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Dmitri Simashev

#26 · Defenseman · Utah Mammoth

Shoots left · 21 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season5022415:47
Last season280112615:06

Role

Where he fits on Utah right now.

Line

P3 with A. Peeke · 9:58 a game together

Power play

Not on either unit

Penalty kill

Second wave 7 of 14 kills · 0:46 a kill

Ice time

15:47 a game, 5th-most among Utah defensemen · 14:32 5-on-5 · 1:06 PK

Competition

Tougher opponents than 56% of defensemen · home 64%, road about average

Easier opponents than 68% of defensemen · road 58%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

  • Fast bursts

    3.9 bursts /60more often than 93% of defensemen

  • Hitting

    hitting score 1682.75 hits /60better than 83% of defensemenabout average among defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Takeaways

    takeaway score 630.12 takeaways /60behind 99% of defensemenfewer than 99% of defensemen

  • Time in the offensive zone

    39.8% of his timeless than 91% of defensemen

  • Preventing chances

    +0.09 expected goals against /60behind 83% of defensemen

  • Finishing

    −0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsbehind 81% 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

  • Hitting

    hitting score 1796.84 hits /60better than 84% of defensemenmore than 92% 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.

Dmitri SimashevAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 28, 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 chances
    Along for the rideDrives play

    −0.15 expected goals /60bottom 19%

    +0.06 expected goals /60top 25%

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    +0.09 expected goals against /60bottom 17%

    +0.06 expected goals against /60bottom 22%

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    8.9 shot attempts /60average

    10.2 shot attempts /60top 39%

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.19 expected goals /60top 44%

    0.22 expected goals /60top 28%

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    −0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 19%

    +0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 43%

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.32 first assists /60bottom 44%

    0.35 first assists /60top 29%

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    0.72 expected goals /60too few games

    0.73 expected goals /60too few games

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.88 expected goals for /60too few games

    0.89 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 168top 17%2.75 hits /60average

    hitting score 179top 16%6.84 hits /60top 8%

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 84bottom 30%3.71 blocks /60bottom 35%

    blocking score 88bottom 36%2.28 blocks /60bottom 1%

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 63bottom 1%0.12 takeaways /60bottom 1%

    takeaway score 91bottom 42%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.42 penalties drawn /60average

    0.48 penalties drawn /60top 41%

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    0.71 penalties taken /60bottom 44%

    0.69 penalties taken /60average

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

1112212

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

How his misses miss

  • Wide left9
  • Wide right4
  • Over the net3
  • Off the post or crossbar0
  • Short or other0

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

  • Wide left4
  • Wide right1
  • Over the net1
  • Off the post or crossbar0
  • Short or other0

6 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

    21.9 mphbottom 43%

    21.1 mphtop 35%

  • Fast bursts
    RareFrequent

    3.9 bursts /60top 7%

    3.0 bursts /60top 24%

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    93.2 mphaverage

    85.9 mphtop 42%

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    8.55 miles /60top 43%

    8.29 miles /60bottom 28%

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    39.8% of his timebottom 9%

    43.6% of his timetop 31%

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.