Noah Dobson

Shoots right · 26 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	4	0	1	1	6	22:30
Last season	80	12	35	47	158	22:29

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Role

Where he fits on Montréal right now.

Line: P1 with L. Hutson · 14:06 a game together
Power play: PP2 Quarterback
Penalty kill: Second wave 11 of 14 kills · 0:55 a kill · starts only 4
Ice time: 22:30 a game, 3rd-most among Montréal defensemen · 16:42 5-on-5 · 1:17 PP · 2:38 PK
Competition: Tougher opponents than 93% of defensemen · home 87%, road 95%
Tougher opponents than 92% of defensemen · home 82%, road 91%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Takeaways
takeaway score 1361.21 takeaways /60better than 93% of defensemenmore than 89% of defensemen
Shooting volume
13.0 shot attempts /60better than 90% of defensemen
Setting up goals
0.41 first assists /60better than 89% of defensemen
Drawing penalties
0.66 penalties drawn /60better than 88% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Preventing chances
+0.18 expected goals against /60behind 95% of defensemen
Distance skated
8.11 miles /60less far than 85% of defensemen
Staying out of the box
0.95 penalties taken /60behind 82% 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

Shooting volume
12.0 shot attempts /60better than 85% of defensemen
Drawing penalties
0.62 penalties drawn /60better than 83% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Staying out of the box
1.02 penalties taken /60behind 85% 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.

Noah DobsonAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 80, 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 chances
Along for the rideDrives play
+0.02 expected goals /60top 36%
+0.04 expected goals /60top 31%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
+0.18 expected goals against /60bottom 5%
+0.02 expected goals against /60bottom 40%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
13.0 shot attempts /60top 10%
12.0 shot attempts /60top 15%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.23 expected goals /60top 24%
0.19 expected goals /60top 42%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
+0.4 goals above expected /100 shotstop 17%
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.41 first assists /60top 11%
0.33 first assists /60average

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.90 expected goals /60top 19%
0.68 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.92 expected goals for /60top 34%
0.87 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 75average2.10 hits /60bottom 43%
hitting score 85average2.67 hits /60average
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 122top 17%6.16 blocks /60top 5%
blocking score 93bottom 41%3.33 blocks /60bottom 21%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 136top 7%1.21 takeaways /60top 11%
takeaway score 107top 36%1.33 takeaways /60top 6%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.66 penalties drawn /60top 12%
0.62 penalties drawn /60top 17%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.95 penalties taken /60bottom 18%
1.02 penalties taken /60bottom 15%

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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259 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 7 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

Wide left59
Wide right21
Over the net12
Off the post or crossbar1
Short or other5

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

Wide left4
Wide right1
Over the net1
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other1

7 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
22.5 mphtop 28%
20.2 mphbottom 25%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
2.1 bursts /60top 37%
0.7 bursts /60bottom 24%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
93.5 mphtop 44%
84.3 mphaverage
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.11 miles /60bottom 15%
8.22 miles /60bottom 23%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
42.1% of his timeaverage
42.0% of his timeaverage

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.