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Sam Dickinson

#6 · Defenseman · San Jose Sharks

Shoots left · 20 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season2011116:06
Last season72113147216:45

Role

Where he fits on San Jose right now.

Line

P3 with J. Trouba · 12:34 a game together

Power play

Not on either unit

Penalty kill

Spot duty 4 of 13 kills · 0:57 a kill

Ice time

16:06 a game, 7th-most among San Jose defensemen · 14:12 5-on-5 · 1:54 PK

Competition

Easier opponents than 91% of defensemen · home 93%, road 88%

Tougher opponents than 60% of defensemen

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

  • Hitting

    hitting score 1873.83 hits /60better than 87% of defensemenmore than 66% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

  • Finishing

    −0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsbehind 97% of defensemen

  • Preventing chances

    +0.13 expected goals against /60behind 91% of defensemen

  • Drawing penalties

    0.31 penalties drawn /60behind 85% 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

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, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other defensemen.

Sam DickinsonAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 2 games blended with last season’s 72, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

This season’s 2 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

    +0.05 expected goals /60top 30%

    −0.01 expected goals /60too few games

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    +0.13 expected goals against /60bottom 9%

    +0.07 expected goals against /60too few games

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    10.2 shot attempts /60top 38%

    9.6 shot attempts /60too few games

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.19 expected goals /60top 43%

    0.18 expected goals /60too few games

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    −0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 3%

    +0.2 goals above expected /100 shotstoo few games

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.32 first assists /60bottom 43%

    0.36 first assists /60too few games

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    0.56 expected goals /60too few games

    0.73 expected goals /60too few games

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.88 expected goals for /60average

    0.87 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 187top 13%3.83 hits /60top 34%

    hitting score 172too few games9.32 hits /60too few games

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 86bottom 32%3.49 blocks /60bottom 27%

    blocking score 98too few games3.73 blocks /60too few games

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 102top 43%0.97 takeaways /60top 31%

    takeaway score 97too few games0.00 takeaways /60too few games

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.31 penalties drawn /60bottom 15%

    0.42 penalties drawn /60too few games

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    0.67 penalties taken /60average

    0.77 penalties taken /60too few games

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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125 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 3 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

2

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

How his misses miss

  • Wide left15
  • Wide right28
  • Over the net7
  • Off the post or crossbar1
  • Short or other1

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

  • Wide left1
  • Wide right0
  • Over the net0
  • Off the post or crossbar0
  • Short or other0

1 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

    22.3 mphtop 36%

    20.7 mphtoo few games

  • Fast bursts
    RareFrequent

    2.9 bursts /60top 18%

    1.9 bursts /60too few games

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    91.7 mphbottom 40%

    84.8 mphtoo few games

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    8.42 miles /60average

    8.20 miles /60too few games

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    41.8% of his timebottom 42%

    40.9% of his timetoo few games

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.