Uvis Balinskis

Shoots left · 30 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	3	0	0	0	2	13:55
Last season	54	5	10	15	66	16:22

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Role

Where he fits on Florida right now.

Line: P3 with R. Gudas · 9:33 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 14 kills
Ice time: 13:55 a game, 6th-most among Florida defensemen · 11:50 5-on-5 · 1:49 PP
Competition: Easier opponents than 74% of defensemen · home 91%, road tougher than 63%
Easier opponents than 73% of defensemen · road 82%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Takeaways
takeaway score 1391.49 takeaways /60better than 94% of defensemenmore than 97% of defensemen
Drawing penalties
0.77 penalties drawn /60better than 94% of defensemen
Top speed
23.1 mphfaster than 91% of defensemen
Time in the offensive zone
43.8% of his timemore than 86% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Shot blocking
blocking score 682.79 blocks /60behind 94% of defensemenfewer than 93% of defensemen
Staying out of the box
1.08 penalties taken /60behind 89% of defensemen
Shooting volume
7.6 shot attempts /60behind 82% 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

Time in the offensive zone
47.1% of his timemore than 91% 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.

Uvis BalinskisAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 3 games blended with last season’s 54, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

This season’s 3 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
−0.08 expected goals /60bottom 33%
+0.03 expected goals /60top 34%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
+0.04 expected goals against /60bottom 30%
−0.06 expected goals against /60top 36%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
7.6 shot attempts /60bottom 18%
8.8 shot attempts /60bottom 42%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.18 expected goals /60average
0.18 expected goals /60average
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
+0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 30%
+0.2 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.32 first assists /60average
0.33 first assists /60average

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.69 expected goals /60bottom 43%
0.68 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games
0.88 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 150top 20%4.80 hits /60top 19%
hitting score 123top 30%4.31 hits /60top 27%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 68bottom 6%2.79 blocks /60bottom 7%
blocking score 90bottom 38%1.44 blocks /60bottom 1%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 139top 6%1.49 takeaways /60top 3%
takeaway score 96average0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.77 penalties drawn /60top 6%
0.50 penalties drawn /60top 34%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
1.08 penalties taken /60bottom 11%
0.88 penalties taken /60bottom 25%

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.

Show

86 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 6 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

Wide left9
Wide right4
Over the net4
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other1

18 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
23.1 mphtop 9%
20.2 mphbottom 25%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
2.2 bursts /60top 32%
1.4 bursts /60average
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
97.2 mphtop 17%
82.1 mphbottom 36%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.67 miles /60top 30%
8.72 miles /60top 32%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
43.8% of his timetop 14%
47.1% of his timetop 9%

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.