Defence · #18

Urho Vaakanainen

Boston Bruins

Anaheim Ducks

New York Rangers(traded during the season)

Age: 27
Shoots: Left
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 93 kg
Born: Joensuu, FIN
Draft: 2017, round 1, #18 (BOS)

Career · 2018–19 to 2025–26

Games: 221
Goals: 3
Points: 46
TOI per game: 16:47
xGF% (5v5): 44.8%
Goals above expected: −5.0

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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 ice	3261:28	46.9%	46.5%	44.8%	44.8%	2.09	2.58	119	143	994.3
Team with player off ice	7195:55	47.5%	47.1%	46.6%	46.7%	2.36	2.71	279	314	999.8
Relative (on − off)	–	-0.6%	–	-1.8%	–	–	–	–	–	–

On-ice figures exclude 6 games with incomplete shift data.

Usage

Model-based

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

Quality of competition

24.0%

Opponents' xGF%: 49.9%

Quality of teammates

22.5%

Teammates' xGF%: 46.5%

Offensive zone starts

32.5%

68.1% 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.

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

44.8%

43.5%