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U. Vaakanainen

U. Vaakanainen

NYR #18 · Defence · New York Rangers · 2025-26
34GP
0G
6A
6P
13:51TOI/GP
Load profile among NHL defencemen
22
21
18
8
13
ShotsCFxGTOI Load
Percentiles among 239 defencemen with 20+ games. Load is his average share of the team's shots, attempts, expected goals and ice time.
Depth

How much of the load did he carry?

His share of the team's expected goals in every game. The dashed line is an even split across the skaters (5.6%). He was above it in 1 of 34 games.

ShotsCFxGTOI
↑ Share of team xG, each game he played even split (5.6%)
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% OctNovDecJanMarApr
Each bar is one game; faded bars are below an even split. Strip underneath: ■ win · ■ loss · ■ OT/SO loss. Hover a bar for the game, click to open it.Tap a bar for the game.

Where he carries it

Each as a percentile among NHL defencemen with 20+ games. The dashed tick is the 50th.

Depth (load)

score 13
Share of team shots2.8%
22nd
Share of team attempts3.5%
21st
Share of team xG1.2%
18th
Share of team ice time4.7%
8th
Share of the team's total in the games he played.

How he's used

by situation
Share of 5-on-5 ice time5.3%
8th
Share of power-play time0.2%
5th
Share of penalty-kill time3.9%
22nd
Where his ice time comes from. Heavy power-play use lifts a defenceman's shot and xG shares.

Last 10 games

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DateOpponentResultTOIGA SOGxGShare of team xGxG share
Apr 11 at StarsDAL L 0–2 15:3800 10.03 2%
Mar 18 vs DevilsNJD L 3–6 3:0500 00.00 0%
Mar 16 vs KingsLAK L 1–4 15:5100 00.00 0%
Mar 14 at WildMIN W 4–2 14:3701 00.04 2%
Mar 12 at JetsWPG W 6–3 16:1300 10.01 0%
Mar 10 vs FlamesCGY W 4–0 15:2601 00.01 0%
Mar 9 at FlyersPHI W 6–2 15:1800 10.04 1%
Feb 5 vs HurricanesCAR L 0–2 16:5000 00.00 0%
Jan 31 at PenguinsPIT L 5–6 13:3800 20.01 1%
Jan 29 vs IslandersNYI L 1–2 13:3400 20.08 5%