Victor Eklund
#38 · Right wing · New York Islanders
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13:20 |
| Last season | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15:30 |
Role
Where he fits on NY Islanders right now.
- Line
L2 with B. Schenn and C. Ritchie · 9:02 a game together
- Power play
PP2
- Penalty kill
Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 14 kills
- Ice time
13:20 a game, 9th-most among NY Islanders forwards · 11:24 5-on-5 · 1:50 PP
- Competition
Easier opponents than 94% of forwards · home about average
Easier opponents than 92% of forwards
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 forwards.
Behind most at his position
Nothing yet where we can be confident he is below most forwards.
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards 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 forwards.
Behind most at his position
Staying out of the box
1.02 penalties taken /60behind 85% of forwards
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 3 games.
All ratings
Every rating, against other forwards.
This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 1, and pulled toward the average forward by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.
Shooting volume, creating his own chances, shot blocking, hardest shot and distance skated compare wingers with wingers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.
This season’s 4 games only, pulled toward the average forward. Expect wide ranges this early.
Driving play at 5-on-5
- Creating chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
+0.06 expected goals /60too few games
+0.05 expected goals /60top 42%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
no measurable changetoo few games
+0.02 expected goals against /60bottom 39%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
12.5 shot attempts /60too few games
12.8 shot attempts /60average
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.78 expected goals /60too few games
0.79 expected goals /60top 37%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotstoo few games
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.59 first assists /60too few games
0.59 first assists /60top 32%
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
1.82 expected goals /60too few games
1.83 expected goals /60too few games
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 103too few games6.97 hits /60too few games
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 83too few games0.87 blocks /60too few games
blocking score 89bottom 43%1.12 blocks /60bottom 6%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 86too few games0.00 takeaways /60too few games
takeaway score 90bottom 39%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.71 penalties drawn /60too few games
0.73 penalties drawn /60bottom 37%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
1.00 penalties taken /60too few games
1.02 penalties taken /60bottom 15%
- FaceoffsLoses drawsWins draws
48.9% wontoo few games
48.9% wontoo few games
Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average forward); 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.
12 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
10 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
5 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
21.0 mphtoo few games
21.0 mphbottom 31%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
4.4 bursts /60too few games
5.6 bursts /60average
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
75.1 mphtoo few games
75.1 mphbottom 28%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
9.55 miles /60too few games
9.68 miles /60average
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
42.1% of his timetoo few games
41.9% of his timetop 41%
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.