 39%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
+0.4 goals above expected /100 shotstop 16%
+0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 35%
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.36 first assists /60top 27%
0.35 first assists /60top 29%

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.59 expected goals /60bottom 32%
0.67 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat3rd
Pure defensePower kill
1.11 expected goals for /60top 2%
0.89 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 93top 40%3.69 hits /60top 36%
hitting score 87top 44%2.65 hits /60average
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 78bottom 16%2.99 blocks /60bottom 14%
blocking score 95bottom 44%3.71 blocks /60bottom 36%
TakeawaysTop 5
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 161top 2%1.63 takeaways /60top 1%
takeaway score 113top 25%1.59 takeaways /60top 2%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.38 penalties drawn /60bottom 35%
0.38 penalties drawn /60bottom 34%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.99 penalties taken /60bottom 17%
0.76 penalties taken /60bottom 39%

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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204 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 6 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left34
Wide right22
Over the net18
Off the post or crossbar1
Short or other2

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

Wide left1
Wide right1
Over the net2
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
23.2 mphtop 6%
21.8 mphtop 7%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
2.9 bursts /60top 18%
2.6 bursts /60top 32%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
92.6 mphaverage
78.0 mphbottom 18%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.71 miles /60top 24%
8.77 miles /60top 28%
Time in the offensive zone3rd
DefendingAttacking
47.3% of his timetop 1%
45.7% of his timetop 14%

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.