Simon Benoit

Shoots left · 28 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	5	0	0	0	1	13:43
Last season	73	0	6	6	60	17:18

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Role

Where he fits on Philadelphia right now.

Line: P3 with H. Grans · 5:30 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Second wave 9 of 21 kills · 0:46 a kill
Ice time: 13:43 a game, 7th-most among Philadelphia defensemen · 12:20 5-on-5 · 1:23 PK
Competition: About average among defensemen · home easier than 57%, road tougher than 62%
Tougher opponents than 89% of defensemen · road 74%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

HittingTop 10
hitting score 2519.15 hits /60better than 96% of defensemenmore than 97% of defensemen
Drawing penalties
0.80 penalties drawn /60better than 95% of defensemen
Fast bursts
3.3 bursts /60more often than 88% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Creating chances
−0.30 expected goals /60behind 99% of defensemen
Time in the offensive zone
38.8% of his timeless than 98% of defensemen
Shooting volume
6.5 shot attempts /60behind 94% of defensemen
Takeaways
takeaway score 710.54 takeaways /60behind 92% of defensemenfewer than 84% 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

Top speed
21.7 mphfaster than 92% of defensemen
Hitting
hitting score 1877.87 hits /60better than 87% of defensemenmore than 94% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Distance skated
7.00 miles /60less far than 98% 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, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other defensemen.

Simon BenoitAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 73, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

He played for Toronto Maple Leafs 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 5 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
−0.30 expected goals /60bottom 1%
−0.11 expected goals /60bottom 27%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
+0.10 expected goals against /60bottom 14%
no measurable changeaverage

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
6.5 shot attempts /60bottom 6%
8.0 shot attempts /60bottom 23%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.13 expected goals /60bottom 11%
0.17 expected goals /60bottom 40%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
−0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 20%
+0.2 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.27 first assists /60bottom 11%
0.33 first assists /60average

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.73 expected goals /60too few games
0.73 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.85 expected goals for /60bottom 42%
0.86 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

HittingTop 10
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 251top 4%9.15 hits /60top 3%
hitting score 187top 13%7.87 hits /60top 6%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 110top 32%5.27 blocks /60top 20%
blocking score 91bottom 40%2.62 blocks /60bottom 4%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 71bottom 8%0.54 takeaways /60bottom 16%
takeaway score 93bottom 43%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.80 penalties drawn /60top 5%
0.64 penalties drawn /60top 14%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
1.09 penalties taken /60bottom 11%
0.95 penalties taken /60bottom 18%

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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95 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 5 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left14
Wide right14
Over the net5
Off the post or crossbar1
Short or other1

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

No missed shots yet.

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%
21.7 mphtop 8%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
3.3 bursts /60top 12%
2.6 bursts /60top 33%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
93.9 mphtop 42%
79.4 mphbottom 25%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.17 miles /60bottom 20%
7.00 miles /60bottom 2%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
38.8% of his timebottom 2%
40.0% of his timebottom 26%

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.