Dylan
Gambrell
C · MIN · Defensive · Below average
- PAL
- 25
- WAR
- -0.1
- Value
- 36
- PTS
- 10
2022-23№ 465 / 617
Dylan Gambrell (Minnesota Wild) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Dylan Gambrell
#18C
Minnesota Wild
HEIGHT : 183 cm · WEIGHT : 87 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : August 25, 1996 · Bonney Lake, United States
Drafted : 2016 · SJS · round 2, pick #60
Contract : $850,000 · 2026-27 → 2026-27 · Two-Way Contract · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Ottawa Senators | 60 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 35 |
| 2021-22 | Ottawa Senators | 63 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 2020-21 | San Jose Sharks | 49 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 13 |
| 2019-20 | San Jose Sharks | 50 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 2018-19 | San Jose Sharks | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | San Jose Sharks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 233 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 79 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | San Jose Sharks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Playoff totals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Dylan Gambrell: our analysis
2022-23 season: 60 GP, 4 G, 6 A, 10 PTS, -4 +/-, 11:23 TOI. WAR -0.1 (465th of 617) · PAL 25, below average.
In 2022-23, Dylan Gambrell, 30, posts a PAL Rating of 25 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of -0.1 ranks 465th among 617 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: penalty kill (100, among the best in the league). On the other hand, creation (0, among the weakest in the league) and offense (6, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalty kill (+1.2); his biggest cost: EV offense (-1.8).
Contract-wise, his Value score of 36 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 11:23
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:01
- SH TOI/GP
- 2:10
- Pts/GP
- 0.17
- EV points
- 8
- Hits
- 60
- Blocks
- 45
- Takeaways
- 14
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 44.5 %
- Off. zone starts
- 16.2 %
- Faceoffs
- 45.1 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Player ratings, 2022-23
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 40 %
58
Replacement or prospect
- SK
- Skating
- 78
- Confidence 57 %
- ST
- Strength
- 76
- Confidence 46 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 59
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 69
- Confidence 57 %
- CK
- Checking
- 79
- Confidence 46 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 74
- Confidence 27 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 60
- Confidence 46 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 65
- Confidence 43 %
- PA
- Passing
- 62
- Confidence 40 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 55
- Confidence 40 %
- DF
- Defense
- 79
- Confidence 36 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 62
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating78
- Top speed (35 %)36.1 · 77
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)6.874 · 80
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.8 · 71
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.8 · 79
ST — Strength76
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.494 · 81
- Body mass (50 %)-0.732 · 68
EN — Endurance59
- Ice time per game (45 %)12.8 · 61
- Total ice time (20 %)675 · 63
- Shift length (15 %)40.5 · 56
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)13.1 · 61
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.351 · 72
DU — Durability69
- Share of games played (100 %)0.777 · 69
CK — Checking79
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.865 · 79
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)5.048 · 79
- Season volume (10 %)4.111 · 74
FG — Fighting74
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1 · 74
DI — Discipline60
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.03 · 58
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.779 · 68
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.599 · 65
FO — Faceoffs65
- Faceoff % (85 %)48.5 · 68
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)36.6 · 57
PA — Passing62
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.591 · 67
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.298 · 50
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.089 · 60
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.659 · 79
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.571 · 66
SC — Scoring55
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.607 · 60
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.617 · 52
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.128 · 74
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.809 · 47
- xG per shot (10 %)0.082 · 70
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)10.2 · 60
DF — Defense79
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.013 · 71
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.079 · 77
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.725 · 75
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.299 · 97
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-0.049 · 68
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)55.5 · 81
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.114 · 91
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)34.2 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)25.9 · 75
EX — Experience62
- Career regular-season games (65 %)77
- Career playoff games (25 %)21
- NHL seasons (10 %)66
OV — Overall58
- SC · Scoring (20 %)55
- PA · Passing (20 %)62
- DF · Defense (20 %)79
- SK · Skating (12 %)78
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)65
- EN · Endurance (8 %)59
- DI · Discipline (5 %)60
- ST · Strength (3 %)76
- CK · Checking (2 %)79
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2022-23
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
-0.1
wins above replacement
465 of 617
PAL Rating
25/ 100
Performance · Below average
345 of 461 at the position
Value Rating
36/ 100
Poor return
0.95 M$ · expected PAL 39
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 3
- Defense
- 78
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- Offense
- 6
- Creation
- 0
- Shooting
- 9
- Possession
- 23
- Defense
- 52
- Discipline
- 10
- Power play
- 43
- Penalty kill
- 100
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
Hockey IQ, 2022-23
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
2/ 100
Low
better than 2% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
13/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
6/ 100
Low
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, 414 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 21
- Shot selection
- 24
- Penalties drawn
- 5
- Puck management
- 73
Defense
- Takeaways
- 17
- Discipline
- 19
- Safe zone exits
- 6
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.
WAR, 2022-23
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.1
wins above replacement
-0.6 to 0.5 — 90% interval
465 of 617 forwards
-0.6 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -1.8
- EV defense
- -0.3
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- +1.2
- Shooting
- -0.7
- Penalties
- -0.8
- Average → replacement
- +1.8
In goals.
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
- 129.7 km/h20th percentileleague avg. 136.6 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 36.0 km/h62nd percentileleague avg. 35.5 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 8969th percentileleague avg. 70
- Offensive zone time
- 38.3 %10th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 175.9 km44th percentileleague avg. 196.0 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.14 km30th percentileleague avg. 4.71 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 39.9 %25th percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.3 %20th percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 44.3 %8th percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 4633rd percentile | 433rd percentile | 8.7 %13th percentile |
| High danger | 1532nd percentile | 335th percentile | 20.0 %62nd percentile |
| Mid range | 1537th percentile | 131st percentile | 6.7 %20th percentile |
| Long range | 329th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2022-2023 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 13, 2023 | @ BUF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:23 |
| April 10, 2023 | vs CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:02 |
| April 8, 2023 | vs TBL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13:00 |
| April 2, 2023 | @ CBJ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:09 |
| April 1, 2023 | vs TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5:54 |
Dylan Gambrell: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Dylan Gambrell have in 2022-23?
Dylan Gambrell has 4 goals and 10 points (6 assists) in 60 games in 2022-23.
How old is Dylan Gambrell?
Dylan Gambrell is 30 years old: he was born on August 26, 1996.
How tall is Dylan Gambrell, and how much does he weigh?
Dylan Gambrell is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 192 lb (87 kg).
Where is Dylan Gambrell from?
United States: Dylan Gambrell was born in Bonney Lake, Washington, United States.
What team does Dylan Gambrell play for?
Dylan Gambrell plays for the Minnesota Wild in the NHL, at C, wearing number 18.
Is Dylan Gambrell injured?
No: Dylan Gambrell is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Dylan Gambrell?
Dylan Gambrell produced -0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2022-23, 465th of 617 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 25 out of 100: below average for his position.
How much does Dylan Gambrell make?
Dylan Gambrell earns $950K for the 2022-23 season. His Value Rating is 36 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Dylan Gambrell's contract end?
Dylan Gambrell's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Dylan Gambrell overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 36 out of 100 (poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Dylan Gambrell a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 465th of 617 players at his position in the NHL in 2022-23. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
What are Dylan Gambrell's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Dylan Gambrell has 233 games, 17 goals, 23 assists and 40 points. His best season: 2020-21, with 12 points in 49 games.
Where was Dylan Gambrell drafted?
Dylan Gambrell was drafted 60th overall (round 2) by San Jose Sharks in 2016.
How does Dylan Gambrell perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Dylan Gambrell has 2 games and 1 point in his career. His pace (0.50 points per game) is higher than his regular-season pace (0.17).
See also: his Minnesota Wild teammates
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