Artyom Levshunov
#55 · Defenseman · Chicago Blackhawks
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 20:16 |
| Last season | 68 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 84 | 19:35 |

Role
Where he fits on Chicago right now.
- Line
P2 with B. Byram · 13:30 a game together
- Power play
Not on either unit
- Penalty kill
Second wave 9 of 11 kills · 0:50 a kill · starts only 1
- Ice time
20:16 a game, 2nd-most among Chicago defensemen · 18:02 5-on-5 · 0:22 PP · 1:30 PK
- Competition
About average among defensemen · home easier than 67%, road tougher than 67%
Tougher opponents than 82% of defensemen · road 80%
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Creating his own chances
0.24 expected goals /60better than 78% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Finishing
−0.6 goals above expected /100 shotsbehind 99% of defensemen
Preventing chances
+0.28 expected goals against /60behind 99% of defensemen
Shot blocking
blocking score 723.31 blocks /60behind 88% of defensemenfewer than 80% of defensemen
Power-play chances
0.51 expected goals /60behind 80% 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
Fast bursts
4.2 bursts /60more often than 90% of defensemen
Top speed
21.5 mphfaster than 85% of defensemen
Takeaways
takeaway score 1232.37 takeaways /60better than 84% of defensemenmore than 99% of defensemen
Creating his own chances
0.23 expected goals /60better than 75% of defensemen
Behind most at his position
Shot blocking
blocking score 831.78 blocks /60behind 75% of defensemenfewer than 99% 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 5 games blended with last season’s 68, 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 chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
+0.00 expected goals /60top 41%
−0.04 expected goals /60bottom 44%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
+0.28 expected goals against /60bottom 1%
−0.02 expected goals against /60average
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
8.8 shot attempts /60bottom 41%
9.1 shot attempts /60average
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.24 expected goals /60top 22%
0.23 expected goals /60top 25%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
−0.6 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 1%
+0.0 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 37%
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.34 first assists /60average
0.35 first assists /60top 30%
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
0.51 expected goals /60bottom 20%
0.70 expected goals /60too few games
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.92 expected goals for /60top 30%
0.94 expected goals for /60top 27%
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 81average4.23 hits /60top 29%
hitting score 67bottom 43%1.78 hits /60bottom 38%
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 72bottom 12%3.31 blocks /60bottom 20%
blocking score 83bottom 25%1.78 blocks /60bottom 1%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.34 penalties drawn /60bottom 23%
0.39 penalties drawn /60bottom 37%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.83 penalties taken /60bottom 30%
0.67 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.
141 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 3 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
12 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
50 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
5 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
22.1 mphtop 44%
21.5 mphtop 15%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
2.1 bursts /60top 37%
4.2 bursts /60top 10%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
93.2 mphaverage
78.1 mphbottom 19%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
8.67 miles /60top 30%
8.94 miles /60top 18%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
41.1% of his timebottom 29%
39.5% of his timebottom 21%
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.