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Kirby Dach

#77 · Center · Montréal Canadiens

Shoots right · 25 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season4011110:02
Last season3787154713:39

Role

Where he fits on Montréal right now.

Line

L4 with J. Evans and F. Xhekaj · 4:29 a game together

Power play

Not on either unit

Penalty kill

Spot duty 2 of 14 kills · 0:21 a kill

Ice time

10:02 a game, 12th-most among Montréal forwards · 9:05 5-on-5 · 0:34 PP

Competition

Easier opponents than 69% of forwards · home about average, road 89%

Tougher opponents than 87% of forwards

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

  • Drawing penalties

    1.36 penalties drawn /60better than 96% of forwards

  • Shot blocking

    blocking score 1584.29 blocks /60better than 94% of centersmore than 94% of centers

  • Top speed

    23.4 mphfaster than 91% of forwards

Behind most at his position

  • Setting up goals

    0.43 first assists /60behind 95% of forwards

  • Staying out of the box

    1.27 penalties taken /60behind 95% of forwards

  • Preventing chances

    +0.15 expected goals against /60behind 90% of forwards

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.

Better than most at his position

  • Shot blocking

    blocking score 1267.48 blocks /60better than 80% of centersmore than 99% of centers

Behind most at his position

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is below most forwards.

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other forwards.

Kirby DachAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 37, and pulled toward the average forward by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

Shooting volume, creating his own chances, shot blocking, hardest shot and distance skated compare centers with centers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.

This season’s 4 games only, pulled toward the average forward. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

  • Creating chances
    Along for the rideDrives play

    −0.06 expected goals /60bottom 30%

    −0.01 expected goals /60bottom 41%

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    +0.15 expected goals against /60bottom 10%

    +0.07 expected goals against /60bottom 25%

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    11.0 shot attempts /60average

    11.1 shot attempts /60average

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.68 expected goals /60average

    0.64 expected goals /60bottom 36%

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    −0.2 goals above expected /100 shotstop 29%

    −0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.43 first assists /60bottom 5%

    0.55 first assists /60average

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    1.74 expected goals /60too few games

    1.82 expected goals /60too few games

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.88 expected goals for /60too few games

    0.89 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 126top 30%6.49 hits /60top 29%

    hitting score 118top 33%8.97 hits /60top 19%

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 158top 6%4.29 blocks /60top 6%

    blocking score 126top 20%7.48 blocks /60top 1%

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 115top 25%1.21 takeaways /60top 21%

    takeaway score 93average0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    1.36 penalties drawn /60top 4%

    0.85 penalties drawn /60top 39%

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    1.27 penalties taken /60bottom 5%

    0.78 penalties taken /60bottom 36%

  • Faceoffs
    Loses drawsWins draws

    45.3% wontoo few games

    50.0% wontoo few games

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average forward); 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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81 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 3 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

112

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

How his misses miss

  • Wide left10
  • Wide right14
  • Over the net3
  • Off the post or crossbar2
  • Short or other4

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

  • Wide left1
  • Wide right1
  • 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

    23.4 mphtop 9%

    21.5 mphaverage

  • Fast bursts
    RareFrequent

    8.0 bursts /60top 24%

    7.5 bursts /60top 32%

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    83.2 mphbottom 26%

    77.2 mphaverage

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    9.99 miles /60top 21%

    10.06 miles /60top 22%

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    40.4% of his timebottom 31%

    37.4% of his timebottom 18%

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.