Niklas Hjalmarsson

Team not recorded#4Defenseman Shoots left

Age 39 · 6′3″ · 197 lb · Eksjo, SWE

No checked season results are available for this selection.

Games73T-287th in NHL

Goals50.07/GP▲0.04T-396th in NHL

Assists130.18/GP▼0.09T-324th in NHL

Points180.25/GP▼0.05T-362nd in NHL…

5v5 xG share51.4%73rd of 225…

Avg TOI21:3064th in NHL…

Career awards

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Season metrics

2016–17 · five-on-five · vs 225 positional peers

Player	Percentile	Rank
0.65		131 / 22542nd
0.18		82 / 22564th
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Shooting & finishing	Player	Percentile	Rank
	0.12		194 / 22514th
	2.68		209 / 2257th
	5.91		214 / 2255th
	0.035		—
	0.07		—

Elite90+Strong70–89Average30–69Weak10–29Poor<10No rank yetBar length is the peer percentile, so longer is always better · tick at the 50th

How to read these comparisons

Player values are recorded season results. Peer averages are arithmetic means of qualified players in the selected group; each row uses the same peers for its average and rank. Ranks use unrounded values, with tied players sharing a rank and the next rank skipped. Lower xG against ranks better. Bar colours are the five performance tiers; context rows are blue and not graded. Differences from the average describe the season, not isolated player impact.

Goals above expected is the raw goals-minus-xG rate, without the shrinkage used in the older finishing comparison. On-ice measures include teammates, opponents and deployment. These recorded metrics describe different quantities from the adjusted Season score components beside them.

Skaters need 20 appearances and 300 five-on-five minutes; quality and finishing also need 75 unblocked attempts. Early in a season these minimums scale down with games played so far. At least 30 peers must qualify. Playoff ranks are withheld. A reviewed axis whose own evidence fails is withheld and shown with its reason rather than ranked. These workload rules do not express statistical confidence.

Position uses the NHL listed primary position available now; it does not establish historical position or actual deployment. Broad groups are forwards, defence and goalies. This version uses the current model’s covered games only.

Season vs reference

Reference

Per game · all situations

Metric2016–17ReferenceDiff

0.070.02+0.04

0.180.27-0.09

0.250.30-0.05

0.840.95-0.12

Reference: 2015–16 · 81 games.

Season comparisons

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Rolling Radar

Recent NHL history, carried across seasons. The radar compares this broader profile with a fixed position-group reference.

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Results vs expected

Five-on-five · what happened beside the chances created and allowed

Chances	Player	Percentile	Rank
	2.50		70 / 22569th
	2.37		96 / 22558th
	51.4		73 / 22568th

Player	Percentile	Rank
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Player	Percentile	Rank
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Context · not graded

5v5 goals: —
5v5 expected: 54.2–51.3
EPV added: +1.46

On ice vs off ice

Chicago's share with Niklas Hjalmarsson on the ice against the same team without him.

Share	On ice and off ice	On-minus-off gap in percentage points
xGF%	On ice 51.4% · Off ice unavailable	—
CF%	On ice 49.7% · Off ice unavailable	—
GF%	On ice unavailable · Off ice unavailable	—

On iceOff ice

Scale 40–65% · marker at 50% · right column is the on-minus-off gap in points

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Defensive metrics

Five-on-five on-ice suppression; individual events in all situations.

Player	Percentile	Rank
52.01		60 / 22574th
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0.063		184 / 22518th

Player	Percentile	Rank
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Physical style	Player	Percentile	Rank
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Context · not graded

Evidence coverage: high danger 21 of 73 games.

Discipline & puck management

Recorded season event counts · all situations

Penaltiesnet —

Taken —Drawn —

Puck eventsnet —

Giveaways —Takeaways —

Blocks: —
Hits: —

Both penalty counts cover 23 of 73 games with every drawn role recorded.

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SituationChancesViewShot type

Shot map

All 78 attempts

Goal5Shot on goal56Missed shot17Blocked shot0Larger dot = higher xG

Shooting by zone

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Zone	Att	G	xG	Goal rate	Exp.	G−xG
Point	61	3	1.8	4.9%	2.9%	+1.2
Left circle	2	1	0.0	50.0%	1.1%	+1.0
Inner slot	5	1	0.6	20.0%	13.0%	+0.4
Outer slot	2	0	0.1	0.0%	5.2%	−0.1
High slot	8	0	0.7	0.0%	8.2%	−0.7
All zones	78	5	3.2	6.4%	4.1%	+1.8

Finishing evidence. Scoring 6.4% on chances vs 4.1% expected (+2.3 points), led by point volume and slap finishing.

Sorted by goals minus expected goals. Goal rate is goals per unblocked attempt against the expected rate.

Shot profile

Context · not graded

On-net rate: 78.2%
Slot share: 16.7%
Average distance: 47.3 ft
Rebound attempts / 60: 0.04

Shot types

78 attempts

Type	Share	Sh%	G−xG
Slap	56.4%	8.6%	+1.9
Wrist	29.5%	11.1%	+0.5
Snap	9.0%	0.0%	−0.3
Tip-in	3.8%	0.0%	−0.3
Backhand	1.3%	0.0%	−0.1

Share is context, not a grade. Sh% counts shots on goal only.

High-danger chances

Model goal probability ≥ 0.20

Conversion0.0%−35.5 pts vs expected

Actual0.0%

Expected35.5%

Attempts: 2
Goals: 0
Expected goals: 0.7
G−xG: −0.7

Shot locations

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Usage by situation

Ice time, share of team ice time, scoring and scoring rate, with where shifts start.

Scope	TOI/GP	Team share	G	A	P	P/60	Rank (D)
Five-on-five	17:48	—	4	10	14	0.65	131 / 225
Power play	0:06	—	0	0	0	0.00	—
Penalty kill	2:49	—	0	1	1	0.29	49 / 120
Other	0:46	—	1	2	3	3.20	72 / 225
All situations	21:30	—	5	13	18	0.69	141 / 225

Where the 18 points come from · All situations

Goals5 · 0.19/60
Primary assists— · —/60
Secondary assists— · —/60

Zone starts — offensive of OZ + DZ

Offensive —Neutral —Defensive —

Shifts

— a game · — average

Zone starts: five-on-five · Shifts: all situations

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Power play

7:49 recorded ice time · peers need 100 minutes

Share of team PP: —
PP points: 0
Unit xGF / 60: 3.66

Player	Percentile	Rank
0.00		—
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7.68		—
0.74		—
3.66		—
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Evidence coverage: goals 5 of 31 games · team time 23 of 73 games.

Penalty kill

205:59 recorded ice time · peers need 100 minutes

Share of team PK: —
SH points: 1
Unit xGA / 60: 7.37

Player	Percentile	Rank
7.37		93 / 12023rd
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111.27		105 / 12013th
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0.85		54 / 12055th

Evidence coverage: goals 9 of 65 games · high danger 9 of 65 games · team time 23 of 73 games.

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Split	GP	G	A	P	P/GP	5v5 xG share	Team record
Venue
Home	37	3	8	11	0.30	52.6%	23–9–5
Away	36	2	5	7	0.19	50.0%	23–11–2
Rest
Back-to-back	12	0	2	2	0.17	52.9%	9–2–1
1 day of rest	42	4	8	12	0.29	52.2%	28–10–4
2+ days of rest	18	0	3	3	0.17	47.9%	9–7–2
Opponent
vs Eastern	29	1	4	5	0.17	50.4%	18–8–3
vs Western	44	4	9	13	0.30	52.2%	28–12–4
vs playoff teams	37	4	7	11	0.30	46.5%	22–12–3
vs non-playoff teams	36	1	6	7	0.19	56.7%	24–8–4
Recent
Last 10	10	0	2	2	0.20	57.4%	6–2–2

Split	G	A	P	5v5 xG share	5v5 CF%	5v5 GF–GA
Period
1st period	2	5	7	—	—	—
2nd period	1	2	3	—	—	—
3rd period	2	5	7	—	—	—
Overtime	0	1	1	—	—	—
Score state · 5v5 on ice
Leading	—	—	—	46.1%	43.4%	12–20
Tied	—	—	—	49.9%	49.3%	28–15
Trailing	—	—	—	57.3%	55.2%	16–10

Teammate	Pos	TOI together	xG share together	GF–GA	CF%	Him without	Teammate without
Duncan Keith	D	820:53	52.2%	40–29	49.5%	47.3%	48.6%
Patrick Kane	R	416:26	53.9%	16–12	54.6%	49.0%	51.3%
Jonathan Toews	C	397:11	50.4%	18–10	48.8%	50.6%	50.1%
Artemi Panarin	L	371:41	56.6%	13–13	58.0%	48.5%	54.6%
Richard Panik	R	365:59	48.1%	16–9	46.3%	51.5%	47.9%
Marian Hossa	R	311:23	49.7%	15–17	45.9%	50.8%	53.0%
Marcus Kruger	C	291:48	47.1%	15–6	44.1%	51.5%	51.1%
Ryan Hartman	R	283:14	50.7%	19–8	49.7%	50.4%	57.1%
Artem Anisimov	C	271:59	53.2%	10–10	51.3%	49.9%	51.3%
Dennis Rasmussen	C	231:49	41.7%	11–9	38.4%	52.6%	51.8%
Nick Schmaltz	C	202:36	52.2%	10–9	50.4%	50.2%	48.8%
Vinnie Hinostroza	C	179:49	50.7%	10–8	47.8%	50.5%	47.3%

	Opponent	Result		PPP	+/−	SOG		5v5 on-ice xG share	Game
Apr 20	@ NSH	L 1–4	20:20	0	0	1	0.01	48.4%	View →
Apr 17	@ NSH	L 2–3 OT	27:43	—	-2	0	0.00	15.0%	View →
Apr 15	vs NSH	L 0–5	21:42	—	-1	0	0.00	34.3%	View →
Apr 13	vs NSH	L 0–1	20:13	0	-1	0	0.03	76.8%	View →
Filtered 4	—	0–4	22:30 avg	—	-4	1	0.04	35.1%	—

Season	GP	A	P	SOG	P/GP	5v5 ixG/60	5v5 GP
2019–20	9	1	1	3	0.11	0.01	9
2016–17	4	0	0	1	0.00	0.03	4
2015–16	7	1	1	4	0.14	0.04	7

	Opponent	Result		A		PPP	+/−	SOG		5v5 on-ice xG share	Game
Apr 2	vs BOS	L 2–3	19:51	0	0	—	-1	1	0.03	50.1%	View →
Mar 31	vs CBJ	W 3–1	21:08	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	47.1%	View →
Mar 29	@ PIT	W 5–1	20:42	0	0	—	1	0	0.03	31.5%	View →
Mar 27	@ TBL	OTL 4–5 OT	25:39	1	1	—	2	1	0.01	79.5%	View →
Mar 25	@ FLA	L 0–7	17:29	0	0	—	-3	1	0.01	45.2%	View →
Mar 23	vs DAL	W 3–2 SO	21:25	0	0	—	-2	1	0.01	46.1%	View →
Mar 21	vs VAN	OTL 4–5 OT	17:46	0	0	—	-1	1	0.11	81.6%	View →
Mar 19	vs COL	W 6–3	18:15	1	1	0	3	0	0.10	73.4%	View →
Mar 18	@ TOR	W 2–1 OT	24:30	0	0	—	0	2	0.04	45.6%	View →
Mar 16	@ OTT	W 2–1	19:44	0	0	—	1	0	0.00	64.6%	View →
Filtered 10	—	6–2–2	20:39 avg	2	2	—	0	7	0.34	57.4%	—

Season	Box score · all situations	5v5 individual	5v5 on ice	Season performance
2020–21	33	ARI	41	0	5	5	-6	18	29	0.0	17:22	—	—	0.43	0.10	3.03	0.019	2.03	2.07	49.5	49.1	—	—	—	—
2019–20	32	ARI	27	1	4	5	-2	14	18	5.6	18:46	—	—	0.43	0.05	2.27	0.016	2.07	2.48	45.6	46.0	—	—	—	—
2018–19	31	ARI	82	0	10	10	8	44	57	0.0	19:42	—	—	0.27	0.06	2.24	0.019	2.16	2.00	51.9	49.8	—	—	—	—
2017–18	30	ARI	48	1	8	9	-3	18	32	3.1	20:42	—	—	0.43	0.09	1.94	0.030	2.22	2.12	51.2	48.2	—	—	—	—
2016–17	29	CHI	73	5	13	18	12	20	61	8.2	21:30	—	—	0.65	0.12	2.68	0.035	2.50	2.37	51.4	49.7	—	—	—	—
2015–16	28	CHI	81	2	22	24	13	32	77	2.6	22:23	—	—	0.48	0.13	2.88	0.031	2.77	2.23	55.4	51.7	—	—	—	—
Career	—	6 seasons	352	9	62	71	22	146	274	3.3	20:29	—	—	0.46	0.10	2.53	0.027	2.38	2.20	52.0	49.7	—	—	—	—

3 award records

Stanley Cup · 2014–15
Stanley Cup · 2012–13
Stanley Cup · 2009–10

Every metric name opens its definition; the full list lives in Metrics.

Traditional statistics cover all situations. Supporting five-on-five analyses use completed games, raw adjustment and exposure from xG model v4. The two samples can differ.

An em dash means unavailable, not zero. A partial season remains partial. Where a panel reports evidence coverage, its rates use only the covered games. History never substitutes a different model, and a missing appearance interrupts a rolling model window.

Shot maps use the same shot model as Game Center and show which model version scored recent shots beside the rink. Older seasons can use earlier model versions. High danger means a model scoring probability of at least 0.20 on an unblocked attempt; for goalies, medium danger is 0.08 to 0.20 and low is below 0.08.

Special-team buckets include the wider recorded man-advantage and man-down states, read from the player’s own team; for a goalie, penalty kill means facing a power play. Their ranks need 100 recorded minutes and at least 30 qualified peers; below 100 minutes, penalty-kill percentiles are provisional. Playoff values have no ranks or percentiles. Team share is player ice time divided by team ice time in that situation, over the games the player dressed. Zone starts describe faceoff-started five-on-five shifts and exclude on-the-fly starts.

Penalties count events, including one for a double minor; bench and served-by roles are excluded, and victimless infractions have no drawn role. EPV added sums changes in the probability that the possessing team scores next; it is not standings points or an isolated player grade. Rolling windows never cross seasons or season types, and a missed game is not a zero-performance appearance. Career rates use summed counts and exposure, never an average of season rates; a missing contributing season withholds its career metric, and Performance begins in 2023–24.

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Season			Box score · all situations												5v5 individual				5v5 on ice					Season performance
Season	Age	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	SOG	Sh%	PPG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	P/60	ixG/60	SOG/60	xG/UA	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	CF%	GF%	Perf/60	Grade	Rank
2020–21	33	ARI	41	0	5	5	-6	18	29	0.0	0	17:22	—	—	0.43	0.10	3.03	0.019	2.03	2.07	49.5	49.1	—	—	—	—
2019–20	32	ARI	27	1	4	5	-2	14	18	5.6	0	18:46	—	—	0.43	0.05	2.27	0.016	2.07	2.48	45.6	46.0	—	—	—	—
2018–19	31	ARI	82	0	10	10	8	44	57	0.0	0	19:42	—	—	0.27	0.06	2.24	0.019	2.16	2.00	51.9	49.8	—	—	—	—
2017–18	30	ARI	48	1	8	9	-3	18	32	3.1	0	20:42	—	—	0.43	0.09	1.94	0.030	2.22	2.12	51.2	48.2	—	—	—	—
2016–17	29	CHI	73	5	13	18	12	20	61	8.2	0	21:30	—	—	0.65	0.12	2.68	0.035	2.50	2.37	51.4	49.7	—	—	—	—
2015–16	28	CHI	81	2	22	24	13	32	77	2.6	0	22:23	—	—	0.48	0.13	2.88	0.031	2.77	2.23	55.4	51.7	—	—	—	—
Career	—	6 seasons	352	9	62	71	22	146	274	3.3	0	20:29	—	—	0.46	0.10	2.53	0.027	2.38	2.20	52.0	49.7	—	—	—	—

Niklas Hjalmarsson

Season performanceSelected-season standing and the components behind the scoreCollapse

Season metrics

Season vs reference

Season comparisons

Rolling Radar

Rolling Radar

On-ice impact5v5Average 51.4% on-ice expected goal share at five-on-five (73rd of 225)What the team creates and allows during the player’s five-on-five minutesExplore

Results vs expected

On ice vs off ice

Defense5v5 · AllAverage 2.37 on-ice expected goals against per 60 (96th of 225)On-ice suppression and individual disciplineExplore

Defensive metrics

Discipline & puck management

Penaltiesnet —

Puck eventsnet —

Shooting & finishingWeak 0.12 individual expected goals per 60 (194th of 225)Where the player shoots, the quality of those chances, and actual versus expected goalsExplore

Shot map

Shooting by zone

Shot profile

Shot types

High-danger chances

Shot locations

Usage & deployment21:30 TOI per game (17:48 at five-on-five · 0:06 PP · 2:49 PK)Scoring by situation, zone starts and workloadExplore

Usage by situation

Where the 18 points come from · All situations

Zone starts — offensive of OZ + DZ

Shifts

Usage by situation

Special teamsPP · PK0.00 power-play points per 60Power play and penalty killExplore

Power play

Penalty kill

FormExplore

Rolling Radar

Splits0.30 points per game at home · 0.19 awayVenue, rest and opponentExplore

By period and score state

Linemates5v5Most often with Duncan Keith: 821 five-on-five minutes, 52.2% xG share togetherWho he plays with at five-on-fiveExplore

Playoffs4 playoff games: 0 goals, 0 points · 20 career playoff gamesExplore

2016–17 playoffs

Playoff games

Every playoff run

Game log73 games · most recent vs BOS, L 2–3: 0 G, 0 AOfficial totals and five-on-five evidenceExplore

Career6 NHL seasons: 352 games, 71 pointsEvery season and a recomputed career lineExplore

Data notesScopes, missing values and model evidenceExplore

2016–17 playoffs

Playoff games

Every playoff run

Defensive metrics

Discipline & puck management

Penaltiesnet —

Puck eventsnet —

Power play

Penalty kill

Results vs expected

On ice vs off ice

Shot map

Shooting by zone

Shot profile

Shot types

High-danger chances

Usage by situation

Where the 18 points come from · All situations

Zone starts — offensive of OZ + DZ

Shifts

By period and score state

Season metrics

Season vs reference