Defenders get in front of a huge share of his shots
13.7% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.
52 of 379 attempts, 15th of 468 forwards
He shoots more pucks over a season than almost anybody
DeBrusk has taken 379 shot attempts this season.
197 on goal, 104 missed, 52 blocked, 56th of 468 forwards
He gets his chances from the dirty areas, not the perimeter
63.3% of what he shoots comes from the slot.
240 attempts from inside the home plate, 67th of 468 forwards
His game is played in the hardest part of the ice
63.3% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.
240 of 379 attempts, 68th of 468 forwards
He shoots the puck far more than most players at his position
He fires 16.64 attempts an hour of ice time.
379 attempts in 1,366 minutes, 80th of 466 forwards
He gets to the hard areas rather than firing from range
His average attempt comes from 23.2 feet.
379 located attempts, 79th of 468 forwards
There is one shot he goes to more than any other
43.0% of his attempts are the wrist shot.
163 attempts, 11 goals
He works one side of the ice far more than the other
52.0% of his attempts come from the middle lane.
100 left, 197 middle, 82 right
When he shoots, it tends to be on target
68.2% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.
223 of 327 unblocked, 138th of 468 forwards
His long range shooting is about league average
11.9% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.
45 long-range attempts, 222nd of 468 forwards
He is not converting the chances he gets
DeBrusk has 26 goals off 31.8 expected: 5.8 short of what the chances say.
435th of 468 forwards
One shot in his bag goes in far more often than the rest
His deadliest shot is the tip: 13.6% of them go in.
8 goals on 59 attempts
There is a range from which his goals almost always come
His goals average 10.8 feet out, and the longest went in from 33.
26 goals located by coordinate
The chances he gets in tight almost always go in
From inside 25 feet he buries 10.4% of his attempts.
25 goals on 240 close attempts, 143rd of 468 forwards
He shoots at about the league's usual rate
He converts 11.7% of the shots he puts on goal.
26 goals on 223 shots, 273rd of 468 forwards
The power play is a real weapon with him on it
On the power play his unit generates 13.13 expected goals an hour.
39 goals in 242 minutes, 17th of 269 forwards
His results are about what the underlying play deserves
His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 96.8, running cold and likely to correct.
7.3% shooting and 89.4% goaltending behind him, 387th of 454 forwards
The defence springs leaks when he is out there
He gives up 4.9 expected goals an hour at 5v5.
397th of 454 forwards
His side chases the puck while he is out there
DeBrusk's line owns 45.2% of the 5v5 shot attempts.
825 for, 1,000 against, 392nd of 454 forwards
His team keeps getting outscored while he is out there
The Canucks score 37.2% of the 5v5 goals with DeBrusk out there.
29 for, 49 against, 397th of 454 forwards
The other team gets whatever it wants when he is on
Opponents get 61.87 shot attempts an hour with DeBrusk on the ice at 5v5.
389th of 454 forwards
His line wastes the chances it works so hard to create
His line is being outscored despite the play: 37.2% of the goals off 45.6% of the expected goals.
8.4 points of goal share below expectation
Play tilts towards his own net when he is out there
At 5v5 the Canucks generate 45.6% of the expected goals with DeBrusk on the ice.
66.4 xGF to 79.2 xGA over 970 minutes, 369th of 454 forwards
His line gets badly outshot when it is out there
46.0% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when DeBrusk is on.
396 for, 464 against, 362nd of 454 forwards
The kill leaks goals when he is the one out there
Short-handed he concedes 10.89 expected goals an hour.
6 goals against in 57 minutes, 129th of 180 forwards
The offence goes quiet when he steps on the ice
The Canucks create 4.11 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with DeBrusk on.
297th of 454 forwards
The scoreboard barely moves either way with him out there
The Canucks are up 3 goals with DeBrusk on the ice.
75 for, 72 against, 199th of 466 forwards
The scoreboard moves the wrong way when he plays
He is -31 on the season.
935th in the league
He shoots the puck himself, not just when his line has it
He puts 9.63 shots on goal an hour.
36th in the league
He is one of the reasons the man advantage scores
On the power play he produces 1.05 points an hour.
42nd in the league
He almost never hands the puck to the other team
He gives it away 1.93 times an hour.
820th most giveaways an hour
He scores at a rate very few players match
He scores 1.01 goals an hour of ice time.
148th in the league
How he gets his points says what kind of player he is
57.1% of his points come on the power play, so his even-strength production is thinner than the totals suggest.
24 of 42 points with the man advantage
He rarely wins the puck back on his own
He takes the puck back 0.48 times an hour.
757th in the league
Blocking shots is not part of how he plays
He blocks 1.54 shots an hour of ice time.
737th in the league
He gives the puck away more than he should
11 takeaways against 44 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.
0.25 takeaways per giveaway
He stays out of the box, which his coach can rely on
He takes 0.53 penalty minutes an hour.
788th most penalty minutes an hour
He puts up points at a rate very few match
DeBrusk produces 1.85 points an hour of ice time.
273rd in the league
He avoids the physical side of the game
He finishes 2.9 checks an hour.
566th in the league
He starts and finishes plays in about equal measure
He sets up 0.83 assists an hour of ice time.
448th in the league
He wins about half his draws, like most centres
He wins 42.4% of his draws.
324th in the league
He is kept off the penalty kill
He draws 1:00 of penalty kill time a game, 175th among forwards.
4.2% of his total ice time
His coach leans on him more than almost anyone
DeBrusk plays 16:52 a night, 141st among forwards.
1,366 minutes across 81 games
His coach puts him out for most of the power play time
He draws 3:08 of power play time a game, 72nd among forwards.
17.7% of his total ice time
This is the group the power play actually runs through
His power-play unit is Boeser, Hronek, Pettersson and Rossi: 16 goals in 49 minutes.
19.53 goals an hour, 7.6 expected
His coach keeps shuffling the players around him
DeBrusk has been shuffled through 49 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
14 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with DeBrusk this season.
each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split
Quinn Hughes is the partner who brings the best out of him
DeBrusk is at his best beside Hughes: 57.0% of the expected goals together against 43.2% apart.
141 minutes together, 828 minutes apart
Teammates play better with him than they do without him
Boeser is a different player beside him: 49.4% of the expected goals with DeBrusk, 40.4% without him.
161 minutes together, 856 minutes apart for Boeser
It stops working when he is paired with Tom Willander
The pairing with Willander is the one that costs him: 38.8% of the expected goals together, 47.6% apart.
264 minutes together, 706 minutes apart
Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line
O'Connor does better away from him: 49.4% of the expected goals apart against 42.7% together.
181 minutes together, 862 minutes apart
His linemates play better with him than without him, every time
Only 4 of his 14 regular 5v5 partners post a better expected-goal share beside DeBrusk than away from him.
partners with at least 100 minutes together and apart
He and Quinn Hughes are the pair that scares the other team
The pairing that generates most is DeBrusk and Hughes: 6.16 expected goals an hour.
141 minutes together at 5v5
Elias Pettersson is the partner his coach keeps going back to
He spends more 5v5 time with Pettersson than anyone: 455 minutes, worth 44.1% of the expected goals.
17 goals for, 21 against together
The goals go his team's way when Filip Hronek is out there with him
With Hronek on the ice too, the Canucks have outscored opponents 18 to 14 at 5v5.
56.2% goal share over 399 minutes
Nothing gets through when he and David Kampf are out together
He gives up least beside Kampf: 4.34 expected goals against an hour.
108 minutes together at 5v5
Conor Garland is who he runs the power play with, almost every time
On the power play his best partner is Garland: 98.0% of the expected goals over 86 minutes.
9 goals for, 0 against together
He owns this goalie, and the numbers are not close
DeBrusk has scored 2 times on Mackenzie Blackwood this season, more than on any other goaltender.
2 goals on 9 attempts, 22.2%
This goalie has his number and he cannot solve him
Jeremy Swayman has turned him away every time: 14 attempts, no goals.
0.0% conversion
Almost everything he puts on this goalie goes in
His deadliest matchup is Mackenzie Blackwood: 22.2% of his attempts against him go in.
2 goals on 9 attempts
One team seems to bring the best out of him
He has 2 goals against the Sharks this season.
27 attempts against them
No goalie has seen more of him than this one
No goalie has seen more of him than Yaroslav Askarov: 25 attempts, 2 goals.
8.0% conversion
There is one team he simply cannot get going against
The Bruins have held him without a goal on 17 attempts.
the most attempts he has taken against a club without scoring
Elias Pettersson is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone
Elias Pettersson has assisted on 13 of his 26 goals, 50.0% of them.
5 primary, 8 secondary
Evander Kane is the teammate he sets up more than anyone
He has helped on 3 of Evander Kane's goals, 15.8% of his own assists.
3 primary, 0 secondary
His assists are the usual mix of first and second passes
52.6% of his assists are primary, the pass that actually made the goal.
10 primary of 19 assists
One teammate is responsible for most of his goals
12 different teammates have assisted on his 26 goals.
Pettersson (13), Boeser (7), Hronek (6), Hughes (6)
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Defenders get in front of a huge share of his shots
13.7% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.
52 of 379 attempts, 15th of 468 forwards
He shoots more pucks over a season than almost anybody
DeBrusk has taken 379 shot attempts this season.
197 on goal, 104 missed, 52 blocked, 56th of 468 forwards
He gets his chances from the dirty areas, not the perimeter
63.3% of what he shoots comes from the slot.
240 attempts from inside the home plate, 67th of 468 forwards
His game is played in the hardest part of the ice
63.3% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.
240 of 379 attempts, 68th of 468 forwards
He shoots the puck far more than most players at his position
He fires 16.64 attempts an hour of ice time.
379 attempts in 1,366 minutes, 80th of 466 forwards
He gets to the hard areas rather than firing from range
His average attempt comes from 23.2 feet.
379 located attempts, 79th of 468 forwards
There is one shot he goes to more than any other
43.0% of his attempts are the wrist shot.
163 attempts, 11 goals
He works one side of the ice far more than the other
52.0% of his attempts come from the middle lane.
100 left, 197 middle, 82 right
When he shoots, it tends to be on target
68.2% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.
223 of 327 unblocked, 138th of 468 forwards
His long range shooting is about league average
11.9% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.
45 long-range attempts, 222nd of 468 forwards
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He is not converting the chances he gets
DeBrusk has 26 goals off 31.8 expected: 5.8 short of what the chances say.
435th of 468 forwards
One shot in his bag goes in far more often than the rest
His deadliest shot is the tip: 13.6% of them go in.
8 goals on 59 attempts
There is a range from which his goals almost always come
His goals average 10.8 feet out, and the longest went in from 33.
26 goals located by coordinate
The chances he gets in tight almost always go in
From inside 25 feet he buries 10.4% of his attempts.
25 goals on 240 close attempts, 143rd of 468 forwards
He shoots at about the league's usual rate
He converts 11.7% of the shots he puts on goal.
26 goals on 223 shots, 273rd of 468 forwards
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The power play is a real weapon with him on it
On the power play his unit generates 13.13 expected goals an hour.
39 goals in 242 minutes, 17th of 269 forwards
His results are about what the underlying play deserves
His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 96.8, running cold and likely to correct.
7.3% shooting and 89.4% goaltending behind him, 387th of 454 forwards
The defence springs leaks when he is out there
He gives up 4.9 expected goals an hour at 5v5.
397th of 454 forwards
His side chases the puck while he is out there
DeBrusk's line owns 45.2% of the 5v5 shot attempts.
825 for, 1,000 against, 392nd of 454 forwards
His team keeps getting outscored while he is out there
The Canucks score 37.2% of the 5v5 goals with DeBrusk out there.
29 for, 49 against, 397th of 454 forwards
The other team gets whatever it wants when he is on
Opponents get 61.87 shot attempts an hour with DeBrusk on the ice at 5v5.
389th of 454 forwards
His line wastes the chances it works so hard to create
His line is being outscored despite the play: 37.2% of the goals off 45.6% of the expected goals.
8.4 points of goal share below expectation
Play tilts towards his own net when he is out there
At 5v5 the Canucks generate 45.6% of the expected goals with DeBrusk on the ice.
66.4 xGF to 79.2 xGA over 970 minutes, 369th of 454 forwards
His line gets badly outshot when it is out there
46.0% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when DeBrusk is on.
396 for, 464 against, 362nd of 454 forwards
The kill leaks goals when he is the one out there
Short-handed he concedes 10.89 expected goals an hour.
6 goals against in 57 minutes, 129th of 180 forwards
The offence goes quiet when he steps on the ice
The Canucks create 4.11 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with DeBrusk on.
297th of 454 forwards
The scoreboard barely moves either way with him out there
The Canucks are up 3 goals with DeBrusk on the ice.
75 for, 72 against, 199th of 466 forwards
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The scoreboard moves the wrong way when he plays
He is -31 on the season.
935th in the league
He shoots the puck himself, not just when his line has it
He puts 9.63 shots on goal an hour.
36th in the league
He is one of the reasons the man advantage scores
On the power play he produces 1.05 points an hour.
42nd in the league
He almost never hands the puck to the other team
He gives it away 1.93 times an hour.
820th most giveaways an hour
He scores at a rate very few players match
He scores 1.01 goals an hour of ice time.
148th in the league
How he gets his points says what kind of player he is
57.1% of his points come on the power play, so his even-strength production is thinner than the totals suggest.
24 of 42 points with the man advantage
He rarely wins the puck back on his own
He takes the puck back 0.48 times an hour.
757th in the league
Blocking shots is not part of how he plays
He blocks 1.54 shots an hour of ice time.
737th in the league
He gives the puck away more than he should
11 takeaways against 44 giveaways: he loses it far more often than he wins it back.
0.25 takeaways per giveaway
He stays out of the box, which his coach can rely on
He takes 0.53 penalty minutes an hour.
788th most penalty minutes an hour
He puts up points at a rate very few match
DeBrusk produces 1.85 points an hour of ice time.
273rd in the league
He avoids the physical side of the game
He finishes 2.9 checks an hour.
566th in the league
He starts and finishes plays in about equal measure
He sets up 0.83 assists an hour of ice time.
448th in the league
He wins about half his draws, like most centres
He wins 42.4% of his draws.
324th in the league
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He is kept off the penalty kill
He draws 1:00 of penalty kill time a game, 175th among forwards.
4.2% of his total ice time
His coach leans on him more than almost anyone
DeBrusk plays 16:52 a night, 141st among forwards.
1,366 minutes across 81 games
His coach puts him out for most of the power play time
He draws 3:08 of power play time a game, 72nd among forwards.
17.7% of his total ice time
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This is the group the power play actually runs through
His power-play unit is Boeser, Hronek, Pettersson and Rossi: 16 goals in 49 minutes.
19.53 goals an hour, 7.6 expected
His coach keeps shuffling the players around him
DeBrusk has been shuffled through 49 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
14 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with DeBrusk this season.
each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split
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Quinn Hughes is the partner who brings the best out of him
DeBrusk is at his best beside Hughes: 57.0% of the expected goals together against 43.2% apart.
141 minutes together, 828 minutes apart
Teammates play better with him than they do without him
Boeser is a different player beside him: 49.4% of the expected goals with DeBrusk, 40.4% without him.
161 minutes together, 856 minutes apart for Boeser
It stops working when he is paired with Tom Willander
The pairing with Willander is the one that costs him: 38.8% of the expected goals together, 47.6% apart.
264 minutes together, 706 minutes apart
Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line
O'Connor does better away from him: 49.4% of the expected goals apart against 42.7% together.
181 minutes together, 862 minutes apart
His linemates play better with him than without him, every time
Only 4 of his 14 regular 5v5 partners post a better expected-goal share beside DeBrusk than away from him.
partners with at least 100 minutes together and apart
He and Quinn Hughes are the pair that scares the other team
The pairing that generates most is DeBrusk and Hughes: 6.16 expected goals an hour.
141 minutes together at 5v5
Elias Pettersson is the partner his coach keeps going back to
He spends more 5v5 time with Pettersson than anyone: 455 minutes, worth 44.1% of the expected goals.
17 goals for, 21 against together
The goals go his team's way when Filip Hronek is out there with him
With Hronek on the ice too, the Canucks have outscored opponents 18 to 14 at 5v5.
56.2% goal share over 399 minutes
Nothing gets through when he and David Kampf are out together
He gives up least beside Kampf: 4.34 expected goals against an hour.
108 minutes together at 5v5
Conor Garland is who he runs the power play with, almost every time
On the power play his best partner is Garland: 98.0% of the expected goals over 86 minutes.
9 goals for, 0 against together
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He owns this goalie, and the numbers are not close
DeBrusk has scored 2 times on Mackenzie Blackwood this season, more than on any other goaltender.
2 goals on 9 attempts, 22.2%
This goalie has his number and he cannot solve him
Jeremy Swayman has turned him away every time: 14 attempts, no goals.
0.0% conversion
Almost everything he puts on this goalie goes in
His deadliest matchup is Mackenzie Blackwood: 22.2% of his attempts against him go in.
2 goals on 9 attempts
One team seems to bring the best out of him
He has 2 goals against the Sharks this season.
27 attempts against them
No goalie has seen more of him than this one
No goalie has seen more of him than Yaroslav Askarov: 25 attempts, 2 goals.
8.0% conversion
There is one team he simply cannot get going against
The Bruins have held him without a goal on 17 attempts.
the most attempts he has taken against a club without scoring
Elias Pettersson is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone
Elias Pettersson has assisted on 13 of his 26 goals, 50.0% of them.
5 primary, 8 secondary
Evander Kane is the teammate he sets up more than anyone
He has helped on 3 of Evander Kane's goals, 15.8% of his own assists.
3 primary, 0 secondary
His assists are the usual mix of first and second passes
52.6% of his assists are primary, the pass that actually made the goal.
10 primary of 19 assists
One teammate is responsible for most of his goals
12 different teammates have assisted on his 26 goals.
Pettersson (13), Boeser (7), Hronek (6), Hughes (6)
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