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Devon Toews Off to Promising Start

Devon Toews has only played three NHL games, but so far his 5v5 stats, while paired with Luca Sbisa (12:49) and Scott Mayfield (34:21), appear promising.

Toews is top-10 for each of the four major on-ice shot-percentage measurements, among 151 NHL defensemen who have played 40+ minutes of 5v5 in their past three team-games, according to Natural Stat Trick score-and-venue-adjusted.

What is more, the high percentage is mostly driven by limiting opposing shots, particularly in and around the slot area. This is good news for a (perhaps) slightly undersized defenseman who is adjusting to the NHL game.