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M. Kesselring

M. Kesselring

BUF #8 · Defence · Buffalo Sabres · 2025-26
34GP
0G
2A
2P
13:24TOI/GP
Load profile among NHL defencemen
66
63
40
5
46
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.
Season
2026-272025-26
Depth

How much of the load did he carry?

His share of the team's shot attempts in every game. The dashed line is an even split across the skaters (5.6%). He was above it in 14 of 34 games.

ShotsCFxGTOI
↑ Share of team CF, each game he played even split (5.6%)
0% 5% 10% 15% OctNovDecJanFebMarApr
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 46
Share of team shots4.8%
66th
Share of team attempts5.4%
63rd
Share of team xG1.6%
40th
Share of team ice time4.5%
5th
Share of the team's total in the games he played.

How he's used

by situation
Share of 5-on-5 ice time5.1%
6th
Share of power-play time0.0%
1st
Share of penalty-kill time4.6%
30th
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 CFCF share
Apr 15 vs StarsDAL OTL 3–4 15:0300 00.03 3%
Apr 8 at RangersNYR W 5–3 10:3700 30.03 8%
Mar 10 vs SharksSJS W 6–3 15:0900 20.03 4%
Mar 8 vs LightningTBL W 8–7 6:0301 10.02 2%
Mar 7 vs PredatorsNSH W 3–2 10:2800 10.02 2%
Mar 5 at PenguinsPIT W 5–1 12:5800 20.04 7%
Mar 3 vs KnightsVGK W 3–2 11:1900 30.20 10%
Feb 28 at LightningTBL W 6–2 8:4000 00.00 0%
Feb 27 at PanthersFLA W 3–2 12:1900 10.05 4%
Feb 25 at DevilsNJD W 2–1 14:4300 10.04 5%