Declan Chisholm

Shoots left · 26 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	3	0	1	1	2	14:06
Last season	26	1	6	7	20	13:44

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Role

Where he fits on New Jersey right now.

Line: P3 with B. Dillon · 10:04 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Spot duty 1 of 8 kills · 1:32 a kill
Ice time: 14:06 a game, 5th-most among New Jersey defensemen · 13:09 5-on-5 · 0:16 PP · 0:31 PK
Competition: Easier opponents than 97% of defensemen · home 98%, road 94%
Easier opponents than 74% of defensemen

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Staying out of the box
0.48 penalties taken /60better than 78% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Distance skated
8.04 miles /60less far than 92% of defensemen
Preventing chances
+0.11 expected goals against /60behind 87% of defensemen
Hitting
hitting score 311.65 hits /60behind 82% of defensemenfewer than 66% of defensemen
Creating chances
−0.12 expected goals /60behind 77% 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.

Declan ChisholmAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 3 games blended with last season’s 26, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

He played for Washington Capitals last season. Habits that travel with a player (shooting, hitting, penalties) still use that season in full; setting up goals, finishing, faceoffs and power-play chances depend more on linemates and role, so they lean on it less. We measured how much each one carries over for players who change teams.

This season’s 3 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
−0.12 expected goals /60bottom 23%
−0.05 expected goals /60bottom 40%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
+0.11 expected goals against /60bottom 13%
no measurable changeaverage

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
9.9 shot attempts /60top 43%
10.4 shot attempts /60top 36%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.16 expected goals /60bottom 39%
0.19 expected goals /60top 44%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
+0.2 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
+0.2 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.34 first assists /60top 35%
0.33 first assists /60average

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.67 expected goals /60too few games
0.72 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.86 expected goals for /60too few games
0.87 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 31bottom 18%1.65 hits /60bottom 34%
hitting score 48bottom 29%0.00 hits /60bottom 1%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 97average3.91 blocks /60bottom 41%
blocking score 103top 44%5.67 blocks /60top 12%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 102top 44%0.90 takeaways /60top 38%
takeaway score 105top 39%1.42 takeaways /60top 4%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.57 penalties drawn /60top 26%
0.50 penalties drawn /60top 34%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.48 penalties taken /60top 22%
0.62 penalties taken /60top 44%

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.

Show

34 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left3
Wide right5
Over the net2
Off the post or crossbar1
Short or other1

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

Wide left0
Wide right2
Over the net1
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

3 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
21.5 mphbottom 21%
20.3 mphbottom 28%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
1.6 bursts /60average
1.4 bursts /60average
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
91.2 mphbottom 37%
83.3 mphbottom 42%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.04 miles /60bottom 8%
8.33 miles /60bottom 33%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
40.5% of his timebottom 16%
42.1% 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.