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Carter Yakemchuk

#26 · Defenseman · Ottawa Senators

Shoots right · 21 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season4112616:10
Last season4112514:32

Role

Where he fits on Ottawa right now.

Line

P2 with T. Kleven · 8:24 a game together

Power play

PP2 Quarterback

Penalty kill

Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 14 kills

Ice time

16:10 a game, 5th-most among Ottawa defensemen · 11:56 5-on-5 · 3:40 PP

Competition

Easier opponents than 64% of defensemen · road 93%

Easier opponents than 79% of defensemen · road 86%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is above most 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 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

  • Distance skatedTop 5

    9.37 miles /60farther than 98% of defensemen

  • Time in the offensive zoneTop 5

    49.7% of his timemore than 98% of defensemen

  • Hardest shot

    93.8 mphharder than 92% of defensemen

  • Fast bursts

    3.7 bursts /60more often than 85% 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.

Carter YakemchukAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 4, 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 /60too few games

    −0.07 expected goals /60bottom 36%

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    +0.07 expected goals against /60too few games

    +0.02 expected goals against /60bottom 40%

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    9.6 shot attempts /60too few games

    8.9 shot attempts /60bottom 44%

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.21 expected goals /60too few games

    0.17 expected goals /60bottom 44%

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    +0.4 goals above expected /100 shotstoo few games

    +0.3 goals above expected /100 shotstop 31%

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.32 first assists /60too few games

    0.33 first assists /60average

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    0.77 expected goals /60too few games

    0.80 expected goals /60top 35%

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.88 expected goals for /60too few games

    0.88 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 33too few games0.49 hits /60too few games

    hitting score 54bottom 36%0.93 hits /60bottom 10%

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 88too few games2.93 blocks /60too few games

    blocking score 88bottom 35%1.86 blocks /60bottom 1%

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 115too few games1.47 takeaways /60too few games

    takeaway score 112top 29%1.86 takeaways /60top 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.45 penalties drawn /60too few games

    0.49 penalties drawn /60top 38%

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    0.63 penalties taken /60too few games

    0.59 penalties taken /60top 41%

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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1121382

18 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.

1161

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

How his misses miss

  • Wide left4
  • Wide right2
  • Over the net0
  • Off the post or crossbar1
  • Short or other0

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

  • Wide left2
  • Wide right1
  • 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

    20.6 mphtoo few games

    20.3 mphbottom 33%

  • Fast bursts
    RareFrequent

    4.4 bursts /60too few games

    3.7 bursts /60top 15%

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    93.8 mphtoo few games

    93.8 mphtop 8%

  • Distance skatedTop 5
    ShorterCovers ground

    9.29 miles /60too few games

    9.37 miles /60top 2%

  • Time in the offensive zoneTop 5
    DefendingAttacking

    45.9% of his timetoo few games

    49.7% of his timetop 2%

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.