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Defence · #4

Will Butcher

New Jersey Devils Buffalo Sabres(traded during the season)
Age
31
Shoots
Left
Height
178 cm
Weight
88 kg
Born
Sun Prairie, USA
Draft
2013, round 5, #123 (COL)

Career · 2017–18 to 2021–22

Games
275
Goals
16
Points
114
TOI per game
17:39
xGF% (5v5)
50.8%
Goals above expected
−4.2

Shot map

Every unblocked attempt the player took, sized by expected goals.

Every unblocked shot

The net is at the top. Hover a shot for the details; click to open the game.

Goal Saved MissedBigger marks were better chances (higher xG).

529 shots · 16 goals · 20.2 xG

By shot type

Model-based

Which shots go in, and which were better than their chances suggested.

Wrist235106.8%7.40.03+2.6
Snap15832.9%6.70.04−3.7
Slap12022.9%4.60.04−2.6
Tip-in1000.0%0.90.09−0.9
Backhand400.0%0.60.14−0.6
Wrap-around100.0%0.00.050.0
Deflected11100.0%0.00.01+1.0

Shot blocking

Model-based

Not all blocks are equal: stepping in front of a point shot through traffic saves less than blocking a one-timer from the slot. Each block is valued at the xG the shot would have had if it had got through. Percentiles compare defencemen with enough 5-on-5 time.

Blocks
271
xG blocked
10.3
xG per block
0.038
Own attempts blocked
232

As a blocker

  • xG blocked per 600.1313th pct
  • Blocks per 603.3519th pct
  • xG per block0.03823rd pct
  • Share of on-ice danger blocked (5v5)4.3%29th pct

As a shooter

  • Share of own attempt xG blocked (lower is better)24.2% · 6.5 xG73rd pct
Where the blocks happened

The net Butcher was defending is at the top. Each diamond is a block, sized by the xG the shot would have had.

271 blocks · 10.3 xG stopped

How many, and how dangerous

Every defenceman with enough 5-on-5 time. Right means more blocks; up means the shots blocked were more dangerous. The curves join equal xG blocked per 60.

1.02.03.04.05.06.07.08.09.00.0200.0300.0400.0500.0600.070Blocks per 60 →↑ xG per block0.1 xG/600.2 xG/600.3 xG/600.4 xG/60Butcher

Where the shots come from

Model-based

Left: the player's own 5-on-5 attempts per 60, compared with the average at the position. Right: all of the team's attempts with the player on the ice, compared with the league.

Where the shots come from, compared with the league

Blue shows more attempts than average from that area. Both maps count attempts for, so blue is good on both.

Own shots

Fewer than league averageMore than league average(blue is good: more shots for)

Team shots with player on ice

Fewer than league averageMore than league average(blue is good: more shots for)