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26Not on an NHL roster · Right wing · Shoots R
Blake Wheeler
Age 40 · 6'5" · 222 lb · Born in Plymouth, USA
No contract on file.
2023-24 regular season
GP
54
Goals
9
10.8% shooting
Assists
12
4 primary
Points
21
0.39 per game
TOI/GP
12:43
PP 0:58 · PK 0:00
Plus/minus
+2
Hits
31
Blocks 31
PIM
23
Game Score
+0.42
per game
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28 @ FLA · OTL 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1-0 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0.01 |
| Feb 15 vs MTL · W 7-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:37 | 0:54 | 0:00 | — | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.05 |
| Feb 12 vs CGY · W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13:36 | 1:16 | 0:00 | 0-2 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.56 |
| Feb 9 @ CHI · W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15:13 | 3:03 | 0:00 | — | 60 | 0 | 1 | +1 | +0.58 |
| Feb 7 vs TBL · W 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:10 | 0:32 | 0:00 | 1-1 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.89 |
GS = our Game Score (credit for everything he did; goals and assists count most). 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 · 2023-24 · 610 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
32nd percentile
20th percentile
9th percentile
40th percentile
30th percentile
37th percentile
56th percentile
43rd percentile
41st percentile
43rd percentile
55th percentile
53rd percentile
58th percentile
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 · 2023-24
- Shooting volume
- 49
- Playmaking
- 24
- Zone entries(est.)
- 72
- Forechecking
- 34
- Physicality
- 43
- Defensive impact
- 24
- Puck management
- 13
- Speed
- —
Where he shoots from
Slot 37% · Mid-range 37% · Perimeter 26%(116 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Zone entries: 72nd percentile among wingers (estimate).
Watch-outs
- Puck management: 13th percentile among wingers.
- Playmaking: 24th percentile among wingers.
Similar style: Dominik Kubalik, Cam Atkinson
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.
Career stats
From the NHL's player records
No seasons on record yet.
Every league he has played in, from the NHL's records, regular season and playoffs.
Latest news
Headlines from news outlets and team blogs
No news about him in the last 30 days.
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.
Recent Game Scores
Last 10 games · goals above average
Average +0.56 per game over these 10.
Where his Game Score comes from
+0.42 per game
2023-24 · 54 GP
Season total +22.7, or +0.42 per game.
- Scoring
- +15.8
- Shooting
- +6.2
- 5-on-5 goals
- +0.1
- Defense
- -0.2
- Physical play
- +2.2
- Puck battles
- -0.3
- Penalties
- -1.3
- Faceoffs
- +0.1
Game Score gives credit for everything a player does in a game. Goals (1.0) and assists (0.7 primary, 0.5 secondary) count most; shots, blocks, hits, takeaways, penalties drawn, faceoff wins, killing penalties, and holding down the other team's chances add to it. Only mistakes subtract: goals against at 5-on-5, giveaways, penalties taken, faceoff losses, and allowing more chances than an average player would. A player who is there to defend or kill penalties is not marked down for not scoring. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.
Skating · NHL EDGE
No NHL EDGE data yet. It refreshes weekly.
Age curve
NHL forwards
NHL forwards · production index
At 40, forwards typically produce —% 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.
Contract by season
No contract on file
No contract on file.