Erik Gudbranson Matchups NHL Stats & Career Totals

Most of his shots come from a long way out

His average attempt comes from 46.4 feet.

88 located attempts, 232nd of 241 defencemen

He rarely gets into the dangerous areas of the ice

14.8% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.

13 of 88 attempts, 232nd of 241 defencemen

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

14.8% of what he shoots comes from the slot.

13 attempts from inside the home plate, 232nd of 241 defencemen

He gets almost nothing from long range

58.0% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

51 long-range attempts, 228th of 241 defencemen

He barely shoots the puck across a whole season

Gudbranson has taken 88 shot attempts this season.

33 on goal, 18 missed, 36 blocked, 205th of 241 defencemen

He finds shooting lanes that most players cannot

40.9% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.

36 of 88 attempts, 189th of 241 defencemen

There is one shot he goes to more than any other

22.7% of his attempts are the slap shot.

20 attempts, 1 goals

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

79.5% of his attempts come from the right side.

8 left, 10 middle, 70 right

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

He fires 8.02 attempts an hour of ice time.

88 attempts in 658 minutes, 162nd of 245 defencemen

When he shoots, it tends to be on target

65.4% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.

34 of 52 unblocked, 86th of 241 defencemen

The chances in tight are not going in for him

From inside 25 feet he buries 0.0% of his attempts.

0 goals on 13 close attempts, 144th of 221 defencemen

His shooting has gone cold this season

He converts 2.9% of the shots he puts on goal.

1 goals on 34 shots, 182nd of 241 defencemen

He scores more than the chances he gets should produce

Gudbranson has 1 goals off 2.1 expected: 1.1 short of what the chances say.

87th of 241 defencemen

He throws himself in front of pucks more than almost anyone

He blocks 5.84 shots an hour of ice time.

51st in the league

He rarely puts a puck on net of his own

He puts 3.1 shots on goal an hour.

783rd in the league

The scoreboard moves his team's way when he plays

He is +6 on the season.

177th in the league

The points are not coming for him this season

Gudbranson produces 0.27 points an hour of ice time.

831st in the league

He gives the puck away more than he should

7 takeaways against 33 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.

0.21 takeaways per giveaway

He finishes plays rather than starting them

He sets up 0.18 assists an hour of ice time.

804th in the league

He rarely wins the puck back on his own

He takes the puck back 0.64 times an hour.

653rd in the league

The goals have dried up for him this season

He scores 0.09 goals an hour of ice time.

717th in the league

He spends too much time in the penalty box

He takes 1.73 penalty minutes an hour.

378th most penalty minutes an hour

He gives the puck away about as often as most

He gives it away 3.01 times an hour.

418th most giveaways an hour

He plays about as physical a game as anyone

He finishes 4.11 checks an hour.

450th in the league

His line finishes better than the chances it creates

His line is scoring above the chances it creates: 50.0% of the goals off 37.0% of the expected goals.

13.0 points of goal share above expectation

Play tilts towards his own net when he is out there

At 5v5 the Blue Jackets generate 37.0% of the expected goals with Gudbranson on the ice.

28.0 xGF to 47.7 xGA over 538 minutes, 243rd of 246 defencemen

The offence goes quiet when he steps on the ice

The Blue Jackets create 3.12 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Gudbranson on.

242nd of 246 defencemen

His side chases the puck while he is out there

Gudbranson's line owns 41.2% of the 5v5 shot attempts.

420 for, 599 against, 241st of 246 defencemen

The other team gets whatever it wants when he is on

Opponents get 66.78 shot attempts an hour with Gudbranson on the ice at 5v5.

239th of 246 defencemen

The kill leaks goals when he is the one out there

Short-handed he concedes 12.37 expected goals an hour.

14 goals against in 101 minutes, 151st of 156 defencemen

The defence springs leaks when he is out there

He gives up 5.32 expected goals an hour at 5v5.

238th of 246 defencemen

His line gets badly outshot when it is out there

43.0% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Gudbranson is on.

205 for, 272 against, 229th of 246 defencemen

His results are about what the underlying play deserves

His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 102.3, running hot and likely to cool.

9.3% shooting and 93.0% goaltending behind him, 36th of 246 defencemen

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

The Blue Jackets are down 10 goals with Gudbranson on the ice.

28 for, 38 against, 143rd of 245 defencemen

Goals go both ways evenly when he is on

The Blue Jackets score 50.0% of the 5v5 goals with Gudbranson out there.

19 for, 19 against, 108th of 246 defencemen

He is one of the players his coach trusts to kill penalties

He draws 2:53 of penalty kill time a game, 22nd among defencemen.

15.4% of his total ice time

He gets a normal share of the minutes

Gudbranson plays 17:46 a night, 155th among defencemen.

658 minutes across 37 games

It stops working when he is paired with Cole Sillinger

The pairing with Sillinger is the one that costs him: 29.5% of the expected goals together, 39.8% apart.

143 minutes together, 395 minutes apart

Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line

Coyle does better away from him: 56.7% of the expected goals apart against 30.9% together.

138 minutes together, 909 minutes apart

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

Only 0 of his 13 regular 5v5 partners post a better expected-goal share beside Gudbranson than away from him.

partners with at least 100 minutes together and apart

Mathieu Olivier is the partner who brings the best out of him

Gudbranson is at his best beside Olivier: 43.2% of the expected goals together against 35.1% apart.

117 minutes together, 421 minutes apart

He and Mathieu Olivier are the pair that scares the other team

The pairing that generates most is Gudbranson and Olivier: 3.88 expected goals an hour.

117 minutes together at 5v5

Boone Jenner is the partner his coach keeps going back to

He spends more 5v5 time with Jenner than anyone: 147 minutes, worth 39.7% of the expected goals.

6 goals for, 9 against together

The goals go his team's way when Mason Marchment is out there with him

With Marchment on the ice too, the Blue Jackets have outscored opponents 7 to 5 at 5v5.

58.3% goal share over 101 minutes

Nothing gets through when he and Sean Monahan are out together

He gives up least beside Monahan: 4.38 expected goals against an hour.

146 minutes together at 5v5

Boone Jenner is who he kills penalties with, almost every time

Killing penalties he is tightest with Jenner: 12.1 expected goals against an hour.

33 minutes together short-handed

This is the group sent out to kill the hard ones

His most used kill is with Coyle, Monahan and Provorov: 4 goals against in 33 minutes.

7.22 against an hour, 8.3 expected

His coach keeps shuffling the players around him

Gudbranson has been shuffled through 18 different five-man units and none 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

13 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Gudbranson this season.

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

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