Zayne Parekh
#19 · Defenseman · Calgary Flames
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 19:16 |
| Last season | 37 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 17:09 |

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.
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 chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
−0.17 expected goals /60bottom 13%
−0.02 expected goals /60average
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
+0.17 expected goals against /60bottom 5%
+0.06 expected goals against /60bottom 25%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
13.5 shot attempts /60top 9%
13.1 shot attempts /60top 10%
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.28 expected goals /60top 11%
0.26 expected goals /60top 15%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 44%
+0.0 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 34%
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.30 first assists /60bottom 30%
0.33 first assists /60average
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
0.75 expected goals /60top 43%
0.81 expected goals /60too few games
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.88 expected goals for /60too few games
0.88 expected goals for /60too few games
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 62bottom 38%1.52 hits /60bottom 28%
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 78bottom 18%2.95 blocks /60bottom 11%
blocking score 97average3.89 blocks /60bottom 40%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 96average0.84 takeaways /60average
takeaway score 99average0.78 takeaways /60bottom 43%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.61 penalties drawn /60top 18%
0.48 penalties drawn /60top 41%
- Staying out of the boxOften 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.
96 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 4 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
18 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
39 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
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 speedSlowerBurner
21.6 mphbottom 28%
20.5 mphbottom 40%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
2.2 bursts /60top 32%
2.3 bursts /60top 36%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
84.3 mphbottom 4%
79.7 mphbottom 26%
- Distance skated3rdTop 10ShorterCovers ground
9.08 miles /60top 1%
9.29 miles /60top 3%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
44.3% of his timetop 10%
43.9% of his timetop 28%
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.