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Centre · #38

Liam O'Brien

Washington Capitals Colorado Avalanche Arizona Coyotes Utah Mammoth(traded during the season)
Age
32
Shoots
Left
Height
185 cm
Weight
98 kg
Born
Halifax, CAN
Draft
Undrafted

Career · 9 seasons

Games
66
Goals
3
Points
6
TOI per game
9:13
xGF% (5v5)
51.4%
Goals above expected
−6.2

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 ice584:5749.0%49.7%51.4%51.5%2.442.301519990.7
Team with player off ice2559:4753.6%54.1%55.5%55.5%2.852.291371011,018.4
Relative (on − off)–-4.7%–-4.1%––––––

On-ice figures exclude 2 games with incomplete shift data.

Usage

Model-based

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

Quality of competition
22.7%
Opponents' xGF%: 48.8%
Quality of teammates
23.4%
Teammates' xGF%: 51.7%
Offensive zone starts
56.1%
62.5% 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.

20%30%40%50%60%70%80%23.023.524.024.525.025.5Offensive zone start % →↑ Quality of competitionTough minutes, defensive startsTough minutes, offensive startsSheltered, defensive startsSheltered, offensive startsSchmaltzKellerGuentherKerfootMcBainHaytonMaccelliCrouseStenlundDoanCooleyVälimäkiKesselringColeDurziKolyachonokSergachevBjugstadLamoureuxBortuzzoCarconeMaattaDeSimoneMarinoTanevPeterkaSimashevSchmidtButYamamotoWeegarO'Brien

Close and late

Model-based

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
45.5%
42.4%