Adam Wilsby
#2 · Defenseman · Nashville Predators
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16:36 |
| Last season | 58 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 59 | 17:00 |
Role
Where he fits on Nashville right now.
- Line
P3 with W. Trudeau · 7:16 a game together
- Power play
Not on either unit
- Penalty kill
Second wave 9 of 10 kills · 0:45 a kill
- Ice time
16:36 a game, 5th-most among Nashville defensemen · 14:26 5-on-5 · 1:46 PK
- Competition
Tougher opponents than 61% of defensemen · home 61%, road 64%
Easier opponents than 64% of defensemen
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Fast bursts
4.1 bursts /60more often than 94% of defensemen
Distance skated
8.97 miles /60farther than 94% of defensemen
Time in the offensive zone
44.2% of his timemore than 89% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Finishing
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsbehind 98% of defensemen
Shorthanded threat
0.80 expected goals for /60behind 83% of defensemen
Drawing penalties
0.33 penalties drawn /60behind 79% 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
Setting up goals
0.39 first assists /60better than 81% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Preventing chances
+0.09 expected goals against /60behind 83% 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.
This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 58, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.
This season’s 4 games only, pulled toward the average defenseman. Expect wide ranges this early.
Driving play at 5-on-5
- Creating chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
−0.02 expected goals /60average
−0.01 expected goals /60average
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
−0.08 expected goals against /60top 32%
+0.09 expected goals against /60bottom 17%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
8.0 shot attempts /60bottom 24%
8.8 shot attempts /60bottom 39%
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.22 expected goals /60top 28%
0.20 expected goals /60top 38%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 2%
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.39 first assists /60top 19%
0.39 first assists /60top 19%
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
0.72 expected goals /60too few games
0.73 expected goals /60too few games
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.80 expected goals for /60bottom 17%
0.86 expected goals for /60average
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 67bottom 43%1.77 hits /60bottom 37%
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 88bottom 34%3.08 blocks /60bottom 15%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.33 penalties drawn /60bottom 21%
0.41 penalties drawn /60bottom 42%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.66 penalties taken /60average
0.59 penalties taken /60top 40%
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.
96 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 3 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
4 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
34 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
1 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 speedSlowerBurner
22.5 mphtop 26%
21.4 mphtop 18%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
4.1 bursts /60top 6%
3.6 bursts /60top 16%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
90.6 mphbottom 32%
90.2 mphtop 18%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
8.97 miles /60top 6%
8.70 miles /60top 34%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
44.2% of his timetop 11%
43.2% of his timetop 37%
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.