Defence · #3

Nick Blankenburg

Columbus Blue Jackets

Nashville Predators

Colorado Avalanche

Toronto Maple Leafs(traded during the season)

Age: 28
Shoots: Right
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 81 kg
Born: Washington, USA
Draft: Undrafted

Career · 2021–22 to 2026–27

Games: 55
Goals: 6
Points: 18
TOI per game: 18:19
xGF% (5v5): 47.3%
Goals above expected: +2.0

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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	872:59	47.2%	46.7%	47.3%	47.4%	2.60	2.90	35	52	977.4
Team with player off ice	1879:00	45.7%	45.1%	43.7%	44.0%	2.38	3.07	88	102	1,004.4
Relative (on − off)	–	1.5%	–	3.6%	–	–	–	–	–	–

Usage

Model-based

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

Quality of competition

24.2%

Opponents' xGF%: 50.1%

Quality of teammates

21.4%

Teammates' xGF%: 45.1%

Offensive zone starts

43.5%

62.3% 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

49.8%

49.4%