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Defence · #53 · Rookie

Nicolas Meloche

San Jose Sharks
Age
29
Shoots
Right
Height
191 cm
Weight
92 kg
Born
LaSalle, CAN
Draft
2015, round 2, #40 (COL)

Career · 2020–21 to 2021–22

Games
57
Goals
2
Points
8
TOI per game
15:59
xGF% (5v5)
44.9%
Goals above expected
+0.2

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 ice832:0142.8%42.5%44.9%45.2%2.152.652947971.4
Team with player off ice1955:3445.1%44.8%44.7%44.9%2.372.9373801,002.1
Relative (on − off)–-2.3%–0.2%––––––

Usage

Model-based

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

Quality of competition
23.1%
Opponents' xGF%: 50.0%
Quality of teammates
19.9%
Teammates' xGF%: 46.1%
Offensive zone starts
33.6%
66.6% 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%90%21.022.023.024.025.026.0Offensive zone start % →↑ Quality of competitionTough minutes, defensive startsTough minutes, offensive startsSheltered, defensive startsSheltered, offensive startsKaneMarleauDonatoSorensenMeierCoutureLeonardHertlLabancGregorNietoFerraroVlasicKarlssonKnyzhovBurnsGambrellBalcersSimekChmelevskiBarabanovBoninoPedersonWeatherbyGadjovichEklundMerkleyMegnaHatakkaCoglianoDahlenMiddletonVielReedyBordeleauMeloche

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
44.9%
48.9%