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Michael Kesselring

San Jose Sharks
Position D
Age 26
Height 6'5"
Weight 215LBS
Shoots R
Birth Place Florence, SC, USA
Born Jan 12, 2000

Key Insights

2026-27
His coach keeps shuffling the players around him

Kesselring has been shuffled through 12 different five-man units and none of them have settled.

units of at least 5 minutes; 30 minutes counts as settled
His line wastes the chances it works so hard to create

His line is being outscored despite the play: 28.6% of the goals off 40.5% of the expected goals.

11.9 points of goal share below expectation
His team keeps getting outscored while he is out there

The Sharks score 28.6% of the 5v5 goals with Kesselring out there.

4 for, 10 against, 67th of 68 defencemen
His results are about what the underlying play deserves

His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 95.0, running cold and likely to correct.

4.3% shooting and 90.7% goaltending behind him, 64th of 68 defencemen
The goals go the wrong way when he is on the ice

The Sharks are down 8 goals with Kesselring on the ice.

7 for, 15 against, 107th of 120 defencemen
The defence springs leaks when he is out there

He gives up 5.46 expected goals an hour at 5v5.

61st of 68 defencemen

Lineup and with-you/without-you numbers are built from shift charts, which are loaded per season. Seasons without shift data show no lineups. With-you/without-you totals exclude empty-net play, so a 6-on-5 push does not land in a with-or-without-you number. xG is Digest’s estimated model.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jan 12, 2000
Birth Place Florence, SC, USA
Height 6'5"
Weight 215 LBS
Shoots/Catches R