Brandt Clarke
#92 · Defenseman · Los Angeles Kings
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 19:39 |
| Last season | 82 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 159 | 19:48 |
Role
Where he fits on Los Angeles right now.
- Line
P1 with E. Gustafsson · 9:00 a game together
- Power play
PP1 Quarterback
- Penalty kill
Spot duty 3 of 10 kills · 0:32 a kill
- Ice time
19:39 a game, 2nd-most among Los Angeles defensemen · 13:43 5-on-5 · 3:32 PP · 0:32 PK
- Competition
Easier opponents than 75% of defensemen · home 73%, road 76%
About average among defensemen
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Setting up goalsTop 5
0.52 first assists /60better than 98% of defensemen
Shot blockingTop 10
blocking score 1486.88 blocks /60better than 97% of defensemenmore than 99% of defensemen
Drawing penaltiesTop 10
0.82 penalties drawn /60better than 96% of defensemen
Creating chances
+0.18 expected goals /60better than 91% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Hitting
hitting score 151.07 hits /60behind 93% of defensemenfewer than 83% of defensemen
Staying out of the box
1.14 penalties taken /60behind 91% of defensemen
Fast bursts
0.8 bursts /60less often than 86% of defensemen
Hardest shot
87.0 mphsofter than 85% 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
Time in the offensive zoneTop 10
48.4% of his timemore than 96% of defensemen
Top speed
21.8 mphfaster than 94% of defensemen
Fast bursts
4.1 bursts /60more often than 89% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Staying out of the box
0.97 penalties taken /60behind 83% of defensemen
Hitting
hitting score 400.00 hits /60behind 76% of defensemenfewer than 99% 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 3 games blended with last season’s 82, 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 chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
+0.18 expected goals /60top 9%
+0.04 expected goals /60top 32%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
−0.14 expected goals against /60top 16%
−0.05 expected goals against /60top 40%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
11.1 shot attempts /60top 24%
10.3 shot attempts /60top 37%
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.21 expected goals /60top 33%
0.19 expected goals /60average
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
−0.0 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 28%
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
- Setting up goalsTop 5Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.52 first assists /60top 2%
0.33 first assists /60average
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
0.53 expected goals /60bottom 27%
0.62 expected goals /60bottom 39%
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.87 expected goals for /60too few games
0.87 expected goals for /60too few games
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 15bottom 7%1.07 hits /60bottom 17%
hitting score 40bottom 24%0.00 hits /60bottom 1%
- Shot blockingTop 10Rarely blocksShot blocker
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesTop 10RarelyDraws calls
0.82 penalties drawn /60top 4%
0.65 penalties drawn /60top 13%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
1.14 penalties taken /60bottom 9%
0.97 penalties taken /60bottom 17%
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.
233 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 14 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
9 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
68 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
3 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
22.0 mphaverage
21.8 mphtop 6%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
0.8 bursts /60bottom 14%
4.1 bursts /60top 11%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
87.0 mphbottom 15%
86.5 mphtop 37%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
8.83 miles /60top 14%
8.88 miles /60top 21%
- Time in the offensive zoneTop 10DefendingAttacking
44.0% of his timetop 13%
48.4% of his timetop 4%
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.