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Defence · #6 · Rookie

Ryan Merkley

San Jose Sharks
Age
26
Shoots
Right
Height
183 cm
Weight
84 kg
Born
Oakville, CAN
Draft
2018, round 1, #21 (SJS)

2021–22

Games
39
Goals
1
Points
6
TOI per game
15:23
xGF% (5v5)
41.9%
Goals above expected
+0.1

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 ice526:2247.5%47.2%41.9%42.0%2.142.971320980.4
Team with player off ice1396:3045.5%45.1%47.6%47.7%2.282.514969982.8
Relative (on − off)–2.0%–-5.6%––––––

Usage

Model-based

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

Quality of competition
22.6%
Opponents' xGF%: 49.5%
Quality of teammates
19.5%
Teammates' xGF%: 46.0%
Offensive zone starts
62.5%
67.2% 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%21.022.023.024.025.0Offensive zone start % →↑ Quality of competitionTough minutes, defensive startsTough minutes, offensive startsSheltered, defensive startsSheltered, offensive startsBoninoPedersonWeatherbyMeierGadjovichLeonardHertlLabancEklundBalcersBarabanovMegnaFerraroMelocheHatakkaBurnsCoglianoCoutureDahlenVielGregorNietoMiddletonVlasicReedySimekKarlssonChmelevskiBordeleauMerkley

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
41.9%
40.5%