Lian Bichsel

#6 · Defenseman · Dallas Stars

Shoots left · 22 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	4	0	0	0	0	17:03
Last season	50	4	4	8	27	15:40

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Role

Where he fits on Dallas right now.

Line: P2 with T. Myers · 12:34 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Second wave 7 of 11 kills · 0:35 a kill
Ice time: 17:03 a game, 5th-most among Dallas defensemen · 15:36 5-on-5 · 1:02 PK
Competition: Easier opponents than 72% of defensemen · home 81%, road 58%
Easier opponents than 62% of defensemen · home 90%, road tougher than 60%

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 35710.85 hits /60better than 99% of defensemenmore than 97% of defensemen
Drawing penalties
0.67 penalties drawn /60better than 90% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Creating his own chances
0.11 expected goals /60behind 98% of defensemen
Staying out of the box
1.17 penalties taken /60behind 92% of defensemen
Time in the offensive zone
40.1% of his timeless than 88% of defensemen
Shooting volume
7.0 shot attempts /60behind 87% 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

HittingTop 10
hitting score 27413.20 hits /60better than 96% of defensemenmore than 99% 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.

Lian BichselAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 50, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

This season’s 4 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
−0.11 expected goals /60bottom 27%
−0.09 expected goals /60bottom 30%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
−0.04 expected goals against /60top 43%
+0.02 expected goals against /60bottom 40%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
7.0 shot attempts /60bottom 13%
8.5 shot attempts /60bottom 34%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.11 expected goals /60bottom 2%
0.16 expected goals /60bottom 40%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
+0.7 goals above expected /100 shotstop 7%
+0.2 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.28 first assists /60bottom 15%
0.33 first assists /60average

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.71 expected goals /60too few games
0.73 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.80 expected goals for /60bottom 16%
0.87 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

Hitting3rd Top 10
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 357top 1%10.85 hits /60top 3%
hitting score 274top 4%13.20 hits /60top 1%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 103average3.59 blocks /60bottom 32%
blocking score 115top 26%7.92 blocks /60top 1%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 104top 41%0.99 takeaways /60top 28%
takeaway score 93bottom 43%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.67 penalties drawn /60top 10%
0.41 penalties drawn /60bottom 41%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
1.17 penalties taken /60bottom 8%
0.83 penalties taken /60bottom 29%

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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43 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left8
Wide right4
Over the net2
Off the post or crossbar1
Short or other1

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

Wide left0
Wide right1
Over the net0
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

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 speed
SlowerBurner
21.3 mphbottom 13%
21.1 mphtop 30%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
1.1 bursts /60bottom 28%
1.8 bursts /60top 44%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
94.1 mphtop 40%
81.3 mphbottom 33%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.40 miles /60bottom 44%
8.39 miles /60bottom 38%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
40.1% of his timebottom 12%
38.9% of his timebottom 17%

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.