Braden Schneider

Shoots right · 25 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	6	0	0	0	8	17:26
Last season	82	2	16	18	102	20:27

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Role

Where he fits on NY Rangers right now.

Line: P3 with A. Smits · 10:46 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Starts the kill 16 of 18 kills · 0:56 a kill · starts 13
Ice time: 17:26 a game, 5th-most among NY Rangers defensemen · 14:39 5-on-5 · 2:30 PK
Competition: Tougher opponents than 76% of defensemen · home 79%, road 69%
Tougher opponents than 69% of defensemen · home 83%, road easier than 65%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Hitting
hitting score 2005.90 hits /60better than 89% of defensemenmore than 88% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Creating chances
−0.26 expected goals /60behind 98% of defensemen
Shorthanded threat
0.74 expected goals for /60behind 96% of defensemen
Finishing
−0.2 goals above expected /100 shotsbehind 86% 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

Hitting
hitting score 1746.88 hits /60better than 84% of defensemenmore than 92% 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.

Braden SchneiderAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 6 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 6 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
−0.26 expected goals /60bottom 2%
−0.02 expected goals /60average
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
−0.02 expected goals against /60average
−0.05 expected goals against /60top 39%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
10.7 shot attempts /60top 30%
10.6 shot attempts /60top 33%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.15 expected goals /60bottom 31%
0.19 expected goals /60average
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
−0.2 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 14%
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.34 first assists /60top 38%
0.32 first assists /60bottom 43%

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.50 expected goals /60too few games
0.72 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.74 expected goals for /60bottom 4%
0.85 expected goals for /60bottom 41%

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 200top 11%5.90 hits /60top 12%
hitting score 174top 16%6.88 hits /60top 8%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 114top 28%5.02 blocks /60top 28%
blocking score 101average4.59 blocks /60top 39%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 85bottom 31%0.74 takeaways /60bottom 39%
takeaway score 88bottom 35%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.39 penalties drawn /60bottom 36%
0.46 penalties drawn /60top 44%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.63 penalties taken /60average
0.77 penalties taken /60bottom 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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169 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 13 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

12 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. 3 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

Wide left19
Wide right25
Over the net12
Off the post or crossbar3
Short or other1

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

Wide left0
Wide right3
Over the net0
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other1

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 speed
SlowerBurner
22.2 mphtop 41%
20.9 mphtop 41%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
1.6 bursts /60average
1.1 bursts /60bottom 40%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
92.3 mphaverage
79.7 mphbottom 25%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.12 miles /60bottom 17%
8.20 miles /60bottom 21%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
40.8% of his timebottom 26%
39.8% of his timebottom 24%

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.