Olen Zellweger
#8 · Defenseman · Buffalo Sabres
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:02 |
| Last season | 76 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 119 | 16:59 |
Role
Where he fits on Buffalo right now.
- Line
P2 with O. Power · 10:10 a game together
- Power play
Not on either unit
- Penalty kill
Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 10 kills
- Ice time
16:02 a game, 4th-most among Buffalo defensemen · 15:28 5-on-5 · 0:15 PP
- Competition
Easier opponents than 85% of defensemen · home 81%, road 91%
Easier opponents than 87% of defensemen · home 91%
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Fast bursts2nd
7.9 bursts /60more often than 99% of defensemen
Distance skated1st
9.59 miles /60farther than 99% of defensemen
Creating his own chancesTop 10
0.33 expected goals /60better than 96% of defensemen
Time in the offensive zone
44.4% of his timemore than 92% 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 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 bursts2nd
8.7 bursts /60more often than 99% of defensemen
Distance skated1st
9.87 miles /60farther than 99% of defensemen
Time in the offensive zone
47.6% of his timemore than 93% 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.
This season’s 3 games blended with last season’s 76, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.
He played for Anaheim Ducks last season. Habits that travel with a player (shooting, hitting, penalties) still use that season in full; setting up goals, finishing, faceoffs and power-play chances depend more on linemates and role, so they lean on it less. We measured how much each one carries over for players who change teams.
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
+0.14 expected goals /60top 13%
+0.05 expected goals /60top 26%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
−0.05 expected goals against /60top 39%
−0.07 expected goals against /60top 34%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
12.3 shot attempts /60top 14%
9.3 shot attempts /60average
- Creating his own chancesTop 10Few chancesDangerous
0.33 expected goals /60top 4%
0.21 expected goals /60top 37%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
−0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 24%
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.34 first assists /60top 41%
0.33 first assists /60average
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
0.62 expected goals /60too few games
0.72 expected goals /60too few games
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.89 expected goals for /60top 43%
0.88 expected goals for /60too few games
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 43bottom 26%1.52 hits /60bottom 29%
hitting score 63bottom 40%1.25 hits /60bottom 23%
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 84bottom 27%3.90 blocks /60bottom 41%
blocking score 88bottom 35%1.25 blocks /60bottom 1%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 106top 38%0.90 takeaways /60top 40%
takeaway score 104top 39%1.25 takeaways /60top 9%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.60 penalties drawn /60top 20%
0.42 penalties drawn /60bottom 44%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.69 penalties taken /60average
0.61 penalties taken /60top 42%
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.
193 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 4 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
3 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
74 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
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 speedSlowerBurner
22.5 mphtop 26%
21.1 mphtop 34%
- Fast bursts2nd2ndRareFrequent
7.9 bursts /60top 1%
8.7 bursts /60top 1%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
90.0 mphbottom 29%
82.3 mphbottom 37%
- Distance skated1st1stShorterCovers ground
9.59 miles /60top 1%
9.87 miles /60top 1%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
44.4% of his timetop 8%
47.6% of his timetop 7%
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.