Rasmus Dahlin
#26 · Defenseman · Buffalo Sabres
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 26:45 |
| Last season | 77 | 19 | 55 | 74 | 195 | 24:11 |
Role
Where he fits on Buffalo right now.
- Line
P1 with M. Samuelsson · 13:26 a game together
- Power play
PP1 Quarterback
- Penalty kill
Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 10 kills
- Ice time
26:45 a game, most among Buffalo defensemen · 22:05 5-on-5 · 3:27 PP
- Competition
About average among defensemen · home about average, road about average
Easier opponents than 75% of defensemen · home 86%
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Creating his own chancesTop 5
0.35 expected goals /60better than 98% of defensemen
Setting up goalsTop 10
0.49 first assists /60better than 97% of defensemen
Creating chances
+0.19 expected goals /60better than 93% of defensemen
Distance skated
8.96 miles /60farther than 93% 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 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
Distance skatedTop 5
9.41 miles /60farther than 98% of defensemen
Time in the offensive zone
46.3% of his timemore than 89% 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.
This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 77, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.
This season’s 4 games only, pulled toward the average defenseman. Expect wide ranges this early.
Driving play at 5-on-5
- Creating chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
+0.19 expected goals /60top 7%
−0.03 expected goals /60average
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
−0.09 expected goals against /60top 30%
−0.04 expected goals against /60top 44%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
11.7 shot attempts /60top 18%
10.3 shot attempts /60top 37%
- Creating his own chancesTop 5Few chancesDangerous
0.35 expected goals /60top 2%
0.21 expected goals /60top 32%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
+0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 32%
+0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 36%
- Setting up goalsTop 10Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.49 first assists /60top 3%
0.32 first assists /60bottom 43%
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
0.90 expected goals /60top 20%
0.72 expected goals /60average
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.86 expected goals for /60average
0.88 expected goals for /60too few games
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 79bottom 21%2.77 blocks /60bottom 6%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.63 penalties drawn /60top 15%
0.39 penalties drawn /60bottom 36%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.84 penalties taken /60bottom 29%
0.66 penalties taken /60average
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.
290 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 4 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
12 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
90 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
1 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
22.5 mphtop 27%
20.6 mphaverage
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
1.9 bursts /60top 43%
1.7 bursts /60average
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
96.2 mphtop 24%
85.6 mphtop 44%
- Distance skatedTop 5ShorterCovers ground
8.96 miles /60top 7%
9.41 miles /60top 2%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
43.4% of his timetop 18%
46.3% of his timetop 11%
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.