Declan Carlile

Shoots left · 26 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	5	2	2	4	9	18:46
Last season	42	1	2	3	33	14:47

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Role

Where he fits on Pittsburgh right now.

Line: P2 with E. Karlsson · 11:27 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Starts the kill 10 of 12 kills · 1:14 a kill · starts 10
Ice time: 18:46 a game, 5th-most among Pittsburgh defensemen · 15:19 5-on-5 · 2:31 PK
Competition: Easier opponents than 95% of defensemen · home 88%, road 96%
Tougher opponents than 68% of defensemen · home about average, road 71%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Drawing penaltiesTop 10
0.81 penalties drawn /60better than 95% of defensemen
Creating his own chances
0.26 expected goals /60better than 83% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Hardest shot
85.8 mphsofter than 90% 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

Creating chances
+0.14 expected goals /60better than 89% of defensemen
Shot blocking
blocking score 1258.96 blocks /60better than 87% of defensemenmore than 99% of defensemen
Creating his own chances
0.25 expected goals /60better than 81% 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.

Declan CarlileAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 42, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

He played for Tampa Bay Lightning 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 5 games only, pulled toward the average defenseman. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

Creating chances
Along for the rideDrives play
−0.03 expected goals /60average
+0.14 expected goals /60top 11%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
+0.03 expected goals against /60bottom 38%
+0.06 expected goals against /60bottom 25%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
10.7 shot attempts /60top 32%
10.6 shot attempts /60top 33%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.26 expected goals /60top 17%
0.25 expected goals /60top 19%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
+0.4 goals above expected /100 shotstop 23%
+0.5 goals above expected /100 shotstop 15%
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.31 first assists /60bottom 37%
0.35 first assists /60top 29%

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.73 expected goals /60too few games
0.73 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.82 expected goals for /60bottom 26%
0.85 expected goals for /60bottom 41%

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 119top 33%4.70 hits /60top 22%
hitting score 104top 38%3.20 hits /60top 42%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 118top 24%4.37 blocks /60top 43%
blocking score 125top 13%8.96 blocks /60top 1%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 85bottom 30%0.59 takeaways /60bottom 23%
takeaway score 98average0.64 takeaways /60bottom 28%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penaltiesTop 10
RarelyDraws calls
0.81 penalties drawn /60top 5%
0.47 penalties drawn /60top 42%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
1.02 penalties taken /60bottom 15%
0.79 penalties taken /60bottom 35%

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.

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63 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 2 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left7
Wide right9
Over the net4
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other1

21 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

Wide left1
Wide right2
Over the net0
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

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 speed
SlowerBurner
21.7 mphbottom 36%
20.4 mphbottom 33%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
1.9 bursts /60average
1.3 bursts /60bottom 43%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
85.8 mphbottom 10%
81.6 mphbottom 34%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.55 miles /60top 43%
8.43 miles /60bottom 40%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
41.5% of his timebottom 36%
42.6% of his timetop 44%

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.