Ryan Ufko Teammate Impact NHL Stats & Career Totals

Filip Forsberg is the teammate he sets up more than anyone

He has helped on 4 of Filip Forsberg's goals, 44.4% of his own assists.

1 primary, 3 secondary

Most of his assists are second touches, not the key pass

33.3% of his assists are primary, the pass that actually made the goal.

3 primary of 9 assists

His line gets badly outshot when it is out there

40.7% of the 5v5 shots on goal go his way when Ufko is on.

85 for, 124 against, 239th of 246 defencemen

The other team gets whatever it wants when he is on

Opponents get 65.46 shot attempts an hour with Ufko on the ice at 5v5.

235th of 246 defencemen

His side chases the puck while he is out there

Ufko's line owns 44.0% of the 5v5 shot attempts.

186 for, 237 against, 229th of 246 defencemen

His results are about what the underlying play deserves

His 5v5 on-ice percentages add to 102.9, running hot and likely to cool.

11.8% shooting and 91.1% goaltending behind him, 23rd of 246 defencemen

Play tilts towards his own net when he is out there

At 5v5 the Predators generate 43.4% of the expected goals with Ufko on the ice.

13.3 xGF to 17.4 xGA over 217 minutes, 216th of 246 defencemen

The offence goes quiet when he steps on the ice

The Predators create 3.69 expected goals an hour at 5v5 with Ufko on.

210th of 246 defencemen

The defence springs leaks when he is out there

He gives up 4.8 expected goals an hour at 5v5.

190th of 246 defencemen

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

The Predators are up 3 goals with Ufko on the ice.

14 for, 11 against, 61st of 245 defencemen

His line finishes better than the chances it creates

His line is scoring above the chances it creates: 47.6% of the goals off 43.4% of the expected goals.

4.2 points of goal share above expectation

Goals go both ways evenly when he is on

The Predators score 47.6% of the 5v5 goals with Ufko out there.

10 for, 11 against, 141st of 246 defencemen

He is barely used, which tells you where he sits

Ufko plays 13:53 a night, 265th among defencemen.

250 minutes across 18 games

He is the one who makes the play, not the one who finishes it

He sets up 2.16 assists an hour of ice time.

41st in the league

He puts up points at a rate very few match

Ufko produces 2.64 points an hour of ice time.

107th in the league

He rarely puts a puck on net of his own

He puts 2.64 shots on goal an hour.

835th in the league

He is one of the reasons the man advantage scores

On the power play he produces 0.48 points an hour.

204th in the league

He avoids the physical side of the game

He finishes 2.4 checks an hour.

625th in the league

He rarely wins the puck back on his own

He takes the puck back 0.72 times an hour.

580th in the league

He blocks about as many shots as anyone else

He blocks 3.12 shots an hour of ice time.

379th in the league

He scores at about the rate you would expect

He scores 0.48 goals an hour of ice time.

436th in the league

He takes about as many penalties as anyone

He takes 1.44 penalty minutes an hour.

448th most penalty minutes an hour

He gives the puck away about as often as most

He gives it away 2.88 times an hour.

472nd most giveaways an hour

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

He fires 7.92 attempts an hour of ice time.

33 attempts in 250 minutes, 170th of 245 defencemen

One team seems to bring the best out of him

He has 2 goals against the Kraken this season.

6 attempts against them

He keeps taking penalties against this one opponent

Ryan Poehling has drawn 2 penalties on him.

penalties taken, from play-by-play

The chances he gets in tight almost always go in

From inside 25 feet he buries 7.7% of his attempts.

1 goals on 13 close attempts, 14th of 221 defencemen

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