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Ty Emberson

#49 · Defenseman · Edmonton Oilers

Shoots right · 26 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season2000011:16
Last season72210124615:31

Role

Where he fits on Edmonton right now.

Line

P3 with J. Walman · 7:59 a game together

Power play

Not on either unit

Penalty kill

Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 11 kills

Ice time

11:16 a game, 7th-most among Edmonton defensemen · 10:46 5-on-5

Competition

Easier opponents than 95% of defensemen · home 83%, road 98%

Easier opponents than 66% of defensemen

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

  • Hitting

    hitting score 1915.79 hits /60better than 88% of defensemenmore than 88% of defensemen

  • Preventing chances

    −0.16 expected goals against /60better than 87% of defensemen

  • Shot blocking

    blocking score 1205.68 blocks /60better than 79% of defensemenmore than 88% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Creating his own chances

    0.13 expected goals /60behind 87% of defensemen

  • Shooting volume

    7.1 shot attempts /60behind 86% of defensemen

  • Setting up goals

    0.28 first assists /60behind 85% of defensemen

  • Creating chances

    −0.14 expected goals /60behind 80% 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

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

Ty EmbersonAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 2 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 2 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

    −0.14 expected goals /60bottom 20%

    −0.03 expected goals /60too few games

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    −0.16 expected goals against /60top 13%

    no measurable changetoo few games

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    7.1 shot attempts /60bottom 14%

    9.7 shot attempts /60too few games

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.13 expected goals /60bottom 13%

    0.21 expected goals /60too few games

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    +0.2 goals above expected /100 shotstop 41%

    +0.1 goals above expected /100 shotstoo few games

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.28 first assists /60bottom 15%

    0.33 first assists /60too few games

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    0.72 expected goals /60too few games

    0.73 expected goals /60too few games

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.88 expected goals for /60average

    0.88 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 191top 12%5.79 hits /60top 12%

    hitting score 144too few games7.99 hits /60too few games

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 120top 21%5.68 blocks /60top 12%

    blocking score 96too few games2.66 blocks /60too few games

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 83bottom 29%0.68 takeaways /60bottom 34%

    takeaway score 98too few games0.00 takeaways /60too few games

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.34 penalties drawn /60bottom 27%

    0.52 penalties drawn /60too few games

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    0.51 penalties taken /60top 29%

    0.65 penalties taken /60too few games

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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63 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 4 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

11

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

How his misses miss

  • Wide left5
  • Wide right7
  • Over the net3
  • Off the post or crossbar1
  • Short or other1

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

  • Wide left0
  • Wide right1
  • Over the net1
  • Off the post or crossbar0
  • Short or other0

2 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

    22.8 mphtop 16%

    20.5 mphtoo few games

  • Fast bursts
    RareFrequent

    2.7 bursts /60top 20%

    2.7 bursts /60too few games

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    91.8 mphbottom 41%

    64.8 mphtoo few games

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    8.63 miles /60top 33%

    8.81 miles /60too few games

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    40.8% of his timebottom 24%

    39.8% of his timetoo few games

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.