Defence · #72

Arber Xhekaj

Montréal Canadiens

Age: 25
Shoots: Left
Height: 193 cm
Weight: 109 kg
Born: Hamilton, CAN
Draft: Undrafted

Career · 2022–23 to 2026–27

Games: 236
Goals: 10
Points: 33
TOI per game: 14:03
xGF% (5v5): 44.7%
Goals above expected: +1.2

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 ice	3063:03	47.4%	47.0%	44.7%	44.5%	2.23	2.76	110	132	996.8
Team with player off ice	8153:20	47.8%	47.5%	47.6%	47.6%	2.53	2.78	356	362	1,004.5
Relative (on − off)	–	-0.3%	–	-3.0%	–	–	–	–	–	–

Usage

Model-based

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

Quality of competition

23.5%

Opponents' xGF%: 49.7%

Quality of teammates

21.5%

Teammates' xGF%: 46.3%

Offensive zone starts

54.9%

69.6% 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.

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

44.7%

46.5%