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Yan Kuznetsov

#37 · Defenseman · Calgary Flames

Shoots left · 24 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season3000618:51
Last season5748126420:05

Role

Where he fits on Calgary right now.

Line

P3 with S. Nemec · 14:58 a game together

Power play

Not on either unit

Penalty kill

Starts the kill 6 of 12 kills · 0:46 a kill · starts 3

Ice time

18:51 a game, 5th-most among Calgary defensemen · 16:42 5-on-5 · 1:34 PK

Competition

About average among defensemen · home easier than 67%, road tougher than 76%

Easier opponents than 65% of defensemen · home about average

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

  • Hardest shot

    100.2 mphharder than 95% of defensemen

  • Staying out of the box

    0.47 penalties taken /60better than 81% of defensemen

  • Hitting

    hitting score 1474.20 hits /60better than 79% of defensemenmore than 69% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Preventing chances

    +0.20 expected goals against /60behind 97% of defensemen

  • Takeaways

    takeaway score 670.45 takeaways /60behind 96% of defensemenfewer than 93% of defensemen

  • Drawing penalties

    0.21 penalties drawn /60behind 96% of defensemen

  • Setting up goals

    0.28 first assists /60behind 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

  • Fast bursts3rd

    8.5 bursts /60more often than 99% of defensemen

  • Distance skated

    9.15 miles /60farther than 92% of defensemen

  • Shooting volume

    12.4 shot attempts /60better than 88% 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.

Yan KuznetsovAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 3 games blended with last season’s 57, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

This season’s 3 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

    −0.05 expected goals /60bottom 41%

    −0.08 expected goals /60bottom 33%

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    +0.20 expected goals against /60bottom 3%

    +0.03 expected goals against /60bottom 36%

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    11.1 shot attempts /60top 26%

    12.4 shot attempts /60top 12%

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.14 expected goals /60bottom 21%

    0.18 expected goals /60average

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    +0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 25%

    +0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.28 first assists /60bottom 14%

    0.33 first assists /60average

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    0.68 expected goals /60too few games

    0.73 expected goals /60too few games

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.99 expected goals for /60top 9%

    0.89 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 147top 21%4.20 hits /60top 31%

    hitting score 132top 27%5.31 hits /60top 14%

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 107top 38%5.19 blocks /60top 22%

    blocking score 90bottom 38%2.12 blocks /60bottom 1%

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 67bottom 4%0.45 takeaways /60bottom 7%

    takeaway score 94bottom 44%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.21 penalties drawn /60bottom 4%

    0.41 penalties drawn /60bottom 43%

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    0.47 penalties taken /60top 19%

    0.60 penalties taken /60top 41%

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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89 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 2 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

  • Wide left6
  • Wide right10
  • Over the net4
  • Off the post or crossbar0
  • Short or other0

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

  • Wide left0
  • Wide right1
  • Over the net1
  • Off the post or crossbar0
  • Short or other0

2 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

    22.0 mphaverage

    21.4 mphtop 25%

  • Fast bursts3rd
    RareFrequent

    2.4 bursts /60top 29%

    8.5 bursts /60top 1%

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    100.2 mphtop 5%

    88.6 mphtop 28%

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    8.70 miles /60top 26%

    9.15 miles /60top 8%

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    40.6% of his timebottom 21%

    42.1% of his timeaverage

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.