Hunter Brzustewicz Matchups NHL Stats & Career Totals

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

15.8% of what he shoots comes from the slot.

12 attempts from inside the home plate, 227th of 241 defencemen

He rarely gets into the dangerous areas of the ice

17.1% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.

13 of 76 attempts, 216th of 241 defencemen

He barely shoots the puck across a whole season

Brzustewicz has taken 76 shot attempts this season.

31 on goal, 14 missed, 29 blocked, 212th of 241 defencemen

When he shoots, it tends to be on target

70.2% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.

33 of 47 unblocked, 31st of 241 defencemen

Most of his shots come from a long way out

His average attempt comes from 44.4 feet.

76 located attempts, 203rd of 241 defencemen

There is one shot he goes to more than any other

43.4% of his attempts are the wrist shot.

33 attempts, 2 goals

He gets almost nothing from long range

52.6% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

40 long-range attempts, 186th of 241 defencemen

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

59.2% of his attempts come from the right side.

11 left, 20 middle, 45 right

He finds shooting lanes that most players cannot

38.2% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.

29 of 76 attempts, 146th of 241 defencemen

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

He fires 8.31 attempts an hour of ice time.

76 attempts in 549 minutes, 151st of 245 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

He scores more than the chances he gets should produce

Brzustewicz has 2 goals off 2.3 expected: 0.3 short of what the chances say.

58th of 241 defencemen

He shoots at about the league's usual rate

He converts 6.1% of the shots he puts on goal.

2 goals on 33 shots, 102nd of 241 defencemen

How he gets his points says what kind of player he is

Only 14.3% of his points come on the power play: this is even-strength production.

1 of 7 points with the man advantage

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

He takes 0.44 penalty minutes an hour.

809th most penalty minutes an hour

He rarely wins the puck back on his own

He takes the puck back 0.55 times an hour.

722nd in the league

He rarely puts a puck on net of his own

He puts 3.61 shots on goal an hour.

709th in the league

The points are not coming for him this season

Brzustewicz produces 0.77 points an hour of ice time.

689th in the league

He finishes plays rather than starting them

He sets up 0.55 assists an hour of ice time.

655th in the league

He avoids the physical side of the game

He finishes 2.62 checks an hour.

593rd in the league

He scores at about the rate you would expect

He scores 0.22 goals an hour of ice time.

617th in the league

His power play production is about league average

On the power play he produces 0.11 points an hour.

390th in the league

He blocks about as many shots as anyone else

He blocks 2.52 shots an hour of ice time.

502nd in the league

He gives the puck away about as often as most

He gives it away 2.84 times an hour.

486th most giveaways an hour

His results are about what the underlying play deserves

His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 101.1, close to neutral.

9.9% shooting and 91.2% goaltending behind him, 79th of 246 defencemen

The offence goes quiet when he steps on the ice

The Flames create 3.97 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Brzustewicz on.

183rd of 246 defencemen

His line finishes better than the chances it creates

His line is scoring above the chances it creates: 52.5% of the goals off 48.2% of the expected goals.

4.3 points of goal share above expectation

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

The Flames score 52.5% of the 5v5 goals with Brzustewicz out there.

21 for, 19 against, 79th of 246 defencemen

Almost nothing comes back the other way with him out there

Opponents get 54.43 shot attempts an hour with Brzustewicz on the ice at 5v5.

82nd of 246 defencemen

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

The Flames are up 1 goals with Brzustewicz on the ice.

22 for, 21 against, 77th of 245 defencemen

Play tilts towards his own net when he is out there

At 5v5 the Flames generate 48.2% of the expected goals with Brzustewicz on the ice.

33.3 xGF to 35.7 xGA over 503 minutes, 147th of 246 defencemen

He gives up about what an average skater gives up

He gives up 4.27 expected goals an hour at 5v5.

99th of 246 defencemen

Neither team controls the puck when he is on

Brzustewicz's line owns 49.0% of the 5v5 shot attempts.

438 for, 456 against, 126th of 246 defencemen

Shots even out when he is on the ice

49.5% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Brzustewicz is on.

212 for, 216 against, 120th of 246 defencemen

He is barely used, which tells you where he sits

Brzustewicz plays 16:08 a night, 202nd among defencemen.

549 minutes across 34 games

It stops working when he is paired with Adam Klapka

The pairing with Klapka is the one that costs him: 42.2% of the expected goals together, 49.8% apart.

112 minutes together, 391 minutes apart

Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line

Zary does better away from him: 49.3% of the expected goals apart against 43.3% together.

100 minutes together, 810 minutes apart

Joel Hanley is the partner who brings the best out of him

Brzustewicz is at his best beside Hanley: 50.7% of the expected goals together against 46.5% apart.

198 minutes together, 304 minutes apart

Teammates play better with him than they do without him

Gridin is a different player beside him: 42.5% of the expected goals with Brzustewicz, 38.8% without him.

103 minutes together, 365 minutes apart for Gridin

He and Yegor Sharangovich are the pair that scares the other team

The pairing that generates most is Brzustewicz and Sharangovich: 4.48 expected goals an hour.

134 minutes together at 5v5

Olli Maatta is the partner his coach keeps going back to

He spends more 5v5 time with Maatta than anyone: 203 minutes, worth 48.8% of the expected goals.

12 goals for, 8 against together

The goals go his team's way when Yegor Sharangovich is out there with him

With Sharangovich on the ice too, the Flames have outscored opponents 10 to 4 at 5v5.

71.4% goal share over 134 minutes

Nothing gets through when he and Morgan Frost are out together

He gives up least beside Frost: 3.62 expected goals against an hour.

149 minutes together at 5v5

This is the group his coach trusts with the game

The five the coach goes back to is Brzustewicz with Coronato, Frost, Gridin and Maatta, 39 minutes at 5v5.

48.9% of the expected goals, 1 goal for and 1 against

His coach keeps shuffling the players around him

Brzustewicz has been shuffled through 16 different five-man units, and only 1 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

9 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Brzustewicz this season.

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

Matvei Gridin is the teammate he sets up more than anyone

He has helped on 1 of Matvei Gridin's goals, 20.0% of his own assists.

0 primary, 1 secondary

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