* leads NHL defensemen in 20-plus mile per hour speed bursts (208)
* ranks second in 22-plus mph bursts (28) behind [Jake Sanderson](https://www.nhl.com/nhl-edge/skaters/jake-sanderson-8482105) of the Ottawa Senators (29)
* reached his max skating speed (23.09 mph) of the season against the Calgary Flames on Jan. 17 and ranks in the 96th percentile among defensemen in that category.
# 2. Goals, shots by location
* leads NHL rookies and ranks eighth among defensemen in shots on goal (140; third among Islanders skaters behind Bo Horvat’s 145, Anders Lee’s 144) this season.
* tied for second among defensemen in both midrange goals (nine) and long-range goals (six), and his three high-danger goals are tied for fourth at the position.
* High-danger shots on goal: 11 (96th percentile; just outside top 10 at position)
* Midrange shots on goal: 51 (99th percentile; fourth at position)
* Long-range shots on goal: 61 (94th percentile)
* has been on the ice for 87 of the Islanders’ 169 goals scored (51.5 percent) this season, the most on the team and most among NHL rookies.
# 3. Skating distance
* became the first Islanders teenager to play 27:00 in a single game (27:40 against Philadelphia Flyers on Oct. 25) since that statistic was first tracked in 1997-98. He has reached that mark nine times during his rookie season; only one other rookie has reached that mark at all this season (Alexander Nikishin; once).
* ranks sixth in the entire League in total skating distance (210.19 miles) and eighth among defensemen in power-play skating distance (27.19 miles).
* ranks highly at his position in power-play offensive zone time percentage (60.5 percent; 89th percentile).
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# 1. Skating speed
* leads NHL defensemen in 20-plus mile per hour speed bursts (208)
* ranks second in 22-plus mph bursts (28) behind [Jake Sanderson](https://www.nhl.com/nhl-edge/skaters/jake-sanderson-8482105) of the Ottawa Senators (29)
* reached his max skating speed (23.09 mph) of the season against the Calgary Flames on Jan. 17 and ranks in the 96th percentile among defensemen in that category.
# 2. Goals, shots by location
* leads NHL rookies and ranks eighth among defensemen in shots on goal (140; third among Islanders skaters behind Bo Horvat’s 145, Anders Lee’s 144) this season.
* tied for second among defensemen in both midrange goals (nine) and long-range goals (six), and his three high-danger goals are tied for fourth at the position.
* High-danger shots on goal: 11 (96th percentile; just outside top 10 at position)
* Midrange shots on goal: 51 (99th percentile; fourth at position)
* Long-range shots on goal: 61 (94th percentile)
* has been on the ice for 87 of the Islanders’ 169 goals scored (51.5 percent) this season, the most on the team and most among NHL rookies.
# 3. Skating distance
* became the first Islanders teenager to play 27:00 in a single game (27:40 against Philadelphia Flyers on Oct. 25) since that statistic was first tracked in 1997-98. He has reached that mark nine times during his rookie season; only one other rookie has reached that mark at all this season (Alexander Nikishin; once).
* ranks sixth in the entire League in total skating distance (210.19 miles) and eighth among defensemen in power-play skating distance (27.19 miles).
* ranks highly at his position in power-play offensive zone time percentage (60.5 percent; 89th percentile).
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The time off during the Olympics clearly recharged him. Looking forward to a strong finish.
This kid is the real deal.