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Samuel Helenius

#79 · Center · Los Angeles Kings

Shoots left · 23 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season100016:59
Last season53549387:59

Role

Where he fits on Los Angeles right now.

Line

Not part of one of the team’s usual lines over the last 3 games; has played 1 of the team’s 3 games this season.

Power play

Not on either unit

Penalty kill

Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 10 kills

Ice time

6:59 a game, 13th-most among Los Angeles forwards · 6:59 5-on-5

Competition

Easier opponents than 95% of forwards · home 88%, road 96%

Tougher opponents than 97% of forwards

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

  • HittingTop 10

    hitting score 34820.52 hits /60better than 98% of forwardsmore than 98% of forwards

  • Drawing penalties

    1.26 penalties drawn /60better than 92% of forwards

  • Preventing chances

    −0.14 expected goals against /60better than 85% of forwards

  • Shot blocking

    blocking score 1283.63 blocks /60better than 81% of centersmore than 86% of centers

Behind most at his position

  • Top speed

    21.3 mphslower than 97% of forwards

  • Setting up goals

    0.45 first assists /60behind 91% of forwards

  • Creating chances

    −0.18 expected goals /60behind 91% of forwards

  • Staying out of the box

    1.13 penalties taken /60behind 89% of forwards

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards 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 forwards.

Behind most at his position

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is below most forwards.

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other forwards.

Samuel HeleniusAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 1 game blended with last season’s 53, and pulled toward the average forward by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

Shooting volume, creating his own chances, shot blocking, hardest shot and distance skated compare centers with centers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.

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

Driving play at 5-on-5

  • Creating chances
    Along for the rideDrives play

    −0.18 expected goals /60bottom 9%

    +0.00 expected goals /60too few games

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    −0.14 expected goals against /60top 15%

    −0.01 expected goals against /60too few games

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    11.7 shot attempts /60top 44%

    11.3 shot attempts /60too few games

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.62 expected goals /60bottom 27%

    0.70 expected goals /60too few games

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    −0.2 goals above expected /100 shotstop 32%

    −0.4 goals above expected /100 shotstoo few games

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.45 first assists /60bottom 9%

    0.56 first assists /60too few games

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    1.83 expected goals /60too few games

    1.83 expected goals /60too few games

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.89 expected goals for /60too few games

    0.89 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

  • HittingTop 10
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 348top 2%20.52 hits /60top 2%

    hitting score 163too few games25.78 hits /60too few games

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 128top 19%3.63 blocks /60top 14%

    blocking score 105too few games8.59 blocks /60too few games

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 83bottom 28%0.56 takeaways /60bottom 9%

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

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    1.26 penalties drawn /60top 8%

    0.79 penalties drawn /60too few games

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    1.13 penalties taken /60bottom 11%

    0.69 penalties taken /60too few games

  • Faceoffs
    Loses drawsWins draws

    45.1% wonbottom 16%

    48.4% wontoo few games

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average forward); 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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63 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

  • Wide left9
  • Wide right8
  • Over the net4
  • Off the post or crossbar2
  • Short or other1

24 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 speed
    SlowerBurner

    21.3 mphbottom 3%

    20.4 mphtoo few games

  • Fast bursts
    RareFrequent

    4.8 bursts /60bottom 43%

    8.6 bursts /60too few games

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    86.6 mphtop 44%

    0.0 mphtoo few games

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    9.58 miles /60bottom 40%

    10.60 miles /60too few games

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    39.8% of his timebottom 19%

    46.9% 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.