Moritz Seider
#53 · Defenseman · Detroit Red Wings
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 24:20 |
| Last season | 82 | 10 | 50 | 60 | 187 | 25:40 |

Role
Where he fits on Detroit right now.
- Line
P1 with A. Johansson · 11:40 a game together
- Power play
PP1 Quarterback
- Penalty kill
Starts the kill 11 of 13 kills · 0:51 a kill · starts 9
- Ice time
24:20 a game, most among Detroit defensemen · 16:28 5-on-5 · 4:10 PP · 2:24 PK
- Competition
Tougher opponents than 74% of defensemen · home 82%, road 60%
Easier opponents than 66% of defensemen · home 67%
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Preventing chances1st
−0.38 expected goals against /60better than 99% of defensemen
Creating chances
+0.17 expected goals /60better than 89% of defensemen
Hardest shot
98.9 mphharder than 89% of defensemen
Shot blocking
blocking score 1215.15 blocks /60better than 80% of defensemenmore than 77% 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 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
Hardest shotTop 5
96.3 mphharder than 98% of defensemen
Power-play chancesTop 10
1.02 expected goals /60better than 89% of defensemen
Top speed
21.5 mphfaster than 87% 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 82, 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
+0.17 expected goals /60top 11%
+0.01 expected goals /60top 39%
- Preventing chances1stChances against riseShuts it down
−0.38 expected goals against /60top 1%
−0.07 expected goals against /60top 32%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
9.8 shot attempts /60top 43%
9.3 shot attempts /60average
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.16 expected goals /60bottom 35%
0.17 expected goals /60bottom 40%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 40%
+0.0 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 39%
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.29 first assists /60bottom 26%
0.33 first assists /60average
Special teams
- Power-play chancesTop 10Top 10QuietThreat
0.97 expected goals /60top 13%
1.02 expected goals /60top 11%
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.81 expected goals for /60bottom 19%
0.86 expected goals for /60average
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 99average0.82 takeaways /60average
takeaway score 98average0.62 takeaways /60bottom 27%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.49 penalties drawn /60top 36%
0.39 penalties drawn /60bottom 38%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.73 penalties taken /60bottom 40%
0.67 penalties taken /60average
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.
298 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 16 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
13 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
103 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
21.7 mphbottom 34%
21.5 mphtop 13%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
1.3 bursts /60bottom 36%
3.1 bursts /60top 22%
- Hardest shotTop 5SofterCannon
98.9 mphtop 11%
96.3 mphtop 2%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
8.55 miles /60top 42%
8.68 miles /60top 36%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
42.3% of his timeaverage
43.4% of his timetop 34%
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.