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Jake Sanderson

#85 · Defenseman · Ottawa Senators

Shoots left · 24 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season100004:29
Last season6714405414724:50

Role

Where he fits on Ottawa right now.

Line

Not part of one of the team’s usual pairs over the last 4 games; has played 1 of the team’s 4 games this season.

Power play

Not on either unit

Penalty kill

Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 14 kills

Ice time

4:29 a game, 7th-most among Ottawa defensemen · 4:29 5-on-5

Competition

Tougher opponents than 95% of defensemen · home 92%, road 93%

Easier opponents than 74% of defensemen

What’s changed

  • J. Sanderson is out and has missed the last 3 games. He is a top-pair defenseman.

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 box1st

    0.25 penalties taken /60better than 99% of defensemen

  • Top speed1st

    24.4 mphfaster than 99% of defensemen

  • Fast bursts3rd

    7.3 bursts /60more often than 99% of defensemen

  • Finishing

    +0.7 goals above expected /100 shotsbetter than 94% 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

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is above most 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.

Jake SandersonAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 1 game blended with last season’s 67, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

This season’s 1 game only, pulled toward the average defenseman. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

  • Creating chances
    Along for the rideDrives play

    +0.13 expected goals /60top 13%

    −0.01 expected goals /60too few games

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    −0.12 expected goals against /60top 21%

    +0.01 expected goals against /60too few games

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    12.4 shot attempts /60top 13%

    9.5 shot attempts /60too few games

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.26 expected goals /60top 18%

    0.19 expected goals /60too few games

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    +0.7 goals above expected /100 shotstop 6%

    +0.2 goals above expected /100 shotstoo few games

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.41 first assists /60top 12%

    0.34 first assists /60too few games

Special teams

  • Power-play chancesTop 10
    QuietThreat

    1.03 expected goals /60top 11%

    0.73 expected goals /60too few games

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.84 expected goals for /60bottom 39%

    0.88 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 63bottom 39%1.08 hits /60bottom 18%

    hitting score 117too few games13.38 hits /60too few games

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 110top 34%4.67 blocks /60top 37%

    blocking score 102too few games13.38 blocks /60too few games

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 121top 18%1.11 takeaways /60top 16%

    takeaway score 101too few games0.00 takeaways /60too few games

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.38 penalties drawn /60bottom 34%

    0.44 penalties drawn /60too few games

  • Staying out of the box1st
    Often penalizedClean

    0.25 penalties taken /60top 1%

    0.68 penalties taken /60too few games

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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236 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 6 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

  • Wide left39
  • Wide right24
  • Over the net16
  • Off the post or crossbar8
  • Short or other6

93 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 speed1st
    SlowerBurner

    24.4 mphtop 1%

    16.6 mphtoo few games

  • Fast bursts3rd
    RareFrequent

    7.3 bursts /60top 1%

    0.0 bursts /60too few games

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    99.7 mphtop 7%

    No tracking data yet.

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    8.37 miles /60bottom 41%

    7.96 miles /60too few games

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    44.8% of his timetop 6%

    44.6% of his timetoo few games

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.