Dmitri Simashev Matchups NHL Stats & Career Totals

No goalie has seen more of him than this one

No goalie has seen more of him than Scott Wedgewood: 6 attempts, 0 goals.

0.0% conversion

Defenders get in front of a huge share of his shots

28.0% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.

14 of 50 attempts, 10th of 241 defencemen

He barely shoots the puck across a whole season

Simashev has taken 50 shot attempts this season.

26 on goal, 10 missed, 14 blocked, 231st of 241 defencemen

He rarely gets into the dangerous areas of the ice

16.0% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.

8 of 50 attempts, 226th of 241 defencemen

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

16.0% of what he shoots comes from the slot.

8 attempts from inside the home plate, 225th of 241 defencemen

When he shoots, it tends to be on target

72.2% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.

26 of 36 unblocked, 15th of 241 defencemen

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

He fires 7.09 attempts an hour of ice time.

50 attempts in 423 minutes, 201st of 245 defencemen

There is one shot he goes to more than any other

32.0% of his attempts are the snap shot.

16 attempts, 0 goals

He gets almost nothing from long range

52.0% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

26 long-range attempts, 177th of 241 defencemen

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

56.0% of his attempts come from the left side.

28 left, 14 middle, 8 right

He shoots from about where everyone else shoots from

His average attempt comes from 41.9 feet.

50 located attempts, 134th of 241 defencemen

His shooting has gone cold this season

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

0 goals on 26 shots, 216th of 241 defencemen

He scores about what his chances are worth

Simashev has 0 goals off 1.6 expected: 1.6 short of what the chances say.

109th of 241 defencemen

He hands the puck over more than he should

He gives it away 4.26 times an hour.

93rd most giveaways an hour

He rarely wins the puck back on his own

He takes the puck back 0.14 times an hour.

827th in the league

The scoreboard moves the wrong way when he plays

He is -11 on the season.

810th in the league

He spends too much time in the penalty box

He takes 3.26 penalty minutes an hour.

147th most penalty minutes an hour

The points are not coming for him this season

Simashev produces 0.14 points an hour of ice time.

840th in the league

He finishes plays rather than starting them

He sets up 0.14 assists an hour of ice time.

811th in the league

He throws himself in front of pucks more than almost anyone

He blocks 3.97 shots an hour of ice time.

232nd in the league

He avoids the physical side of the game

He finishes 1.99 checks an hour.

691st in the league

He rarely puts a puck on net of his own

He puts 3.69 shots on goal an hour.

685th in the league

His line wastes the chances it works so hard to create

His line is being outscored despite the play: 29.2% of the goals off 46.4% of the expected goals.

17.2 points of goal share below expectation

His team keeps getting outscored while he is out there

The Mammoth score 29.2% of the 5v5 goals with Simashev out there.

7 for, 17 against, 241st of 246 defencemen

His results are about what the underlying play deserves

His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 94.7, running cold and likely to correct.

4.0% shooting and 90.8% goaltending behind him, 236th of 246 defencemen

The offence goes quiet when he steps on the ice

The Mammoth create 3.92 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Simashev on.

188th of 246 defencemen

Play tilts towards his own net when he is out there

At 5v5 the Mammoth generate 46.4% of the expected goals with Simashev on the ice.

26.7 xGF to 30.8 xGA over 408 minutes, 181st of 246 defencemen

His side chases the puck while he is out there

Simashev's line owns 47.2% of the 5v5 shot attempts.

345 for, 386 against, 172nd of 246 defencemen

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

The Mammoth are down 12 goals with Simashev on the ice.

7 for, 19 against, 155th of 245 defencemen

The defence springs leaks when he is out there

He gives up 4.52 expected goals an hour at 5v5.

150th of 246 defencemen

Shots even out when he is on the ice

49.0% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Simashev is on.

177 for, 184 against, 129th of 246 defencemen

He gives up about what an average skater gives up

Opponents get 56.73 shot attempts an hour with Simashev on the ice at 5v5.

118th of 246 defencemen

He is barely used, which tells you where he sits

Simashev plays 15:06 a night, 230th among defencemen.

423 minutes across 28 games

Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line

Cooley does better away from him: 54.0% of the expected goals apart against 42.8% together.

131 minutes together, 601 minutes apart

His linemates play better with him than without him, every time

Only 0 of his 6 regular 5v5 partners post a better expected-goal share beside Simashev than away from him.

partners with at least 100 minutes together and apart

It stops working when he is paired with Logan Cooley

The pairing with Cooley is the one that costs him: 42.8% of the expected goals together, 48.2% apart.

131 minutes together, 277 minutes apart

Mikhail Sergachev is the partner who brings the best out of him

Simashev is at his best beside Sergachev: 48.3% of the expected goals together against 44.5% apart.

198 minutes together, 211 minutes apart

He and Clayton Keller are the pair that scares the other team

The pairing that generates most is Simashev and Keller: 4.58 expected goals an hour.

134 minutes together at 5v5

Mikhail Sergachev is the partner his coach keeps going back to

He spends more 5v5 time with Sergachev than anyone: 198 minutes, worth 48.3% of the expected goals.

4 goals for, 8 against together

Nothing gets through when he and JJ Peterka are out together

He gives up least beside Peterka: 4.41 expected goals against an hour.

139 minutes together at 5v5

This is the group that wins him his minutes

His best five is with Hayton, Keller, Schmaltz and Sergachev: 64.4% of the expected goals over 43 minutes.

2 goals for, 2 against, 62.9% of the attempts

This is the group his coach trusts with the game

The five the coach goes back to is Simashev with Hayton, Keller, Schmaltz and Sergachev, 43 minutes at 5v5.

64.4% of the expected goals, 2 goals for and 2 against

This group gets caved in every time it goes out

The five that struggles is with Cooley, Guenther, Peterka and Sergachev: 40.6% of the expected goals.

0 goals for, 4 against over 38 minutes

His coach keeps shuffling the players around him

Simashev has been shuffled through 13 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

6 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Simashev this season.

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

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