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Defence · #28

Brian Rafalski

Age
53
Shoots
Right
Height
178 cm
Weight
88 kg
Born
Dearborn, USA
Draft
Undrafted

Career · 2009–10 to 2010–11

Games
141
Goals
12
Points
90
TOI per game
22:32
xGF% (5v5)
53.7%
Goals above expected
+0.5

On the ice at 5-on-5

Model-based

What happened with this player on the ice, what happened when they sat, and the difference. Adjusted columns correct for score and venue.

On ice998:2357.0%56.6%53.7%53.6%2.642.2858451,003.7
Team with player off ice2000:5652.0%51.8%52.0%51.9%2.412.237580992.6
Relative (on − off)–5.1%–1.7%––––––

On-ice figures exclude 78 games with incomplete shift data.

Usage

Who the player was trusted to face, and with whom.

Quality of competition
24.1%
Opponents' xGF%: 49.7%
Quality of teammates
24.0%
Teammates' xGF%: 52.3%
Offensive zone starts
65.7%
53.4% of shifts start on the fly
Deployment among teammates

Across: share of zone starts in the attacking end (sheltered usage to the right). Up: quality of the opponents faced. Bubble size is 5-on-5 ice time; colour is relative xGF%, blue when the team does better with the player on the ice.

30%40%50%60%70%22.023.024.025.026.027.0Offensive zone start % →↑ Quality of competitionTough minutes, defensive startsTough minutes, offensive startsSheltered, defensive startsSheltered, offensive startsAbdelkaderClearyDatsyukDraperZetterbergBertuzziFilppulaFranzenHolmstromLidstromStuartEricssonKronwallEavesHelmMillerHudlerModanoSaleiKindlMursakRafalski

Close and late

Is the player on the ice, and effective, when games are decided?

When it matters

On-ice results in all situations against the close-and-late state: the third period or overtime, tied or within a goal.

All situationsClose and late
On-ice xGF% at 5v5
53.7%
57.3%