Tom Willander
#5 · Defenseman · Vancouver Canucks
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20:43 |
| Last season | 70 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 59 | 16:59 |
Role
Where he fits on Vancouver right now.
- Line
P2 with J. Oleksiak · 10:50 a game together
- Power play
PP2 Point
- Penalty kill
Spot duty 5 of 17 kills · 0:37 a kill
- Ice time
20:43 a game, 3rd-most among Vancouver defensemen · 17:43 5-on-5 · 1:56 PP · 0:37 PK
- Competition
About average among defensemen · home easier than 60%, road tougher than 73%
Tougher opponents than 62% of defensemen · home easier than 85%, road 96%
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Fast bursts
3.3 bursts /60more often than 87% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Preventing chances
+0.19 expected goals against /60behind 96% of defensemen
Time in the offensive zone
39.4% of his timeless than 95% of defensemen
Creating his own chances
0.12 expected goals /60behind 94% of defensemen
Hardest shot
86.8 mphsofter than 86% 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
Fast bursts
4.0 bursts /60more often than 88% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Preventing chances
+0.09 expected goals against /60behind 82% of defensemen
Hitting
hitting score 400.58 hits /60behind 76% of defensemenfewer than 96% 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 5 games blended with last season’s 70, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.
This season’s 5 games only, pulled toward the average defenseman. Expect wide ranges this early.
Driving play at 5-on-5
- Creating chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
−0.16 expected goals /60bottom 17%
−0.08 expected goals /60bottom 33%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
+0.19 expected goals against /60bottom 4%
+0.09 expected goals against /60bottom 18%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
8.1 shot attempts /60bottom 26%
9.4 shot attempts /60average
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.12 expected goals /60bottom 6%
0.16 expected goals /60bottom 40%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
+0.4 goals above expected /100 shotstop 22%
+0.2 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.29 first assists /60bottom 21%
0.32 first assists /60bottom 43%
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
0.53 expected goals /60bottom 26%
0.60 expected goals /60too few games
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.86 expected goals for /60average
0.87 expected goals for /60too few games
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 29bottom 15%1.67 hits /60bottom 34%
hitting score 40bottom 24%0.58 hits /60bottom 4%
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 88bottom 36%3.90 blocks /60bottom 40%
blocking score 90bottom 38%2.90 blocks /60bottom 10%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 79bottom 19%0.56 takeaways /60bottom 19%
takeaway score 97average0.58 takeaways /60bottom 21%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.41 penalties drawn /60bottom 43%
0.46 penalties drawn /60top 44%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.64 penalties taken /60average
0.78 penalties taken /60bottom 38%
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.
104 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
4 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
44 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
22.5 mphtop 23%
21.5 mphtop 16%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
3.3 bursts /60top 13%
4.0 bursts /60top 12%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
86.8 mphbottom 14%
80.2 mphbottom 29%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
8.65 miles /60top 31%
8.65 miles /60top 40%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
39.4% of his timebottom 5%
39.7% of his timebottom 23%
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.