- Age
- 39
- Shoots
- Left
- Height
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 86 kg
- Born
- Moorhead, USA
- Draft
- 2005, round 4, #97 (EDM)
Career · 2010–11 to 2016–17
- Games
- 278
- Goals
- 18
- Points
- 48
- TOI per game
- 11:58
- xGF% (5v5)
- 44.4%
- Goals above expected
- −6.9
Season by season
The regular-season line for each season, with the total, by team for traded players.
| 2010–11 |   EDM | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −6 | 17:17 | 16 | 0.0% | 0 | 1.5 | 33.9% |
| 2011–12 | EDM | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 9:52 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 27.8% |
| 2012–13 | EDM | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 7:03 | 7 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.4 | 32.0% |
| 2013–14 |   PHI | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 7:44 | 8 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.9 | 48.1% |
| 2014–15 | PHI | 72 | 9 | 6 | 15 | −6 | 11:44 | 70 | 12.9% | 0 | 7.1 | 46.5% |
| 2015–16 | PHI | 79 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −7 | 13:33 | 77 | 2.6% | 0 | 9.1 | 42.7% |
| 2016–17 | PHI | 81 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −5 | 11:34 | 69 | 8.7% | 0 | 5.8 | 48.7% |
| Total | 2 teams | 278 | 18 | 30 | 48 | −28 | 11:58 | 248 | 7.3% | 1 | 24.9 | 44.4% |
Form
Rolling averages smooth out single games so the trend shows.
Points and individual expected goals per game (left scale), averaged over the previous ten games. Ice time is on the second chart.
Player card
How 2010–11 to 2016–17 compares with everyone else at the position over the same seasons, and the players with the most similar profile.
Overall rating
Extra / AHL
9th percentile among qualified forwards, blending scoring 40%, play-driving 40%, usage 20%.
- 1st line
- 2nd line
- 3rd line
- 4th line
- Extra / AHL
Scoring
Extra / AHL- Goals /600.3214th pct
- Assists /600.5421st pct
- ixG /600.4511th pct
- Goals above expected−6.917th pct
Play-driving
Extra / AHL- xGF% (5v5)44.4%15th pct
- CF% (5v5)46.2%22nd pct
- Relative xGF%−4.917th pct
- Penalty diff /600.0041st pct
Usage
4th line- TOI per game11:5835th pct
- PP time share2.7%21st pct
- Offensive zone starts41.3%17th pct
- Quality of competition23.1%18th pct
Percentiles among forwards with 200+ minutes at 5-on-5 and 20+ games. Ratings rank each column's average percentile among the same players and read it as a role on a depth chart (how).
Faceoffs
How often VandeVelde wins the draw over 2010–11 to 2016–17, against whom and where, and what a win leads to. Ranked among players with 1337+ draws over the same seasons.
Win rate
46.8%
188–214 · below the 1337 draws of a regular
Against an average centre
47.3%
Opponents won 50.5% of their draws; an average centre would have won 49.5% against them.
Wins above average
−11
Draws won beyond what an average centre facing the same opponents would have won.
Draws per game
3.8
402 draws in all.
By dot, attacking to the right
Win rate at each dot; the small numbers are draws and the xG swing (×100) of winning rather than losing there.
By zone
- Offensive zone56.9% 74–56
- Neutral zone39.9% 59–89
- Defensive zone44.4% 55–69
By strength
- Even strength46.8% 147–167
- Power play62.5% 15–9
- Shorthanded41.3% 26–37
What a win leads to
Shot attempts in the next 20 seconds, for minus against, per 100 draws: +3 after a win, −7 after a loss. Each win was worth 0.4 expected goals per 100 draws more than a loss.
Most-faced opponents
- Mark Letestu12.5% 2–14
- Olli Jokinen71.4% 10–4
- Jarret Stoll42.9% 6–8
- Mikko Koivu53.8% 7–6
- Ryan O'Reilly33.3% 4–8
- Kyle Brodziak54.5% 6–5
- Jay McClement27.3% 3–8
- Matt Cullen30.0% 3–7
Season by season
| Season | Draws | Win rate | Against average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | 159 | 52.8% | 53.1% |
| 2011–12 | 40 | 45.0% | 45.7% |
| 2012–13 | 44 | 47.7% | 49.1% |
| 2013–14 | 40 | 40.0% | 41.3% |
| 2014–15 | 56 | 37.5% | 38.2% |
| 2015–16 | 21 | 28.6% | 28.2% |
| 2016–17 | 42 | 52.4% | 52.2% |
Cumulative goals (solid) and individual xG (dashed) through the season. The gap is finishing: above the dashed line, the player scored more than an average shooter would from the same chances.
−6.9 goals above expected
Goals above expected, everyone at the same position with 20+ games