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Alex Vlasic

#72 · Defenseman · Chicago Blackhawks

Shoots left · 25 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season5022319:50
Last season81219218621:08

Role

Where he fits on Chicago right now.

Line

P1 with I. Cole · 13:57 a game together

Power play

Not on either unit

Penalty kill

Starts the kill 11 of 11 kills · 0:56 a kill · starts 10

Ice time

19:50 a game, 3rd-most among Chicago defensemen · 17:13 5-on-5 · 2:07 PK

Competition

Tougher opponents than 99% of defensemen · home 99%, road 99%

Tougher opponents than 88% of defensemen · road 76%

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 boxTop 5

    0.27 penalties taken /60better than 98% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Creating chances

    −0.20 expected goals /60behind 92% of defensemen

  • Hitting

    hitting score 230.99 hits /60behind 89% of defensemenfewer than 86% of defensemen

  • Creating his own chances

    0.14 expected goals /60behind 81% 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 bursts

    4.2 bursts /60more often than 90% of defensemen

  • Top speed

    21.5 mphfaster than 88% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Hitting

    hitting score 410.61 hits /60behind 75% of defensemenfewer than 96% 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.

Alex VlasicAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 81, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

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

    −0.20 expected goals /60bottom 8%

    −0.10 expected goals /60bottom 28%

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    no measurable changeaverage

    no measurable changeaverage

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    8.2 shot attempts /60bottom 27%

    9.0 shot attempts /60average

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.14 expected goals /60bottom 19%

    0.18 expected goals /60average

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    −0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 19%

    +0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.37 first assists /60top 23%

    0.35 first assists /60top 29%

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    0.66 expected goals /60too few games

    0.73 expected goals /60too few games

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.79 expected goals for /60bottom 14%

    0.89 expected goals for /60top 43%

Physical and puck

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.41 penalties drawn /60bottom 42%

    0.47 penalties drawn /60top 42%

  • Staying out of the boxTop 5
    Often penalizedClean

    0.27 penalties taken /60top 2%

    0.56 penalties taken /60top 38%

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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140 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 9 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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8 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

  • Wide left14
  • Wide right33
  • Over the net4
  • Off the post or crossbar1
  • Short or other0

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

  • Wide left0
  • Wide right5
  • Over the net0
  • Off the post or crossbar0
  • Short or other0

5 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 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.