Jacob Melanson
#63 · Right wing · Seattle Kraken
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:31 |
| Last season | 36 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 9:22 |
Role
Where he fits on Seattle right now.
- Line
Not part of one of the team’s usual lines over the last 5 games; has played 1 of the team’s 5 games this season.
- Power play
Not on either unit
- Penalty kill
Spot duty 1 of 10 kills · 0:29 a kill
- Ice time
9:31 a game, 13th-most among Seattle forwards · 8:47 5-on-5 · 0:29 PK
- Competition
Easier opponents than 95% of forwards · home 93%, road 94%
Easier opponents than 99% of forwards
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Hitting3rd
hitting score 45933.05 hits /60better than 99% of forwardsmore than 99% of forwards
Distance skated3rd
10.28 miles /60farther than 99% of wingers
Drawing penaltiesTop 10
1.49 penalties drawn /60better than 98% of forwards
Fast bursts
12.5 bursts /60more often than 94% of forwards
Behind most at his position
Hardest shot
78.7 mphsofter than 98% of wingers
Staying out of the box
1.16 penalties taken /60behind 91% of forwards
Time in the offensive zone
39.4% of his timeless than 88% of forwards
Finishing
−0.8 goals above expected /100 shotsbehind 85% 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.
This season’s 1 game blended with last season’s 36, 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 wingers with wingers, 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 chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
+0.03 expected goals /60average
+0.01 expected goals /60too few games
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
−0.05 expected goals against /60top 40%
+0.01 expected goals against /60too few games
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
14.0 shot attempts /60top 33%
13.2 shot attempts /60too few games
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.87 expected goals /60top 23%
0.79 expected goals /60too few games
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
−0.8 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 15%
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotstoo few games
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.48 first assists /60bottom 17%
0.56 first assists /60too few games
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
1.83 expected goals /60too few games
1.83 expected goals /60too few games
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games
Physical and puck
- Hitting3rdAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 459top 1%33.05 hits /60top 1%
hitting score 150too few games18.91 hits /60too few games
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 119top 26%2.94 blocks /60top 26%
blocking score 105too few games6.30 blocks /60too few games
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 87bottom 33%0.69 takeaways /60bottom 22%
takeaway score 100too few games0.00 takeaways /60too few games
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesTop 10RarelyDraws calls
1.49 penalties drawn /60top 2%
0.91 penalties drawn /60too few games
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
1.16 penalties taken /60bottom 9%
0.84 penalties taken /60too few games
- FaceoffsLoses drawsWins draws
50.6% wontoo few games
50.0% 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.
69 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
2 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
35 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
22.2 mphbottom 31%
21.5 mphtoo few games
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
12.5 bursts /60top 6%
12.6 bursts /60too few games
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
78.7 mphbottom 2%
66.5 mphtoo few games
- Distance skated3rdShorterCovers ground
10.28 miles /60top 1%
9.73 miles /60too few games
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
39.4% of his timebottom 12%
37.0% 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.