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Zayne Parekh

#19 · Defenseman · Calgary Flames

Shoots right · 20 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season4011819:16
Last season374594917:09

Role

Where he fits on Calgary right now.

Line

P1 with J. Middleton · 13:56 a game together

Power play

PP1 Quarterback

Penalty kill

Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 12 kills

Ice time

19:16 a game, 4th-most among Calgary defensemen · 17:18 5-on-5 · 1:54 PP

Competition

Easier opponents than 96% of defensemen · home 88%, road 97%

Easier opponents than 80% of defensemen · home tougher than 60%, road 94%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

  • Distance skated3rd

    9.08 miles /60farther than 99% of defensemen

  • Shooting volume

    13.5 shot attempts /60better than 91% of defensemen

  • Time in the offensive zone

    44.3% of his timemore than 90% of defensemen

  • Creating his own chances

    0.28 expected goals /60better than 89% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Hardest shot

    84.3 mphsofter than 96% of defensemen

  • Preventing chances

    +0.17 expected goals against /60behind 95% of defensemen

  • Creating chances

    −0.17 expected goals /60behind 87% of defensemen

  • Shot blocking

    blocking score 782.95 blocks /60behind 82% of defensemenfewer than 89% 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

  • Distance skatedTop 10

    9.29 miles /60farther than 97% of defensemen

  • Shooting volume

    13.1 shot attempts /60better than 90% of defensemen

  • Creating his own chances

    0.26 expected goals /60better than 85% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Staying out of the box

    0.93 penalties taken /60behind 81% 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.

Zayne ParekhAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 37, 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

    −0.17 expected goals /60bottom 13%

    −0.02 expected goals /60average

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    +0.17 expected goals against /60bottom 5%

    +0.06 expected goals against /60bottom 25%

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    13.5 shot attempts /60top 9%

    13.1 shot attempts /60top 10%

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.28 expected goals /60top 11%

    0.26 expected goals /60top 15%

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    +0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 44%

    +0.0 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 34%

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.30 first assists /60bottom 30%

    0.33 first assists /60average

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    0.75 expected goals /60top 43%

    0.81 expected goals /60too few games

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.88 expected goals for /60too few games

    0.88 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.61 penalties drawn /60top 18%

    0.48 penalties drawn /60top 41%

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    0.78 penalties taken /60bottom 36%

    0.93 penalties taken /60bottom 19%

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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96 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 4 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

  • Wide left16
  • Wide right10
  • Over the net9
  • Off the post or crossbar3
  • Short or other1

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

  • Wide left3
  • Wide right2
  • Over the net4
  • Off the post or crossbar1
  • Short or other0

10 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 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.