Defense · BUF · 2017-18

Casey Nelson

Age: 34
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Wisconsin Rapids

Games: 37
Goals: 3
Assists: 6
Points: 9
Ice time: 18:47/gm

Season2017-18

Rating · 2017-18

52/100

Everyday NHLer

Stay-At-Home Defenseman

Better than 52% of NHL defencemen.

+0.32wins above replacement

How he earns it

Each rating compares him only with players who take that role, so the four are not measured against the same field.

Even-strength offense647 min8among all skaters at the position

Even-strength defense647 min85among all skaters at the position

Power playDoesn't play on the power play

Penalty kill36 min79among defencemen who kill penalties · small sample

Season by season

Every season is drawn on the same scale, so bar length is comparable top to bottom. Bars left of the center line cost the team goals; bars right of it earned them.

Season	GP	Rating	WAR	Where it came from
2015-16BUF	7	—	-0.19	Where it came from
2016-17BUF	11	—	-0.10	Where it came from
2017-18BUF	37	52	+0.32	Where it came from
2018-19BUF	38	45	+0.08	Where it came from
Career4 seasons	93	—	+0.11

Even-strength offenseEven-strength defensePower-play offensePower-play defenseShorthanded offenseShorthanded defense

Game log

Regular season · 37 games

Game	Result	TOI	Shots	Blocks	Grade
@ FLAApr 7	L 3-4	18:12	2	1	C
@ TBLApr 6	L 5-7	19:30	0	0	F
vs OTTApr 4	L 2-4	20:37	1	1	C
@ TORApr 2	L 2-5	21:48	1	2	C+
@ NSHMar 31	W 7-4	19:58	1	0	C-

A player's rating is his percentile among NHL defencemen — a 70 means he is better than 70% of them. It is measured from wins above replacement, the number of wins he adds compared with a player freely available to any team. See the full roster table or read how this is calculated.