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Defence · #80 · Rookie

Markus Niemelainen

Edmonton Oilers
Age
28
Shoots
Left
Height
196 cm
Weight
91 kg
Born
Kuopio, FIN
Draft
2016, round 3, #63 (EDM)

Career · 2021–22 to 2022–23

Games
43
Goals
0
Points
1
TOI per game
11:30
xGF% (5v5)
46.2%
Goals above expected
−0.9

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 ice431:3447.6%47.5%46.2%46.2%2.472.8816181,005.5
Team with player off ice1545:1750.8%50.8%51.9%51.9%2.872.655868985.3
Relative (on − off)–-3.1%–-5.8%––––––

On-ice figures exclude 1 game with incomplete shift data.

Usage

Model-based

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

Quality of competition
23.9%
Opponents' xGF%: 51.3%
Quality of teammates
23.3%
Teammates' xGF%: 52.3%
Offensive zone starts
46.7%
67.7% 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%22.023.024.025.026.0Offensive zone start % →↑ Quality of competitionTough minutes, defensive startsTough minutes, offensive startsSheltered, defensive startsSheltered, offensive startsRyanPuljujarviBensonHymanDraisaitlFoegeleKassianYamamotoSceviourMcLeodNugent-HopkinsMcDavidRussellBarrieBouchardLagessonBrobergPerliniNurseShoreCeciTurrisKeithKaneMaloneHollowayKulakMurrayJanmarkKostinNiemelainen

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
46.2%
36.1%