Nils Lundkvist
#5 · Defenseman · Dallas Stars
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 17:28 |
| Last season | 52 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 16:29 |
Role
Where he fits on Dallas right now.
- Line
P1 with T. Harley · 13:51 a game together
- Power play
Not on either unit
- Penalty kill
Spot duty 3 of 11 kills · 0:50 a kill
- Ice time
17:28 a game, 4th-most among Dallas defensemen · 16:24 5-on-5 · 0:37 PK
- Competition
Easier opponents than 64% of defensemen · home 80%, road tougher than 65%
About average among defensemen · road tougher than 64%
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Preventing chances
−0.12 expected goals against /60better than 79% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Takeaways
takeaway score 760.52 takeaways /60behind 86% of defensemenfewer than 87% of defensemen
Hitting
hitting score 381.75 hits /60behind 77% of defensemenfewer than 64% 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
Fast burstsTop 10
6.9 bursts /60more often than 97% of defensemen
Top speed
21.5 mphfaster than 87% of defensemen
Shooting volume
11.2 shot attempts /60better than 76% 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 52, 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
−0.03 expected goals /60average
−0.01 expected goals /60top 44%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
−0.12 expected goals against /60top 21%
−0.06 expected goals against /60top 37%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
10.7 shot attempts /60top 31%
11.2 shot attempts /60top 24%
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.16 expected goals /60bottom 33%
0.19 expected goals /60average
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
+0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 35%
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.34 first assists /60top 37%
0.35 first assists /60top 29%
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
0.65 expected goals /60too few games
0.73 expected goals /60too few games
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games
0.87 expected goals for /60too few games
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 38bottom 23%1.75 hits /60bottom 36%
hitting score 52bottom 32%0.86 hits /60bottom 8%
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 84bottom 28%3.37 blocks /60bottom 21%
blocking score 95bottom 44%3.43 blocks /60bottom 24%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 76bottom 14%0.52 takeaways /60bottom 13%
takeaway score 92bottom 42%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.36 penalties drawn /60bottom 29%
0.40 penalties drawn /60bottom 41%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.64 penalties taken /60average
0.71 penalties taken /60bottom 43%
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.
83 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 2 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
9 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
32 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
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 speedSlowerBurner
22.2 mphtop 41%
21.5 mphtop 13%
- Fast burstsTop 10RareFrequent
2.9 bursts /60top 19%
6.9 bursts /60top 3%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
95.5 mphtop 29%
83.9 mphaverage
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
8.77 miles /60top 16%
8.82 miles /60top 27%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
42.0% of his timeaverage
43.0% of his timetop 39%
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.