Denis
Gurianov
R · Balanced · Below average
- PAL
- 21
- WAR
- -0.2
- PTS
- 0
2023-24№ 506 / 608
Denis Gurianov stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Denis Gurianov
#15R
HEIGHT : 191 cm · WEIGHT : 93 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : June 6, 1997 · Togliatti, Russia
Drafted : 2015 · DAL · round 1, pick #12
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Nashville Predators | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Montréal Canadiens | 23 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | Dallas Stars | 43 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | Dallas Stars | 73 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 16 |
| 2020-21 | Dallas Stars | 55 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 21 |
| 2019-20 | Dallas Stars | 64 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 13 |
| 2018-19 | Dallas Stars | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | Dallas Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 298 | 52 | 61 | 113 | 60 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Dallas Stars | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Dallas Stars | 27 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2 |
| Playoff totals | 32 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2 | |
Denis Gurianov: our analysis
2023-24 season: 4 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 +/-, 10:55 TOI. WAR -0.2 (506th of 608) · PAL 21, below average.
In 2023-24, Denis Gurianov, 29, posts a PAL Rating of 21 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of -0.2 ranks 506th among 608 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: discipline (80, well above average). On the other hand, shooting (12, among the weakest in the league) and offense (15, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalties (+0.3); his biggest cost: finishing (-1.0).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 6 in 2022-23 to 21; his WAR went from -0.9 to -0.2.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 12:13
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:54
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.11
- EV points
- 2
- Hits
- 14
- Blocks
- 6
- Takeaways
- 4
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 50.1 %
- Off. zone starts
- 23.5 %
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Player ratings, 2023-24
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 52 %
68
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 99
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 73
- Confidence 57 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 64
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 60
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 70
- Confidence 57 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 74
- Confidence 34 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 80
- Confidence 57 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 61
- Confidence 52 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 66
- Confidence 52 %
- DF
- Defense
- 69
- Confidence 47 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 65
- Confidence 8 %
- EX
- Experience
- 76
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating99
- Top speed (35 %)37.3 · 96
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)13.4 · 99
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.2 · 86
- Speed consistency (15 %)36.6 · 92
ST — Strength73
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.922 · 68
- Body mass (50 %)0.319 · 79
EN — Endurance64
- Ice time per game (45 %)13.6 · 69
- Total ice time (20 %)216 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)44.4 · 70
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)13.5 · 73
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.648 · 67
DU — Durability60
- Share of games played (100 %)0.68 · 60
CK — Checking70
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.161 · 74
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.062 · 74
- Season volume (10 %)2.708 · 49
FG — Fighting74
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.901 · 74
DI — Discipline80
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.033 · 79
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.465 · 86
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.66 · 68
PA — Passing61
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.603 · 70
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.29 · 57
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.082 · 58
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.67 · 65
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.566 · 76
SC — Scoring66
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.69 · 62
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.804 · 69
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.329 · 68
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.208 · 71
- xG per shot (10 %)0.076 · 64
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)15.2 · 78
DF — Defense69
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.021 · 70
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.016 · 75
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.733 · 72
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.008 · 77
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-0.567 · 55
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)60 · 72
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.051 · 72
PS — Penalty shot65
- Shootouts (60 %)31.2 · 63
- Penalty shots (40 %)30.9 · 76
EX — Experience76
- Career regular-season games (65 %)80
- Career playoff games (25 %)66
- NHL seasons (10 %)75
OV — Overall68
- SC · Scoring (28 %)66
- PA · Passing (22 %)61
- DF · Defense (18 %)69
- SK · Skating (12 %)99
- EN · Endurance (8 %)64
- DI · Discipline (5 %)80
- ST · Strength (4 %)73
- CK · Checking (3 %)70
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 68 | 99 | 66 | 69 |
| 2022-23 | 66 | 98 | 65 | 64 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2023-24
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
-0.2
wins above replacement
506 of 608
PAL Rating
21/ 100
Performance · Below average
359 of 464 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 16
- Defense
- 39
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- Offense
- 15
- Creation
- 24
- Shooting
- 12
- Possession
- 33
- Defense
- 48
- Discipline
- 80
- Power play
- 33
- Penalty kill
- 24
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | PHI | -0.2 | 21 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | MTL | -0.9 | 6 | — | — |
Hockey IQ, 2023-24
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
7/ 100
Low
better than 7% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
6/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
27/ 100
Below average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 380 of 410 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 9
- Shot selection
- 4
- Penalties drawn
- 44
- Puck management
- 58
Defense
- Takeaways
- 30
- Discipline
- 90
- Safe zone exits
- 3
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | PHI | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| 2022-23 | MTL | 23 | 11 | 49 |
WAR, 2023-24
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.2
wins above replacement
-0.4 to 0.1 — 90% interval
506 of 608 forwards
-1.0 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.9
- EV defense
- -0.0
- Power play
- -0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -1.0
- Penalties
- +0.3
- Average → replacement
- +0.6
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | PHI | 18 | -0.2 | -0.4 to 0.1 | 506/608 |
| 2022-23 | MTL | 66 | -0.9 | -1.8 to -0.3 | 602/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 140.3 km/h52nd percentileleague avg. 136.0 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 37.5 km/h94th percentileleague avg. 35.6 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 6856th percentileleague avg. 73
- Offensive zone time
- 42.2 %52nd percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 59.3 km24th percentileleague avg. 200.0 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.24 km33rd percentileleague avg. 4.70 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 41.1 %48th percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 19.6 %100th percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 38.1 %73rd percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 2626th percentile | 116th percentile | 3.9 %0th percentile |
| High danger | 315th percentile | 120th percentile | 33.3 %98th percentile |
| Mid range | 1032nd percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 115th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2023-2024 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 30, 2024 | vs CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:55 |
| March 14, 2024 | vs TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:54 |
| March 12, 2024 | vs SJS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:53 |
| March 9, 2024 | @ TBL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:57 |
| March 7, 2024 | vs BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:49 |
Denis Gurianov: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Denis Gurianov have in 2023-24?
Denis Gurianov has 1 goal and 2 points (1 assist) in 18 games in 2023-24.
How old is Denis Gurianov?
Denis Gurianov is 29 years old: he was born on June 7, 1997.
How tall is Denis Gurianov, and how much does he weigh?
Denis Gurianov is 6'3" (191 cm) and weighs 205 lb (93 kg).
Where is Denis Gurianov from?
Russia: Denis Gurianov was born in Togliatti, Russia.
How good is Denis Gurianov?
Denis Gurianov produced -0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2023-24, 506th of 608 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 21 out of 100: below average for his position.
Is Denis Gurianov a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 506th of 608 players at his position in the NHL in 2023-24. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Denis Gurianov getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 6 in 2022-23 to 21 in 2023-24 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
What are Denis Gurianov's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Denis Gurianov has 298 games, 52 goals, 61 assists and 113 points. His best season: 2021-22, with 31 points in 73 games.
Where was Denis Gurianov drafted?
Denis Gurianov was drafted 12th overall (round 1) by Dallas Stars in 2015.
How does Denis Gurianov perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Denis Gurianov has 32 games and 17 points in his career. His pace (0.53 points per game) is higher than his regular-season pace (0.38).
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