Alec Regula Matchups NHL Stats & Career Totals

He barely shoots the puck across a whole season

Regula has taken 51 shot attempts this season.

18 on goal, 14 missed, 19 blocked, 227th of 241 defencemen

A lot of his shots miss the net entirely

56.2% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.

18 of 32 unblocked, 217th of 241 defencemen

He does not shoot, he looks to pass or carry instead

He fires 7.29 attempts an hour of ice time.

51 attempts in 420 minutes, 195th of 245 defencemen

There is one shot he goes to more than any other

25.5% of his attempts are the wrist shot.

13 attempts, 0 goals

He works one side of the ice far more than the other

86.3% of his attempts come from the right side.

2 left, 5 middle, 44 right

He can beat goalies from further out than most players

43.1% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

22 long-range attempts, 73rd of 241 defencemen

He rarely gets into the dangerous areas of the ice

21.6% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.

11 of 51 attempts, 148th of 241 defencemen

He works the outside and rarely gets to the front of the net

21.6% of what he shoots comes from the slot.

11 attempts from inside the home plate, 148th of 241 defencemen

He shoots from about where everyone else shoots from

His average attempt comes from 42.0 feet.

51 located attempts, 138th of 241 defencemen

About the usual number of his shots get blocked

37.3% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.

19 of 51 attempts, 130th of 241 defencemen

His shooting has gone cold this season

He converts 0.0% of the shots he puts on goal.

0 goals on 18 shots, 216th of 241 defencemen

He scores about what his chances are worth

Regula has 0 goals off 1.4 expected: 1.4 short of what the chances say.

97th of 241 defencemen

He throws himself in front of pucks more than almost anyone

He blocks 6.29 shots an hour of ice time.

36th in the league

He spends too much time in the penalty box

He takes 5.01 penalty minutes an hour.

61st most penalty minutes an hour

The scoreboard moves the wrong way when he plays

He is -16 on the season.

872nd in the league

He rarely puts a puck on net of his own

He puts 2.57 shots on goal an hour.

845th in the league

He hands the puck over more than he should

He gives it away 4 times an hour.

128th most giveaways an hour

The points are not coming for him this season

Regula produces 0.43 points an hour of ice time.

809th in the league

He avoids the physical side of the game

He finishes 2.15 checks an hour.

666th in the league

He finishes plays rather than starting them

He sets up 0.43 assists an hour of ice time.

726th in the league

He takes the puck off people more than almost anyone

He takes the puck back 1 times an hour.

319th in the league

His line wastes the chances it works so hard to create

His line is being outscored despite the play: 24.2% of the goals off 50.0% of the expected goals.

25.8 points of goal share below expectation

His team keeps getting outscored while he is out there

The Oilers score 24.2% of the 5v5 goals with Regula out there.

8 for, 25 against, 245th of 246 defencemen

His results are about what the underlying play deserves

His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 90.4, running cold and likely to correct.

4.6% shooting and 85.8% goaltending behind him, 246th of 246 defencemen

The goals go the wrong way when he is on the ice

The Oilers are down 21 goals with Regula on the ice.

9 for, 30 against, 202nd of 245 defencemen

His side chases the puck while he is out there

Regula's line owns 47.1% of the 5v5 shot attempts.

346 for, 388 against, 174th of 246 defencemen

The other team gets whatever it wants when he is on

Opponents get 59.54 shot attempts an hour with Regula on the ice at 5v5.

163rd of 246 defencemen

Very little gets through when he is on the ice

He gives up 4.26 expected goals an hour at 5v5.

95th of 246 defencemen

The offence runs at about its usual level with him

The Oilers create 4.27 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Regula on.

133rd of 246 defencemen

The run of play is about even when he is on the ice

At 5v5 the Oilers generate 50.0% of the expected goals with Regula on the ice.

27.8 xGF to 27.8 xGA over 391 minutes, 114th of 246 defencemen

Shots even out when he is on the ice

49.7% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Regula is on.

174 for, 176 against, 115th of 246 defencemen

He is barely used, which tells you where he sits

Regula plays 14:28 a night, 250th among defencemen.

420 minutes across 29 games

Darnell Nurse is the partner who brings the best out of him

Regula is at his best beside Nurse: 52.8% of the expected goals together against 41.3% apart.

284 minutes together, 107 minutes apart

Teammates play better with him than they do without him

Nurse is a different player beside him: 52.8% of the expected goals with Regula, 47.7% without him.

284 minutes together, 1,248 minutes apart for Nurse

It stops working when he is paired with Leon Draisaitl

The pairing with Draisaitl is the one that costs him: 46.7% of the expected goals together, 51.4% apart.

115 minutes together, 276 minutes apart

Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line

Draisaitl does better away from him: 51.3% of the expected goals apart against 46.7% together.

115 minutes together, 926 minutes apart

He and Matt Savoie are the pair that scares the other team

The pairing that generates most is Regula and Savoie: 4.77 expected goals an hour.

108 minutes together at 5v5

Darnell Nurse is the partner his coach keeps going back to

He spends more 5v5 time with Nurse than anyone: 284 minutes, worth 52.8% of the expected goals.

6 goals for, 17 against together

Nothing gets through when he and Vasily Podkolzin are out together

He gives up least beside Podkolzin: 3.57 expected goals against an hour.

116 minutes together at 5v5

This is the group his coach trusts with the game

The five the coach goes back to is Regula with Hyman, McDavid, Nugent-Hopkins and Nurse, 32 minutes at 5v5.

71.9% of the expected goals, 2 goals for and 1 against

This is the group that wins him his minutes

His best five is with Hyman, McDavid, Nugent-Hopkins and Nurse: 71.9% of the expected goals over 32 minutes.

2 goals for, 1 against, 53.1% of the attempts

His coach keeps shuffling the players around him

Regula has been shuffled through 16 different five-man units, and only 2 of them have settled.

units of at least 5 minutes; 30 minutes counts as settled

The same few teammates are on the ice with him all night

4 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Regula this season.

each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split

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