Alex DeBrincat Matchups NHL Stats & Career Totals

He owns this goalie, and the numbers are not close

DeBrincat has scored 2 times on Samuel Ersson this season, more than on any other goaltender.

2 goals on 6 attempts, 33.3%

This goalie has his number and he cannot solve him

Filip Gustavsson has turned him away every time: 10 attempts, no goals.

0.0% conversion

Almost everything he puts on this goalie goes in

His deadliest matchup is Jet Greaves: 20.0% of his attempts against him go in.

2 goals on 10 attempts

One team seems to bring the best out of him

He has 4 goals against the Flyers this season.

24 attempts against them

No goalie has seen more of him than this one

No goalie has seen more of him than Stuart Skinner: 28 attempts, 1 goal.

3.6% conversion

There is one team he simply cannot get going against

The Maple Leafs have held him without a goal on 33 attempts.

the most attempts he has taken against a club without scoring

He gets under this opponent's skin and draws the penalty

He has drawn 2 penalties on Elias Lindholm.

penalties drawn, from play-by-play

He shoots more pucks over a season than almost anybody

DeBrincat has taken 583 shot attempts this season.

248 on goal, 157 missed, 136 blocked, 2nd of 468 forwards

He shoots the puck far more than most players at his position

He fires 23.06 attempts an hour of ice time.

583 attempts in 1,517 minutes, 12th of 465 forwards

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

41.2% of what he shoots comes from the slot.

240 attempts from inside the home plate, 412th of 468 forwards

He rarely gets into the dangerous areas of the ice

41.5% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.

242 of 583 attempts, 413th of 468 forwards

Most of his shots come from a long way out

His average attempt comes from 28.7 feet.

583 located attempts, 370th of 468 forwards

There is one shot he goes to more than any other

32.4% of his attempts are the wrist shot.

189 attempts, 15 goals

He finds shooting lanes that most players cannot

23.3% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.

136 of 583 attempts, 314th of 468 forwards

He hits the net about as often as anyone

64.9% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.

290 of 447 unblocked, 253rd of 468 forwards

His long range shooting is about league average

12.2% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

71 long-range attempts, 233rd of 468 forwards

He scores more than the chances he gets should produce

DeBrincat has 42 goals off 30.2 expected: 11.8 more than the chances alone say.

28th of 468 forwards

One shot in his bag goes in far more often than the rest

His deadliest shot is the backhand: 17.2% of them go in.

5 goals on 29 attempts

The chances he gets in tight almost always go in

From inside 25 feet he buries 10.7% of his attempts.

26 goals on 242 close attempts, 128th of 468 forwards

There is a range from which his goals almost always come

His goals average 24.5 feet out, and the longest went in from 92.

42 goals located by coordinate

A remarkable share of his shots end up in the net

He converts 14.5% of the shots he puts on goal.

42 goals on 290 shots, 161st of 468 forwards

He shoots the puck himself, not just when his line has it

He puts 11.35 shots on goal an hour.

12th in the league

He scores at a rate very few players match

He scores 1.62 goals an hour of ice time.

22nd in the league

He puts up points at a rate very few match

DeBrincat produces 3.36 points an hour of ice time.

35th in the league

He takes the puck off people more than almost anyone

He takes the puck back 1.7 times an hour.

47th in the league

He is one of the reasons the man advantage scores

On the power play he produces 0.91 points an hour.

75th in the league

He is the one who makes the play, not the one who finishes it

He sets up 1.74 assists an hour of ice time.

85th in the league

The scoreboard moves his team's way when he plays

He is +8 on the season.

151st in the league

A lot of his goals arrive when the game is on the line

DeBrincat has 6 game winners including 2 in overtime this season.

41 goals in total

He avoids the physical side of the game

He finishes 1.5 checks an hour.

754th in the league

Blocking shots is not part of how he plays

He blocks 1.54 shots an hour of ice time.

736th in the league

He gives the puck away more than he should

43 takeaways against 87 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.

0.49 takeaways per giveaway

He hands the puck over more than he should

He gives it away 3.44 times an hour.

266th most giveaways an hour

He stays out of the box, which his coach can rely on

He takes 0.75 penalty minutes an hour.

723rd most penalty minutes an hour

Losing draws is a real hole in his game

He wins 38.0% of his draws.

388th in the league

Good things happen for his team when he is on the ice

The Red Wings are up 52 goals with DeBrincat on the ice.

123 for, 71 against, 16th of 465 forwards

The power play is a real weapon with him on it

On the power play his unit generates 12.21 expected goals an hour.

43 goals in 269 minutes, 32nd of 269 forwards

His line finishes better than the chances it creates

His line is scoring above the chances it creates: 56.2% of the goals off 47.4% of the expected goals.

8.8 points of goal share above expectation

His line puts far more rubber on the net than it allows

53.5% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when DeBrincat is on.

601 for, 523 against, 80th of 455 forwards

His results are about what the underlying play deserves

His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 101.0, close to neutral.

9.8% shooting and 91.2% goaltending behind him, 152nd of 455 forwards

His team wins the goal battle while he is on the ice

The Red Wings score 56.2% of the 5v5 goals with DeBrincat out there.

59 for, 46 against, 92nd of 455 forwards

The defence springs leaks when he is out there

He gives up 4.74 expected goals an hour at 5v5.

342nd of 455 forwards

The other team gets whatever it wants when he is on

Opponents get 59.25 shot attempts an hour with DeBrincat on the ice at 5v5.

320th of 455 forwards

Play tilts towards his own net when he is out there

At 5v5 the Red Wings generate 47.4% of the expected goals with DeBrincat on the ice.

81.7 xGF to 90.6 xGA over 1,146 minutes, 308th of 455 forwards

His side controls the puck while he is out there

DeBrincat's line owns 51.1% of the 5v5 shot attempts.

1,183 for, 1,132 against, 150th of 455 forwards

The offence runs at about its usual level with him

The Red Wings create 4.28 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with DeBrincat on.

241st of 455 forwards

His coach leans on him more than almost anyone

DeBrincat plays 18:30 a night, 80th among forwards.

1,517 minutes across 82 games

His coach puts him out for most of the power play time

He draws 3:19 of power play time a game, 49th among forwards.

17.7% of his total ice time

Teammates play better with him than they do without him

Larkin is a different player beside him: 54.3% of the expected goals with DeBrincat, 44.7% without him.

128 minutes together, 908 minutes apart for Larkin

Dylan Larkin is the partner who brings the best out of him

DeBrincat is at his best beside Larkin: 54.3% of the expected goals together against 46.7% apart.

128 minutes together, 1,018 minutes apart

It stops working when he is paired with Albert Johansson

The pairing with Johansson is the one that costs him: 42.0% of the expected goals together, 49.4% apart.

312 minutes together, 834 minutes apart

Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line

Johansson does better away from him: 46.0% of the expected goals apart against 42.0% together.

312 minutes together, 834 minutes apart

He and J.T. Compher are the pair that scares the other team

The pairing that generates most is DeBrincat and Compher: 4.88 expected goals an hour.

163 minutes together at 5v5

Patrick Kane is the partner his coach keeps going back to

He spends more 5v5 time with Kane than anyone: 743 minutes, worth 46.3% of the expected goals.

40 goals for, 30 against together

The goals go his team's way when Moritz Seider is out there with him

With Seider on the ice too, the Red Wings have outscored opponents 33 to 19 at 5v5.

63.5% goal share over 472 minutes

Nothing gets through when he and Dylan Larkin are out together

He gives up least beside Larkin: 3.67 expected goals against an hour.

128 minutes together at 5v5

Emmitt Finnie is who he runs the power play with, almost every time

On the power play his best partner is Finnie: 97.0% of the expected goals over 33 minutes.

6 goals for, 1 against together

This group gets caved in every time it goes out

The five that struggles is with Chiarot, Copp, Kane and Sandin-Pellikka: 43.3% of the expected goals.

7 goals for, 3 against over 77 minutes

This is the group his coach trusts with the game

The five the coach goes back to is DeBrincat with Copp, Edvinsson, Kane and Seider, 156 minutes at 5v5.

51.0% of the expected goals, 12 goals for and 2 against

This is the group the power play actually runs through

His power-play unit is Kane, Larkin, Raymond and Seider: 19 goals in 109 minutes.

10.48 goals an hour, 20.1 expected

This is the group that wins him his minutes

His best five is with Edvinsson, Larkin, Raymond and Seider: 63.7% of the expected goals over 37 minutes.

4 goals for, 3 against, 65.2% of the attempts

His coach keeps shuffling the players around him

DeBrincat has played 40 different five-man units at 5v5, 7 of them for real minutes.

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

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

12 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with DeBrincat this season.

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

Moritz Seider is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone

Moritz Seider has assisted on 15 of his 42 goals, 35.7% of them.

8 primary, 7 secondary

Patrick Kane is the teammate he sets up more than anyone

He has helped on 8 of Patrick Kane's goals, 18.2% of his own assists.

7 primary, 1 secondary

His assists are the usual mix of first and second passes

54.5% of his assists are primary, the pass that actually made the goal.

24 primary of 44 assists

One teammate is responsible for most of his goals

8 different teammates have assisted on his 42 goals.

Seider (15), Kane (14), Raymond (13), Copp (9)

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