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Alexander Urbom

#34 · Defence · Washington Capitals

Born Dec 20, 1990 in Stockholm, SWE · 6'4", 215 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 73rd overall in 2009 by NJD (round 3)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Justin Falk NYR · 2 P in 21 GP Jarred Tinordi MTL · 2 P in 22 GP Tyson Strachan WSH · 2 P in 18 GP Nathan Beaulieu MTL · 2 P in 17 GP Colby Robak FLA · 2 P in 16 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

00.511.522010-11: 1 points110-112011-12: 1 points111-122012-13: 0 points012-132013-14: 2 points213-14

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2010-11 NJD 8 1 0 1 -2 0 5 5 0.13
2011-12 NJD 5 1 0 1 1 9 3 5 0.20
2012-13 NJD 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0.00
2013-14 WSH 20 1 1 2 1 19 16 25 0.10
4 seasons Career 34 3 1 4 -1 28 24 36 0.12

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
20 1 1 2 1 19 16 25 0.10 6.3 14:36

2013-14 analytics

Rating

-1.1Goals above replacement565th of 672 skaters, 194th of 234 defencemen
-0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-2.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 234 ranked defencemen: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence-0.8 50th percentileEven-strength defence-1.0 35th percentilePower play0.0 73rd percentilePenalty kill-0.3 21st percentilePenalties+0.0 76th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among defencemen. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-1.5-1-0.500.511.52010-112011-122012-132013-14Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

43.9Corsi for %203 attempts for, 259 against
-8.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.5Expected goals for %8.5 expected for, 10.5 against
-6.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %8 for, 8 against
102.1PDO7.4% shooting + 94.7% saves
33Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Alexander Urbom · Steve Oleksy16149:5443.944.75-3
John Carlson · Alexander Urbom1346:1339.242.83-2
Mike Green · Alexander Urbom1344:5953.250.80-1
Tyson Strachan · Alexander Urbom47:0128.632.40-1

The pairs he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's pairs that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.7Expected goalsfrom 25 unblocked attempts
+0.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.14 expected goals per 60 minutes32nd
Shot quality 2.7% chance per attempt28th
Finishing +0.3 goals above expected63rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 232 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.20.40.60.81Game 20Goals 1Expected 0.7

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Nov 29, 2013 vs MTL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 02:15
Nov 27, 2013 vs OTT L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:58
Nov 23, 2013 @ TOR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 18:21
Nov 22, 2013 vs MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 17:05
Nov 20, 2013 vs PIT L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 15:32
Nov 17, 2013 vs STL W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15:51
Nov 15, 2013 @ DET W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12:38
Nov 12, 2013 vs CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 13:43
Nov 10, 2013 @ COL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:50
Nov 9, 2013 @ PHX L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:14
Nov 7, 2013 vs MIN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 13:05
Nov 5, 2013 vs NYI W 6-2 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 15:32
Nov 2, 2013 vs FLA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 14:29
Nov 1, 2013 @ PHI W 7-0 0 0 0 1 15 1 1 10:47
Oct 28, 2013 @ VAN L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:43
Oct 19, 2013 vs CBJ W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:44
Oct 16, 2013 vs NYR L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:30
Oct 14, 2013 vs EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 17:45
Oct 12, 2013 vs COL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 20:53
Oct 10, 2013 vs CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:12