Real data. Everything on this page is computed from actual games.
Last Changeworking title
Numbers from
Hits and takeaways

Wyatt Kaiser

#44 · Defenseman · Chicago Blackhawks

Shoots left · 24 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season5011319:36
Last season77611177519:37

Role

Where he fits on Chicago right now.

Line

P3 with S. Rinzel · 11:38 a game together

Power play

Not on either unit

Penalty kill

Second wave 9 of 11 kills · 0:42 a kill · starts only 2

Ice time

19:36 a game, 4th-most among Chicago defensemen · 17:42 5-on-5 · 1:16 PK

Competition

Easier opponents than 59% of defensemen · home 71%, road tougher than 68%

Tougher opponents than 76% of defensemen · road 77%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

  • Takeaways

    takeaway score 1351.38 takeaways /60better than 92% of defensemenmore than 95% of defensemen

  • Drawing penalties

    0.63 penalties drawn /60better than 84% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Shooting volume

    6.0 shot attempts /60behind 97% of defensemen

  • Setting up goals

    0.26 first assists /60behind 92% of defensemen

  • Creating chances

    −0.17 expected goals /60behind 88% of defensemen

  • Shot blocking

    blocking score 812.87 blocks /60behind 77% of defensemenfewer than 90% 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

  • Top speed

    21.6 mphfaster than 89% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Time in the offensive zone

    38.3% of his timeless than 87% of defensemen

  • Shooting volume

    7.3 shot attempts /60behind 84% 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.

Wyatt KaiserAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 77, 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

    −0.17 expected goals /60bottom 12%

    −0.05 expected goals /60bottom 40%

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    −0.03 expected goals against /60average

    −0.02 expected goals against /60average

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    6.0 shot attempts /60bottom 3%

    7.3 shot attempts /60bottom 16%

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.16 expected goals /60bottom 39%

    0.17 expected goals /60bottom 44%

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    +0.4 goals above expected /100 shotstop 22%

    +0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.26 first assists /60bottom 8%

    0.32 first assists /60bottom 43%

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    0.63 expected goals /60too few games

    0.72 expected goals /60too few games

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.90 expected goals for /60top 38%

    0.93 expected goals for /60top 27%

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 83average1.87 hits /60bottom 40%

    hitting score 94top 39%3.06 hits /60average

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 81bottom 23%2.87 blocks /60bottom 10%

    blocking score 102average4.90 blocks /60top 30%

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 135top 8%1.38 takeaways /60top 5%

    takeaway score 98average0.61 takeaways /60bottom 27%

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.63 penalties drawn /60top 16%

    0.54 penalties drawn /60top 28%

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    0.78 penalties taken /60bottom 37%

    0.78 penalties taken /60bottom 36%

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.

Show
373292541389291

123 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 10 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

212

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

How his misses miss

  • Wide left13
  • Wide right21
  • Over the net7
  • Off the post or crossbar3
  • Short or other1

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

  • Wide left0
  • Wide right0
  • Over the net2
  • 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

    22.4 mphtop 33%

    21.6 mphtop 11%

  • Fast bursts
    RareFrequent

    2.6 bursts /60top 24%

    2.5 bursts /60top 35%

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    89.1 mphbottom 25%

    88.8 mphtop 26%

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    8.51 miles /60average

    8.58 miles /60average

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    40.7% of his timebottom 21%

    38.3% of his timebottom 13%

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.