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Monday’s article on Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser and his impressive rookie campaign prompted a series of questions about similarity scores and how we might be able to apply it to other forwards around the league.

I ended up spending most of Monday talking with readers about other forwards who shared comparable seasons. I was fascinated to find out how statistically similar Nick Bonino and Matt Nieto were in 2017-18. I was just as fascinated to learn how statistically dissimilar Jeff Skinner and Brian Gibbons were.

Sadly, I couldn’t satisfy any requests for defencemen. I simply hadn’t included them in the comparison. Because it’s early August and I can get away with it, I wanted to re-introduce the topic of similarity scores and use today’s piece to talk about some of the interesting findings across NHL blueliners.

As a quick refresher, reference Monday’s note on the creation of similarity scores:

There is a bunch of ways of creating similarity scores or comparable player profiles. I prefer to create a series of z-scores – the number of standard deviations from the mean a data point is – for a series of statistical measures. In the immediate case, I referenced measures related to individual player production (think scoring rates, shooting percentages, penalties drawn, shot generation) and on-ice performance (how shots and goals fell with the player on the ice, deployment, etc.). Then, I created quick lookup tables to match players with comparable statistical backgrounds.

The table below is on a -1 to 1 scale. A -1 would indicate the two players had very little in common, statistically speaking. A 1 would indicate the two players had virtually identical seasons.

The table at the bottom of the page shows both the most similar and most dissimilar statistical comparables for every defender last year, minimum 400 minutes played. Review at your own leisure. Again, keep in mind that these are descriptive measures and really a tool for benchmarking more than anything else.

A few thoughts, in no particular order:

- Two defensive pairings were virtually indiscernible from one another. In Carolina, it was Brett Pesce and Jaccob Slavin (0.88), and in Calgary it was Dougie Hamilton and Mark Giordano (0.87). Considering the sheer number of minutes these guys played together at 5-on-5, that’s not a surprise. What is interesting though is there were a number of non-teammates who were just as statistically comparable. Philadelphia’s Travis Sanheim and Vegas’ Colin Miller (0.85) also had remarkably similar seasons on a rate basis, as did Dallas’ John Klingberg and Toronto’s Travis Dermott. Obviously the latter flatters Dermott – who played 37 games in his rookie season – quite a bit, but I also think it speaks to how effective the Leafs were offensively with him on the ice. I fully anticipate Dermott seeing a full NHL season next year, probably moving around between Toronto’s second and third pair. (For what it is worth, Dermott also saw very comparable results to Boston’s Matt Grzelcyk and Philadelphia’s Shayne Gostisbehere.

- I love looking at players who have completely different roles – usually it involves a very defence-oriented blueliner with limited offensive production against a player who is very aggressively deployed in softer offensive zone minutes. The biggest polar opposites last year were Ottawa’s Ben Harpur and Philadelphia’s Gostisbehere (-0.86). Other honourable mentions include Anaheim’s Kevin Bieksa and Nashville’s Ryan Ellis (0.85), and Anaheim’s Hampus Lindholm versus Los Angeles’ Dion Phaneuf (0.84).

- I was also curious to look at who most closely compared to some of the league’s former Norris Trophy winners:

Zdeno Chara: Dougie Hamilton (0.69) and Dustin Byfuglien (0.60)

Duncan Keith: Andrej Sekera (0.77) and Oscar Klefbom (0.71)

Erik Karlsson: Jaccob Slavin (0.68) and Collin Miller (0.62)

P.K. Subban: Matt Dumba (0.75) and Matt Niskanen (0.66)

Drew Doughty: Mattias Ekholm (0.76) and Hampus Lindholm (0.67)

Brent Burns: Seth Jones (0.73) and Colton Parayko (0.70)

Victor Hedman: Ivan Provorov (0.78) and Zach Werenski (0.68)

 

Blueliner Comparisons

 
Team Player Comp1 Value Comp2 Value Opp1 Value
ANA Brandon Montour Troy Stecher   0.61 Jakob Chychrun   0.59 Josh Morrissey   (0.65)
ANA Cam Fowler Markus Nutivaara   0.52 Zach Werenski   0.51 Xavier Ouellet   (0.64)
ANA Francois Beauchemin Dion Phaneuf   0.73 Alexei Emelin   0.65 Brett Pesce   (0.69)
ANA Hampus Lindholm Mattias Ekholm   0.71 Jason Demers   0.69 Dion Phaneuf   (0.84)
ANA Josh Manson Travis Dermott   0.74 Thomas Hickey   0.74 Ben Harpur   (0.78)
ANA Kevin Bieksa Brooks Orpik   0.81 Luke Schenn   0.72 Ryan Ellis   (0.85)
ANA Sami Vatanen Jonathan Ericsson   0.60 Troy Stecher   0.59 MacKenzie Weegar   (0.70)
ARI Alex Goligoski Justin Falk   0.63 Cody Ceci   0.62 Anton Stralman   (0.68)
ARI Jakob Chychrun Brandon Montour   0.59 Marc Staal   0.55 Josh Morrissey   (0.66)
ARI Jason Demers O. Ekman-Larsson   0.74 Dmitry Orlov   0.69 Haydn Fleury   (0.64)
ARI Kevin Connauton Aaron Ekblad   0.52 Ivan Provorov   0.51 Kevan Miller   (0.68)
ARI Luke Schenn Erik Gudbranson   0.74 Kevin Bieksa   0.72 Hampus Lindholm   (0.73)
ARI Niklas Hjalmarsson Kris Russell   0.72 Andy Greene   0.65 Yohann Auvitu   (0.66)
ARI O. Ekman-Larsson Jason Demers   0.74 Jeff Petry   0.63 Nate Prosser   (0.74)
BOS Adam McQuaid Klas Dahlbeck   0.69 Anthony Bitetto   0.64 Adam Pelech   (0.64)
BOS Brandon Carlo Kevan Miller   0.53 Anton Stralman   0.52 Marc-Edouard Vlasic   (0.54)
BOS Charlie McAvoy Matt Grzelcyk   0.66 Drew Doughty   0.66 Cody Ceci   (0.70)
BOS Kevan Miller Derek Forbort   0.63 Charlie McAvoy   0.61 Kevin Connauton   (0.68)
BOS Matt Grzelcyk Travis Dermott   0.77 Shayne Gostisbehere   0.74 Ben Harpur   (0.82)
BOS Nick Holden Trevor Daley   0.66 Christopher Tanev   0.66 MacKenzie Weegar   (0.69)
BOS Rob O'Gara Dennis Seidenberg   0.77 Ben Harpur   0.63 Victor Hedman   (0.75)
BOS Torey Krug Mikhail Sergachev   0.80 Colin Miller   0.71 Rob O'Gara   (0.67)
BOS Zdeno Chara Dougie Hamilton   0.69 Dustin Byfuglien   0.60 Kris Russell   (0.63)
BUF Casey Nelson Damon Severson   0.62 Jake McCabe   0.61 Ben Chiarot   (0.63)
BUF Jake McCabe Casey Nelson   0.61 Christopher Tanev   0.57 Ryan Pulock   (0.47)
BUF Josh Gorges Anthony Bitetto   0.69 Patrik Nemeth   0.65 Shea Theodore   (0.67)
BUF Justin Falk Michael Del Zotto   0.81 Ben Harpur   0.78 Ryan Ellis   (0.84)
BUF Marco Scandella Rasmus Ristolainen   0.85 Justin Falk   0.62 Michal Kempny   (0.58)
BUF Nathan Beaulieu Rasmus Ristolainen   0.55 Xavier Ouellet   0.50 P.K. Subban   (0.58)
BUF Rasmus Ristolainen Marco Scandella   0.85 Nathan Beaulieu   0.55 Connor Carrick   (0.56)
BUF Victor Antipin Niklas Kronwall   0.53 Madison Bowey   0.51 David Savard   (0.55)
CAR Brett Pesce Jaccob Slavin   0.88 Noah Hanifin   0.77 Anton Lindholm   (0.75)
CAR Haydn Fleury Travis Hamonic   0.70 Klas Dahlbeck   0.66 Jason Demers   (0.64)
CAR Jaccob Slavin Brett Pesce   0.88 Brian Dumoulin   0.72 Anton Lindholm   (0.79)
CAR Justin Faulk Kris Letang   0.74 Jeff Petry   0.71 Luca Sbisa   (0.73)
CAR Klas Dahlbeck Adam McQuaid   0.69 Tyler Myers   0.67 Thomas Hickey   (0.65)
CAR Noah Hanifin Brett Pesce   0.77 Zach Werenski   0.69 Patrik Nemeth   (0.80)
CAR Trevor van Riemsdyk Will Butcher   0.64 Christian Djoos   0.63 Erik Gudbranson   (0.67)
CBJ David Savard Oscar Klefbom   0.62 Johnny Boychuk   0.59 MacKenzie Weegar   (0.65)
CBJ Ian Cole Jamie Oleksiak   0.60 Scott Mayfield   0.53 TJ Brodie   (0.51)
CBJ Jack Johnson Brooks Orpik   0.70 Dion Phaneuf   0.69 Travis Dermott   (0.73)
CBJ Markus Nutivaara John Klingberg   0.71 Travis Dermott   0.70 Dion Phaneuf   (0.68)
CBJ Ryan Murray Brooks Orpik   0.59 Alexei Emelin   0.58 Erik Gustafsson   (0.58)
CBJ Seth Jones Zach Werenski   0.77 Dougie Hamilton   0.73 Rob O'Gara   (0.73)
CBJ Zach Werenski Seth Jones   0.77 Noah Hanifin   0.69 Brooks Orpik   (0.64)
CGY Brett Kulak Gustav Forsling   0.57 John Gilmour   0.56 Derek Forbort   (0.53)
CGY Dougie Hamilton Mark Giordano   0.87 Seth Jones   0.73 Dion Phaneuf   (0.76)
CGY Mark Giordano Dougie Hamilton   0.87 Ben Lovejoy   0.67 Dion Phaneuf   (0.76)
CGY Michael Stone Luke Schenn   0.63 Kris Russell   0.57 Drew Doughty   (0.76)
CGY TJ Brodie Gustav Forsling   0.56 Travis Hamonic   0.56 Johnny Oduya   (0.72)
CGY Travis Hamonic Haydn Fleury   0.70 Duncan Keith   0.65 Christian Djoos   (0.63)
CHI Brent Seabrook Joakim Ryan   0.60 Luke Schenn   0.48 Matt Dumba   (0.67)
CHI Connor Murphy Brent Burns   0.69 Radko Gudas   0.60 Jonas Brodin   (0.82)
CHI Duncan Keith Andrej Sekera   0.77 Oscar Klefbom   0.71 Josh Manson   (0.65)
CHI Erik Gustafsson Ryan Ellis   0.72 Jason Demers   0.67 Brooks Orpik   (0.75)
CHI Gustav Forsling Dennis Seidenberg   0.69 Matt Hunwick   0.66 Toby Enstrom   (0.66)
CHI Jan Rutta Nick Leddy   0.64 Nick Holden   0.63 Alex Biega   (0.70)
CHI Jordan Oesterle Duncan Keith   0.57 Oscar Klefbom   0.54 Anton Lindholm   (0.52)
CHI Michal Kempny Jake Dotchin   0.63 Ben Lovejoy   0.62 Casey Nelson   (0.60)
COL Anton Lindholm Alexei Emelin   0.71 Marc Methot   0.60 Jaccob Slavin   (0.79)
COL Erik Johnson Ivan Provorov   0.68 Mike Matheson   0.56 Brent Seabrook   (0.50)
COL Mark Barberio Roman Polak   0.58 Robert Bortuzzo   0.57 Brenden Dillon   (0.63)
COL Nikita Zadorov Jonathan Ericsson   0.63 Roman Polak   0.54 Trevor van Riemsdyk   (0.52)
COL Patrik Nemeth Carl Gunnarsson   0.70 Nate Prosser   0.69 Noah Hanifin   (0.80)
COL Samuel Girard Jan Rutta   0.60 Christopher Tanev   0.56 Darnell Nurse   (0.68)
COL Tyson Barrie Shea Theodore   0.66 Tyler Myers   0.49 Niklas Hjalmarsson   (0.58)
DAL Dan Hamhuis Mark Pysyk   0.64 Casey Nelson   0.55 Jakob Chychrun   (0.60)
DAL Esa Lindell Anton Stralman   0.73 Nate Schmidt   0.61 Matt Hunwick   (0.62)
DAL Greg Pateryn Alexander Edler   0.69 Patrik Nemeth   0.46 Matthew Benning   (0.60)
DAL Jamie Oleksiak Ian Cole   0.60 Dmitry Kulikov   0.55 Colton Parayko   (0.57)
DAL John Klingberg Travis Dermott   0.85 Roman Josi   0.80 Jack Johnson   (0.72)
DAL Julius Honka MacKenzie Weegar   0.64 Joakim Ryan   0.60 Justin Braun   (0.69)
DAL Marc Methot Carl Gunnarsson   0.69 Alexei Emelin   0.64 Kris Letang   (0.79)
DAL Stephen Johns Carl Gunnarsson   0.70 Dan Girardi   0.55 Troy Stecher   (0.56)
DET Danny DeKeyser Alec Martinez   0.76 Johnny Oduya   0.72 Dylan DeMelo   (0.63)
DET Jonathan Ericsson Trevor Daley   0.73 Michael Del Zotto   0.70 Shayne Gostisbehere   (0.67)
DET Mike Green Brandon Manning   0.54 Alex Goligoski   0.53 Victor Mete   (0.61)
DET Nick Jensen Colin Miller   0.71 Travis Sanheim   0.67 Alec Martinez   (0.73)
DET Niklas Kronwall Alex Petrovic   0.63 Victor Antipin   0.53 Morgan Rielly   (0.61)
DET Trevor Daley Michael Del Zotto   0.82 Jonathan Ericsson   0.73 Travis Dermott   (0.74)
DET Xavier Ouellet Vince Dunn   0.64 Nick Jensen   0.61 Nikita Zaitsev   (0.69)
EDM Adam Larsson Niklas Hjalmarsson   0.59 David Schlemko   0.53 Torey Krug   (0.57)
EDM Andrej Sekera Duncan Keith   0.77 Ben Harpur   0.74 Jake Dotchin   (0.71)
EDM Brandon Davidson Ian McCoshen   0.69 Jordan Oesterle   0.53 John Klingberg   (0.53)
EDM Darnell Nurse Dustin Byfuglien   0.71 Seth Jones   0.69 Christian Folin   (0.70)
EDM Kris Russell Niklas Hjalmarsson   0.72 Andy Greene   0.63 Zdeno Chara   (0.63)
EDM Matthew Benning Thomas Chabot   0.52 Erik Gustafsson   0.52 Greg Pateryn   (0.60)
EDM Oscar Klefbom Tony DeAngelo   0.76 Duncan Keith   0.71 Marc Methot   (0.62)
EDM Yohann Auvitu Mikhail Sergachev   0.68 Ryan Pulock   0.63 Niklas Hjalmarsson   (0.66)
FLA Aaron Ekblad Michael Del Zotto   0.73 Jonathan Ericsson   0.59 Alex Petrovic   (0.79)
FLA Alex Petrovic Connor Carrick   0.72 MacKenzie Weegar   0.67 Aaron Ekblad   (0.79)
FLA Ian McCoshen Brandon Davidson   0.69 Anthony Bitetto   0.57 Morgan Rielly   (0.57)
FLA Keith Yandle Deryk Engelland   0.70 Matt Dumba   0.65 Ben Hutton   (0.58)
FLA MacKenzie Weegar Joakim Ryan   0.69 Alex Petrovic   0.67 Nick Leddy   (0.70)
FLA Mark Pysyk Dan Hamhuis   0.64 Nick Holden   0.61 MacKenzie Weegar   (0.65)
FLA Mike Matheson Aaron Ekblad   0.58 Nikita Zadorov   0.46 Will Butcher   (0.64)
L.A Alec Martinez Carl Gunnarsson   0.77 Danny DeKeyser   0.76 Nick Jensen   (0.73)
L.A Christian Folin Jakub Jerabek   0.63 Kris Russell   0.62 Darnell Nurse   (0.70)
L.A Derek Forbort Kevan Miller   0.63 Drew Doughty   0.57 Shea Weber   (0.63)
L.A Dion Phaneuf Brooks Orpik   0.79 Francois Beauchemin   0.73 Hampus Lindholm   (0.84)
L.A Drew Doughty Mattias Ekholm   0.76 Hampus Lindholm   0.67 Michael Stone   (0.76)
L.A Jake Muzzin Travis Dermott   0.74 Roman Josi   0.71 Matt Hunwick   (0.71)
MIN Gustav Olofsson Dylan DeMelo   0.72 Braydon Coburn   0.61 Chad Ruhwedel   (0.60)
MIN Jared Spurgeon Ryan Suter   0.79 Brett Pesce   0.64 Francois Beauchemin   (0.68)
MIN Jonas Brodin Christopher Tanev   0.81 Matt Dumba   0.72 Connor Murphy   (0.82)
MIN Matt Dumba P.K. Subban   0.75 Ivan Provorov   0.73 Brent Seabrook   (0.67)
MIN Mike Reilly Dennis Seidenberg   0.71 Keith Yandle   0.59 Mark Giordano   (0.71)
MIN Nate Prosser Dan Girardi   0.80 Carl Gunnarsson   0.76 Kris Letang   (0.80)
MIN Ryan Suter Jared Spurgeon   0.79 Esa Lindell   0.49 Francois Beauchemin   (0.56)
MTL David Schlemko Victor Mete   0.81 Niklas Hjalmarsson   0.61 Brandon Manning   (0.55)
MTL Jakub Jerabek Christian Folin   0.63 Derrick Pouliot   0.61 Dustin Byfuglien   (0.63)
MTL Jeff Petry Justin Faulk   0.71 Kris Letang   0.70 Ben Chiarot   (0.83)
MTL Joe Morrow Chad Ruhwedel   0.79 Jordie Benn   0.74 Calvin de Haan   (0.60)
MTL Jordie Benn Joe Morrow   0.74 Luke Schenn   0.62 Matt Niskanen   (0.60)
MTL Karl Alzner Travis Hamonic   0.64 Kevan Miller   0.51 John Carlson   (0.63)
MTL Shea Weber Brian Dumoulin   0.63 Jared Spurgeon   0.63 Anton Lindholm   (0.64)
MTL Victor Mete David Schlemko   0.81 Justin Schultz   0.55 Brandon Manning   (0.74)
N.J Andy Greene Cody Ceci   0.70 Niklas Hjalmarsson   0.65 Mikhail Sergachev   (0.77)
N.J Ben Lovejoy Mark Giordano   0.67 MacKenzie Weegar   0.65 Nick Leddy   (0.75)
N.J Damon Severson Thomas Chabot   0.63 Casey Nelson   0.62 Greg Pateryn   (0.56)
N.J John Moore Troy Stecher   0.63 Marco Scandella   0.59 Thomas Hickey   (0.54)
N.J Steven Santini Justin Braun   0.81 Neal Pionk   0.77 Mark Giordano   (0.68)
N.J Will Butcher Christian Djoos   0.75 John Klingberg   0.70 Erik Gudbranson   (0.75)
NSH Alexei Emelin Brooks Orpik   0.76 Anton Lindholm   0.71 Dougie Hamilton   (0.73)
NSH Anthony Bitetto Josh Gorges   0.69 Adam McQuaid   0.64 Jaccob Slavin   (0.68)
NSH Matt Irwin Yohann Auvitu   0.62 Michal Kempny   0.53 Jonathan Ericsson   (0.53)
NSH Mattias Ekholm Drew Doughty   0.76 Hampus Lindholm   0.71 Dion Phaneuf   (0.64)
NSH P.K. Subban Matt Dumba   0.75 Matt Niskanen   0.66 Tony DeAngelo   (0.67)
NSH Roman Josi John Klingberg   0.80 Travis Dermott   0.76 Jack Johnson   (0.72)
NSH Ryan Ellis Erik Gustafsson   0.72 Shayne Gostisbehere   0.71 Kevin Bieksa   (0.85)
NSH Yannick Weber Madison Bowey   0.72 Alexei Emelin   0.66 Jaccob Slavin   (0.71)
NYI Adam Pelech Thomas Hickey   0.66 Marc Staal   0.66 Adam McQuaid   (0.64)
NYI Calvin de Haan Ron Hainsey   0.62 Ryan McDonagh   0.61 Joe Morrow   (0.60)
NYI Dennis Seidenberg Ben Harpur   0.79 Rob O'Gara   0.77 Mark Giordano   (0.74)
NYI Johnny Boychuk David Savard   0.59 Oscar Klefbom   0.57 Toby Enstrom   (0.75)
NYI Nick Leddy Brenden Dillon   0.68 Deryk Engelland   0.67 Robert Bortuzzo   (0.77)
NYI Ryan Pulock John Carlson   0.70 Yohann Auvitu   0.63 Adam McQuaid   (0.57)
NYI Scott Mayfield Roman Polak   0.61 Mark Borowiecki   0.54 Zach Werenski   (0.52)
NYI Thomas Hickey Josh Manson   0.74 Adam Pelech   0.66 Klas Dahlbeck   (0.65)
NYR Brady Skjei Tony DeAngelo   0.67 Andrej Sekera   0.64 Jake Dotchin   (0.70)
NYR Brendan Smith John Gilmour   0.57 Brandon Montour   0.50 Alex Pietrangelo   (0.68)
NYR John Gilmour Tony DeAngelo   0.78 Ben Hutton   0.69 Andrew MacDonald   (0.72)
NYR Kevin Shattenkirk Andrej Sekera   0.74 Brooks Orpik   0.59 Alex Pietrangelo   (0.68)
NYR Marc Staal Adam Pelech   0.66 Jakob Chychrun   0.55 Colin Miller   (0.61)
NYR Neal Pionk Steven Santini   0.77 Justin Braun   0.68 Brian Dumoulin   (0.63)
NYR Ryan McDonagh Adam Pelech   0.64 Calvin de Haan   0.61 Travis Sanheim   (0.66)
NYR Tony DeAngelo John Gilmour   0.78 Oscar Klefbom   0.76 Carl Gunnarsson   (0.69)
OTT Ben Harpur Dennis Seidenberg   0.79 Justin Falk   0.78 Shayne Gostisbehere   (0.86)
OTT Cody Ceci Dion Phaneuf   0.72 Andy Greene   0.70 Connor Carrick   (0.75)
OTT Erik Karlsson Jaccob Slavin   0.68 Colin Miller   0.62 Marc Methot   (0.74)
OTT Fredrik Claesson Alex Petrovic   0.59 Jon Merrill   0.54 Morgan Rielly   (0.63)
OTT Johnny Oduya Danny DeKeyser   0.72 Brayden McNabb   0.62 TJ Brodie   (0.72)
OTT Mark Borowiecki Alexander Edler   0.54 Scott Mayfield   0.54 Samuel Girard   (0.56)
OTT Thomas Chabot Damon Severson   0.63 Ian McCoshen   0.56 Alexei Emelin   (0.60)
PHI Andrew MacDonald Steven Santini   0.72 Alec Martinez   0.69 John Gilmour   (0.72)
PHI Brandon Manning Mark Barberio   0.55 P.K. Subban   0.54 Victor Mete   (0.74)
PHI Ivan Provorov Victor Hedman   0.78 Matt Dumba   0.73 Kevin Bieksa   (0.62)
PHI Radko Gudas Brent Burns   0.69 Colton Parayko   0.64 Nikita Zaitsev   (0.71)
PHI Robert Hagg Trevor Daley   0.66 Steven Santini   0.62 Noah Hanifin   (0.70)
PHI Shayne Gostisbehere Travis Dermott   0.74 Matt Grzelcyk   0.74 Ben Harpur   (0.86)
PHI Travis Sanheim Colin Miller   0.85 Dougie Hamilton   0.73 Ron Hainsey   (0.82)
PIT Brian Dumoulin Brenden Dillon   0.74 Kris Letang   0.73 Anton Lindholm   (0.69)
PIT Chad Ruhwedel Joe Morrow   0.79 Olli Maatta   0.69 Christopher Tanev   (0.63)
PIT Justin Schultz Ron Hainsey   0.56 Victor Mete   0.55 Travis Sanheim   (0.58)
PIT Kris Letang Justin Faulk   0.74 Brian Dumoulin   0.73 Nate Prosser   (0.80)
PIT Matt Hunwick Ben Harpur   0.71 Gustav Forsling   0.66 Jake Muzzin   (0.71)
PIT Olli Maatta Chad Ruhwedel   0.69 Brent Burns   0.66 Christopher Tanev   (0.60)
S.J Brenden Dillon Brian Dumoulin   0.74 Nick Leddy   0.68 Mark Barberio   (0.63)
S.J Brent Burns Seth Jones   0.73 Colton Parayko   0.70 Jonas Brodin   (0.73)
S.J Dylan DeMelo Gustav Olofsson   0.72 Braydon Coburn   0.57 Danny DeKeyser   (0.63)
S.J Joakim Ryan MacKenzie Weegar   0.69 Brent Seabrook   0.60 Sami Vatanen   (0.65)
S.J Justin Braun Steven Santini   0.81 Deryk Engelland   0.69 Julius Honka   (0.69)
S.J Marc-Edouard Vlasic Ivan Provorov   0.63 Justin Braun   0.55 Brandon Carlo   (0.54)
STL Alex Pietrangelo Ivan Provorov   0.66 John Klingberg   0.61 Kevin Shattenkirk   (0.68)
STL Carl Gunnarsson Alec Martinez   0.77 Nate Prosser   0.76 Kris Letang   (0.73)
STL Colton Parayko Brent Burns   0.70 Radko Gudas   0.64 Jonas Brodin   (0.59)
STL Jay Bouwmeester Carl Gunnarsson   0.70 Alec Martinez   0.66 Tony DeAngelo   (0.68)
STL Joel Edmundson Colton Parayko   0.54 Jeff Petry   0.46 Thomas Hickey   (0.58)
STL Robert Bortuzzo Mark Barberio   0.57 MacKenzie Weegar   0.57 Nick Leddy   (0.77)
STL Vince Dunn Travis Sanheim   0.68 Brad Hunt   0.67 Andrew MacDonald   (0.68)
T.B Andrej Sustr Mark Pysyk   0.51 Dan Hamhuis   0.49 Justin Schultz   (0.56)
T.B Anton Stralman Esa Lindell   0.73 Christian Djoos   0.58 Alex Goligoski   (0.68)
T.B Braydon Coburn Gustav Olofsson   0.61 Dylan DeMelo   0.57 David Schlemko   (0.54)
T.B Dan Girardi Nate Prosser   0.80 Patrik Nemeth   0.66 Oliver Ekman-Larsson   (0.66)
T.B Jake Dotchin Toby Enstrom   0.71 Brayden McNabb   0.70 Andrej Sekera   (0.71)
T.B Mikhail Sergachev Torey Krug   0.80 Colin Miller   0.69 Andy Greene   (0.77)
T.B Victor Hedman Ivan Provorov   0.78 Zach Werenski   0.68 Rob O'Gara   (0.75)
TOR Andreas Borgman Connor Carrick   0.59 Jake Dotchin   0.58 Marco Scandella   (0.55)
TOR Connor Carrick Alex Petrovic   0.72 Colin Miller   0.65 Cody Ceci   (0.75)
TOR Jake Gardiner Josh Manson   0.73 Travis Dermott   0.65 Tony DeAngelo   (0.57)
TOR Morgan Rielly Roman Josi   0.58 Keith Yandle   0.57 Anthony Bitetto   (0.68)
TOR Nikita Zaitsev Alec Martinez   0.73 Jonas Brodin   0.70 Radko Gudas   (0.71)
TOR Roman Polak Luke Schenn   0.63 Scott Mayfield   0.61 Zach Werenski   (0.63)
TOR Ron Hainsey Deryk Engelland   0.63 Luca Sbisa   0.62 Travis Sanheim   (0.82)
TOR Travis Dermott John Klingberg   0.85 Matt Grzelcyk   0.77 Justin Falk   (0.83)
VAN Alex Biega Dustin Byfuglien   0.64 Ben Hutton   0.61 Jan Rutta   (0.70)
VAN Alexander Edler Greg Pateryn   0.69 Luke Schenn   0.66 Markus Nutivaara   (0.63)
VAN Ben Hutton John Gilmour   0.69 Alex Biega   0.61 Deryk Engelland   (0.68)
VAN Christopher Tanev Jonas Brodin   0.81 Nick Holden   0.66 Alex Biega   (0.69)
VAN Derrick Pouliot Andrej Sekera   0.64 Jakub Jerabek   0.61 Victor Hedman   (0.62)
VAN Erik Gudbranson Luke Schenn   0.74 Dion Phaneuf   0.71 Will Butcher   (0.75)
VAN Michael Del Zotto Trevor Daley   0.82 Justin Falk   0.81 Travis Dermott   (0.77)
VAN Troy Stecher John Moore   0.63 Brandon Montour   0.61 Stephen Johns   (0.56)
VGK Brad Hunt Vince Dunn   0.67 Travis Sanheim   0.53 Luca Sbisa   (0.68)
VGK Brayden McNabb Jake Dotchin   0.70 Danny DeKeyser   0.64 Andrej Sekera   (0.58)
VGK Colin Miller Travis Sanheim   0.85 Nick Jensen   0.71 Andy Greene   (0.68)
VGK Deryk Engelland Keith Yandle   0.70 Justin Braun   0.69 Ben Hutton   (0.68)
VGK Jon Merrill Toby Enstrom   0.68 MacKenzie Weegar   0.64 Nick Leddy   (0.66)
VGK Luca Sbisa Nate Prosser   0.69 Andrew MacDonald   0.67 Justin Faulk   (0.73)
VGK Nate Schmidt Esa Lindell   0.61 Anton Stralman   0.52 Andrej Sekera   (0.66)
VGK Shea Theodore Tyson Barrie   0.66 Olli Maatta   0.53 Josh Gorges   (0.67)
WPG Ben Chiarot Braydon Coburn   0.54 Nate Prosser   0.54 Jeff Petry   (0.83)
WPG Dmitry Kulikov Jamie Oleksiak   0.55 Damon Severson   0.55 Alexander Edler   (0.56)
WPG Dustin Byfuglien Darnell Nurse   0.71 Alex Biega   0.64 Jakub Jerabek   (0.63)
WPG Jacob Trouba Roman Josi   0.66 Shayne Gostisbehere   0.57 Justin Falk   (0.56)
WPG Josh Morrissey Jake Dotchin   0.57 Brayden McNabb   0.54 John Gilmour   (0.66)
WPG Toby Enstrom Jake Dotchin   0.71 Jon Merrill   0.68 Johnny Boychuk   (0.75)
WPG Tyler Myers Klas Dahlbeck   0.67 Dennis Seidenberg   0.58 Johnny Oduya   (0.66)
WSH Brooks Orpik Kevin Bieksa   0.81 Dion Phaneuf   0.79 Ryan Ellis   (0.80)
WSH Christian Djoos Will Butcher   0.75 Erik Gustafsson   0.63 Erik Gudbranson   (0.64)
WSH Dmitry Orlov Jason Demers   0.69 Danny DeKeyser   0.64 Klas Dahlbeck   (0.57)
WSH John Carlson Ryan Pulock   0.70 Matt Niskanen   0.53 Karl Alzner   (0.63)
WSH Madison Bowey Yannick Weber   0.72 Brooks Orpik   0.64 Jaccob Slavin   (0.60)
WSH Matt Niskanen Matt Dumba   0.70 P.K. Subban   0.66 Michael Stone   (0.65)