Sturm Surge

Here is the list among 195 defenseman who have a lower Expected Goals per 60 minutes than Jared Spurgeon’s 1.71 at 5v5 this season (min 10 GP): Erik Cernak: 1.66 Matt Kiersted: 1.67 👀 Here’s the list of the D with fewer goals against per 60 at 5v5 than Spurgeon’s 1.17 (min 10 GP) Matt Kiersted: 0.48 👀 Will Borgen: 0.82 Olli Määttä: 1.00 👀 Ryan Pullock: 1.01 Andreas Engelland: 1.16 Esa Lindell is tied at 1.17 Here is the list of defenseman with a higher Expected Goal Share than Spurgeon: Nobody He’s done this against averaging ice time against the 68th percentile of competition, so still strong competition. Claiming Spurgeon makes the team worse is asinine. He’s been a terrific defensive presence.