Ben Lovejoy

#21Defenseman

2018-19 regular season

SOG

2.1% SH

17:05

TOI/GP

D · DAL · NHL id 8473933

Ben Lovejoy has played 71 games for the Dallas Stars in 2018-19, scoring 2 goals and 7 assists (9 points) on 95 shots while averaging 17:05 a night (13:25 at even strength, 0:03 on the power play and 3:20 shorthanded). At 5v5 the Stars have controlled 47% of shot attempts with Lovejoy on the ice (33-39 in goals, 38% offensive-zone starts). In the Stars' most recent game against STL he was on D3 with Taylor Fedun and off the power play. He is shooting 2.1% this season against 2.7% across the 146 games in our data.

Right now

From the May 7 game vs STL, detected from shift data

Pair

Taylor Fedun

Power play

No PP unit

Penalty kill

PK1D

Esa Lindell

Last 5: D2 · D3 · D3 · D2 · D3

Deployment timeline

2018-19 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
5-game average
Did not play
▲ promoted · ▼ demoted

16 games shown, 17:30 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

Puck and player tracking

Source: NHL EDGE

No NHL EDGE tracking data for this player yet. Edge covers 2021-22 onward and refreshes nightly.

Shot map

2018-19 · 201 attempts, 101 on goal, 2 goals

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Puck luck

2018-19 · cumulative goals against expected goals from his own shots

Actual goals
Expected
±1σ
Above expected
Below expected

Beyond the box score

2018-19 regular season · 68 of 71 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)

Method Leaders

: −0.034
Season net: −0.53xG

Offensive TK/600.13 (2)

Offensive GV/600.13 (2)

Neutral TK/600.06 (1)

Neutral GV/600.13 (2)

Defensive TK/600.82 (13)

Defensive GV/601.77 (28)

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

Method Leaders

Per 60: 0.44
Attempts: 7
: 0.011

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

Method Leaders

Season: −2.10G
Per 60: −0.104
Drawn / taken: 5.5 / 18.5minors

Method Leaders

: 48.5%
: 51.4%
: 48.4%
Transition CF/60: 4.2
Turnovers won/60: 16.5
Turnovers lost/60: 18.2

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

Method Leaders

More of his shots than the league
Fewer

95 shots on goal, 2 goals, all situations
Area	His share	League	G
R Point	44%	7%	0
Low Slot	1%	24%	0
L Circle	0%	11%	0
Outside R	12%	4%	0
High Slot	3%	9%	0
L Point	2%	7%	1
Center Point	5%	8%	0

Linemates

2018-19 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Lovejoy

No 5v5 pairing data this season yet.

Game log

84 games in 2018-19, newest first

Season

Date	Opp	Result	A	P	+/-		HIT	BLK			EV	PP	PK
May 7PO	@ STL	OTL 1-2	0	0	-1	0	1	0	—	24:24	21:43	—	2:41
May 5PO	vs STL	L 1-4	0	0	-1	0	4	1	—	18:43	15:37	—	3:06
May 3PO	@ STL	W 2-1	0	0	0	2	0	2	—	19:21	12:38	0:01	6:07
May 1PO	vs STL	W 4-2	0	0	+1	1	1	2	—	18:11	13:53	0:38	2:53
Apr 29PO	vs STL	L 3-4	0	0	-2	1	0	0	—	18:02	15:01	—	2:45
Apr 27PO	@ STL	W 4-2	0	0	+1	0	0	4	—	17:43	12:00	—	5:09
Apr 25PO	@ STL	L 2-3	0	0	-2	0	1	0	—	13:32	11:24	—	2:08
Apr 22PO	vs NSH	W 2-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	—	21:27	16:23	—	5:04
Apr 20PO	@ NSH	W 5-3	0	0	0	0	1	2	—	16:14	13:10	0:18	1:23
Apr 17PO	vs NSH	W 5-1	0	0	-1	0	1	1	—	17:55	14:26	1:31	1:58
Apr 15PO	vs NSH	L 2-3	0	0	-1	0	2	0	—	13:44	13:04	—	0:40
Apr 13PO	@ NSH	OTL 1-2	0	0	-1	1	2	2	—	16:37	12:45	—	3:37
Apr 10PO	@ NSH	W 3-2	1	1	0	1	1	4	—	18:45	11:37	—	5:18
Apr 5	@ CHI	L 1-6	0	0	-3	2	1	5	—	20:11	15:31	—	4:19
Apr 2	vs PHI	W 6-2	0	0	+1	1	0	4	—	16:20	12:26	0:03	3:51
Mar 30	@ VAN	OTL 2-3	0	0	+1	3	1	1	—	14:50	10:53	0:30	3:27
Mar 28	@ EDM	W 3-2	0	0	-2	1	1	1	—	16:23	14:59	—	1:24
Mar 27	@ CGY	W 2-1	0	0	-1	1	0	3	—	16:25	12:23	—	2:33
Mar 25	@ WPG	W 5-2	0	0	0	2	0	2	—	16:03	13:32	—	2:23
Mar 23	vs PIT	L 2-3	0	0	0	0	1	1	—	14:55	14:04	—	0:51

Season splits by strength

2018-19 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

Strength	GP		TOI/GP						SA	GF	GA	GF%
All situations	71	1213:08	17:05	929	1318	41.3%	42.5%	527	688	41	60	41%	51.3	70.6	26%
Even strength	71	952:52	13:25	844	949	47.1%	47.7%	468	515	33	39	46%	42.6	45.6	38%
5v5	71	948:41	13:22	842	946	47.1%	47.7%	467	512	33	39	46%	42.5	45.3	38%
Power play	15	3:18	0:13	3	0	100.0%	100.0%	2	0	0	0	—	0.1	0.0	100%
Penalty kill	71	236:05	3:20	73	329	18.2%	20.6%	51	154	3	18	14%	4.7	21.7	2%
4v4	13	4:11	0:19	2	3	40.0%	40.0%	1	3	0	0	—	0.1	0.3	0%
5v4	15	3:18	0:13	3	0	100.0%	100.0%	2	0	0	0	—	0.1	0.0	100%
4v5	71	231:17	3:15	73	318	18.7%	21.4%	51	146	3	15	17%	4.7	20.0	2%
3v5	6	4:48	0:48	0	11	0.0%	0.0%	0	8	0	3	0%	0.0	1.7	0%
6v5, own net empty	6	2:05	0:21	4	1	80.0%	80.0%	2	0	1	0	100%	0.5	0.5	—
5v6, opponent net empty	21	12:34	0:36	4	17	19.0%	26.7%	3	8	3	2	60%	3.0	0.7	0%
4v6, opponent net empty	5	4:55	0:59	1	20	4.8%	5.9%	1	11	1	1	50%	0.4	2.0	0%

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM			HIT	BLK	TOI/GP
2018-19Playoffs	DAL	13	0	1	1	-7	0	6	0.0%	14	21	18:03
2018-19	DAL, NJD	71	2	7	9	-1	37	95	2.1%	76	118	17:05
2017-18Playoffs	NJD	5	1	0	1	+1	2	8	12.5%	6	8	15:05
2017-18	NJD	57	2	6	8	+7	25	74	2.7%	84	86	16:35

On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.

Right now

Deployment timeline

NHL EDGE tracking

Shot map

Puck luck

Beyond the box score

Turnover LedgerTurnover Ledger (TO±)Takeaways credited and giveaways charged at the league xG value of the zone where possession changed, per 60.Glossary →

Transition attemptsTransition attempt (TRN)An attempt within 10 s of a turnover, recovery, hit-forced recovery or faceoff win in the neutral or defensive zone, in the same play.Glossary →

Penalty ValuePenalty Value (PenV)Minor penalties drawn minus taken, times the net xG of a power play (about 0.20 per two-minute minor).(minors drawn − minors taken) × 0.20Glossary →

On-ice sequence resultsSequence xG (sxG)xG adjusted for flurries: a rebound only counts for the chance that the earlier shots in the same play did not already score.sxG_i = xG_i × Π (1 − xG_j) over earlier same-team shots in the playGlossary →

Shot DietShot diet (ixG/att)Average xG per individual unblocked attempt: how dangerous a player's typical shot is. One of the most stable traits we measure (split-half r 0.68).Shot diet = ixG / iFFGlossary →

Linemates

Game log

Season splits by strength

Career by season