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Not on an NHL roster · Left wing · Shoots L

Rudolfs Balcers

Age 29 · 5'11" · 182 lb · Born in Liepaja, LVA

No contract on file.

2022-23 regular season

GP

17

Goals

3

12.5% shooting

Assists

2

1 primary

Points

5

0.29 per game

TOI/GP

10:12

PP 0:22 · PK 0:06

xGF%

58.1

5v5

Game Score

+0.02

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

0 W · 2 L

Plus/minus

-1

Blocks 4 · Hits 7

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

GameGASOGHITBLKTOIPPPKFOOZS%GVTK+/-GS
Nov 25
vs STL · W 5-2
000000:230:000:00——000-0.00
Nov 21
vs BOS · L 5-3
1030011:510:000:00——00+1+0.54
Nov 19
@ NSH · W 3-2
000008:240:001:27—100000-0.08
Nov 9
vs CAR · W 3-0
001119:310:000:00—0010-0.23
Nov 6
@ ANA · W 5-3
002009:100:040:00—6700+1+0.11

GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2022-23 · 162 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%58.1%

95th percentile

Relative xGF%-0.4

48th percentile

HDCF%54.2%

69th percentile

CF%57.6%

96th percentile

Relative CF%-0.4

46th percentile

FF%56.8%

95th percentile

GF%47.1%

41st percentile

CF/6066.9

92nd percentile

CA/6049.1

94th percentile

ixG/601.04

59th percentile

Goals above expected+0.2

57th percentile

IPP62.5%

39th percentile

PDO95.6

6th percentile

OZS%66.1%

89th percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play style

Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2022-23

Shooting volume
46
Playmaking
22
Zone entries(est.)
—
Forechecking
—
Physicality
21
Defensive impact
29
Puck management
16
Speed
—

Where he shoots from

No unblocked shots yet.

Watch-outs

  • Puck management: 16th percentile among wingers.
  • Physicality: 21st percentile among wingers.

Similar style: Alexander Holtz, Pierre Engvall

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added. A written scouting summary appears once Claude play-style writing is switched on.

Where his Game Score comes from

2022-23 · 17 GP · goals above average

Season total +0.3 goals, or +0.02 per game.

Even strength offense
+0.4
Even strength defense
+0.1
Finishing
+0.2
Playmaking
-0.5
Penalties
+0.2

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

By season

Regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-SOGTOI/GPFO%GS/GP
2022-23FLA, TBL17325-12410:12—+0.02

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

—

Beat writers

—

Media

—

Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Age curve

NHL forwards · production index

202937

At 29, forwards typically produce 89% of their peak (age 24).

From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.

Skating · NHL EDGE

No NHL EDGE data yet. It refreshes weekly.